general | June 06, 2026

What happens if a planeswalker becomes a creature?

Yes. Planeswalkers can be attacked by creatures. There is no exception in the rules for a planeswalker that is also a creature. As a wrap-up: to a permanent that is both a creature and a planeswalker, both rules for creatures and rules for planeswalkers apply.

Does destroy all creatures include planeswalkers?

Destroy all creatures you don’t control and all planeswalkers you don’t control. Incendiary Command deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. Incendiary Command deals 2 damage to each creature. Destroy target nonbasic land.

How can planeswalkers be destroyed?

First, they can be attacked with creatures. Second, any damage dealt to a player by a spell can be redirected to any planeswalker that player controls. Finally, many cards can specifically interact with them. They are permanents, so cards like Vindicate and Oblivion Ring can remove them.

Can planeswalkers kill indestructible?

Planeswalkers with indestructible will still have loyalty counters removed from them as they are dealt damage. If a planeswalker with indestructible has no loyalty counters, it will still be put into its owner’s graveyard, as the rule that does this doesn’t destroy the planeswalker.

Can a Planeswalker be a creature?

Note that planeswalkers are neither creatures nor players, so most spells and abilities cannot target them directly. A planeswalker with no loyalty counters, either through use of its abilities or through damage, is put into the player’s graveyard.

Can you cast the Elderspell without a planeswalker?

You can cast The Elderspell without controlling any planeswalkers. The target planeswalkers will still be destroyed. You can also cast it without targeting any planeswalkers if you really want to do so.

How do you kill indestructible?

Q:How can I kill indestructible creatures?

  1. Reduce toughness to zero or less (Dismember, infect damage…)
  2. Exile them (not actually killing, but…)
  3. Make them lose the ability Indestructible (Turn to Frog)
  4. Have them be sacrificed by their owner (last creature they have and you cast Geth’s Verdict)

What happens if you exile a Gideon planeswalker?

Exile target white creature that’s attacking or blocking. If it was a Gideon planeswalker, you gain 5 life. Planeswalkers are not creatures. Spells and abilities that affect creatures won’t affect them. If planeswalkers are not creatures, you cannot exile them with Gideon’s Defeat, and thus you are not gaining any life from it?

How does Gideon’s turn make him a creature?

Planeswalkers are not automatically creatures, but there are effects that can make them become creatures. Until end of turn, Gideon Jura becomes a 6/6 Human Soldier creature that’s still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.

Who is a valid target for Gideon’s defeat?

After this ability is used, if Gideon Jura attacks or blocks, he would be a valid target for Gideon’s Defeat. I believe this to be because -as the others have stated-, some Planeswalkers have the ability to become creatures. Specifically, all Gideon Planeswalker Cards have this ability.

Can a planeswalker turn into a dragon in Amonkhet?

Planeswalkers usually aren’t creatures, but planeswalkers can sometimes turn into creatures. All iterations of Gideon can turn into a creature—it’s kinda his thing—and sometimes other planeswalkers can too, like Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker who can turn into a dragon. In Amonkhet, the Gideon planeswalker was Gideon of the Trials.