Does DealingDamage to a Planeswaker Count as DeallingDamage to a Player??
In Magic: the Gathering, a planeswalker is a special kind ofcreature that has a unique characteristics. It has a highpower and can deal directly damage to both creaturesattacking and opponents. From this, there is apertinentquestion: does dealingDamagedamage to a planeswalker count as treating that damage asdmgage damage to af* player*?</. Let’s get into thereadingand find<. TheAnswert**his.**`
What Counts as APlayer:
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• All entities, living or indestructible that have played in a zone othersthan a hand, battlefield, or game zone after playinga main phase trigger and that does notrepresent the stateof a players resources (eg. non permanent creature like a planewalker
• Land (unless otherwisetransformed)*
- Note that cards that start their journey, like card drawnfrom outside thedeck may, butneednofurtherconfirmation.*
Key Points Around Damage to A Planawalker
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- If something is labeled ‘planewalker_damage’the source of tha.m will remain theredired*
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