can something cancel a planeswaker ability?

Asked by sabina 13 years ago

can something cancel a planeswalker ability?

Siegfried says... Accepted answer #1

Stifle , Trickbind , Voidslime or anything similar will counter them as they happen, since they are activated abilities. Pithing Needle and Phyrexian Revoker will stop them from ever activating in the first place.

February 8, 2011 1:49 a.m.

Scorpse says... #2

Once an ability is on the stack you can use the counter abilities cards which siegfried enumerated (+Bind ), or if the ability has a target, by making that target illegal (shroud, protection), thus making the ability fizzle.

don't forget that, when a player plays a planewalker and the spell resolves, it still has priority to use a PW ability by the time the opponent is given priority.

February 8, 2011 2:26 a.m.

theemptyquiver says... #3

Phyrexian Revoker is going to be a stellar card.

It's basically a creature pithing needle. Awesome! I need me some revoker.

February 8, 2011 4:19 a.m.

Scorpse says... #4

well i would rather have pithing needle.

for a creature there are too many answers in each top deck in standard.

February 8, 2011 4:21 a.m.

theemptyquiver says... #5

True.

Why are you trying to throw a wet towel on my revoker party? :-(

haha.

Yeah. But the revoker is in standard and the needle isn't, so I'll take what I can get to combat those pesky planeswalkers.

February 8, 2011 4:28 a.m.

Scorpse says... #6

yes, the pithing is gone, and we'll use revoker, but he will not not be at the same power.

February 8, 2011 4:31 a.m.

Jimmuh says... #7

It's good to note that he can shut down mana abilities, unlike his cousin.

And he's an artifact, so all those Go for the Throat s in UB Jace will make for some interesting tension.

February 8, 2011 5:41 a.m.

Scorpse says... #8

They still play disfigure/doom blade/smother/consume the meek.

February 8, 2011 6:21 a.m.

theemptyquiver says... #9

Ok. How about Phyrexian Revoker plus Indomitable Archangel ??

Now we are cooking with gas!

February 8, 2011 6:28 a.m.

Sp00k says... #10

Toss a Darksteel Plate on that bad boy, now you're cooking with Pro-pane and propane accessories.

Looks like I'm dipping into build a 'No' deck, 4x Phyrexian Revoker , 4x Pithing Needle , 4x Meddling Mage , 2x Indomitable Archangel .. bruahahahahah

now i'm off to build

February 8, 2011 7:10 a.m.

Siegfried says... #11

Dude, you gotta Prototype Portal that Revoker. And be ready to Rite of Replication the Meddling Mage. NO CARD EVER MADE CAN BE USED OR PLAYED.

February 8, 2011 7:15 a.m.

sporkife says... #12

I'd honestly rather be able to punk manlands with Pithing Needle than mana abilities with Phyrexian Revoker .

February 8, 2011 10:15 a.m.

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