Can you burn a planeswalker?
Asked by r3h0ld3r 14 years ago
I was playing online the other day and tried to Lightning Bolt someone's Venser. However, I was not given the option to target the planeswalker.
It was my understanding that anything that targets a "player" could target a planeswalker as well.
Any idea why I was not able to target the 'walker?
Jarrod_0067 says... #2
Three possible reasons:
- It was shrouded in some way. This would have been easily noticeable though.
- The planeswalker was too "awesome" to be targeted, although this may not be a legitimate reason. My money is on option 3.
- They probably haven't done updates to make Venser a "player" as such. Send them a message asking why it didn't work and they will fix it.
October 26, 2010 8:28 a.m.
MiracleAttack says... #3
Oh I didn't see you were playing online.
Yes, probably a glitch then =/
October 26, 2010 8:30 a.m.
You need to cast it targeting the opponent, and then it will give you an option while the spell is on the stack to redirect the damage.
October 26, 2010 9:20 a.m.
Wow, lots of options here...
I didn't realize I had to target the opponent and then redirect it.
Thanks guys.
MiracleAttack says... #1
Damage is targeted at the player first, but you can choose to redirect that damage to a PW unless your opponent counters the spell.
Your opponent was misinformed, walkers can be bolted or dealt damage just like anything else.
October 26, 2010 8:24 a.m.