Can you put an indestructible counter on a planeswalker?

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.
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Can you put counters on planeswalkers?

A +1/+1 counter that would be put onto a planeswalker doesn't become a counter of any other kind instead. Counters of any kind can be put on or removed from a permanent regardless of what its types are. For example, +1/+1 counters can be put on or removed from a permanent even if it isn't a creature.
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Do planeswalkers take damage if they are indestructible?

The planeswalker would be immune to destroy effects, but behave normally in all other regards; indestructible only stops destroy effects and lethal damage from killing things, and PWs don't take damage the way creatures do, they just lose loyalty counters (which aren't affected by indestructible).
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What are the rules for indestructible?

Indestructible only means it doesn't die to lethal damage or destroy effects. It will still take the damage, it just stays on the field. It can still be exiled or killed by reducing its toughness to zero with a -x/-x effect.
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How to prevent damage to planeswalkers?

giving them protection from the source, phasing them out/blinking them (though the latter will reset their counters). You can use your creatures to block creatures that are attacking you, a planeswalker you control, or a battle you are defending (which is a different card type).
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What IS Indestructible?

How can planeswalkers not take damage?

Damage dealt to creatures that are indestructible doesn't kill them, and the damage is removed at end of turn. Damage dealt to planeswalkers doesn't kill them either but another rule then removes loyalty equal to that damage from them and even another rule says if there loyalty falls to 0 they go to the grave.
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Can you minus a planeswalker to 0?

Planewalkers die when they reach zero loyalty counters. This can happen by taking damage (𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒), using a minus ability, or any effect that removes counters.
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Can you counter an indestructible?

Yes, you can use counters to kill indestructible creatures.
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Does Indestructible ignore Deathtouch?

Since indestructible says you can't destroy target creature, nothing that would destroy that creature can do so including the deathtouch ability. With that said, there are ways around indestructibility.
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What can destroy indestructible?

Spells that remove Indestructible
  • Bonds of Mortality.
  • Burn from Within.
  • Exterminatus.
  • Hour of Devastation.
  • Rebel Salvo.
  • Shadowspear.
  • Shay Cormac.
  • Smite the Deathless.
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Does Deathtouch hurt planeswalkers?

Deathtouch Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker.
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Can I have two planeswalkers on the field?

There's no limit to the number of planeswalker permanents you can have in play! It may hurt your head trying to manage 10 passive and loyalty abilities, but that's completely fair game. The only restriction is that you can't have two copies of the exact same planeswalker card in play due to the legend rule.
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What can destroy a planeswalker?

Beast Within, Generous Gift, and Stroke of Midnight are all cards that destroy a planeswalker and give your opponent a creature token.
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Who are the main 5 planeswalkers?

Before the days of the Gatewatch, there were only five Planeswalkers with cards. Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, and Garruk walked into Magic lore changing the game forever.
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What is the rule 606 loyalty abilities?

606.3. A player may activate a loyalty ability of a permanent they control any time they have priority and the stack is empty during a main phase of their turn, but only if no player has previously activated a loyalty ability of that permanent that turn.
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Can you counterspell an ability?

No. The card [[Counterspell]] can only counter a spell, which is a card (or a copy of a card) on the stack. A non-card object on the stack is an ability. Also, importantly, spells and abilities resolve entirely when they resolve.
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Does Hexproof stop Deathtouch?

No, hexproof will not stop deathtouch.

Hexproof simply prevents being targeted by spells or abilities. Deathtouch isn't a targeting ability; it makes damage lethal regardless of damage dealth.
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Does indestructible prevent Armageddon?

But the original question is a yes. If you cast the spell to give your lands indestructible they will be protected from armageddon, which destroys lands.
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Does indestructible stop trample?

You only have to assign lethal damage to the blocker; the blocker doesn't necessarily have to die. Excess damage is still carried over to the defending player. Trample can go past indestructible.
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Does indestructible prevent /- 1 counters?

1 Yes. Any creature whose toughness becomes zero will be sent to the graveyard during SBA checks. Note that damage does not reduce toughness. But -1/-1 counters do.
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Can indestructible be killed by combat damage?

No, indestructible creatures can not be destroyed by damage, or by being destroyed by an effect. If it's regular toughness is reduced to zero by having -1/-1 counters, getting -1/-1 or if it is sacrificed, it gets put into the graveyard.
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Does darksteel forge make itself indestructible?

Darksteel forge makes your artifacts indestructible. Mycosynth lattice makes all permanents artifacts.
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Can you proliferate planeswalkers' loyalty?

You can proliferate planeswalker loyalty counters. Along with ANY kind of counters on ANY permanents. triggers no, but they do gain loyalty counters.
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Can any planeswalker be a Commander in 2025?

The rule for Commander is that any (not-banned) Legendary Creature can be your commander. Planeswalkers are not Legendary Creatures.
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Can planeswalkers be attacked directly?

Andy Payne That player is very mistaken; there is no such "rule" that Commanders can't be attacked directly, it's just that *creatures* can't be attacked directly, and most Commanders are creatures. Planeswalkers can be attacked directly. It doesn't matter if they're also a Commander or not, that's irrelevant.
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