I wasn't sure if anyone else has talked about this yet, but I wanted to make sure my understanding is right.
Some friends and I thought at the first glance Dreadbore could kill a player as the player is a "Planeswalker"... yes I know Magic would never make a 2 cost kill player card. Heres my question to see if I understand it correctly though.
Can Dreadbore not target a player because a player is not a permanent? Any other fun comments as well about this great card!?
... or opponent.
Quote from: CbStrad on June 06, 2013, 02:34:10 PM
Let's out it this way. Players are indestructible because:
1) They are not cards, first off.
2) They are not Planeswalkers. Planeswalkers are treated as players for targeting purposes, not the other way around.
Therefore, you cannot Dreadbore a player. Otherwise it would be worth SO much more until it got hit with the banhammer in every. Single. Format
planeswalkers are not treated like players for targeting purposes. They are never treated like players. If something says "target player", it cannot target anything besides a player (not even a planeswalker). If something says "target planeswalker), it can only target planeswalkers. You are probably meaning you can redirect direct damage spells like {lightning bolt} to a planeswalker, but you still have to target the controller of that planeswalker successfully before doing so