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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: redwolv on September 02, 2014, 04:25:52 PM

Title: Defend the Hearth
Post by: redwolv on September 02, 2014, 04:25:52 PM
 {Defend the Hearth}, is this effective at protecting planeswalkers?  I have aleays been confused by the whole declaring damage towards them. Cause i have been told that you can declare that you are aiming for the walker when declaring attackers, or that you aim for the player and once the damage is agreed will hit them, the attacker can then choose to redirect it at the walker.
Title: Re: Defend the Hearth
Post by: Remillo on September 02, 2014, 04:43:21 PM
Planes walkers are not players, but they can be attacked similarly to players.  Defend the Heartb will not prevent damage that would be dealt to Planeswalkers through combat.
Title: Re: Defend the Hearth
Post by: redwolv on September 02, 2014, 04:58:26 PM
So if the damage is directed at me and i play defend the hearth they can just redirect the damage to the walker?
Title: Re: Defend the Hearth
Post by: LinkCelestrial on September 02, 2014, 05:44:34 PM
Quote from: Noblellama on September 02, 2014, 05:11:50 PM
No, when a player declares attackers, they must declare who is being attacked, Player 1 or player 3, player 1 or tibalt... Things like that

But if they're attacking Tibalt you should probably let him serve his purpose and die.
Title: Re: Defend the Hearth
Post by: Mr_Fahrenheit on September 02, 2014, 10:17:12 PM
Now sure why you would even bother attacking Tibalt ...
Title: Re: Defend the Hearth
Post by: LinkCelestrial on September 02, 2014, 10:20:46 PM
Quote from: Mr_Fahrenheit on September 02, 2014, 10:17:12 PM
Now sure why you would even bother attacking Tibalt ...

Cause they feel sorry for you.