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5 months ago ::
Dec 29, 2012 - 5:30AM
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Aug 19, 2012
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If a creature with trample targets a planeswalker, and the planeswalker is blocked by a creature, does the Trample carry over to the planeswalker, or to the player?
The reason I ask is because the player usually take the damage as a result of trample (since you target the player), however the case of planeswalkers the planeswalker is the target, so I wasn't sure if the target was what takes the trample damage, or if its specifically an effect that only applies when a player is targeted.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 29, 2012 - 5:39AM
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Sep 16, 2009
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702.18b The controller of an attacking creature with trample first assigns damage to the creature(s) blocking it. Once all those blocking creatures are assigned lethal damage, any remaining damage is assigned as its controller chooses among those blocking creatures and the player or planeswalker the creature is attacking. When checking for assigned lethal damage, take into account damage already marked on the creature and damage from other creatures that’s being assigned during the same combat damage step, but not any abilities or effects that might change the amount of damage that’s actually dealt. The attacking creature’s controller need not assign lethal damage to all those blocking creatures but in that case can’t assign any damage to the player or planeswalker it’s attacking. Also, trample doesn't target, so things like hexproof  won't stop it.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 29, 2012 - 6:41AM
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Mar 22, 2009
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If a creature with trample targets a planeswalker, and the planeswalker is blocked by a creature,
Attacking doesnt target, and it is the attacking creature (not the planeswalker that is being attacked) that is blocked.
~ Tim
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That makes no sense to me.
If they spelled the ability out on the card in full then it would not be allowed in a mono-black Commander deck, but because they used a keyword to save space it is allowed?
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5 months ago ::
Dec 29, 2012 - 8:40AM
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Jun 21, 2006
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If a creature with trample targets a planeswalker, and the planeswalker is blocked by a creature, does the Trample carry over to the planeswalker, or to the player?
To the planeswalker.
(I feared you might not find the others' answers clear enough)
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