Does excess damage go to the player MTG?

120.4. Damage is processed in a four-part sequence. 120.4a First, if an effect that’s causing damage to be dealt states that excess damage that would be dealt to a permanent is dealt to another permanent or player instead, the damage event is modified accordingly.

Can planeswalker take damage for player?

Planeswalkers take damage just like creatures and players do, and they lose loyalty equal to the amount of damage they take. Damage can be dealt to Planeswalkers in two ways: Attacking with creatures: A player can choose to attack a Planeswalker with their creatures instead of attacking another player.

What happens to excess damage in MTG?

Excess damage is damage greater than the creature’s toughness, taking into account damage marked on that creature and other damage being dealt to it at the same time as this damage. Any damage greater than 1 is excess damage if the source dealing that damage has deathtouch.

What is excess noncombat damage?

Whenever a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, Toralf deals damage equal to the excess to any target other than that permanent.

What is excess damage?

If a hire car is damaged or stolen, there’s a limit to how much the renter will have to pay to repair or replace it. ‘Excess’ is simply the name for that limit. The car’s damage or theft cover will pay the rest of the cost.

Can I block with planeswalker?

No it can’t. Planeswalkers can be attacked directly just like players, but only creatures can block. A Planeswalker isn’t a creature.

Is trample noncombat damage?

702.19a Trample is a static ability that modifies the rules for assigning an attacking creature’s combat damage. The ability has no effect when a creature with trample is blocking or is dealing noncombat damage.

Does Gideon have haste?

You’ll know from what we have already discussed that the token created by Gideon is a creature token, therefore it enters the battlefield after being created by Gideon with summoning sickness. Gideon’s tokens do not have haste and so they have to wait until next turn to attack.