

Attempts to retain flavorful rules quirks (planeswalker redirection, type-line uniqueness) have been revoked in favor of more practical gameplay. In terms of the rules engine, however, players are not related to the type "planeswalker" for the purposes of targeting. The lore behind what the "planeswalker" type means has changed as the rules around them vary, but it has been somewhere between "calling in a favor" - which reflects the loyalty - and some form of time manipulation - to justify deceased characters and multiple selves. This is in spite of the radical changes of the nature of planeswalkers that have occurred throughout the series.

3.1 From the "planeswalker uniqueness rule" to the "legend rule"Īs part of the lore of the game, each player is meant to be a planeswalker, which has been a part of the lore and marketing since the Alpha rule book.
