Portal:Planeswalkers
Players in Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest take on the role of a Planeswalker, a powerful being. Planeswalkers have diverse characteristics and motivations. Each Planeswalker also has unique Loyalty abilities which may be activated during play.
Characteristics
Each Planeswalker has an affinity to one color, or two or even three colors, or every color (e.g. Karn, Scion of Urza). Every Planeswalker can use any colorless card, but any colored Planeswalker must use colored cards matching one of their affinities. The upper limits on the number of Creature, Spell, and Support cards in the deck are also specific to each Planeswalker.
Planeswalkers begin at level 1; their levels may be increased by spending Mana Runes (), to a maximum of level 60, gaining hit points and more powerful abilities. To level to 60: Single colors cost 79,920 Runes. Dual colors cost 160,720. Colorless and tri-colors cost 323,750.
Mana bonuses
Planeswalkers released after Ixalan follow simple rules for their mana bonuses:
- All three-color Planeswalkers' mana bonuses add up to seven.
- All two-color Planeswalkers' mana bonuses add up to eight.
- All mono-color Planeswalkers' mana bonuses add up to nine.
Origins, Battle for Zendikar, and Oath of the Gatewatch Planeswalkers all have lower mana bonuses than this, as do many others before the Ixalan set. Puzzle Masters 2 in Release 6.7.0 broke the Mana bonus rules with all three of its Planeswalkers, but the following set, Bloomburrow, did not. Unusual mana gain is part of the design of colorless walkers, and there is no easy rule to define their bonuses. There are clear benefits to playing Planeswalkers with high spike bonuses with mana conversion, and when playing without mana conversion, to use Planeswalkers with a balanced spread of bonuses. Some Planeswalkers have abilities that benefit their mana bonuses; notably Karn, Scion of Urza, Sarkhan Unbroken, Tamiyo, Field Researcher , and Ugin, the Spirit Dragon.
Abilities
Planeswalker are categorized according to their abilities as well as color; category pages thus provide a list of Planeswalkers with a given ability. The main list can be found at the Planeswalker Abilities category.
History
Hibernum, the original developers of MtGPQ, made a complex system for Planeswalkers, of not only ascending power, but ascending ability costs. All Planeswalkers had abilities straight out of the gate, at level 1. Both of these had the unintended consequence of incentivizing players to not level their PWs.
Oktagon, from their first set of Ixalan, made a uniform system for PW leveling. Since then, all Planeswalkers released obtain their abilities when the units digit of their level is 6 or zero : 6, 10, 16, 20, 26, 30, etc. Mana bonuses and deck limits are granted every even level, except on abilities levels : 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 18, etc. And an amount of HP is added every odd level, or Planeswalker Regeneration : 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 etc. With more recent Planeswalkers, the HP added is lower at low levels, presumably as an additional incentive to level up.
List of Planeswalkers
A summary of each Planeswalker is below. The listed mana bonuses, deck limits and health are given for planeswalkers at their maximum level.
Planeswalker | Set | Affinity | Mana bonuses | Deck limits | Health | ||||||
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Ajani Vengeant (AJ1) | OGW | +3 | +1 | 0 | +2 | +2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 119 | |
Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants (AJ3) | M19 | +3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 115 | |
Ajani, Invigorate Leadership (AJ5) | PMA | +7 | +3 | -2 | -2 | +3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 130 | |
Ajani, Sleeper Agent (AJ6) | DMU | +4 | +2 | -2 | +1 | +3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 111 | |
Ajani, Strength of the Pride (AJ4) | M20 | +5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 103 | |
Ajani, Unyielding (AJ2) | AER | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 130 | |
Angrath, the Flame-Chained | RIX | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 135 | |
Arlinn Kord | EMN | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 114 | |
Arlinn, the Pack's Hope | MID | -2 | +2 | -2 | +5 | +5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 123 | |
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse | THB | -2 | +5 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 112 | |
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears | ZNR | -1 | +4 | +4 | +2 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 117 | |
Basri Ket | M21 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -1 | +4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 122 | |
Calix, Destiny's Hand | THB | +4 | +2 | -1 | -1 | +4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 113 | |
Chandra, Awakened Inferno (C3) | M20 | -2 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 118 | |
Chandra, Dressed to Kill (C6) | VOW | -2 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 97 | |
Chandra, Heart of Fire (C4) | M21 | +3 | -1 | -1 | +4 | +4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 117 | |
Chandra, Ignited (C5) | PMA | -1 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 118 | |
Chandra, Roaring Flame (C1) | ORI | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3 | +1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 82 | |
Chandra, Torch of Defiance (C2) | KLD | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 99 | |
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer | SNC | +3 | +4 | +4 | -2 | -2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 129 | |
Daxos the Returned | DvK | +4 | +2 | +4 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 116 | |
Dihada, Binder of Wills | DMU | +3 | -1 | +3 | +3 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 98 | |
Domri, Chaos Bringer | RNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 123 | |
Dovin Baan (D1) | KLD | +3 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 114 | |
Dovin, Grand Arbiter (D2) | RNA | +3 | +3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 111 | |
Dungeon Master | AFR | +5 | +5 | -2 | -2 | +2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 112 | |
Ellywick Tumblestrum | AFR | +3 | -2 | -1 | +4 | +5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 125 | |
Elspeth Resplendent | SNC | +4 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 113 | |
Elspeth, Sun's Champion | HOU | +7 | +3 | -2 | -2 | +3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 114 | |
Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis | THB | +4 | -1 | +4 | +3 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 112 | |
Fblthp, the Lost | WAR | +2 | +3 | +1 | +2 | +1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 106 | |
Garruk Wildspeaker | BFZ | +2 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 109 | |
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman | ELD | -1 | -1 | +4 | +2 | +4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 123 | |
Garruk, Unleashed | M21 | -1 | -1 | +3 | +4 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 128 | |
Gideon Blackblade (G4) | WAR | +4 | +2 | -1 | +3 | +1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 122 | |
Gideon of the Trials (G3) | AKH | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 115 | |
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar (G2) | BFZ | +3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 104 | |
Gideon, Battle Forged (G1) | ORI | +3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 104 | |
Grand Master of Flowers | AFR | +5 | +4 | -2 | -1 | +3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 123 | |
Huatli, Radiant Champion (H2) | RIX | +5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | +5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 108 | |
Huatli, Warrior Poet (H1) | XLN | +4 | -1 | -1 | +4 | +2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 118 | |
Jace, Cunning Castaway (J3) | XLN | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 96 | |
Jace, Mirror Mage (J4) | ZNR | +3 | +7 | +3 | -2 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 101 | |
Jace, Telepath Unbound (J1) | ORI | +1 | +3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 88 | |
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets (J2) | SOI | 0 | +5 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 104 | |
Jaya Ballard | DOM | 0 | +4 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 108 | |
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator | DMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 95 | |
Jeska, Thrice Reborn | STX | -2 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 122 | |
Kaito Shizuki | NEO | 0 | +2 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 106 | |
Kaito, Dancing Shadow | ONE | 0 | +5 | +5 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 101 | |
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas | DvK | +5 | 0 | -2 | +5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 128 | |
Karn, Living Legacy | DMU | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 114 | |
Karn, Reflective Silver | PMA | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 117 | |
Karn, Scion of Urza | DOM | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 120 | |
Kasmina, Enigma Sage | STX | -2 | +5 | -2 | +2 | +5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 118 | |
Kaya, Geist Hunter | VOW | +5 | 0 | +5 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 113 | |
Kaya, Intangible Slayer | ONE | +5 | +2 | +5 | -2 | -2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 112 | |
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper | RNA | +5 | 0 | +5 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 113 | |
Kaya, the Inexorable | KHM | +4 | +2 | +4 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 113 | |
Kiora, Master of the Depths | OGW | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 105 | |
Koth of the Hammer | BFZ | -1 | -1 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 111 | |
Koth, Fire of Resistance | ONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 113 | |
Liliana of the Veil (L9) | DMU | 0 | +3 | +3 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 108 | |
Liliana, Death's Majesty (L3) | HOU | -2 | +4 | +5 | +3 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 115 | |
Liliana, Defiant Necromancer (L1) | ORI | 0 | +1 | +3 | +1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 94 | |
Liliana, Dreadhorde General (L5) | WAR | +1 | +2 | +4 | +3 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 113 | |
Liliana, Master of Death (L8) | PMA | -1 | +4 | +4 | +3 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 114 | |
Liliana, the Last Hope (L2) | EMN | 0 | +4 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 114 | |
Liliana, Untouched by Death (L4) | M19 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +3 | -2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 102 | |
Liliana, Waker of the Dead (L6) | M21 | -1 | +4 | +4 | +3 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 112 | |
Lolth, Spider Queen | AFR | -2 | +3 | +5 | +4 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 118 | |
Lukka, Bound to Ruin | ONE | 0 | -2 | 0 | +5 | +5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 95 | |
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast | IKO | +3 | -1 | +4 | +4 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 117 | |
Lukka, Wayward Bonder | STX | +3 | -3 | +3 | +6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 123 | |
Mordenkainen | AFR | +4 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 117 | |
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer | M20 | +3 | +4 | +2 | -1 | +1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 117 | |
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients | ZNR | +4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 122 | |
Nahiri, the Harbinger | SOI | +4 | 0 | -1 | +4 | +1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 102 | |
Nahiri, the Unforgiving | ONE | +2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 112 | |
Narset of the Ancient Way | IKO | +3 | +3 | -1 | +3 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 122 | |
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (B3) | WAR | -2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 134 | |
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh (B1) | HOU | -1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 132 | |
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager (B2) | M19 | 0 | +2 | +3 | +2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 127 | |
Niko Aris | KHM | +5 | +5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 113 | |
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs (N5) | ZNR | -1 | +2 | +4 | -1 | +4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 117 | |
Nissa, Sage Animist (N1) | ORI | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 98 | |
Nissa, Steward of the Elements (N3) | AKH | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 115 | |
Nissa, Vital Energy (N6) | PMA | +3 | -2 | -2 | +3 | +7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 103 | |
Nissa, Vital Force (N2) | AER | +3 | +0 | 0 | +2 | +4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 109 | |
Nissa, Worldwaker (N4) | ZVE | +3 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 113 | |
Ob Nixilis Reignited | BFZ | 0 | +1 | +3 | +1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 119 | |
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary | SNC | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 109 | |
Oko, Thief of Crowns | ELD | -2 | +4 | +2 | +1 | +3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 111 | |
Professor Onyx | STX | +3 | +4 | +5 | -1 | -2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 112 | |
Quintorius Kand | LCI | +3 | +1 | +1 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 130 | |
Ral, Izzet Viceroy | GRN | 0 | +5 | 0 | +5 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 102 | |
Rowan Kenrith | ELD | +2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 122 | |
Saheeli Rai | KLD | +1 | +4 | +1 | +4 | +1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 118 | |
Saheeli, Filigree Master | BRO | +2 | +4 | -1 | +4 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 95 | |
Samut, the Tested | HOU | -1 | -1 | -1 | +5 | +5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 129 | |
Sarkhan the Mad (S1) | OGW | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 119 | |
Sarkhan Unbroken (S3) | GRN | -1 | +3 | -1 | +3 | +3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 118 | |
Sarkhan, Fireblood (S2) | M19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 104 | |
Serra the Benevolent | KHM | +7 | +3 | -2 | -2 | +3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 116 | |
Sorin, Grim Nemesis | SOI | +4 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 82 | |
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord | M20 | +3 | -2 | +7 | +3 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 111 | |
Sorin, the Mirthless | VOW | +3 | -1 | +5 | +4 | -2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 104 | |
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage | NEO | +1 | +3 | 0 | +1 | +3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 104 | |
Tamiyo, Field Researcher | RNA | +2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 103 | |
Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir | MOM | +5 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 97 | |
Teferi, Chronoclast | PMA | +3 | +6 | +3 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 92 | |
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria | DOM | +3 | +4 | -2 | +1 | +2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 102 | |
Teferi, Master of Time | M21 | +4 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 112 | |
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim | BRO | +3 | +6 | +3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 108 | |
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset | MID | +3 | +3 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 92 | |
Tezzeret the Schemer (T2) | AER | +2 | +3 | +3 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 104 | |
Tezzeret, Artifice Master (T3) | M19 | +1 | +4 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 106 | |
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh | NEO | -1 | +8 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 104 | |
Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge (T4) | WAR | -1 | +4 | +4 | +2 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 111 | |
Tezzeret, the Seeker (T1) | SOI | +2 | +3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 99 | |
The Eldrazi Desolation (TED) | ZVE | 0 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 118 | |
The Royal Scions | ELD | 0 | +4 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 118 | |
The Wandering Emperor | NEO | +7 | +3 | -2 | -2 | +3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 117 | |
Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor | KHM | -2 | 0 | +5 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 122 | |
Tyvar Kell | KHM | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | +5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 129 | |
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler | BRO | -2 | -2 | +5 | +2 | +5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 98 | |
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon | RNA | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 118 | |
Urza, Lord Protector | BRO | +5 | +5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 119 | |
Vivien on the Hunt | SNC | +4 | -2 | -1 | +4 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 114 | |
Vivien Reid | M19 | +2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 117 | |
Vivien, Arkbow Ranger | M20 | +2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 123 | |
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate | IKO | +2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 119 | |
Vraska, Golgari Queen (V2) | GRN | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 106 | |
Vraska, Relic Seeker (V1) | XLN | 0 | +1 | +3 | +1 | +3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 107 | |
Will, Scholar of Frost | STX | +3 | +4 | +1 | -2 | +2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 119 | |
Wrenn and Seven | MID | +2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 101 | |
Wrenn and Six | WAR | 0 | -2 | 0 | +5 | +5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 115 | |
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus | AFR | -1 | -2 | +4 | +5 | +3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 119 |