Talk:Planeswalker

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Adding Teferi

Should "Teferi" be listed here as a planeswalker type even though it isn't in the current Comprehensive Rules? --Craftykids (talk)

The list is about the current subtypes. But you could make a note that Teferi will be added later --Hunter (talk) 04:22, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

Visited planes

What do the admins think of including the information found in this thread on the planeswalker pages? http://forum.nogoblinsallowed.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6841&sid=0b69c4034b84648b38dd4ffa7845fe72&p=365975#p365975 --MattoFrank (talk) 21:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

You never need an admin's permission to edit the wiki (okay, outside of protected pages, but those are rare). If you think it will improve the article, it's standard and encouraged wiki practice to be bold! Just do it! Having said that, my opinion as just another editor is that this wiki is overloaded with list content already ("referenced on", "locations on <plane>", "strictly better", etc). I personally don't feel that adding a travelogue to each planeswalker's page adds much value to those pages, and I definitely don't think that the list itself is noteworthy, because it lacks detail about those visits and as linked, lacks sources. However, I do think there are ways we can use that information. You might add a field to the character template listing the character's last known location. You could use that list to help verify that the sections detailing a character's history are complete, or to write such a section from scratch it needed. There are definitely ways to use it, but that particular page is essentially uncitable. --Corveroth (talk) 00:57, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
I'd find it useful, as I like building hypothetical decks for Planeswalkers with cards representing previous visits to a list of planes. So I guessed others might find it useful as well :D I intended to add it to that template, yeah, so I'll figure out how it'll look best. The reason I asked first is that I used to work on the Borderlands wiki and some people lost their shit when I first started changing things, even though they later admitted that my changes were for the better. This made me cautious, so ... --MattoFrank (talk) 03:36, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
I would ask, first: is this information that someone might want at a glance? Is it brief? Is it a key characteristic of the article subject? My opinion is that the content we're talking about is best suited to coverage in the article body itself, perhaps as lead sentences or subheadings within their biography. Still, you do you. I don't really have a dog in this fight, and I can't imagine you'll hit backlash as long as you do your work consistently and well. --Corveroth (talk) 04:46, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
Well, it doesn't hurt to consult others when you are planning systematic changes. I agree that the character template would be a logical place to place such a listing. I have no objections. --Hunter (talk) 05:00, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Dakkon

Dakkon was directly called a planeswalker in the Dominaria story. Part 1. They mention that a planeswalker killed an elder dragon using the blade, so that would seem to confirm Dakkon is a planeswalker in the revisionist storyline. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by J spencer93 (talkcontribs).

Agreed. We already added him to the Planeswalker Nav. - Yandere Sliver 09:06, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Planeswalker commanders listed by subtype (familiar name) not cardname

Personally I hate when cards are referenced and I can't hover-look at the card itself. I might change the Planeswalkers-as-commanders list to link each card, which means their full names will show. But I'm in no hurry - the fact that it will be a mild pain to even figure out the exact name of each card kind of speaks to the reason to change it... Just FYI for now in case there are objections or someone else wants to take up the torch. It's true that the simple names are easier to read in a sentence, but these are lists anyway, many of which have only a couple entries per set, so it'll probably help more than it hurts. - jerodast (talk) 16:46, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Wow! Way to go User:Neoheart! - jerodast (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Cutting back trivia

See Wikipedia:MOS:TRIVIA. If ever there were "trivia magnet," this is it. I'm moving everything here so we can sort through it, decide what's worth keeping, incorporate it into other sections and articles, and delete everything else. To flag something for deletion, or after you incorporate it into a mainspace article, I suggest <s>striking it</s> from this list (rather than deleting it) and leaving a comment, so others can see the list evolve without needing to dig through the edit history. That said, feel free to reorganize or reword stuff. --Inktog (talk) 01:39, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Planeswalker trivia pile

Recent as of Tarkir: Dragonstorm

  • Statistics — Some pages, e.g. Legendary, have a "statistics" field in their infobox breaking down the cards by color. If we wanted to do that for Planeswalker, the following would be a starting point. --Inktog (talk) 15:59, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
    • There are 318 planeswalker cards total (including two acorn cards, 12 digital-only cards, and 5 Heroes of the Realm cards), depicting 84 different planeswalker characters.
    • There are 127 multicolored planeswalker cards.
    • There are eight colorless planeswalker cards.
  • Color — This could be the start of a "Color" heading talking about how WotC tries to diversify the colors of their planeswalkers. --Inktog (talk) 14:38, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
Summarised the main aspect of color representatives, didn't go into detail about Rakdos, the split-three colors, four-color or five-color. Shield (talk) 21:48, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

**There have been at least seven printed planeswalker cards for each of the two-color pairs, with Red manaBlack mana having the fewest at seven, three of which are Angrath. It lacks due to only one main planeswalker and all other representatives (Sarkhan, Ob Nixilis, Tibalt, Daretti) being often printed monocolored.

    • Ten planeswalker types have been printed with a color identity of three colors: Nicol Bolas (Blue manaBlack manaRed mana), Sarkhan (Green manaBlue manaRed mana), Aminatou, Dakkon (White manaBlue manaBlack mana), Dihada (Red manaWhite manaBlack mana and Blue manaBlack manaRed mana), Windgrace (Black manaRed manaGreen mana), Narset, Guff (Blue manaRed manaWhite mana), Tamiyo and Estrid (Green manaWhite manaBlue mana). No Naya (Red manaGreen manaWhite mana), Sultai (Black manaGreen manaBlue mana) or Abzan (White manaBlack manaGreen mana) planeswalkers have been printed.
      • Ajani, Huatli (White mana with Green mana or Red mana), Samut (Red manaGreen mana with White mana), and Nissa (Green mana with Blue mana or Black mana) have been associated with three color combinations missing a planeswalker, but never all at the same time, while Sarkhan (missing White mana) and Dihada (missing Green mana) have an association with four colors across their cards. Urza's silver-bordered card and Jared Carthalion are all five colors.
  • Abilities Some of this section could go onto Loyalty ability because that page is rather sparse on information Shield (talk) 04:36, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
On second thought, most of these do not use loyalty abilities in novelty - most are unique from their passive abilities. May need rethinking. Shield (talk) 00:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
Honestly, I would be happy to get rid of everything in this section, with the exception of the WAR innovations (which can be added to War of the Spark) and maybe Urza's six abilities. I don't think anything else clears the bar for encyclopedic content, it's too card-specific. --Inktog (talk) 14:38, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
I just spotted this effort in the recent changes log, and I want to offer you a big THANK YOU. This is a huge undertaking, and worth a lot! Corveroth (talk) 04:31, 10 July 2025 (UTC)