How do loyalty points work in Magic The Gathering?
They’re basically the life points for your Planeswalkers. You add or remove counters based on what abilities you use. If a Planeswalker runs out of loyalty points, they're considered defeated. Always strategize to protect them or to take down your opponent's!
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Loyalty points in MTG are like a Planeswalker's health. When you play a Planeswalker card, it comes into play with a number of loyalty counters equal to its starting loyalty. You can then use its abilities, which will either add or subtract loyalty counters. If a Planeswalker's loyalty hits 0, bye-bye, it's off to the graveyard!
Just think of them as Planeswalker stamina. Use abilities, gain or lose stamina. Run out, and they're outta the game!
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