<p>A planeswalker is a spell while it is on the stack. Any spell you counter will go to the graveyard unless the counterspell says otherwise, such as with <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRemand%5d">Remand</a>. Thus, a planeswalker will be put into the graveyard. Not sure if this is a question confused on whether planeswalkers are treated differently than other spells or not? If you had some other reasoning why you think a planeswalker might be treated differently than another spell, feel free to add it to your question! It may help newer players to understand it better in the future.</p>

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2019-12-21T21:38:19.327Z
And although it goes to the graveyard, it doesn't "die". That term refers to creatures that go from the battlefield to a graveyard.
Acccumulation
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2019-12-22T00:15:49.290Z
Planeswalkers can "die" (see rule 700.4), but only when moving from the battlefield.
murgatroid99
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2019-12-23T21:20:08.817Z
My apologies, i didn't even realize he said "die" in the question
CollinB
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2019-12-21T02:09:35.137Z
2019-12-21T02:09:35.137Z
CollinB
<p>If I counter a planeswalkers activation, with say something like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSinister%20Sabotage%5d">Sinister Sabotage</a> or <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bUnwind%5d">Unwind</a>, does the planeswalker return to the players hand, or do they die?</p>

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2019-12-21T04:57:12.933Z
Can you clarify what you mean by “planeswalker activation”? Normally I would expect that phrase to mean activating a planeswalker’s loyalty ability; but that wouldn’t make as much sense in the context of this question. Do you mean casting a planeswalker?
GendoIkari
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If I counter a planeswalker what happens to them?
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# If I counter a planeswalker what happens to them?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-21)

If I counter a planeswalkers activation, with say something like [Sinister Sabotage](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSinister%20Sabotage%5d) or [Unwind](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bUnwind%5d), does the planeswalker return to the players hand, or do they die?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you clarify what you mean by “planeswalker activation”? Normally I would expect that phrase to mean activating a planeswalker’s loyalty ability; but that wouldn’t make as much sense in the context of this question. Do you mean casting a planeswalker?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-12-21. Score: 1

A planeswalker is a spell while it is on the stack. Any spell you counter will go to the graveyard unless the counterspell says otherwise, such as with [Remand](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bRemand%5d). Thus, a planeswalker will be put into the graveyard. Not sure if this is a question confused on whether planeswalkers are treated differently than other spells or not? If you had some other reasoning why you think a planeswalker might be treated differently than another spell, feel free to add it to your question! It may help newer players to understand it better in the future.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: And although it goes to the graveyard, it doesn't "die". That term refers to creatures that go from the battlefield to a graveyard.  
> **username_4**: Planeswalkers can "die" (see rule 700.4), but only when moving from the battlefield.  
> **username_2**: My apologies, i didn't even realize he said "die" in the question  

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