<p>Can you use an instant such as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%27s%5d%2b%5bCatharsis%5d">Sarkhan&#39;s Catharsis</a> to kill a Planeswalker before they can use an ability?</p>

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2019-07-01T14:42:14.413Z
Please add some clarification about when during the game you are asking about. Do you mean when a player has first played a Planeswalker, and you want to use an instant before that player has a chance to activate any of the new Planeswalker's abilities?
GendoIkari
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2019-07-01T14:59:24.967Z
Yeah I mean when they first play a planeswalker, I’m kind of new to magic the gathering but I mean in the main phase if that’s the clarification your looking for
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Instants vs planeswalker abilities
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# Instants vs planeswalker abilities

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-01)

Can you use an instant such as [Sarkhan's Catharsis](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSarkhan%27s%5d%2b%5bCatharsis%5d) to kill a Planeswalker before they can use an ability?

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> **username_1**: Please add some clarification about when during the game you are asking about. Do you mean when a player has first played a Planeswalker, and you want to use an instant before that player has a chance to activate any of the new Planeswalker's abilities?  
> **username_0**: Yeah I mean when they first play a planeswalker, I’m kind of new to magic the gathering but I mean in the main phase if that’s the clarification your looking for  

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