<p>Yes, it can. In fact the text has been errataed to say:</p>

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  <p>−1: Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon deals 3 damage to <strong>any target.</strong> Transform Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon.</p>
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<p>“Any target” means any creature, player, or planeswalker.</p>

<p>Before Dominaria, we had a rule called <em>the planeswalker damage redirection rule</em>: it meant when we were dealing damage to a player with a spell or ability, we could make that damage hit one of their planeswalkers instead.</p>

<p>Dominaria removed that rule, and any pre-Dominaria card that said “target creature or player” now says “any target” to remain functionally the same. There are a few other changes that were made too: you can read about those in <a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/dominaria-oracle-changes-2018-04-13" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dominaria Oracle Changes</a> under the “Planeswalker Damage Redirection” heading near the start.</p>

<p>If you see a card from before Dominaria that says “target creature or player”, it now has errata to say “any target” instead.</p>

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<p>Can <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bArlinn%20Kord%5d">Arlinn Kord</a>'s -1 ability (deals 3 damage to target creature or player) target another planeswalker?</p>

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Can Arlinn Kord's -1 ability target planeswalkers?
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# Can Arlinn Kord's -1 ability target planeswalkers?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-13)

Can [Arlinn Kord](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bArlinn%20Kord%5d)'s -1 ability (deals 3 damage to target creature or player) target another planeswalker?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Always read the Gatherer text of cards, not the text printed on the card.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Yes, it can. In fact the text has been errataed to say:

> −1: Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon deals 3 damage to **any target.** Transform Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon.

“Any target” means any creature, player, or planeswalker.

Before Dominaria, we had a rule called *the planeswalker damage redirection rule*: it meant when we were dealing damage to a player with a spell or ability, we could make that damage hit one of their planeswalkers instead.

Dominaria removed that rule, and any pre-Dominaria card that said “target creature or player” now says “any target” to remain functionally the same. There are a few other changes that were made too: you can read about those in [Dominaria Oracle Changes](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/dominaria-oracle-changes-2018-04-13) under the “Planeswalker Damage Redirection” heading near the start.

If you see a card from before Dominaria that says “target creature or player”, it now has errata to say “any target” instead.


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