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Can a planeswalker kill itself by using an ability when it doesn't have enough counters?

#1 Sep 24, 2017
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Say a planeswalker has 2 counters. Can it use an ability that costs 3 if it kills it?

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No. The loyalty cost is a cost, and if you cannot pay the cost, you can't use the ability. You can remove the last two to pay a cost of 2, but you cannot pay more than you have.

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