I've searched the forums, and it appears this wasn't asked (unless I used the wrong set of keywords).
I'm pretty sure it did come up at some time, but maybe the search function still needs tweaking.
Anyway, my question: suppose a planeswalker has a minus loyalty ability that turns them into a creature (that's not a planeswalker), like so:
Sarkhan, the Drunk
-2: Until end of turn, Sarkhan, the Drunk becomes a legendary 4/4 red Dragon creature with flying, indestructible, and haste. (He doesn’t lose loyalty while he’s not a planeswalker.)
Now, I assume that if Sarkhan the Drunk activates this ability and hits 0 loyalty as a result, he immediately dies because state-based actions apply before the ability resolves and he stops being a planeswalker. Is this correct?
If he loses loyalty counters after the ability resolves and he becomes a creature (i.e. via Medicine Runner), he gets to stay on the battlefield until end of turn when he reverts back into a planeswalker, correct?
You are correct the walker will die long before their ability resolves making them a creature, which is probably why all of the creature turning abilities are + or 0.
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I'm pretty sure it did come up at some time, but maybe the search function still needs tweaking.
Anyway, my question: suppose a planeswalker has a minus loyalty ability that turns them into a creature (that's not a planeswalker), like so:
Sarkhan, the Drunk
-2: Until end of turn, Sarkhan, the Drunk becomes a legendary 4/4 red Dragon creature with flying, indestructible, and haste. (He doesn’t lose loyalty while he’s not a planeswalker.)
Now, I assume that if Sarkhan the Drunk activates this ability and hits 0 loyalty as a result, he immediately dies because state-based actions apply before the ability resolves and he stops being a planeswalker. Is this correct?
If he loses loyalty counters after the ability resolves and he becomes a creature (i.e. via Medicine Runner), he gets to stay on the battlefield until end of turn when he reverts back into a planeswalker, correct?