Planeswalkers

[mcmurray26]

Hey guys, I've never had a planeswalker until recently I got 2 Sarkhan the Mad's and 1 Jace, The Mind Sculptor. I've seen people talk about loyalty counters and such so is that how it works? When it comes in play it comes in with whatever number it says on the bottom of it? Like does sarkhan come into play with 7 loyalty counters on him and does he count as a permanent, but not a creature?

Also, if it is the counters, would doubling season make him come into play with 14 counters on him?

Thank you

[Shadowex3]

To use their abilities you pay the cost of adding or subtracting a given number of loyalty counters and then the ability goes on the stack.
When they take damage they lose that many loyalty counters.
Planeswalkers are a Permanent and not a creature unless something states otherwise.
A planeswalker comes into play with their bottom-right number in Loyalty Counters on them unless something states otherwise.

And those last twothat is exactly why doubling season costs about $14, and Vindicate about that much.