Ruling on Protection

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702.15. Protection

702.15a Protection is a static ability, written “Protection from [quality].” This quality is usually a color (as in “protection from black”) but can be any characteristic value. If the quality happens to be a card name, it is treated as such only if the protection ability specifies that the quality is a name. If the quality is a card type, subtype, or supertype, the ability applies to sources that are permanents with that card type, subtype, or supertype and to any sources not on the battlefield that are of that card type, subtype, or supertype. This is an exception to rule 109.2.

702.15b A permanent or player with protection can’t be targeted by spells with the stated quality and can’t be targeted by abilities from a source with the stated quality.

702.15c A permanent or player with protection can’t be enchanted by Auras that have the stated quality. Such Auras attached to the permanent or player with protection will be put into their owners’ graveyards as a state-based action. (See rule 704, “State-Based Actions.”)

702.15d A permanent with protection can’t be equipped by Equipment that have the stated quality or fortified by Fortifications that have the stated quality. Such Equipment or Fortifications become unattached from that permanent as a state-based action, but remain on the battlefield. (See rule 704, “State-Based Actions.”)

702.15e Any damage that would be dealt by sources that have the stated quality to a permanent or player with protection is prevented.

702.15f Attacking creatures with protection can’t be blocked by creatures that have the stated quality.

702.15g “Protection from [quality A] and from [quality B]” is shorthand for “protection from [quality A]” and “protection from [quality B]”; it behaves as two separate protection abilities. If an effect causes an object with such an ability to lose protection from [quality A], for example, that object would still have protection from [quality B].

702.15h “Protection from all [characteristic]” is shorthand for “protection from [quality A],” “protection from [quality B],” and so on for each possible quality the listed characteristic could have; it behaves as multiple separate protection abilities. If an effect causes an object with such an ability to lose protection from [quality A], for example, that object would still have protection from [quality B], [quality C], and so on.

702.15i “Protection from everything” is a variant of the protection ability. A permanent with protection from everything has protection from each object regardless of that object’s characteristic values. Such a permanent can’t be targeted by spells or abilities, enchanted by Auras, equipped by Equipment, fortified by Fortifications, or blocked by creatures, and all damage that would be dealt to it is prevented.

702.15j Multiple instances of protection from the same quality on the same permanent or player are redundant.

12 Notes/ Hide

  1. hautemagic reblogged this from mtgfan and added:
    I was never confused on protection, even when I first started. My friend told me the acronym D.E.B.T. and I was good to...
  2. neshalo said: So monsters with protection from white can block white creatures, and the blocker just dose not get damage while the attacking one dose?
  3. sarroth said: I would like to point out that even with the comprehensive rules, protection is a confusing mechanic. It does more than some players might think but less than others might think. Magic is a hard game, so make sure to seem gentle.
  4. torythebattousai reblogged this from mtgfan
  5. mylifeasasailor said: You scared me. I thought they changed something.
  6. pandatier said: Fun tech fact: If a creature is enchanted by an aura, giving it shroud or hexproof won’t change the status but giving it protection from the color of the aura causes it to fall off. This is due to the fact that auras constantly check for legality.
  7. duckeenobody reblogged this from mtgfan
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