Does protection from a certain color prevent damage from a multicolored source?
Asked by ShadowNinja0704 7 years ago
Let's say I cast Feat of Resistance on a Fugitive Wizard blocking an Anafenza, the Foremost choosing protection from black. Would Anafenza's combat damage be prevented because black is one of the colors in her identity?
ShadowNinja0704 says... #2
Thanks! I was never sure about those interactions specifically.
October 25, 2016 9:51 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Let's clear up one point here: "color" and "color identity" are two different things. A card's color is defined by the symbols in its mana cost, and that's what effects like protection and Dark Betrayal care about. A card's color identity is defined by the symbols in its mana cost as well as its rules text, and only matters for constructing a Commander / Tiny Leaders / etc. deck. It doesn't have any in-game meaning. For example, Alesha, Who Smiles at Death's color identity is , but choosing black for Feat of Resistance will not protect against her and Dark Betrayal can't target her because her actual color is only .
Flytrigreen says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, it is the same concept as Dark Betrayal. If a creature is black/red, it can still be destroyed by Dark Betrayal because black is part of its color identity. Since Anafenza's color identity has black, the damage would be prevented.
October 25, 2016 9:47 p.m.