Indestructibility.

Asked by FazoTheHero 9 years ago

Indestructible creatures, as commonly stated, are not destroyed by lethal damage, and as we also know, -X/-X is not "Damage". So, with this in mind, let's say a card like Sliver Hivelord is on the battlefield. A creature has died this turn, and I cast Tragic Slip targeting the Sliver Hivelord , giving it -13/-13 until end of turn. Is it sent to the graveyard, or is it safe because it is indestructible?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

You answered your own question. Indestructible is concerned with damage and effects that specifically say "destroy." -X/-X effects are not damage, nor are they destruction effects, nor do they cause destruction. Therefore, indestructible won't save a creature from dying for having 0 or less toughness. Such a creature will still be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.

October 11, 2014 10:43 p.m.