Aura Interaction

Asked by 9-lives 3 years ago

Say I was running Chromatic Lantern and used Curator's Ward on it. Would that mean that the enchantment attaches to the Lantern then makes both of them hexproof? Or would there still be able to be enchantment removal, thus making either my lantern without hexproof again, or destroying both my aura and lantern by removing enchantment? Or would it simply be hexproof and thus protected from any removal spells?

Also, would hexproof protect from spells that say 'destroy this enchantment or artifact'? Or do I have to have indestructible for that?

dragonstryke58 says... Accepted answer #1

If you were to enchant Chromatic Lantern with Curator's Ward, only the lantern will have hexproof. Curator's Ward only provides hexproof to the permanent it is enchanted on. If the Curator's Ward is removed, your Chromatic Lantern will no longer have hexproof as the enchantment giving it hexproof is no longer enchanting it.

If Curator's Ward also had hexproof, it would say so on a separate line. To better illustrate, Darksteel Plate itself has indestructible and gives the equipped creature indestructible. Notice how the two effects are on separate lines. Since that is not the case, Curator's Ward only provides hexproof to whatever it is enchanting.

Hexproof only protects something from being targeted. An effect needs to explicitly have the word "target" in its rules text in order for hexproof to protect against it. Hexproof will protect against a Naturalize but not against a Shatterstorm.

702.11b “Hexproof” on a permanent means “This permanent can’t be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.”

November 25, 2020 8:16 p.m. Edited.

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