Can I Wrath a True-Name Nemesis

Asked by 711Keaven 11 years ago

So True-Name Nemesis can't be targeted or dealt damage by sources the chosen player controls, but can it be destroyed by a spell that doesn't target it specifically?

i.e. Wrath of God , Damnation ...

acbooster says... Accepted answer #1

Yes you can. Protection works on DEBT:

Damage

Equip/Enchant

Blocked by

Targeting

Any Wrath effects don't target because they say "all", they don't deal damage, and there's no equipping/enchanting/blocking going on.

January 15, 2014 7:46 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #2

From the MTGS Wiki:

The effects of protection are often described using the mnemonic DEBT. The permanent or player with protection can't be:
- Damaged by sources with the given quality (all such damage is prevented)
- Enchanted or equipped by permanents with the given quality
- Blocked by creatures with the given quality (if it's a creature)
- Targeted by spells of the given quality, or abilities with sources of the given quality.

Since Wrath of God doesn't do any of those things, protection won't save a creature from it.

January 15, 2014 7:47 p.m.

711Keaven says... #3

So if I'm reading this correctly, a creature with protection from white can still be destroyed by Wrath of God . Is that correct?

January 15, 2014 7:59 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

Yes. Wrath of God doesn't do anything protection would stop.

January 15, 2014 8:04 p.m.

711Keaven says... #5

Aww, Progenitus just lost a lot of appeal to me :(

Thanks guys!

January 15, 2014 8:06 p.m.