Can protection from a color protect.. from itself?
Asked by WormFrizzer 9 years ago
INCEPTION
I have Hada Freeblade on the table and cast Kabira Evangel - I choose white. Then I cast another Kabira Evangel and choose black. What happens? What happens if I choose first black, then white?
Epochalyptik says... #2
There's no inception here. Both effects apply.
Remember that protection can be summed up as DEBT:
- Damage that would be dealt to the protected object is prevented
- Enchantments and equipment cannot be attached to the protected object. Currently-attached permanents become unattached.
- You can't block protected creatures.
- You can't target a protected object with spells or abilities of the relevant quality
Kabira Evangel does nothing that protection would prevent or prohibit.
June 29, 2014 12:59 p.m.
protection prevents D.E.B.T. from spells/permanents with certain traits
D - damage from
E - Enchanted by or equipped byB - Blocked by
T - Targeted by
None of the effects that are mention do any of these things....counters are colorless, they do not enchant, and only a spell or an ability that says "target" is prevented...
So it would not matter the order that you choose
But if you gave some thing like: Thrashing Wumpus protection from black, then it would not damage it self.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
Protection stops 4 categories of actions remembered by the mnemonic DEBT. Soemething with protection cannot be:
Damaged
Enchanted/Equipped
Blocked
Targeted
By a source with the attribute that it has protection from. Kabira Evangel 's ability does none of these things so protection will not affect it.
June 29, 2014 12:56 p.m.