Pro-red creature (Akroma, Angel of Wrath) vs Starstorm

Asked by Muglacious_NiceFaceToad 7 years ago

Does protection from red protect a creature such as Akroma, Angel of Wrath from the damage a card such as Starstorm deals? Does rule 702.16e apply? or is Starstorm considered to be more like a board wipe?...Does it need to be a card that says Destroy each creature to be a board wipe? (To be clear I am assuming that a red board wipe that would say destroy each creature would destroy a pro-red creature, yes?)

702.16e Any damage that would be dealt by sources that have the stated quality to a permanent or player with protection is prevented.

Raging_Squiggle says... Accepted answer #1

Destroy effects are not damage.

Protection from X is defined by DEBT:

• can't be Dealt damage

• can't be Enchanted

• can't be Blocked

• can't be Targeted

Starstorm deals damage, so a creature with pro-red would not be dealt anything.

On the other hand, pro-red would do nothing to save a creature from an Obliterate.

October 25, 2016 2:16 a.m.

Muglacious_NiceFaceToad says... #2

Awesome,Thank you for the clarification

October 25, 2016 2:21 a.m.