Protection from Supreme Verdict
Asked by my_gizmo 12 years ago
If an opponent casts Supreme Verdict and I cast a card to give my creatures protection from a color (in this case white or blue) would my creatures not be destroyed?
If you wanna remember it easily, think of D.E.B.T.
Damage; Equipped/Enchanted; Blocked; Targeted
March 3, 2013 8:53 p.m.
Epochalyptik is correct. Since Supreme Verdict neither targets nor deals damage, protection from either of its colors won't save your creatures. To combat this effect you can instead concentrate on effects which make your creatures indestructible such as Rootborn Defenses, or find ways to regenerate your creatures such as Golgari Charm.
You could also consider using some creatures that are indestructible or have regenerate to begin with.
March 3, 2013 8:54 p.m.
DragonLord1975 says... #5
I have Soldier of the Pantheon which has protection from multicolored. I thought with my SotP out, Supreme Verdict wouldn't have its effect, yet the guy who played it said SotP is gone, too.
I thought SotP has protection from ALL mutlitcolored! READ THE FUCKING CARD! That's kinda the motto where I am. Tell me I'm right that Supreme Verdict doesn't work on SotP.
January 19, 2017 7:07 a.m.
DragonLord1975 says... #6
Responding to my own message. I should've checked deeper into the forums. Soldier of the Pantheon DOES get destroyed by Supreme Verdict.
That's one on me.
January 19, 2017 7:23 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
@DragonLord1975: As explained earlier in this thread, "protection" is a special term in Magic. It doesn't mean "this object is immune from everything"; rather, it very specifically prevents damage, prohibits enchanting or equipping, prohibits blocking, and prohibits targeting. If an effect doesn't attempt to do any of those things, protection doesn't stop it.
Also, this question was originally asked back in 2013. You're much more likely to get a response if you post a new question, as threads in the Q&A are not "bumped" up in the listings by recent posts.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
No. Protection from X means:
Damage that would be dealt to this object by a source of quality X is prevented.
This object can't be equipped or enchanted by a permanent of quality X.
This object can't be blocked by creatures of quality X.
This object can't be targeted by spells or abilities of quality X.
Protection does not save an object from effects that don't do any of those things. Supreme Verdict will still destroy creatures with protection.
March 3, 2013 8:38 p.m.