Teferi's protection and annihilator

Asked by Shadow_Cleric 5 years ago

What happens if someone attacks you with an eldrazi with annihilator and in response to the trigger, you teferi's protection? Your permanents are phased out but do you still have to sacrifice them? Also, what if someone does a fleshbag marauder when phased out? I know if someone plays a windfall, phased out players still discard and draw, but this has confused me for sure.

Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1

Please link all cards in your question using double brackets.

Teferi's Protection

It That Betrays

Fleshbag Marauder

Windfall

So in the order that you asked/said stuff.

You don't have to sacrifice any permanents to Annihilator if you make all of your permanents phase out. Rule 702.25b reads "If a permanent phases out, its status changes to “phased out.” Except for rules and effects that specifically mention phased-out permanents, a phased-out permanent is treated as though it does not exist. It can’t affect or be affected by anything else in the game. A permanent that phases out is removed from combat." Your permanents are treated as if they didn't exist, therefore they can not be sacrificed.

If all of your creatures are phased out, you do not sacrifice them. The same rationale is used as for your first question.

Players can not phase out. Phasing applies only to permanents. Teferi's Protection gives you protection from everything and says that your life total can not change. Windfall does not Damage, Enchant, or Target so it will affect players with protection from it.

December 13, 2019 7:10 p.m.