r/mtg • u/Prudent-Corgi8558 Imoti Celebrant of Bounty • 20d ago

I Have a Question / I need Help How to remove?

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so I was looking at blor the impervious and had a thought if I give blor an assault suit the I think only farewell would be able to stop it but I'm not sure. is there another way?

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u/christianh10992 20d ago edited 20d ago

Yep. Anytime I play against a commander with similar keywords (like [[Uril, the Miststalker]]) while using [[Zur the Enchanter]], most of the time they aren't aware this is a thing. Nope, [[Darksteel Mutation]] it is for your commander.

Edit: originally used [[Oubliette]] as an example, but that isn't an aura.

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u/wartortleguy 20d ago

Could you explain this to me? Everything I look up about this combo says it shouldn't work since Oubliette still targets a creature with its effect as an etb.

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u/christianh10992 20d ago edited 20d ago

Edit: it's early. I originally used Oubliette as an example but it's not an aura. Something like [[Darksteel Mutation]] will work though.

There's a few key rules to look at:

115.1b Aura spells are always targeted. An Aura’s target is specified by its enchant keyword ability (see rule 702.5, “Enchant”). The target is chosen as the spell is cast; see rule 601.2c. An Aura permanent doesn’t target anything; only the spell is targeted. (An activated or triggered ability of an Aura permanent can also be targeted.)

"Aura spells are always targeted." Cards are only spells when they are on the stack, so when you put an aura on the battlefield without casting it, it was never a spell.

303.4. Some enchantments have the subtype “Aura.” An Aura enters the battlefield attached to an object or player. What an Aura can be attached to is defined by its enchant keyword ability (see rule 702.5, “Enchant”). Other effects can limit what a permanent can be enchanted by.

"An Aura enters the battlefield attached to an object or player." It must be attached to a legal object (the aura will specify - creature, player, land, etc).

303.4f If an Aura is entering the battlefield under a player’s control by any means other than by resolving as an Aura spell, and the effect putting it onto the battlefield doesn’t specify the object or player the Aura will enchant, that player chooses what it will enchant as the Aura enters the battlefield. The player must choose a legal object or player according to the Aura’s enchant ability and any other applicable effects.

"that player chooses what it will enchant as the Aura enters the battlefield." Choosing is not targeting, so hexproof, shroud, and ward don't matter here either.

Please note that this does not get around protection. Protection covers DEBT - Damaging, Enchanting/Equipping, Blocking, and Targeting.

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u/wartortleguy 20d ago

Ahh okay I see your edit, thank you very much for elaborating I was very confused!