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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: UltimateArtifacter on September 03, 2012, 09:13:28 PM

Title: protection from artifacts
Post by: UltimateArtifacter on September 03, 2012, 09:13:28 PM
when a card has protection from artifacts and is attacked by a living weapon with the black germ wouldn't the power become zero since the card with protection from artifacts blocks and the germ gets its power from the artifact?
Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: Coffee Vampire on September 03, 2012, 09:15:01 PM
Naw, the germ itself is not an artifact, no more than {Mikaeus, the Lunarch} is an artifact for being equipped by an {Inquisitor's Flail}.

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Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: Fishsticks123 on September 04, 2012, 01:04:55 AM
If u read the living weapon text the germ is black.
Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: Willthomjr on September 04, 2012, 01:12:40 AM
Quote from: Fishsticks123 on September 04, 2012, 01:04:55 AM
If u read the living weapon text the germ is black.

RTFC!

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Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: Quackmaster5 on September 04, 2012, 11:45:13 AM
Sorin asked because in our match, I attacked with a {lashwrithe} and he blocked with a pro arti creature. Its not a bad question.
Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: BlackJester on September 04, 2012, 02:36:14 PM
Quote from: Quackmaster5 on September 04, 2012, 11:45:13 AM
Sorin asked because in our match, I attacked with a {lashwrithe} and he blocked with a pro arti creature. Its not a bad question.
There are no bad questions, and please don't hesitate to ask.

Posters, please don't belittle others when they ask genuine questions.  We all started from 0 knowledge state and built from there.


Equipment and Auras only add to the power and toughness of the creature to which they are attached.  A 3/3 {U} creature with a {Greatsword} doesn't deal 3 point of damage from a blue source and 3 from an artifact.  It just turns the creature into a 6/3 {U} creature.

Does that help?
Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: Fenster on September 04, 2012, 02:38:35 PM
Does a pro arti creature "drop" equipments if it gains protection after equiping?
Title: Re: protection from artifacts
Post by: BlackJester on September 04, 2012, 02:44:56 PM
Yes.  {Tel-Jilad Defiance} is a great combat trick for removing equipment from a creature mid-attack.  Problem is, it doesn't work on {Sword of Feast and Famine} or {Sword of Body and Mind} since the sword gives pro-{G}.

Protection stops a creature from enchanted or equipped by things it is protected from.  They "fall off" the next time a player gets priority.