Does hexproof beat area effecting spells like {bonfire of the damned}? I've never been sure.
Nope, as long as the spell doesn't say "target creature".
Hexproof stops spells and abilities your opponents control that target. So no, Bonfire still get sthrough. Unless of course, you yourself had Hexproof through something like {Witchbane Orb}.
Nope. A spell that targets something will specifically say so. {Bonfire of the Damned} doesn't target the creatures, just the player. The creatures are just dealt damage by Bonfire which bypasses the hexproof
Spells that target literally say the word "target" on the card. "Bonfire" only targets the player. Just like {blasphemous act} or {wrath of god}, hexproof or shroud won't save it because it isn't being targeted specifically.
Check out the stickied post here in Rules, "Rules Q&A and FAQ", I actually covered this exact scenario in the FAQ part at the bottom.
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Can I enchant a creature that has hexproof and shroud. Such as the card enslave. You control enchanted creature
Quote from: Wishmasterace on May 11, 2013, 02:28:19 PM
Can I enchant a creature that has hexproof and shroud. Such as the card enslave. You control enchanted creature
Shroud, no. You can enchant a hexproof creature if you control it.
Hexproof no also. If your casting a spell to gain control of target creature, I'm guessing you don't have control of it right now, so hexproof prevents you from targeting it.
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on May 10, 2013, 04:14:54 PM
Hexproof stops spells and abilities your opponents control that target. So no, Bonfire still get sthrough. Unless of course, you yourself had Hexproof through something like {Witchbane Orb}.
An older version of {Witchbane Orb} was {True Believer}.Just wanted to share.