Emrakul

[Esper]

Can you {Surgical Extraction} an {Emrakul, the Aeons torn}

[LinkCelestrial]

Yeah. Trigger goes on, you instant speed cast and exile it out.

[Esper]

Even if it has 'Pro all colors'?

[Esper]

Thank you!

[rarehuntertay]

And he only has "protection from colored spells"  not "protection from colors"...
Which is why green flying squirells can take him down...

[mickeven]

And he only has "protection from colored spells"  not "protection from colors"...
Which is why green flying squirells can take him down...

Or why {Martial Law} stops him cold. Meaning Emrakul is being held up by the police, presumably for disorderly conduct if they let him out every turn.

wait.. but isnt {Martial Law} a colored spell?

[Kaylesh]

And he only has "protection from colored spells"  not "protection from colors"...
Which is why green flying squirells can take him down...

Or why {Martial Law} stops him cold. Meaning Emrakul is being held up by the police, presumably for disorderly conduct if they let him out every turn.

wait.. but isnt {Martial Law} a colored spell?

{martial law} is a colored spell that becomes an enchantment with a triggered ability. That ability can totally target Emmy. Just the same as {royal assassin} can kill an Emmy tapped by {puppet strings}

[mickeven]

nice! okay. im pretty lost on how the "Protection from colored spells" work

[Kaylesh]

nice! okay. im pretty lost on how the "Protection from colored spells" work

I hope that this helps:
"Protection from colored spells" means that Emrakul can't be the target of colored spells (including colored Aura spells) or of abilities whose sources are colored spells (such as the "when you cast" ability of an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre that's been turned red by Painter's Servant). It also means that all damage that would be dealt to Emrakul by colored spells is prevented. Like every protection ability, it works only while Emrakul is on the battlefield.

[InfinitiveDivinity]

Just throwing it out there, {Intrepid Hero} is really good against Emmy

[mickeven]

nice! okay. im pretty lost on how the "Protection from colored spells" work

I hope that this helps:
"Protection from colored spells" means that Emrakul can't be the target of colored spells (including colored Aura spells) or of abilities whose sources are colored spells (such as the "when you cast" ability of an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre that's been turned red by Painter's Servant). It also means that all damage that would be dealt to Emrakul by colored spells is prevented. Like every protection ability, it works only while Emrakul is on the battlefield.

Basically, it's this.

You can't {Path to Exile} or {Lightning Bolt} Emmy; they're spells that target.

You CAN, however, {Oblivion Ring} him; it targets as an enchantment, not a spell. Check the wording, mon frère

okay.. so you cant target Emmy with something as you cast it. but if its a permanent its no longer a spell and its abililities can target the Emmy. is that correct?

[Kaylesh]

nice! okay. im pretty lost on how the "Protection from colored spells" work

I hope that this helps:
"Protection from colored spells" means that Emrakul can't be the target of colored spells (including colored Aura spells) or of abilities whose sources are colored spells (such as the "when you cast" ability of an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre that's been turned red by Painter's Servant). It also means that all damage that would be dealt to Emrakul by colored spells is prevented. Like every protection ability, it works only while Emrakul is on the battlefield.

Basically, it's this.

You can't {Path to Exile} or {Lightning Bolt} Emmy; they're spells that target.

You CAN, however, {Oblivion Ring} him; it targets as an enchantment, not a spell. Check the wording, mon frère

okay.. so you cant target Emmy with something as you cast it. but if its a permanent its no longer a spell and its abililities can target the Emmy. is that correct?

Totally correct. Only permanent that can't affect Emmy is an aura, as it targets while it's cast. If you switch one without targeting ({crown of the ages}), it sticks.

[mickeven]

nice! okay. im pretty lost on how the "Protection from colored spells" work

I hope that this helps:
"Protection from colored spells" means that Emrakul can't be the target of colored spells (including colored Aura spells) or of abilities whose sources are colored spells (such as the "when you cast" ability of an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre that's been turned red by Painter's Servant). It also means that all damage that would be dealt to Emrakul by colored spells is prevented. Like every protection ability, it works only while Emrakul is on the battlefield.

Basically, it's this.

You can't {Path to Exile} or {Lightning Bolt} Emmy; they're spells that target.

You CAN, however, {Oblivion Ring} him; it targets as an enchantment, not a spell. Check the wording, mon frère

okay.. so you cant target Emmy with something as you cast it. but if its a permanent its no longer a spell and its abililities can target the Emmy. is that correct?

Totally correct. Only permanent that can't affect Emmy is an aura, as it targets while it's cast. If you switch one without targeting ({crown of the ages}), it sticks.

got it. thank you dude!!