What does protection mean in magic?
Christopher Harper
Updated on March 24, 2026
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Considering this, what is protection MTG?
Protection. Protection from [quality] is an evergreen keyword ability that grants several different effects to the permanent or player it is affecting. Protection from [quality] (This can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything [quality].)
Subsequently, question is, do enchantments fall off with protection? Yes, enchantments will fall off if you gain protection from that color. However, in your example, the creature would be exiled when it's targeted, before the spell resolves. To answer the spirit of your question, yes, giving a creature Protection from White would cause a White aura to "fall off" that creature.
Accordingly, what does protection from a color mean?
Protection = Protection from Damage, Enchant/Equip, Block and Target from [color, type, etc] but the long answer is: 702.14b A permanent or player with protection can't be targeted by spells with the stated quality and can't be targeted by abilities from a source with the stated quality.
Can you block something with protection?
As you noted, a creature with protection from something can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything that has that "something" quality. That quality is usually one or more colors.
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