What kills indestructible in MTG?

What kills indestructible in MTG?

A creature with indestructible can die as a result of anything that is not damage (Lightning Bolt) and does not explicitly use the word ‘destroy’ (Doom Blade). And of course, they can be exiled, returned to their owner’s hand, or put back into their owner’s library.

Can something with indestructible be sacrificed?

Description. Indestructible permanents can still be put into their owner’s graveyard by other means, such as by the “legend rule”, by being sacrificed or (in the case of creatures) having zero or less toughness. They can also be removed from the battlefield by being bounced or exiled for example.

Can you deal damage to indestructible?

While Indestructible cards can’t be killed by damage and ignore damage checks, their toughness outside of damage still needs to remain about zero for them to stay alive. This makes niche removal spells like Tragic Slip”especially powerful against Indestructible cards.

How do you destroy an indestructible creature?

How to Destroy an Indestructible Creature

  1. Exile It. If you can’t face your problems, send them somewhere else.
  2. Reduce Its Toughness to 0. This is sort of a rules hack.
  3. Make Your Opponent Sacrifice It.
  4. Counter It.
  5. Enchant It.
  6. Discard It from Your Opponent’s Hand.
  7. Bounce It Back to Your Opponent’s Hand.

How do you deal with Hexproof indestructible?

Uhmazingphil says… #35

  1. Devour Flesh is the short answer.
  2. The long answer is as follows: The best way to remove indestructible creatures and hexproof creatures is either by putting a punch of -1/-1s on everything, (I’m looking at you Mutilate and Black Sun’s Zenith ) or by making them sacrifice their creatures.

Can you block a creature with indestructible?

Indestructible creatures can be blocked. Indestructible is not an evasion ability. If an indestructible creature is blocked, it still takes damage. That damage won’t destroy it though.

Can you sack indestructible?

Yes. Indestructible only prevents “destroy” effects and lethal damage. Sacrificing actually just places the permanent into your graveyard; it isn’t destroyed.

Does sacrifice count as dying MTG?

Yes you can . Dying is a keyword that means going from the battlefield to the graveyard. This includes sacrifice.

Does destroy deal damage MTG?

destroy effects do not deal damage. So the Molimo would be put in the graveyard.

Can you target indestructible creatures?

Yes, Indestructible creatures are legal targets for spells/abilities that say “destroy target creature.” The spell actually does resolve, but when it attempts to destroy the creature rule 700.4 prevents it from happening.

Does Hexproof counter indestructible?

These tokens would apply if they can apply to any permanent, most often they won’t have any mechanical function when they aren’t on a creature, like flying or menace, but hexproof or indestructible will along with lifelink and deathtouch for noncreature permanents that can do damage as mentioned in the article.

Can you target a creature with Hexproof?

A creature with Hexproof cannot become the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. You may target it with your own spells and abilities as normal.

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