Can Royal Assassin's activated ability kill Emrakul, the Aeons Torn?
Asked by russell_nmf 14 years ago
Okay, so the situation is, I have Royal Assassin, opponent attacks with Emrakul. Since Emrakul has pro all colored spells, Royal Assassin's ability can still be used on Emrakul, right? Because it's an ability and not a spell that's being used?
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November 29, 2010 4:42 p.m.
Just a little more info to clarify...
Since Emrakul's protection is against SPELLS, Royal Assassin's ABILITY is effective and goes through. However, if Emrakul was Pro-Black in general, it would include creatures, and therefore Royal Assassin would NOT be able to kill Emrakul.
As has been posted on these Q & A's, remember the acronym D-E-B-T: a creature with Protection against X cannot be Damaged by X, Enchanted by X, Blocked by X, or Targeted by X.
mistergreen527 says... Accepted answer #1
Correct, colored abilities can still kill Emrakul, the Aeons Torn . However, since it was declared as an attacker, the annihilate trigger will still occur, even if Emrakul dies. It'd be best to kill it off before the attack step.
November 29, 2010 4:24 p.m.