There are plenty of black cards that force your opponent to sacrifice a creature, dumping them out of play like expired sushi. Most of these cards don't let you choose which creature your opponent sacrifices, but if there's only one option say, because you killed everything else , they have to ditch it. These three solutions are generally the best way to handle indestructible creatures. They answer the problem permanently, and they work just as well against non-indestructible creatures, so they're useful no matter what you're facing.
Unfortunately, with a few exceptions, they're only available in white and black. If your deck can't play these cards, it's time to look at other options.
Color s : Blue. Pros: Countermagic can solve any problem! Well, almost any. Cons: Useless if the indestructible creature is already on the battlefield.
Color s : White and blue. Pros: Works on almost any creature. Cons: Many offensive Auras hinder a creature, but don't remove it entirely. If your opponent destroys the Aura, you're right back where you started. Color s : Black. In a typical situation, if our Colossus did not have indestructible, the Recluse would kill it, sending them both to the graveyard.
However, our Colossus has indestructible meaning no lethal damage can kill it , so it will not die, but it will still cause enough damage to send the Recluse to the graveyard. Your email is only used for updates and email-based ad targetting. Ads keep this site free! Creatures that have the trample ability will still not be able to destroy a card that has indestructible because lethal damage does not affect a card with indestructible. Instead, the amount of toughness the indestructible card has will take that amount of damage from the attacking card, and the rest of the damage the Trample damage will be directed to the player.
Take our example, where we have our Blightsteel Colossus and our opponent attacks with the Worldspine Wurm. If we block with our Colossus, the Wurm will deal 15 Trample damage. We will take 4 damage however, our Colossus will revert back to 11 toughness and will not die at the end of combat. Indestructible equipment works in a similar way to how creatures with indestructible work. No cards that say destroy will have any effect on equipment cards with indestructible. Indestructible equipment will not be destroyed if targeted with a removal spell, unlike other equipment cards that would be destroyed and placed into the graveyard.
For instance, Darksteel Axe. If a player tried to remove it with a spell like Disenchant , nothing would happen to Darksteel Axe, although Disenchant would go to the graveyard after being played.
Remember that equipment cards are permanents. So if a creature dies that has equipment cards attached to it, those equipment cards will remain on the battlefield, whether or not they have indestructible. Bontu is a legendary God creature that, besides having indestructible, also has menace. It can only attack or block if a creature died in this turn.
It does come with an ability to help achieve this by paying mana and sacrificing a creature. Used in conjunction with creatures that have regenerate , or ones that you can play from the graveyard, this card can effectively destroy your opponent from round three! However, its draw a card ability can help you out! Used in conjunction with drawcards such as Ancestral Recall , by turn four, you could be putting copious amounts of pressure on your opponent!
Sarasa Sarasa 21 1 1 bronze badge. Welcome to the site! It is useful to mention that both Wither and Infect can cause indestructible creatures to go to the graveyard, but this answer would be a bit better suited as either an Edit to the existing answer or as a comment underneath it You will be able to comment once you get a bit more Rep. Thanks for contributing though and hope you stick around. Yes, this is a specific implementation of the Reducing Toughness category above, but both are achieved through damage, which is counter-intuitive for other cases of indestructability seemingly not caring about damage dealt.
I've now included infect in the top voted answer. Lightning Bolt is damage, and does not affect indestructible. Toon Krijthe This is not an answer to the question asked, it looks a lot more like a comment on Affe's answer based on a misreading of what Affe said Lightning Bolt is used as an example of what is damage and thus will not work When you have enough rep you'll be able to leave comments on questions and answers.
Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Edit this Page. Edit source History Talk 7. From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules September 24, — Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Indestructible A keyword ability that precludes a permanent from being destroyed.
See rule Indestructible Wizards of the Coast. Rush of Vitality? Keyword Abilities.
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