<p>Yes, it does. Your card does not target the creature, so its protection ability does not help here.</p>
<p>Remember that protection can be summarized with the <a href="https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Protection" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mnemonic acronym DEBT</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The object with protection cannot be:</p>
<ul>
<li>Damaged by sources with the specified quality. (All such damage is prevented.)</li>
<li>Enchanted or equipped by permanents with the specified quality.</li>
<li>Blocked by creatures with the specified quality.</li>
<li>Targeted by spells with the specified quality, or by abilities from sources of that quality.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Your card might target the player but it'll never target the creature directly.</p>

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<p>Let's assume I have black card with "player must exile a creature" and one of mine opponents have only one creature on the battlefield, but it has "protection from black".</p>

<p>Does mine card affect his?</p>

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Black card ability - all players exile a creature - does it work on the one with protection from black
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# Black card ability - all players exile a creature - does it work on the one with protection from black

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-16)

Let's assume I have black card with "player must exile a creature" and one of mine opponents have only one creature on the battlefield, but it has "protection from black".

Does mine card affect his?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-16. Score: 2

Yes, it does. Your card does not target the creature, so its protection ability does not help here.

Remember that protection can be summarized with the [mnemonic acronym DEBT](https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Protection):

> The object with protection cannot be:
>
> * Damaged by sources with the specified quality. (All such damage is prevented.)
> * Enchanted or equipped by permanents with the specified quality.
> * Blocked by creatures with the specified quality.
> * Targeted by spells with the specified quality, or by abilities from sources of that quality.

Your card might target the player but it'll never target the creature directly.


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