<p>&quot;Shroud&quot; means &quot;This permanent or player can't be the target of spells or abilities.&quot;</p>
<p>Unless the ability specifically uses the word <em>target</em>, it is not affected by <em>shroud</em>.</p>
<p>I'm not sure which enchantment you are talking about, but if it says <em>each player</em>, like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Grave%20Pact">Grave Pact</a>, then it is not affected by shroud. If it says <em>target opponent</em> or <em>target player</em>, then it is affected by shroud.</p>
<p>Note that there is a subtype of Enchantment, <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&amp;subtype=+%5B%22Curse%22%5D" rel="noreferrer">Curse</a>, which have the line <em>Enchant Player</em>. These Enchantment Aura spells do target a player when they are on the stack, so they are affected by <em>shroud</em>.</p>

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If a True Believer is cast subsequently to a player being enchanted by a Curse, that wouldn't cause the Curse to fall off, am I right? Or am I confused?
thesunneversets
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@thesunneversets Auras target something only when the spell is on the stack. If a [Zur the Enchanter](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121162), for example, puts the Curse on the battlefield, it will not be affected by Shroud. see CR 303.4a and 303.4f
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Good, that's what I thought.  I saw some potential for confusion in "...and are attached to player, so they are affected by Shroud".  Being attached to a player doesn't actually interact very much with Shroud at all, except insofar as usually things become attached via targeting (?)
thesunneversets
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@thesunneversets That's a good point and I shall reword my answer.
ghoppe
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@thesunneversets yes, as per CR303.4a things are attached via targeting.
corsiKa
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I would further clairify it with, "when these Enchantment Auras are spells"
user1873
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or "when the enchantments are being cast" or something. In any case I think it would be a useful clarification.
David Z
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I thought at first the word "spells" would be enough, but I added the caveat "when they are on the stack" so hopefully that's clear enough.
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<p>If you have <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bTrue%20Believer%5d">True Believer</a> out, you have shroud. You cannot be the target of spells or abilities.</p>

<p>If a spell like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGrave%20Pact%5d">Grave Pact</a> comes along, you still must sacrifice, because you are not a target. As an analogy, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMist%20Leopard%5d">Mist Leopard</a> still dies to <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDay%20of%20Judgment%5d">Day of Judgment</a>.</p>

<p>If a spell like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCurse%20of%20Bloodletting%5d">Curse of Bloodletting</a> comes along, you're safe because the Aura targets you by definition (CR303.4a), but you are an illegal target. You're also safe from <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLightning%20Bolt%5d">Lightning Bolt</a> and its ilk.</p>

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<p>I have a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=True%20Believer">True Believer</a> out which gives me shroud. My opponent has an enchantment that says that each player must sacrifice whenever he sacrifices a card. Does the enchantment target me, thus allowing me to avoid the effect, or does the enchantment still have its effect despite me having shroud?</p>

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Do cards that say "Each player..." still affect players with Shroud?
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# Do cards that say "Each player..." still affect players with Shroud?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-05)

I have a [True Believer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=True%20Believer) out which gives me shroud. My opponent has an enchantment that says that each player must sacrifice whenever he sacrifices a card. Does the enchantment target me, thus allowing me to avoid the effect, or does the enchantment still have its effect despite me having shroud?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-03-05. Score: 12

"Shroud" means "This permanent or player can't be the target of spells or abilities."

Unless the ability specifically uses the word *target*, it is not affected by *shroud*.

I'm not sure which enchantment you are talking about, but if it says *each player*, like [Grave Pact](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Grave%20Pact), then it is not affected by shroud. If it says *target opponent* or *target player*, then it is affected by shroud.

Note that there is a subtype of Enchantment, [Curse](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&subtype=+%5B%22Curse%22%5D), which have the line *Enchant Player*. These Enchantment Aura spells do target a player when they are on the stack, so they are affected by *shroud*.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: If a True Believer is cast subsequently to a player being enchanted by a Curse, that wouldn't cause the Curse to fall off, am I right? Or am I confused?  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Auras target something only when the spell is on the stack. If a [Zur the Enchanter](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121162), for example, puts the Curse on the battlefield, it will not be affected by Shroud. see CR 303.4a and 303.4f  
> **username_2**: Good, that's what I thought.  I saw some potential for confusion in "...and are attached to player, so they are affected by Shroud".  Being attached to a player doesn't actually interact very much with Shroud at all, except insofar as usually things become attached via targeting (?)  
> **username_1**: @username_2 That's a good point and I shall reword my answer.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 yes, as per CR303.4a things are attached via targeting.  
> **username_4**: I would further clairify it with, "when these Enchantment Auras are spells"  
> **username_5**: or "when the enchantments are being cast" or something. In any case I think it would be a useful clarification.  
> **username_1**: I thought at first the word "spells" would be enough, but I added the caveat "when they are on the stack" so hopefully that's clear enough.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-03-05. Score: 5

If you have [True Believer](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bTrue%20Believer%5d) out, you have shroud. You cannot be the target of spells or abilities.

If a spell like [Grave Pact](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGrave%20Pact%5d) comes along, you still must sacrifice, because you are not a target. As an analogy, [Mist Leopard](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bMist%20Leopard%5d) still dies to [Day of Judgment](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDay%20of%20Judgment%5d).

If a spell like [Curse of Bloodletting](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCurse%20of%20Bloodletting%5d) comes along, you're safe because the Aura targets you by definition (CR303.4a), but you are an illegal target. You're also safe from [Lightning Bolt](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLightning%20Bolt%5d) and its ilk.


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