<p>Your opponent can still cast spells.  As the last part of Coalition Honor Guard's text says (emphasis mine):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>your opponents must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield
  <strong>if able.</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<p>If they can't target a flagbearer (because of, say hexproof or a restriction on the spell, ie. "target green creature" and all flagbearers are white), you don't have to obey the rest of that text.</p>

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<p>As <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Coalition%20Honor%20Guard">Coalition Honor Guard</a> was card of the day on <a href="http://magic.wizards.com/en/node/314795" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DailyMTG</a> the other day, it got me thinking. If you gave it hexproof, through whatever means you choose e.g. <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Swiftfoot%20Boots">Swiftfoot Boots</a>, would my opponent be unable to play spells that target a single creature?</p>

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Coalition Honor Guard and Hexproof
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# Coalition Honor Guard and Hexproof

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-13)

As [Coalition Honor Guard](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Coalition%20Honor%20Guard) was card of the day on [DailyMTG](http://magic.wizards.com/en/node/314795) the other day, it got me thinking. If you gave it hexproof, through whatever means you choose e.g. [Swiftfoot Boots](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Swiftfoot%20Boots), would my opponent be unable to play spells that target a single creature?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-13. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Your opponent can still cast spells. As the last part of Coalition Honor Guard's text says (emphasis mine):

> your opponents must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield
> **if able.**

If they can't target a flagbearer (because of, say hexproof or a restriction on the spell, ie. "target green creature" and all flagbearers are white), you don't have to obey the rest of that text.


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