<p>No. Hexproof prevents something from being targeted by opponents' spells and abilities &mdash; that's pretty final. You can't target Archetype of Endurance with Naturalize because you can't target it at all; there's nothing special about enchantment removal.</p>

<p>(If you're thinking hexproof is a creature thing, and we're getting around it by targeting their enchantment-enss instead of their creature-ness, that's not how things work in M:tG. Note also that anything can have hexproof: <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/ogw/57" rel="noreferrer">enchantments</a>, <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/c17/73" rel="noreferrer">players</a>, or even <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=re%3A%22permanents*have*hexproof%22" rel="noreferrer">every permanent you control</a>.)</p>

<p>You get around this by doing things that don't target the creature: <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDead%20Drop%5d">Dead Drop</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bToxic%20Deluge%5d">Toxic Deluge</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSettle%20the%20Wreckage%5d">Settle the Wreckage</a>, are examples of the kinds of non-targeting effects you'd use, or a plain old <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWrath%20of%20God%5d">Wrath of God</a> effect. Or kill it in combat.</p>

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<p>Can an enchantment creature with hexproof be targeted by a spell that destroys enchantments. For example, can <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bArchetype%20of%20Endurance%5d">Archetype of Endurance</a> be targeted by <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNaturalize%5d">Naturalize</a>?</p>

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Can an enchantment creature with hexproof be targeted by destroy target enchantment card?
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# Can an enchantment creature with hexproof be targeted by destroy target enchantment card?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-02)

Can an enchantment creature with hexproof be targeted by a spell that destroys enchantments. For example, can [Archetype of Endurance](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bArchetype%20of%20Endurance%5d) be targeted by [Naturalize](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNaturalize%5d)?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-02. Score: 5

No. Hexproof prevents something from being targeted by opponents' spells and abilities — that's pretty final. You can't target Archetype of Endurance with Naturalize because you can't target it at all; there's nothing special about enchantment removal.

(If you're thinking hexproof is a creature thing, and we're getting around it by targeting their enchantment-enss instead of their creature-ness, that's not how things work in M:tG. Note also that anything can have hexproof: [enchantments](https://scryfall.com/card/ogw/57), [players](https://scryfall.com/card/c17/73), or even [every permanent you control](https://scryfall.com/search?q=re%3A%22permanents*have*hexproof%22).)

You get around this by doing things that don't target the creature: [Dead Drop](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bDead%20Drop%5d), [Toxic Deluge](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bToxic%20Deluge%5d), [Settle the Wreckage](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSettle%20the%20Wreckage%5d), are examples of the kinds of non-targeting effects you'd use, or a plain old [Wrath of God](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWrath%20of%20God%5d) effect. Or kill it in combat.


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