<p><strong>Enchantments are permanents, so they can also be destroyed by spells or abilities that destroy permanents</strong></p>

<p>There are several non-G/W cards that destroy certain types of permanents, rather than enchantments specifically: <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&amp;text=+[permanent]+[destroy]&amp;color=+![G]+![W]" rel="nofollow">Gatherer</a></p>

<p>You can also make your opponent sacrifice certain types of permanents, although that of course leaves some degree of choice for your opponent, depending on the board state: <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&amp;text=+[sacrifices]+[permanent]&amp;color=+![G]+![W]" rel="nofollow">Gatherer</a></p>

<p>Generally, you should accept the fact that enchantment destruction is firmly inside the G/W part of the color pie, and you should look to less direct ways of dealing with enchantments. </p>

<p>As for direct answers, your best bet outside G/W are Blue counterspells and bounce effects for tempo, and sweeper artifacts.</p>

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Hackworth
<p>I have done gatherer searches for "destroy" and "exile" target enchantment with White and Green excluded. Are there any options, save counterspells, for dealing with them? </p>

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Related: http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/4858/how-do-i-deal-with-enchantments-while-playing-mono-red?rq=1
diego
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Can you post a link to the Gatherer search that you performed?
Rainbolt
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http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=%7C%5BDestroy%5D%7C%5BExile%5D+%5BTarget%5D+%5Benchantment%5D&color=+!%5BG%5D+!%5BW%5D
Zeroproductproperty
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Nevinyrral's Disk.
Cameron
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Are you against G/W specifically or not-Green and not-White as well?  Green alone has good enchant removal and Green mixed with almost all other colors does too.
Ethan The Brave
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@EthanTheBrave Based on the search link they provided, they're looking for enchant removal outside of either G or W, not outside of a G/W deck. So, anything in U, R, B or colourless.
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How to deal with Enchantments outside of G/W?
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# How to deal with Enchantments outside of G/W?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-31)

I have done gatherer searches for "destroy" and "exile" target enchantment with White and Green excluded. Are there any options, save counterspells, for dealing with them?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/4858/how-do-i-deal-with-enchantments-while-playing-mono-red?rq=1  
> **username_2**: Can you post a link to the Gatherer search that you performed?  
> **username_0**: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=%7C%5BDestroy%5D%7C%5BExile%5D+%5BTarget%5D+%5Benchantment%5D&color=+!%5BG%5D+!%5BW%5D  
> **username_3**: Nevinyrral's Disk.  
> **username_4**: Are you against G/W specifically or not-Green and not-White as well?  Green alone has good enchant removal and Green mixed with almost all other colors does too.  
> **username_5**: @username_4 Based on the search link they provided, they're looking for enchant removal outside of either G or W, not outside of a G/W deck. So, anything in U, R, B or colourless.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2016-04-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**Enchantments are permanents, so they can also be destroyed by spells or abilities that destroy permanents**

There are several non-G/W cards that destroy certain types of permanents, rather than enchantments specifically: [Gatherer](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=+[permanent]+[destroy]&color=+![G]+![W])

You can also make your opponent sacrifice certain types of permanents, although that of course leaves some degree of choice for your opponent, depending on the board state: [Gatherer](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&text=+[sacrifices]+[permanent]&color=+![G]+![W])

Generally, you should accept the fact that enchantment destruction is firmly inside the G/W part of the color pie, and you should look to less direct ways of dealing with enchantments.

As for direct answers, your best bet outside G/W are Blue counterspells and bounce effects for tempo, and sweeper artifacts.


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