I've read the thread about Standard Bearer + Shroud and my question is if the same applies for protection. For example if I had a Standard Bearer enchanted with a cho-manno's blessing naming the color red, if an opponent tried to lightning bolt me would the spell technically try to target standard bearer and fizzle because its protected or how would that work? Thanks!
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I've read the thread about Standard Bearer + Shroud and my question is if the same applies for protection. For example if I had a Standard Bearer enchanted with a cho-manno's blessing naming the color red, if an opponent tried to lightning bolt me would the spell technically try to target standard bearer and fizzle because its protected or how would that work? Thanks!
Protection from red will exclude the Standard Bearer from the list of legal targets for Lightning Bolt and other red targeted spells and abilities from red sources. As such any such spell or ability is free to target anything else. The Bearer's ability is essentially shut down due to protection.
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Also, it seems you are misunderstanding the Bearer's ability. It does not redirect targets, it necessitates to choose it as a target in the first place.
an opponent (of Standard Bearer's controller) is casting a spell they control or activating an ability they control, and
that opponent chooses any of the targets of that spell or ability, and
a Flagbearer (not just Standard Bearer) is among the targets the opponent can choose from,
that opponent has to choose at least one Flagbearer as a target if able. If Standard Bearer can't be a target of that spell or ability (whether by protection, shroud, or otherwise), the opponent still has to choose at least one other Flagbearer as a target if able. Only if there is no Flagbearer from which the opponent can choose this way is that opponent free to choose targets without regard to Standard Bearer.
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Protection from red will exclude the Standard Bearer from the list of legal targets for Lightning Bolt and other red targeted spells and abilities from red sources. As such any such spell or ability is free to target anything else. The Bearer's ability is essentially shut down due to protection.
edit:
Also, it seems you are misunderstanding the Bearer's ability. It does not redirect targets, it necessitates to choose it as a target in the first place.
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