Hexproof doesnt protect against destroy all effects
Its happened numerous times to me where i have creatures with hexproof, which in the games own words says protects against spells and abilites my opponents control, but every time my oppenents play a destroy all creatures effect is doesnt stop the spell from activating against it. How is that hexproof then?
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Rezzahan#77802
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Hexproof prevents the opponent from TARGETING the permanent. And ONLY that. "Destroy all" and similar effects do not target, they simply affect all relevant permanents. Same goes for protection by the way, though damage based wrath effects will be stopped by it due to protection including damage prevention.
115.10. Spells and abilities can affect objects and players they don’t target. In general, those objects and
players aren’t chosen until the spell or ability resolves. See rule 608, “Resolving Spells and
Abilities.”115.10a Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn’t make that
object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the
word “target” in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it’s not a
target.115.10b In particular, the word “you” in an object’s text doesn’t indicate a target.
702.11b “Hexproof” on a permanent means “This permanent can’t be the target of spells or abilities
your opponents control.”