Can something with protection from creatures block?

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Question: Can something with protection from creatures block?

In the rich world of Magic: the Gathering, creatures are designed to interact with each other in various ways. Players often wonder if something protected from creatures can block with another creature. The quick answer is: Sometimes, yes, and sometimes no.

Answer: Protection from Creatures Mechanics

To gain a deeper understanding, you need to know the Protection from Creatures attribute. This attribute, displayed as Protection from W, U, B (where W, U, and B represent WHITE, blue and green/blue mage colors), prevents all attacks and abilities from creatures bearing those colors. Think of a turtle creature gaining immmunity to all non-civilized creatures, be they red, white or black.

Key Principles

When attempting to block with a creatures protected from creatures, things get interesting. Your creature won’t take that damage. It protects itself from the harm triggered by the attacking creature of the same color(s).
Here are some clarifying points to explore:

• First rule: If your creature has protection from [color], it will work as expected. Will not take damage since it’s protected from colors.
• Second key point: If the original attacking creature is influenced by white, blue, black. The protection will not engage that way. The attack cannot be blocked by that blocked creature.
• An important exception: The opposing creature’s protection is canceled if the attacking creature enters the battlefield with no manasymbols of that "something" color.
  • Example: To clarify, if an R/W creature attacks and later gains protection from white – the protection will kick the original attacking creature off stage.

Blocking a Blue Creature with Protection from Spells

Consider blue creatures with protection from Spells. These blue blockers can’t be targeted from spells, but if those spells are blue (same color), they’ll stay unaffected. In essence blue creatures with protection from color will not block creatures sharing the same color, meaning no blocking blue for it.

Blocking Red-Bearing Creatures with Protection Red

To extend this concept, creatures resistant to red won’t accept damage from red-bounding creatures. If they can’t take the ‘red’ hit, all damage is preventend. The opposing R/W creature will continue causing damage, as they stay in the combat stage.

Blocking Green/Untapped Creatures with Protection-Green

While exploring the green zone now, we see the result is the same – resistance to green won’t cancel out the attack by greeen-touchedcreatures. If these don’t take the block, the attack can bypass this protection. Your tapped green creature will only halt its attack.

Recap: Protection from Things

1 Protection from Color Stops Board Wipes
Each creature with protection from Colors (W, U,
B) will shield in front of global color-board wipes.
2 They will not take that destructive force.
3 However, if a different multicolored spell enters they’ll still take harm once again.

The Art of Blocking with Creatures Guarded by Protection

In conclusion, in Magic: the Gathering situations where creatures have protection shields from creatures, these protecting creatures won’t receive ‘harm’ and become immune to damage, attack, or even color-based abilities.
On the other hand, attacks by creatures with same color will fail these protections. This ‘harm’ can lead both sides to a clash by ‘color-based spells’:

1. If those spells are the same like attacking creature’s colors this won’t block those attack.
2. Spells with different colors from its protection won’t engage against this creature.

As part of the Magic community player, understanding the interaction that comes with protection, gives you a deeper knowledge foundation.