Nahiri's Wrath ignores hexproof?

Falmari
Falmari Posts: 3
edited November 2016 in MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
So, I was playing as Kiora in quick battle against a Koth and had my Sphinx of the Final Word out which is supposed to give all my creatures hexproof. You know, cannot be targeted by enemy spells or abilities. Nahiri's Wrath is a spell. So why was he able to cast it and kill my hexproof creatures? I could understand if my planeswalker would have taken the 6 damage, but my creatures should have been protected. What's the point of having hexproof if it doesn't work?

Playing on Samsung Galaxy S7.

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  • Plastic
    Plastic Posts: 762 Critical Contributor
    Anything that affects "all creatures" isn't targeting specific creatures. Nahiri's Wrath is working as intended in your scenario.
  • octal9
    octal9 Posts: 593 Critical Contributor
    To add onto Plastic's answer:
    Falmari wrote:
    cannot be targeted by enemy spells or abilities
    This is a very specific phrase.

    What it means is this: if the enemy spell or ability requires a target, this creature cannot be targeted.

    Otherwise, it's open season.
  • Falmari
    Falmari Posts: 3
    Ah, so it's one of those MTG loopholes. Makes sense. I was so confused when he wiped my board with it. Thanks.

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