Protect

Protect allows cards to be unaffected by specified spe­cial abilities. (See Cannot be).

All of the following phrases are protect abilities:

•      Protect …

•      Is protected from …

•      Is prevented from being …

•      Cannot be …

•      May not be …

•      May only be … by

•      Must be … by

•      Immune to …

•      Ignores …

Notice that each of the abilities above does not prevent a special ability. They only limit the special ability to other targets.