How to Counter a Board Wipe
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To counter a board wipe, you need to understand the different types of board wipes and the keywords that can protect your creatures, such as indestructible or regenerating them, and the simplest way to handle a board wipe is to keep some of your creatures in your hand instead of playing all of them. This strategy, combined with protection spells, recursion, counterspells, and land-based ramp, can help you effectively counter a board wipe and maintain a strong position on the board.
Understanding Board Wipes
Board wipes, also known as board sweeps, are instant or sorcery spells that destroy or exile all permanents of a certain type, and they can be a game-changer in any match.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does Heroic Intervention Prevent Board Wipes?
Heroic Intervention can render a board wipe less effective, but it’s not a reliable way to counter it.
2. Does Indestructible Work Against Board Wipes?
Indestructible creatures are not affected by board wipes that destroy or damage creatures, but they can be affected by board wipes that exile or give -X/-X to creatures.
3. Does Shroud Protect from Board Wipes?
Shroud does not protect creatures from board wipes, as board wipes do not target specific creatures.
4. Does Protection from Everything Stop Board Wipes?
Protection does not protect from board wipes, as protection only stops damage, enchanting/equipping, blocking, and targeting.
5. Does Hexproof Counter Board Wipes?
Hexproof does not counter board wipes, as hexproof only prevents targeting.
6. How Do You Protect Artifacts from Board Wipes?
You can protect artifacts from board wipes using protection spells, recursion, counterspells, and land-based ramp.
7. Does Deathtouch Beat Indestructible?
Deathtouch does not beat indestructible, as indestructible creatures ignore deathtouch.
8. What Destroys Indestructible?
Indestructible permanents can still be put into their owner’s graveyard by other means, such as the legend rule, being sacrificed, or having zero or less toughness.
9. Does Protection from Black Stop a Board Wipe?
Protection from black does not stop a board wipe, as protection does not protect from things with that color identity.
10. How Many Boardwipes is Too Many?
The number of board wipes that is too many depends on the player’s strategy and the format of the game.
11. Is Cyclonic Rift a Board Wipe?
Cyclonic Rift is not a traditional board wipe, as it does not permanently remove things from the board.
12. How Do You Survive Board Wipes in MTG?
To survive board wipes in MTG, you can keep some creatures in your hand instead of playing all of them, and use protection spells, recursion, counterspells, and land-based ramp.
13. Can You Sacrifice in Response to a Board Wipe?
You can sacrifice in response to a board wipe, but it depends on the specific situation and the cards involved.
14. Do Board Wipes Affect Progenitus?
Board wipes can affect Progenitus, but it depends on the type of board wipe and the specific situation.
15. Does Deathtouch Work with 0 Damage?
Deathtouch does not work with 0 damage, as a creature with deathtouch and zero power cannot deal damage and thus cannot destroy an attacking or blocking creature.