Protection Rule 702.16 Glossary

A keyword ability that provides a range of benefits against objects with a specific quality. See rule 702.16, “Protection.”
Shadow Rule 702.28 Glossary

A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked and which creatures it can block. See rule 702.28, “Shadow.”

Rulings (3)

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Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
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If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
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Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.

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