A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control, but you can target it with spells and abilities normally. That means that your opponent can't use Doom Blade to destroy your Dungrove Elder, but you can still use something like Lifelink to make it better—the best of both worlds.

Like most of the evergreen keywords added to the game since its beginnings, hexproof isn't a new concept. It's the keyword version of a familiar ability seen on cards such as Troll Ascetic and Sacred Wolf. Those two cards—along with all the other cards that have text that exactly matches what hexproof does—will receive updated official wordings with the new keyword.

Dungrove Elder | Art by Matt Stewart


Hexproof will debut in Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 and will appear in subsequent card sets, including Magic: The Gathering Commander and the Magic 2012 Core Set.