Runed Halo questions

[(nameless one)]

Hello Guys,

I have a couple of scenarios that needs to be cleared using Runed Halo.

Scenario 1: I casted a Runed Halo. It resolves but as it resolves, my opponent Stifles the naming effect. Can she actually do that?

Scenario 2:
My opponent is playing Dredge and somehow got a handful of 2/2 Zombies into the field. On my turn, I resolved a Runed Halo. Can I name a 2/2 black Zombie under Runed Halo?

Scenario 3:
My opponent managed to pull off the Dark Depths combo and has a 20/20 Marit Lage on his side of the field. On my turn, I resolved a Runed Halo. Can I name Marit Lage under Runed Halo?

Scenario 4:
I have a resolved Runed Halo naming Tendrils of Agony. The following turn, my opponent does what an AnT deck is supposed to do and has a Tendrils of Agony targetting me with enough storm count to take my life to zero. I know that I have protection from the original Tendrils of Agony. Do I also gain protection from Tendils of Agony's copies?

Thanks!

[hjalte]

1)
Runed Halo's naming effect can't be stifled, as it is not a triggered ability. (it misses the "when", "whenever" or "at" keyword)

2 and 3)
You can only name cards, and tokens are not cards, so no.

4) Your opponent can't target you in any way with Tendrils, while Runed Halo is on the battlefield. Not with the original, nor with the copies.

[(nameless one)]

Cool, thanks a bunch!

[Anusien]

1)2 and 3)
You can only name cards, and tokens are not cards, so no.

To name a card, you have to name something that is a legal card you could find in Oracle. However, there are some effects that make tokens that share a name with card. You can Runed Halo Assembly-Worker and protect yourself from Urza's Factory.

4) Your opponent can't target you in any way with Tendrils, while Runed Halo is on the battlefield. Not with the original, nor with the copies.

Which doesn't mean they have to target themself instead. It means they can't cast it at all targeting you.

[freakish777]

You can Runed Halo Assembly-Worker and protect yourself from Urza's Factory.

I assume this also works to protect oneself from Mishra's Factory (being the more relevant card usually), right?

[Conelead]

No, it doesn't work against Factory. Mishra's Factory is named "Mishra's Factory" not "Assembly Worker." It has creature type "Assembly Worker" but is named "Mishra's Factory."

[Infinitium]

Urza's Factory. Naming assembly-worker (the card) protects you from the tokens as well as Anusien pointed out.

[(nameless one)]

So what you guys are trying to say is I can name Marit Lage under Runed Halo and I will gain protection from it? I am now confused.

[dschalter]

So what you guys are trying to say is I can name Marit Lage under Runed Halo and I will gain protection from it? I am now confused.

No, because there is no card named "Marit Lage". The Assembly-Worker naming thing only works because there actually is a piece of cardboard called "Assembly-Worker".

[(nameless one)]

Now I see,

Assembly-Worker

I thought it was just Mishra's Factory's creature type and the name of the tokens produced by Urza's Factory.

Thank explains a lot. Thanks for clearing that up!

[krimit]

Hey,

what if someone were to use a global removal effect to get rid of runed halo or other permanents i control. Like for instance if someone used Runed Halo to protect against tranquility or nevinyrral's disk or Decree of annihilation. would the Runed halo protect me from those sorcery's destroying everything entirely?

[Esper3k]

Hey,

what if someone were to use a global removal effect to get rid of runed halo or other permanents i control. Like for instance if someone used Runed Halo to protect against tranquility or nevinyrral's disk or Decree of annihilation. would the Runed halo protect me from those sorcery's destroying everything entirely?

Protection only prevents you from being targeted, makes auras attached to the Protected object slide off, an prevents all damage from being dealt to the Protected object.

It won't help against something like a large scale sweeper effect such as Decree of Annihilation that doesn't target or deal damage.