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Black Ward
Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has protection from black. This effect doesn't remove this Aura.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Black Ward is a classic white aura that quietly turns an ordinary creature into a wall against one of Magic’s oldest threats: black removal and combat tricks. In Fourth Edition, its appeal is less about raw stats and more about tempo and control, buying time for a key threat to survive against Doom Blade-style effects, black blockers, and discard-heavy attrition plans. Because it grants protection from black without removing itself, it’s especially useful on evasive or scalable creatures that you want to keep on the table, such as a win condition carrying equipment or an early attacker in a low-curve deck. It also plays well in sideboard slots when your metagame is saturated with black decks. Just remember protection has real costs: the enchanted creature can’t be targeted or blocked by black, but it also won’t benefit from black Auras or pump effects, so pair it with white-based combat support rather than multicolor aura stacks.
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Character Background
Black Ward is a classic white aura that quietly turns an ordinary creature into a wall against one of Magic’s oldest threats: black removal and combat tricks. In Fourth Edition, its appeal is less about raw stats and more about tempo and control, buying time for a key threat to survive against Doom Blade-style effects, black blockers, and discard-heavy attrition plans. Because it grants protection from black without removing itself, it’s especially useful on evasive or scalable creatures that you want to keep on the table, such as a win condition carrying equipment or an early attacker in a low-curve deck. It also plays well in sideboard slots when your metagame is saturated with black decks. Just remember protection has real costs: the enchanted creature can’t be targeted or blocked by black, but it also won’t benefit from black Auras or pump effects, so pair it with white-based combat support rather than multicolor aura stacks.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 14:10:43 UTC