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Flickering Ward
Oracle Text
Enchant creature
As this Aura enters, choose a color.
Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove this Aura.
{W}: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Flickering Ward is a deceptively flexible white Aura that shines best in tempo and value-oriented decks, where a single mana can turn an early creature into a hard-to-answer threat or blank an opponent’s removal spell of a chosen color. The key is that it protects without “sticking” the Aura off the creature, so you can repeatedly pay {W} to pick it up and redeploy it as the board changes, effectively turning one card into a toolbox against whatever color matters most. That makes it excellent with enchantment-matters payoffs, cheap evasive creatures, and sacrifice or discard effects that appreciate a reusable enchantment. It also pairs well with a protection-focused game plan, especially on a resilient attacker like a white weenie threat or a creature carrying a powerful equipment package. In play, name the color that threatens you now, not the one that may matter later.
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Character Background
Flickering Ward is a deceptively flexible white Aura that shines best in tempo and value-oriented decks, where a single mana can turn an early creature into a hard-to-answer threat or blank an opponent’s removal spell of a chosen color. The key is that it protects without “sticking” the Aura off the creature, so you can repeatedly pay {W} to pick it up and redeploy it as the board changes, effectively turning one card into a toolbox against whatever color matters most. That makes it excellent with enchantment-matters payoffs, cheap evasive creatures, and sacrifice or discard effects that appreciate a reusable enchantment. It also pairs well with a protection-focused game plan, especially on a resilient attacker like a white weenie threat or a creature carrying a powerful equipment package. In play, name the color that threatens you now, not the one that may matter later.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 21:10:44 UTC