Flickering Ward
Enchantment — Aura$0.35
Enchant creature As this Aura enters, choose a color. Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove this Aura. : Return this Aura to its owner's hand.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 9
Flickering Ward + Goldspan Dragon
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Flickering Ward for {W}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}{W}. Activate Flickering Ward for {W}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Displacer Kitten + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {W}{W}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {W}{W}. Cast Flickering Ward by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Peregrine Drake. When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Resolve the Flickering Ward spell. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Goldspan Dragon + Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinitely large creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Flickering Ward for {W}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}{W}. Korvold triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself and drawing a card. Activate Flickering Ward for {W}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Displacer Kitten + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite untap of creatures
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {W}{W}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least {W}{W}. Cast Flickering Ward by paying its mana cost, targeting any creature you control except Displacer Kitten. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking itself. When Displacer Kitten enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Resolve the Flickering Ward spell. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Displacer Kitten + Palinchron
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {W}{W}.
Steps
Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {W}{W}. Cast Flickering Ward by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Palinchron. When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Resolve the Flickering Ward spell. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Displacer Kitten + Great Whale
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {W}{W}.
Steps
Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {W}{W}. Cast Flickering Ward by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Great Whale. When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Resolve the Flickering Ward spell. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Chromatic Orrery + Nacre Talisman
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
A creature on the battlefield.
Steps
Activate Chromatic Orrery by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}{C}. Cast Flickering Ward enchanting a creature. Pay for Talisman to untap Chromatic Orrery. Return Flickering Ward to hand using its ability.
Flickering Ward + Bramble Elemental + Utopia Mycon
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Flickering Ward by paying {W}, attaching it to Bramble Elemental. Bramble Elemental triggers, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens. Activate Utopia Mycon's second ability twice by sacrificing both Saproling tokens, adding {W}{W}. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Flickering Ward + Bramble Elemental + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Flickering Ward by paying {W}, attaching it to Bramble Elemental. Bramble Elemental triggers, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing both Saproling tokens, adding {W}{W}. Activate Flickering Ward by paying {W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Pearl-Ear, Imperial AdvisorFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor can use.
- Calix, Guided by FateFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Calix, Guided by Fate can use.
- Killian, Decisive MentorFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Killian, Decisive Mentor can use.
- Estrid, the MaskedFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Estrid, the Masked can use.
- Sram, Senior EdificerFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Sram, Senior Edificer can use.
- Danitha Capashen, ParagonFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Danitha Capashen, Paragon can use.
- Codsworth, Handy HelperFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Codsworth, Handy Helper can use.
- Ardenn, Intrepid ArchaeologistFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist can use.
- Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the RealmsFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms can use.
- Reyav, Master SmithFlickering Ward is an Aura, which Reyav, Master Smith can use.