Flickering Ward is a great card in that it gives protection to the chosen creature from the color of your choice and you may bounce it back to your hand for one white. The link to the card has a ruling that states:
If you choose White, the enchanted creature will have Protection from White. This will cause any other white Auras attached to that creature to be put into their owner's graveyard, but Flickering Ward will remain on the battlefield.
If I remember correctly (in a Sygg, River Guide EDH match), if Sygg has a blue enchantment on him and you give Sygg, River guide protection from BLUE using his ability, the enchantment will fall off and hit the graveyard as expected. Wouldn't Flickering Ward do the same? It is almost the same instance.
So I Name white with flickering ward, a white enchantment is on a protection from white creature now, then the protection from white given to the creature would cause all white enchantments to fall off... This is just really confusing to me, if anyone could please explain why the above rulings state that Flickering Ward would stay on that would be very helpful, or maybe the rulings have changed and the website wasn't updated (I'm not too sure.) Thanks again!
The oracle text has the answer. Flickering Ward's protection granting ability currently reads:
"Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove Flickering Ward."
Thus pro-white won't drop the Ward, but it will drop other white Auras.
Would it then be possible to cast another flickering ward on that creature and name blue for instance? or because it is a different flickering ward would that not resolve accordingly?
Would it then be possible to cast another flickering ward on that creature and name blue for instance? or because it is a different flickering ward would that not resolve accordingly?
It is impossible to do that. When a card refers to its own name, it really just means "this object". Flickering Ward creates an exception for itself, but not for other cards that happen to also be named Flickering Ward.
It is impossible to do that. When a card refers to its own name, it really just means "this object". Flickering Ward creates an exception for itself, but not for other cards that happen to also be named Flickering Ward.
ooh I understand now, and thank you so much for being patient and taking the time to answer my questions haha. I appreciate all of your help
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If you choose White, the enchanted creature will have Protection from White. This will cause any other white Auras attached to that creature to be put into their owner's graveyard, but Flickering Ward will remain on the battlefield.
If I remember correctly (in a Sygg, River Guide EDH match), if Sygg has a blue enchantment on him and you give Sygg, River guide protection from BLUE using his ability, the enchantment will fall off and hit the graveyard as expected. Wouldn't Flickering Ward do the same? It is almost the same instance.
So I Name white with flickering ward, a white enchantment is on a protection from white creature now, then the protection from white given to the creature would cause all white enchantments to fall off... This is just really confusing to me, if anyone could please explain why the above rulings state that Flickering Ward would stay on that would be very helpful, or maybe the rulings have changed and the website wasn't updated (I'm not too sure.) Thanks again!
"Enchanted creature has protection from the chosen color. This effect doesn't remove Flickering Ward."
Thus pro-white won't drop the Ward, but it will drop other white Auras.
Remember, kids: Never fight with Flashback, 'cause Flashback always wins.
Would it then be possible to cast another flickering ward on that creature and name blue for instance? or because it is a different flickering ward would that not resolve accordingly?
It is impossible to do that. When a card refers to its own name, it really just means "this object". Flickering Ward creates an exception for itself, but not for other cards that happen to also be named Flickering Ward.
ooh I understand now, and thank you so much for being patient and taking the time to answer my questions haha. I appreciate all of your help