Relic Ward
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SetVIS
Collector #16
Released1997-02-03
Rarityuncommon
ArtistJohn Coulthart
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Relic Ward

UncommonColour IDMV 2
Enchantment — Aura
You may cast this spell as though it had flash. If you cast it any time a sorcery couldn't have been cast, the controller of the permanent it becomes sacrifices it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
Enchant artifact
Enchanted artifact has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Keywords
Enchant
Card capabilities
Enchantment
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Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc8 Dec 2022
The sacrifice occurs only if you cast it using its own ability. If you cast it using some other effect (for example, if another effect allowed you to cast it as though it had flash), then it won't be sacrificed.
wotc1 Aug 2005
Does not destroy Auras which are on the artifact, and it does not prevent Auras from being moved onto the artifact.