TYPE
Enchantment — Aura

ABILITY
You may cast Relic Ward 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.)

FLAVOR TEXT
Asmira's prayers alone should have freed Mangara from the amber prison . . .

ILLUSTRATOR
John Coulthart

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE ES IT PT JP KR ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2005-08-01 Does not destroy Auras which are on the artifact, and it does not prevent Auras from being moved onto the artifact.
• 2009-10-01 The sacrifice occurs only if you cast it using its own ability. If you cast it using some other effect (for instance, if it gained flash from Vedalken Orrery), then it won’t be sacrificed.