I already mentioned Cowardice back in first post of this series. Rhystic Deluge alongside this card lets you bounce any creature for U. I used this combo myself in a tribal deck (playing Merfolk). Really, Cowardice works well with anything that lets you target creatures. It's great for multiplayer. The obvious use is to bounce anything your opponent(s) might be able to block with and then swing away for the kill. This may make it a dead card if your opponent doesn't use any creatures. But Cowardice works on your own creatures too. It would be awesome to use it in some way that takes advantage of this (creatures with comes into play abilities are one obvious synergy). I can't comment on this much because I've never seen it done. I've always seen Cowardice used in multiplayer games, where it gives the person playing it control of the board. So if you're looking for a new deck idea, try breaking Cowardice by using it with your own creatures. It could make for a fun and perhaps quite powerful deck.#165: Flickering Ward
I recently declared Inviolability underrated. But when it comes to protection for a creature, Flickering Ward is the best. Like Story Circle, it's a compact revision of an old cycle of protection cards. But it ranks higher than Story Circle because while Story Circle trades the slightly cheaper cost and lack of reliance on white mana for customization, Flickering Ward compromises nothing. It costs the same amount of mana as the old color ward enchantments, maintains the functionality of all of them and has the ability to return itself to your hand for W. I don't know what they were thinking when they printed such a superior card, but I'm glad they did, because other enchantments of this variety tend to suck. Compare Flickering Ward to Prismatic Ward or Ward of Lights. If you want to be really competitive and your deck could use a white enchantment to protect a creature, look no further than Flickering Ward. No, seriously, don't look any further.
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