Curator's Ward

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant permanent

Enchanted permanent has hexproof.

When enchanted permanent leaves the battlefield, if it was historic, draw two cards. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (47)

thefiresoflurve on WIP Control Deck

1 year ago

Hey, there!

First, what's your budget like? 'til I know that, I'll keep suggestions "standard".

Second: Cuts.

Sleep + River's Rebuke - not really an EDH card, since you usually have more than one opponent.

Martial Law - similarly, this is just one creature, and there are bound to be so many more problems than just one on the field at a time.

Invisibility - There are better sources of evasion (getting damage through to other players). Also, getting damage through is something Augustin isn't the best at, so that might not make for a strong win-con.

Robe of Mirrors isn't bad to protect your commander, but for 1 more mana you can use Curator's Ward (because Augustin reduces it) and then get 2 cards if someone uses a boardwipe later. I call that a deal. Diplomatic Immunity is another equally costed option as well, if you find your playgroup runs an obnoxious amount of enchantment removal, since it itself is also untargetable.

Consulate Crackdown - Kind of mediocre for what it does. For just one more mana, you can instead run Farewell or Austere Command, which both produce a much better effect.

Some things traditionally run in Augustin are used to basically slow the game to a crawl, and others are used to tax your opponents while this is going on to create advantages for you while you draw into your win conditions: Cursed Totem, Hushbringer, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Vryn Wingmare, Containment Priest, Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip, Hushwing Gryff, Silent Arbiter, Ethersworn Canonist, Wandering Archaic  ^Flip, Smothering Tithe, Rhystic Study, Linvala, Keeper of Silence, Sphere of Resistance, Torpor Orb, Damping Sphere, Static Orb, Karn's Sylex, Meekstone, Crawlspace... not quite an exhaustive list, but it's a really good start, and gets the point across.

There are some weird cards that you can use as win conditions to go with the "stax" style, like Azor's Elocutors.

If you're interested, https://edhrec.com/commanders/grand-arbiter-augustin-iv has some more suggestions as well - in my opinion, it's not a terrible place to start as a new player, although I'd encourage you to switch it up as you and your wallet like from what's listed there.

https://scryfall.com/ can also be a really good tool if you like to go full nerd and search for alternative cards with similar effects to really expensive cards - I've stumbled across a few hidden gems over time by using it.

Hope that helps, and Happy building!

wallisface on Mill Yourself

1 year ago

Nice.

My one concern with Curator's Ward is that the opponent can just kill your creature in response to you casting it, the same way the would when you cast Leveller anyway.

I think some of these cards might be of more use:

• Street Wraith provides you a zero-mana instant-speed win condition once your combo is in place, which means your opponent has almost no way to defeat you once you’re empty-decked with a wincon in play.

• Swiftfoot Boots if you really think hexproof is worth it. Ideally you’d be in-white for Giver of Runes. Though personally i’d be more in favour of just wasting the opponents time with Counterspell and Remand

Phaeophyta on Steal Yo Girl for Connor

1 year ago

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Polaris on If I enchant a permanent …

2 years ago

"Equipped creature" means "the creature this Equipment is attached to" and nothing else. Curator's Ward will not get indestructible from enchanting Darksteel Plate, even if you make it a creature somehow (also, if you animate an Aura, it goes to the graveyard because it can't be enchanting something if it's a creature).

Yesterday on If I enchant a permanent …

2 years ago

I control a Darksteel Plate that's been enchanted by a Curator's Ward.

Does the Curator's Ward have indestructible?

If not, is it because Darksteel Plate refers specifically to a creature in its static ability?

Or does "equipped creature" basically just mean "attached permanent"?

Or for an example, if Darksteel Plate were equipped to something that somehow both would stop being a creature and would be sent to the graveyard from the battlefield at the same time, would that attached permanent still be indestructible during the first round of SBAs checked that would remove the Darksteel Plate from it due to it not being a creature?

legendofa on V.2 You're fuckin with my (God)head!

2 years ago

Festering March could find a place here, maybe replacing a couple of Curator's Wards?

alexjustdoit on Muldrotha's Madhouse ⫷Primer⫸

2 years ago

Last_Laugh I'll admit that I maintain a Muldrotha decklist here and in paper, for quite some time, but despite that have probably only played it like 10 times... which is a shame but it sometimes feels a bit powerful for the pod I might sit down with that night, and other times I don't want to hold the game up since the deck is still somewhat new to me and there's a lot going on.

That being said, the recent-ish cards that I think have been doing well are Gravebreaker Lamia, Seal of Removal, Curator's Ward, Jace, Wielder of Mysteries, and Siren Stormtamer (those last two may be over two years old and you may know already)

carpecanum on Yennet's Gumball Machine

2 years ago

Curator's Ward to protect your boss? Vega, the Watcher for card draw every time your ability goes off.

It's a shame Library of Leng is over a dollar. That and Putrid Imp work well together.