Timely Ward

Enchantment — Aura

You may cast this spell as though this had flash if this targets a commander. (You may cast this at any time you could cast an instant.)

Enchant creature.

Enchanted creature has indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Legality

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

Discussion (21)

seshiro_of_the_orochi on Raffaaaaq My Opponents I Guess

1 month ago

Hey, so I find some time now.

In general, the list looks totally playable. Your mana curve is ok, maybe a little heavy on the 4, considering your commander is a 4-drop itself. I can see you took big parts from the {G}{W}{U} Karlov Manor precon. What you added are many pillowfort cards like Propaganda, which is a good idea considering this is basically a voltron list.

Here's a general overview of what I think you could improve on:

• The deck is really light on both lands and ramp. Having your land count at around 36 would be good to consistently draw enough lands. I counted eight pieces of ramp, and some of them are 4+ mana. Maybe try to get closer to ten pieces, and add in more cheap ones. Exalted wants you to have many cheap creatures, so adding in some mana dorks would work in your favour by synergizing with Sublime Archangel and similar cards. Cultivate and Kodama's Reach never get old, but Rampant Growth, Farseek and the recent Shared Roots would be great here. Btw, to give your clue strategy more versatility, you could add in Inspiring Statuary.

• You are also light on removal, both targeted one and boardwipes. Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, Stroke of Midnight, Generous Gift and Beast Within are great spells with tons of reprints, so just get some of them. They are great additions. Regarding wipes, Divine Reckoning and Single Combat are very powerful for a holtron strategy, but even something as simple as Day of Judgment would be a great fit.

• Now to the voltron pieces: The ones you have work fine, but you have few ways to get Rafiq through to deal damage. Aqueous Form and Rancor are easy additions. What's more, you really want to protect Rafiq, so add in some hexproof. Swiftfoot Boots is great here. There are lots of auras like Timely Ward that shield your voltron from death, and even some instant protection would do a fine job for you: Snakeskin Veil, Ranger's Guile and similar cards would be great for that.

Finally, here's a card I like a lot: Angelic Exaltation.

I guess my comment became longer than I planned. If you have questions or don't agree, let me hear it.

Icbrgr on Poison Apple

6 months ago

My brother runs this commander and as much as I hate this commander I absolutely love this commander! Ill be all happy to get a kill spell just for him to Timely Ward/Not Dead After All keeping her alive and adding more auras for more drain/gain. +1 happy brewing!

Jaroc249 on Gylwain’s Selesnya Show

1 year ago

Phule451 this is what I've done to the deck now which includes your suggestions:

Timber Paladin > Gala Greeters

Timely Ward > Gallant Pie-Wielder

Angelic Destiny > Lady of Laughter

Starfield Mystic > Grand Crescendo

Idol of Oblivion > Sterling Grove

Please let me know what you think and if you have anymore suggestions to make this deck a great show

DatShepTho on The Kill(ian) Box

1 year ago

I see people discussing boardwipe suggestions. The only one not mentioned here I run is Promise of Loyalty

I see you're running Vow of Duty. The other two Vow auras are quite fun too, with their versatility to enchant Killian, or something else.

Vow of Torment Vow of Malice

Same for the Impetus auras.

Ghoulish Impetus Martial Impetus Parasitic Impetus

Some of my favourite most powerful cards for Killian are: Holy Mantle Astarion's Thirst Angelic Destiny Celestial Mantle Sage's Reverie Timely Ward Ethereal Armor Songbirds' Blessing

I'm also looking forward to having the new Redemption Arc and Idolized

Headers13 on Marvelous Megatron

3 years ago

Darksteel Plate

Dihada, Binder of Wills

Gift of Doom

Kaldra Compleat

That Which Was Taken

Timely Ward

Spirit Mantle

Unquestioned Authority

thefiresoflurve on Rafiq, The One Hit Wonder

3 years ago

Nice build!

Only changes I might make are adding Akroma's Will or possibly Timely Ward for a little more protection. I am not really sure what I'd recommend taking out though - maybe The Reality Chip? I haven't really played much with "look at the top of your library" effects, so I'm really not sure how much card advantage they provide in a game. Thoughts?

Tinnuki on Guided by Faith

3 years ago

amarthaler: Timely Ward is definitely a "win-more" sort of card. As you can imagine, it's best cast in response to any sort of non-target destruction spell. I can't recall having to rely on it too often, but it is nice to have to back up your final push. I highly recommend it.

amarthaler on Guided by Faith

3 years ago

You're right - sorry I missed that.

How well does Timely Ward play? That card seems like it would be a finisher in most games!

I appreciate the upvotes!