---
name: "Timely Ward"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "8e589dca-d31e-4d2f-81b1-18e5f9198795"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/timely-ward-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Timely Ward
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
You may cast this spell as though it had flash if it targets a commander.
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has indestructible.

> *Dietro ogni generale che guida dal fronte c'è un mago nervoso con una magia pronta al lancio.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Flawless Maneuver](/printing/flawless-maneuver-tle.md) — Instant
2. [Shielded by Faith](/printing/shielded-by-faith-e02.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Ward of Lights](/printing/ward-of-lights-mir.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Thancred Waters](/printing/thancred-waters-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Indestructibility](/printing/indestructibility-m14.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Indomitable Will](/printing/indomitable-will-thb.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`