Orcish OriflammeHow it works & interactions with other cards

A Constant War Cry

Orcish Oriflamme creates a static ability that modifies the power of your attacking creatures. Unlike triggered abilities that go on the stack, this effect is always active as long as the enchantment is on the battlefield and a creature is in the state of 'attacking.' As soon as a creature is declared as an attacker, it gains +1/+0 immediately.

The Timing of the Bonus

The bonus applies from the moment you declare attackers during the Declare Attackers step until the end of the Combat phase. It's important to note that a creature is only considered an 'attacking creature' from the time it is declared as an attacker (or put onto the battlefield attacking) until the combat phase ends or it is removed from combat. Once you move to the Second Main Phase, your creatures return to their original power.

Strategic Deployment

Because this is an enchantment, it provides a persistent threat that forces your opponent to re-evaluate their blocks every single turn. It works best in aggressive decks that utilize many small creatures, as the +1/+0 bonus effectively multiplies across your entire board state, potentially adding massive amounts of total damage for just four mana.

Interaction examples

Stacking Static and Triggered Bonuses

Shared Animosity

If you control both enchantments and attack with three Goblins, both effects will apply. Orcish Oriflamme provides a flat +1/+0 static bonus to each. Shared Animosity will trigger for each Goblin; when those triggers resolve, each Goblin gets an additional +2/+0 (one for each other attacking Goblin). Your Goblins will effectively attack as 4/1 creatures.

Relentless Assaults

Aggravated Assault

Orcish Oriflamme does not care how many times you attack in a turn. If you use Aggravated Assault to create an additional combat phase, the static bonus from Orcish Oriflamme will apply to your creatures again during that second combat. This allows you to exert continuous pressure with enhanced power across multiple combat steps.