The protection the sword gives means that not only can your opponent not target the creature with spells and abilities, much like Hexproof, but also means that their creatures, planeswalkers, and other permanents cannot interact with it either
Diabolic Edict Rarity: Common TYPE: Instant SUBTYPE: - CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.40 EUR: 0.61 TIX: 0.97 EDHREC RANK: 11041 Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice
Surtland Flinger Were on a bit of a streak of fling effects that are conditional in what they can sacrifice
In a format where words like redundancy or synergy get thrown around a lot, its quite weird that this one isnt on people's minds when building for hand knowledge
(A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.) Creature - Sliver Color tag templates(None) Hibernation Sliver All Slivers have "Pay 2 life: Return this permanent to its owner's hand." Creature - Sliver Color tag templates(None) Hollowhead Sliver Sliver creatures you control have " , Discard a card: Draw a card." Creature - Sliver Color tag templates(None) Lavabelly Sliver Sliver creatures you control have "When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker and you gain 1 life." Creature - Sliver Color tag templates(None) Lazotep Sliver Sliver creatures you control have afflict 2