Gix's Command Circumventing Ward on Opponent Creature
My opponent had a Kitesail Larcenist in play. I used Gix's Command with enough mana to pay the ward 1. The Kitesail Larcenist was at the time a 3/2 from a buff, so I used the "Give target creature 2 +1/+1 counters and lifelink" followed by the "opponent sacrifices the creature with the most power" option.
Instead of the ward 1 triggering, the prompt never showed up and everything fired off without interruption. This is an extremely exploitable bug, potentially not just for Gix's Command. To my understanding Ward should not only be detrimental effects. This was simply the card I found it with.
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
None of the modes of Gix's Command target, so ward, which only triggers when the permanent its on is targeted by a spell or ability an opponent controls, has nothing to trigger off. All the choices of the modes of Gix's Command are made on resolution, while targets have to be chosen on cast/activating/triggering. (And yes, Gix's Command not targeting means, it also gets around shroud, hexproof, and even protection.)
You can tell if something targets by the use of the word "target", either on the card, or in the rules for the keyword.