Uphold Tradition

Cloaked is an ability keyword.

Cloaked is a game rule that changes how permanents are equipped. Cards with Cloaked that are equipped are placed face-down in the appropriate zone.

Unless otherwise stated by the abilities themselves, abilities are not functional and cannot be activated/triggered/used while the equipment is face-down (e.g. Ward).

If any Equipment with the Cloaked keyword remains equipped face-down through the end of the game, opponents in the game/tournament staff/judges at the event may ask its owner to reveal those face-down equipment cards. If asked, owners must turn the equipment face-up to allow the requesting party to validate the equipment card and the equipment zone its equipped to.

Ward is a static ability that generates a fixed-prevention effect.

The prevention effect is not optional. It applies whenever damage would be dealt to your hero.

If another prevention effect reduces a damage event to 0, the replacement condition is no longer met (damage would not be dealt), so Ward would not apply.

The prevention amount applies to a single damage event. The leftover prevention amount does not apply to any future damage that would be dealt to your hero.

If the damage prevention can not be applied due to an effect, the object with Ward on it is still destroyed as part of the replacement effect application.