#UNHOLY HEAT MTG UPDATE#

These changes aim to make cards originally designed for Limited more competitive in Constructed, and to buff other cards that have not made an impact in Standard and Alchemy. Past sets in Standard and Alchemy have supported decks built around +1/+1 counters, and we're buffing those cards to better support cards like Brokers Ascendancy, Sanctuary Warden, and Falco Spara, Pactweaver from Streets of New Capenna. We discussed rebalancing (and may do so at a future date), but each change we've considered so far would effectively eliminate this combo, so we've decided to ban the card instead. While combo decks can be a fun and healthy part of metagames, this deck fell outside these format goals. One of Alchemy's guiding lights is to keep the format fast, fun, and dynamic. By restricting it to triggering once per turn, we are keeping the explosive potential of the card but are allowing other decks to overcome it if they develop a strong board position. Winota, Joiner of Forces was too difficult to beat both in the early and late game when triggering multiple times per turn. Now triggers when one or more non-Human creatures you control attack unbanned in Historic. This change is meant to make high-toughness creatures stronger against red in Historic. Unholy Heat too easily undermines red's weakness to large creatures. We are hoping these two changes make other creature-based decks more competitive against Food decks.ĭragon's Rage Channeler is one of the most powerful cards in Historic, especially in the Arclight Phoenix deck, and we are hoping to make it easier to interact with in combat and with removal.ĭelirium now deals 4 damage (from 6 damage) Cauldron Familiar effectively shuts down creature combat, and Meathook Massacre punishes the opponent for trying to build a board state to get around Cauldron Familiar. Removed 'Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, gain 1 life.'Ĭauldron Familiar and Meathook Massacre have shown themselves to be too strong versus conventional creature-based decks in Historic. Additionally, Grinning Ignus will be banned in Alchemy effective July 7.

#UNHOLY HEAT MTG UPDATE#

Arriving on Thursday, July 7, the next game update brings several adjustments to cards-individually and in support of deck diversity.

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