"Seven is a lot of cards, even for our 'early rotation' window, and especially so since it has been over two years since any cards at all were banned in Standard," says lead play designer Jadine Klomparens
In my nine years of playing Standard, there has never been a sweeper in Red that dealt two damage for two mana, while subtle, this is a historical step into a higher powered Standard
this variant removed many deckbuilding restrictions
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This is weak against an opponent with a lot of creatures on the battlefield but allows black to kill some creatures it otherwise would have trouble killing (like creatures with protection from black)
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