Upgrade Goals I have some specific goals when upgrading Call for Backup : Switch our commander to Shalai and Hallar Add more +1/+1 Counter and Burn synergy cards Add more card draw Add another board wipe Add a powerful finisher I have a lot of experience making +1/+1 Counter decks and I've also got a paper Hallar, the Firefletcher that deals with both +1/+1 and Burn so I'm pretty familiar with the fun stuff these two overlapping archetypes can do
Its a decently rated creature, but its the artifact and enchantment removal that makes this a prime inclusion for mono-white Death & Taxes Legacy decks
Split cards make for interesting designs and can give your deck lots of options
They even used the old ante rule, where you could permanently lose a card each game
It feels weird to wrap things up with a Sance Board, because usually things start to unravel when you get one of these out, but here we are
PT), and the MTG Arena status page will keep you informed as we go through this process