If I'm playing at a slow enough table where I have the time to set up and execute my Bat loop a few times with a good payoff, I should be able to pressure my opponents and maybe even win a game or two
(Note that if the defending player had only one bear, he could not block the sliver regardless of the provoke because the Two-Headed Sliver is imposing a restriction on blocking, and a restriction always trumps a requirement.) In cases where there are several possible declarations that would obey the same amount of requirements, the defending player can choose between them
There are a handful of previously banned cards that were nerfed and made legal in the format again
Similar to SM99, Lumra pushes out archetypes that arent tailored to interacting with it, so it was banned to keep the format diverse in archetypes as well as decks
While that isnt exactly wrong, it does have some notable upsides that can make it a better choice in some circumstances
Thanks to Tor Waukis lifelink, youll come out ahead on the exchange as youll damage your opponents faster than yourself