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Heroic Challenger - Spartan Type Effect Monster Attribute EARTH Typing Warrior Level/Rank 4 ATK 1600 DEF 1000 Archetype Heroic Typings Effect TCG Date 2012-08-18 OCG Date 2012-04-14 Card Text Once per turn, when an opponent's monster declares an attack: You can target 1 face-up "Heroic" monster you control, except this card

- Red Refractor /5

Her +1 loyalty ability to ping for damage every turn adds up rather quickly in an aggressive deck, and the single mana she provides is easy enough to find uses for in most red decks

You can also activate the cards main effect to get yourself a better hand if you ever get stuck with bad options

He was reprinted in a Masters set online and I have him as my leader of my Magic Online Commander deck and he's quite good in that role

Given the rules committee doesn't want to ban cards based on cEDH it's likely the card won't be banned as cEDH implodes on itself over it