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NameHeated Argument Edit card
TypeInstant
DescriptionHeated Argument deals 6 damage to target creature. You may exile a card from your graveyard. If you do, Heated Argument also deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.
Flavor"I don't want to hurt you, Ajani, but whatever Jace is planning needs to be stopped!"
ArtistAleksi Briclot
SetSecrets of Strixhaven #118
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About Heated Argument

Heated Argument, Instant, designed by Aleksi Briclot first released in Mar, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven.

Heated Argument fits best in slower red-based midrange or control decks—especially in Limited or Standard formats where cleanly dealing 6 damage at instant speed can answer large creatures—while the optional graveyard exile provides a small bonus in decks that naturally fill the graveyard (spells-matter, self-mill, or sacrifice shells). However, at five mana it’s inefficient compared to many alternatives: in Standard and Pioneer, cards like **Play with Fire**, **Lightning Strike**, **Rending Flame**, or **Abrade** offer cheaper, more flexible removal, and in older formats **Lightning Bolt** and **Unholy Heat** are far more efficient; even **Flame-Blessed Bolt** can be preferable for exile utility at a lower cost. Because five-mana removal needs to provide major upside to be competitive, Heated Argument is generally too expensive for Constructed play and is mostly a solid but unexciting Limited card rather than a staple for competitive decks.

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