Heartfire Hero

Standard	Banned since June 30, 2025
Pioneer	Banned since November 10, 2025
Modern	Never Banned
Legacy	Never Banned
Vintage	Never Banned
Commander	Never Banned
Pauper	Never Banned
Oathbreaker	Never Banned
Extended	Not Legal

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Timeline

• August 2, 2024 - Released
• June 30, 2025 - Status changed to Banned in Standard
• November 10, 2025 - Status changed to Banned in Pioneer

Rationale

Heartfire Hero was banned in both Standard and Pioneer due to its ability to provide highly explosive power and significant resiliency to red aggressive decks. In Standard, the card's strength was deemed excessive in combination with other factors, leading to its ban to promote metagame diversity. Similarly, in Pioneer, the card was banned to reduce the win rate of Mono-Red Aggro, specifically by mitigating the extreme pressure it exerts on opponents early in the game, thereby broadening the format's playable options.

This summary was generated by gemma4 on September 14, 2026. It has not yet been reviewed by a human editor and may contain some inaccuracies. Learn more.

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