Why does Burn Brighted Before the End have the option to remove Presence instead of adding Presence? Isn't adding Presence always better?
Why does Burn Brighted Before the End have the option to remove Presence instead of adding Presence? Isn't adding Presence always better?
In most instances, yes, adding Presence will be better. However, Heart of the Wildfire is often in a position where adding Presence to one of its lands will not only add more Blight, but also cascade – rather punishing for a Blighted Island card with so little Blight. Hence, there's an option to remove Presence from tracks instead.