Hoarding of Denial

Hoarding of Denial’s first ability generates a conditional continuous effect that only applies as long as it is defending. It gets +X while it is defending where X is determined based on the current number of defending cards with cost 3 or more this combat chain. The variable X here can change if the total number of these specified defending cards changes (e.g. cards are removed/added).

Hoard of Denial’s first ability checks cards defending on the entire combat chain, not just the chain link it is defending on.

If the total number of defending cards with cost 3 or more changes after the damage step of Hoarding of Denial’s chain link has passed, the value of X will update but the damage will not be recalculated.