Added Volshe Aoron of Voda. Aoron is a value-oriented Contender with a light tribal reward. I'm not totally confident that Merfolk wants to be this value-oriented (and not tempo-oriented) but these abilities felt good for his color identity.
Golmorn, Planar Judge now Golmorn, Planar Judge. With Golmorn (and Brillia), I'm trying a new on-the-battlefield passive ability instead of an emblem. This works better with the set's focus on playing PWs repeatedly and should be more interactive. For Golmorn, it should also be a buff to his power level.
Thaegen the Confined now Thaegen the Confined. His new middle ability should be both exciting and a reward for building around it. With a set as small as this one, it's important to reward more focused build-arounds that players wouldn't otherwise notice.
Gralanth, Voice of Jund now Gralanth, Voice of Jund. His +2 made him too beefy, so I'm just trying a numbers tweak. He's also a little easier to cast color-wise, which hopefully reinforces his identity as a three color Contender.
Brillia of Quirion now Brillia of Quirion. Brillia has typically been the unassuming most solid Contender for a few versions now, so I don't feel too bad about tweaking her downward. Being able to churn out land creatures at half the rate should limit her ability to snowball early, and her new "passive emblem"-style ability rewards keeping her on the battlefield, which she normally rarely did.
Har-Oha, Ifnir’s Rising Fist now Har-Oha, Fist of Ifnir. I'm trying a new exert-flavored +1 ability on him, and increasing the cost of his ultimate to compensate. This "keep attacking, even it breaks you" flavor should fit with this evil warlord character.
Peng Ping, the Curious now Peng Ping, the Curious. Peng Ping's storm dream was a little too achievable by just playing as many 1 CMC cards as possible. Along with Forerunner cards and Reinforcements on the Way, he hit the battlefield on turn four or five too often. I decided to make it harder to get him for free, rather than making his abilities weaker. His storm clause is now non-creature, though it does also count lands again. His -4 is also slightly weakened, but should still be back-breaking in many cases.