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How is this rated lower than Flare? I mean, how many games can a single person draw by simultaneously decking him/herself with Zap and dealing the last point of damage to his/her opponent?
Posted By: Ragamander (1/15/2012 10:46:02 PM)
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It's no Electrolyze, that's for sure.
Posted By: Kontrah (9/14/2013 8:57:53 AM)
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Hmm. I wonder if this would have been overpowered at 2 damage. Compare Electrolyze.
Posted By: sweetgab (11/30/2013 2:34:30 AM)
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It's basically a reprint of Flare. In the old days there were a lot of cantrips whose effect was to do 1 of something, like Bandage. Would've been okay for 1 mana, like Needle Drop but without the restriction.
Posted By: achilleselbow (4/11/2010 7:28:01 PM)
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As with Bandage and Carom, the rating for this shows that Magic players completely misunderstand cantrips.
Compare this to Divination or Counsel of the Soratami (or even Sign in Blood or even Think Twice - tournament cards).
3cc is pretty typical for 2 draws. At Sorcery speed. This is a 3cc instant that draws 1, and kills a creature. (You would only play this when sideboarding against decks with 1 toughness creatures - TONS of utility creatures have only 1).
An instant that regularly 1-for-zeroes the opponent should not be rated a 1.1
Posted By: reapersaurus (11/15/2011 8:39:09 PM)
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A cantrip version of which burn spell is this, Wizards?
Lighning Bolt? Not quite. Shock? Not either. What went wrong here?
Posted By: Mode (12/7/2009 10:48:53 AM)
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Dzzt!
Posted By: Zher0 (7/19/2010 10:01:47 PM)
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Cantrips need to be really expensive to be totally worthless. This is bad, but can work in Limited.
Posted By: Rainyday2012 (9/21/2009 1:04:13 PM)
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This card... is too expensive. I might buy it for 1R. Just R at the most optimal. But 2R? Yeah, screw that.
Posted By: Zulp (6/23/2009 11:07:16 PM)
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At least it isn't Ember Shot
Posted By: mattblack04 (10/1/2011 10:08:22 PM)
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