I don't think it's as good as bolt, and it looks pretty bad in the abstract, but it's good since it takes out a pair of BoP for 1 mana (or any other utility creature) and ups ur storm count by two (also for 1 mana), and pings something for 2 (or 2 things for 1) while its at it.
Posted By:
channelblaze
(7/5/2010 11:17:15 AM)
Trust me, this is not as bad as it looks. It is really mean against elves, which is why I run it in my sligh.
Posted By:
Maraxas-of-Keld
(1/1/2011 5:53:45 PM)
Great with Kiln Fiend.
Posted By:
BuffJittePLZ
(9/8/2011 7:19:04 AM)
great card for Chandra's spitfire +6/+0 for R
Posted By:
leroque
(3/17/2011 2:05:57 AM)
This card is better than it looks, especially to kill pesky utility creatures. Flashback is what makes it really shine though.
Posted By:
DespisedIcon
(8/11/2010 5:17:57 PM)
This found its way into sideboards of red decks back then, brought in for the mirror match.
Against a deck with lots of 1/1's you'd have gladly spent a Shock (or even a Bolt) on, Lava Dart does the job while also giving you another removal spell late game.
Posted By:
Gabriel422
(9/22/2011 1:55:30 AM)
It's like some sort of precursor to both Geistflame and Gut Shot. Completely unexpected, even at the best of times.
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(9/14/2012 7:23:34 PM)
Nowadays, Burning Vengeance turns this into a mini-Fireblast...the important thing about Lava Dart isn't that it deals 2 split damage, though, but that it provides two spells cast at instant speed for 1 mana. This is highly relevant for some effects like Storm count, Gelectrode, etc.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(9/19/2012 4:23:17 AM)
it's liek a wierd cross between Fireblast, Firebolt, and Shock. All three of those cards, frankly, are better, but this card is actually plenty good if you have a land-saccing theme, and I'd love to run it with Grim Lavamancer.
Shock is the least interesting, but better than the others in most situations (even Fireblast since unless you built a whole deck around the Philosophy of Fire VERY Spiked, Fireblast puts you potentially hugely behind, and to -build- such a Spike deck often requires a mild investment which newer players would consider a little much until they see just how worth it it is. Of course other decks require even more investment, but a good many decks don't have to be Spike-tuned to be good. Fireblast.dec is not one of them though.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(3/5/2013 8:41:50 AM)
flashback can be a game winner (or loser) here. severely underated at a 2.5 rating as of today i think,
Posted By:
Richard_Hawk
(3/10/2011 11:41:36 AM)