How well do you think this will take out a Sliver deck?
Posted By:
pigknight
(2/22/2010 8:48:57 PM)
side it in Stuffy doll deck against swarm decks :D
Posted By:
Sanderleet
(2/6/2010 7:55:04 AM)
Looks to me like it was designed to wipe out ally decks. Pyroclasm can't do that. Throw in a few Kor Firewalkers on your side, and the extra few points should wipe out their creatures while leaving yours on the board. Day of Judgement can't do that.
Posted By:
Kazabet
(3/16/2010 12:50:18 PM)
Protean Hydra Whilst pyroclasm does take out most weenie creatures, this card does awesome amounts of damage. Stuffy doll obviously comes to mind, as does my friend Protean Hydra. Say the opponent has five creatures (hypothetically) and you have the hydra with like 5 counters on it and a spider umbra. This card wipes the entire board and boosts the hydra up to 10. Next turn swing and fling for 20 damage. Pyroclasm wouldn't offer the same delicious results. Pyroclasm is going to be better most of the time as it is way faster, but this card has its merits.
Posted By:
TheSwarm
(1/3/2011 3:26:04 PM)
Perfect vs. Allies with a growing effect like Kazandu Blademaster.
Posted By:
Cryonic
(2/3/2010 3:53:30 PM)
My buddy runs a white deck with a splash of green featuring Emeria Angel, Ajani Goldmane, Conqueror's Pledge, and Honor of the Pure. If the right stuff comes out early he can have a few flying 3/3's, a flying 5/5 and (add random creatures here) by turn 5. This is just the kind of thing to deal with that situation. It's not restricted to only doing 2 damage and doesn't have the downsides of not being able to hit things in the air and damaging yourself like Earthquake does.
Posted By:
Khias
(1/29/2010 7:35:16 PM)
Hah. Silly elves. I bring the flame.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(6/7/2011 12:34:21 PM)
one really good use for this: killing Sphinx of Jwar Isle (or any shroud flyer)
since you can't bolt/burst/blaze/mutiny a shrouded creature, what can you do? answer: non-targeted damage/removal.
but, pyroclasm isn't big enough, and earthquake doesn't hit flying (which is why it's used in RWU Sphinx). This has potential to wreck some skies!
in a red deck, provided you have some trash to feed it, you have a clean sweeper instead of a stalemate.
Posted By:
PastProphet
(2/22/2010 12:10:20 PM)
@Macsen
Relentless rats will survive if there are zero total other creatures between every player.
Similarly, Might of the masses won't nullify this unless your opponents have no creatures.
Posted By:
kiseki
(7/15/2011 11:04:30 AM)
Unless there is something like Coat of Arms and an additional buffer on the field, this will wipe out most battlefields (hurr). Once you get above five or six creatures, it's a solid board wipe almost all of the time. It isn't Instant, which is a shame, but it's still useful. You could play a Ball Lightning, swing, then cast this, getting the +1 from the lightning and losing a creature that was toast anyway.
Posted By:
Elysiume
(1/29/2010 1:40:40 PM)