This card is AMAZING! It's the Red (and original) Creeping Mold! It's Artifact removal that will never be dead against non-artifact decks!
EDIT: @crimson149: I'm not saying it's the original land destruction spell, because it wasn't. I'm saying it was the first (as far as I can tell) artifact removal spell that wouldn't be dead against non-artifact decks.
Posted By:
boneclub
(11/21/2010 8:20:45 PM)
For mono red its great. The card is flexible, 3 to destroy a land is excellent in and of itself, and regen prevention on top is suhweet.
Posted By:
Sothasil
(4/6/2011 4:18:47 AM)
Richard Kane Ferguson art had Kaervek though! And he looked so happy!
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(12/21/2010 5:25:56 AM)
"Actually, sinkhole is the original."
Stone Rain and Ice Storm were also printed in Alpha. You can't say one came before the other.
Posted By:
scumbling1
(3/30/2011 7:59:56 AM)
Much worse art. No flavor text. :(
It's possible, nay, even likely that they would have had to pay RKF extra money to reprint his art in PDS:FaL, whereas the 7E art was paid for in a single sum and could be re-used indefinitely then.
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(3/18/2012 8:59:26 AM)
Not strictly better than Demolish, since it is considerably less splashable.
Also, why would they put the lame-ass 7th ed. artwork in the Premium deck? Richard Kane Ferguson's art was phenomenal on everything, and this was one of his best.
Posted By:
Atali
(2/6/2011 9:25:34 PM)
Ahh much better art. Super useful now that artifacts are prevalent again.
Posted By:
Richard_Hawk
(12/7/2010 11:49:18 PM)
Strictly better than Demolish, making it good enough for me. Red Rain of Tears that cans regeneration on manlands and can also bury artifacts. Very nice all around.
Posted By:
Detonativity
(11/20/2010 3:43:51 PM)
the RKF version has much better art.
Posted By:
Anathame
(8/28/2011 1:38:05 AM)
I believe the reason this art was changed in 7th edition was because the original RKF art shows a barbarian that takes up almost the whole picture, looking like a creature card. This art has a guy blowing stuff up, the explosion being the central point. It actually looks like a sorcery.
Posted By:
Naftal
(11/19/2012 8:02:27 PM)