Grove of the Burnwillows
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Brian Kibler's performance at Pro Tour Austin turned this + Punishing Fire an auto 4 of in evey Zoo deck ever.
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Posted By: Lestat13 (10/20/2009 11:13:33 PM)
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Amazing that people don't think that this card plus Punishing Fire is good. The point is not to burn them every turn, the point is to dominate board position which is how you win every standard game. This is recursive removal without even the drawback of losing life which is more punishing vs. pure aggro/burn decks than having your opponent gain a measly 1 life. To put into perspective of the types of recursive damage removal spells R&D is willing to print, take a look at Razor Boomerang or Beacon of Destruction.
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Posted By: Kbot (3/23/2010 2:32:32 PM)
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Needlebite Trap is perfect with this card.
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Posted By: Etregan (12/27/2009 10:21:18 PM)
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Yes, the combo with Punishing Fire is great. PT Austin All the Way!
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Posted By: Vampire__ (12/21/2009 1:04:11 PM)
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Maybe it's just me but I love the art and concept of a grove of "flame trees". Great alternative to painlands, mathematically it's A LOT better to give ur opponent life than dimnishing urs, not to mention ur not getting close to die, ur just AT MOST gaining them a turn before dying, MAYBE...
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Posted By: LeoKula (3/5/2010 12:08:40 PM)
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Kbot's right. You don't use the Punishing Fire to ping your opponent down, one life at a time, you use to tear through your opponent's creatures and let that Wild Nacatl swing in for 3 every turn. It's a cheap, effective tool that can give you a little extra power in the later game.
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Posted By: ScissorsLizard (4/28/2010 5:29:14 PM)
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how is the punishing fire combo bad at all??? I think that if the combo was stupid it would have helped Brian win austin.. I think that its an awesome combo especially when fighitng against small annoying creatures
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Posted By: StarCommander (12/15/2009 2:06:23 PM)
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Reprint this already and finish the cycle!
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Posted By: Feralsymphony (2/5/2011 11:16:31 AM)
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An interesting counterpoint to the Ice Age painlands.
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Posted By: Test-Subject_217601 (10/10/2010 8:44:25 PM)
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Run with Kavu Predator in multiplayer and watch it grow big.
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Posted By: h4mx0r (8/4/2009 7:31:01 PM)
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