@statiefreez: Decks don't always behave like you want them to. In mono-red this is a one of card, at best. It's like having Corrupt in a mono-black deck. You only want one because if you draw in to it it's because your regular plans aren't working.
I'd prefer to use this in a Green / Red deck anyway, just like Valakut Ramp. Since you can pull out Mountains with your Forests you're bound to have enough mana to play this easily and have the mountains to make it kick. And even then it'd still be a one or two of card.
Posted By:
CeremonialBathory
(10/23/2010 9:44:44 PM)
@FogRaider: The big question (well, outside of limited anyway) is whether to use this or Jaws of Stone.
Not a bad card though, as Dingo 777 said, this becomes better the longer the game goes on. If you've been forced to focus your burn on your opponents' creatures, then this can deal huge chunks of damage late in the game.
Posted By:
GrimjawxRULES
(1/15/2011 2:46:50 AM)
you people seem to not be thinking about situations where you have like 8 mountains in RED aggro, i mean its pretty efficient! 4/5
Posted By:
Khultar
(1/15/2011 10:51:28 PM)
The card seems . . underpowered compared to Corrupt which cost one more and deals damage AND gains life. I wish this was 4 cmc or something . .
3.5/5
Posted By:
Hoonster
(3/5/2011 9:52:10 AM)
I've had this card for a while and it just doesn't fit into my red aggro decks; they never have the amount of land in play that makes this efficient vs Lava Axe. Perhaps someone could stick this into Valakut Ramp? I've simply never put this, nor Lava Axe for that matter, to good use because I like my burn cheap and fast. But I see how you could BBQ somebody with this and Reverberate.
I know it's an efficient card with rampable damage, but it costs too much for what it was originally designed for. statiefreez makes a valid point on tempo and mana curve; a Boros Bushwacker deck would never need this kind of finisher, nor would it be able to use it.
I can see a real application for this in Prismatic Omen Valakut Ramp because Primeval Titan is going to ramp this up by 2 damage every time it attacks.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(3/27/2011 1:49:48 AM)
@statiefreeze This gives you a finisher for lategame. Not every hand and situation are you going to win by turn 5. Mono-Red is fragile, and when turn 5 rolls around there sitting at 5 or so health and drop a Baneslayer, its gg unless your packing something like this.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(5/8/2011 1:49:58 PM)
this is my favorite of all the "spitting earth" remakes, because on turn 5 I could hit for 9 damage with a chandra's spitfire, but usually more if I have a cinder pyromancer out.
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(7/24/2011 5:54:25 PM)
"M10 has an instant for 3 that does the same thing, and 10th edition has a sorcery for 2 that does this." Utter garbage. Please don't post non-sensical, blatantly untrue crap. Obviously this card costs more than the M10 alternative for one big reason: IT CAN TARGET PLAYERS. This one can win the game for you, where the M10 equivalent can take out a creature at best. More versitile for a higher CMC, seems fair; 4/5
Posted By:
bowlofgumbo
(10/9/2009 8:06:54 AM)
imagine those sorcery speed spells that cost XR. in mono red burn, they can only do total mountains minus 1 damage to a creature or player. where as late game, this can deal full damage, and still leave mana for other spells
Posted By:
Grimn777
(9/30/2009 7:42:56 PM)
as long as you have 5 mountains, this is lava axe
more mountains, hehe, fun times, fun times
Posted By:
Dingo777
(10/3/2009 10:20:27 PM)