Manabarbs
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I love the flavor text of this card. It's also a pretty wicked card against slow decks.
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Posted By: SleetFox (3/22/2010 1:30:43 PM)
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Valakut decks can really benefit from this.
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Posted By: NeoSin (3/25/2010 5:18:59 PM)
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The card is good, but I really like the flavour text. I always wondered why people thought a double-edged sword was bad. With a single-edged one, you don't really hit yourself with the unsharpened side too often; why not sharpen it so you can hit twice? I just don't get how the flavour text relates to the effect? This is a good example of a true idiomatic double-edged sword; it can hurt you as well.
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Posted By: ClockworkSwordfish (4/26/2010 2:23:46 PM)
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any red or red white deck should have this sideboarded. If you're playing control instantly put in, maybe even jund.
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Posted By: KnockK (5/11/2010 1:53:04 PM)
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People keep saying "in the right deck".
What exactly do you mean?
I mean, red has always been known for low-cost, weaker yet faster creatures.
Don't get me wrong, it's also got more instants and stronger creatures, especially of late.
But I'm pretty confident that this being a red card is not just coincidence,
Because if it was green, that'd just be stupid.
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Posted By: infernox10 (6/4/2010 5:30:16 AM)
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often find myself stuggling with going with SB or Mainboard...
when I go quick this card wins the game
when opponent is quick too...comes completely useless
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Posted By: thaprodigy58 (6/28/2010 1:23:42 AM)
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If they are planning on making a card that mimics mana burns effects why would they take it away from the rules? Besides, that would make for a very poor card anyway.

@Grim777.

I know this reply is very late but I'll do it anyway. You misunderstood me. I was talking to RobinHood3000, who said this:


I dunno, I have a theory that they're going to make a card that implements mana burn as it was before, and call *that* one "Mana Burn."


I know what mana barbs is, and how long it's been around, and how to use it, and that it is awesome.
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Posted By: FirstPrime (7/8/2012 6:24:00 PM)
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