Actually one of the lands with a useful ability.
Posted By:
Aun
(5/23/2010 7:04:29 PM)
this could provide interesting control.
if you leave this untapped until after you declare attackers, it puts your opponent in a tough spot as he tries to guess which creature is going to get the double strike.
Posted By:
strigen
(4/19/2010 8:14:34 PM)
The ability is expensive, but Double Strike is so nasty that you still have to consider it as a decent card. 3/5.
Posted By:
Gaussgoat
(1/4/2010 1:20:12 PM)
I want a house like that.
Posted By:
TheHandyman
(2/9/2011 7:06:42 PM)
This is a great card that can often catch your opponent by surprise, since in most games it ends up just being used as a mana source. While it doesn't really fit in boros decks that rely on small creatures (which is nearly all competitive boros decks), since most of those creatures don't have colorless mana in their costs and many already have doublestrike, it's still a decent card that can find it's place in more casual formats.
Not a bad choice for Commander, considering that giving your commander doublestrike would probably help end the game pretty quickly.
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(2/21/2011 4:44:00 PM)
Only worth it in the late game, and by then most R/W decks will have petered out. Usually there is something better you can do with the 5 mana you will spend on the ability (4 land plus tap). It is a decent manasink, but red/White is too aggressive for this to shine at such a high cost. I will take Fireshrieker any day.
Posted By:
jsttu
(2/12/2011 5:16:14 PM)
Definitely a great card in commander. The cost doesn't matter as much and the effect is repeatable.By late game with a RW deck you'll probably be hurting for cards so having powerful activated abilities is nice. Heck you even get a land out of it.
Posted By:
TPmanW
(4/10/2011 12:53:54 PM)
@strigen maybe next you would like to explain that water is wet or that the sky is blue? obviously dude.
Posted By:
beerious
(5/29/2011 2:24:45 PM)
In casual multiplayer, I usually announce the ability when I play this land, and it still catches them offguard when one of my opponents is attacking another and I pull this on their attacker. For bonus points, use Soulbright Flamekin to add trample to the mix.
Posted By:
kiseki
(8/9/2011 5:57:27 PM)
combine with Behemoth Sledge
Posted By:
htgtmd
(11/22/2011 7:40:07 AM)