Oh, Chandra. Always has been my favorite planeswalker, and with a solid 4 mana card.
Though I personally prefer the original (since I don't really cast sorceries that I want copied and most of my instants are best used on other people's turns), I do like how this one can target creatures with that point of damage, though once again I prefer having Chandra be able to kill larger creatures (and it's usually what I end up using the original for).
Hands down prefer this over Ablaze, which was somewhat clunky.
Sadly though, I think Koth is the superior 4 mana red planewalker in a monored deck, though what makes this Chandra so great is just how splashable she is.
And while there's plenty of great sorceries/instants to duplicate, I think I've got a soft spot for Volt Charge, if only because it doesn't deplete her loyalty counters at all.
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(8/1/2011 6:31:32 PM)
This is my favorite card in M12. Too bad her +1 is so puny. At first I wasn't sure about the art, but now I really like it.
Posted By:
badmallocx
(8/5/2011 11:34:08 PM)
She is in my Blue/Red EDH deck. There are so many epic blue spells to copy. As far as board control, the first Chandra Nalaar, I think was a little better, with the -X ability, and 6 loyalty to start, however, this Chandra is more flexible in mana cost, and is a fork every other turn. Her potential to copy epic spells, will win games. Cards that do that are good in my book. I give her 5 stars.
Combo her with cowardice, to make her +1 ability an unsummon. A little blue power makes a puny one damage, into huge tempo control.
Posted By:
Zoltantf
(8/7/2011 1:44:51 PM)
Umm, Cruel Ultimatum , anybody?
Posted By:
universe34
(8/13/2011 11:40:00 PM)
She is so free spirited.. Yet I want her in a Blue/Red control deck.
Posted By:
Yozuk
(11/16/2011 9:43:32 PM)
My god she goes well in Delver Standard. Why is nobody using her besides RDW? Wolf Run Ramp could even benefit! Love her, deserves a higher price than 13$.
Posted By:
Shadoflaam
(11/17/2011 1:24:17 PM)
My favorite card.
Posted By:
chainsmoker
(12/2/2011 3:29:12 AM)
hot hot hot hot hot :D really this card is hot ;) like fire :D
Posted By:
superjohn57
(12/3/2011 7:53:02 PM)
I prefer her over Koth in RDW, a rouge build of my brothers ends in his victory on a frighteningly regular basis with a Red Suns Zenith doubled by her second ability.
Posted By:
MagnaLynx21
(12/19/2011 5:11:00 AM)
Ran her in proxy form last night at my playgroup's meeting, before deciding whether or not to buy her. She passed the proverbial test with flying colors (most of those colors being red). Her +1 completely locks down Illusions, and any deck running even a bit of burn will get tremendous mileage out of her -2. She saved my backside in two games, and few cards in MTG have been as fun to play as she is. 5/5
Posted By:
SkaerKrow
(12/22/2011 7:38:18 AM)