He's not too terrible, guys. Give him a break. In limited, he's an early 1/1, who can probably get in for 1 or 2 points of damage before becoming a chump blocker. Late game, he drops and can pump up to a 4/1 and swing with your team for a significant source of damage that has to be blocked. Flexibility is something many people overlook.
3/5
Posted By:
StreamHopper
(9/27/2012 10:26:57 AM)
Not bad at all in Limited, and nice art to boot. Don't see why he's getting so much hate.
Posted By:
GruesomeGoo
(10/1/2012 12:02:34 PM)
Ligit, in sealed. Good against slower decks people will build, grab this guy for drafting this set while playing red
Posted By:
SemperNemo
(10/1/2012 11:13:24 PM)
Inefficient, but may be useful late-game when you've got nothing better to do with that mana.
Posted By:
Trygon_Predator
(9/26/2012 12:43:46 PM)
Holy freakin' crap this is a good 1 drop. I love seeing commons and uncommons that are not powercreeped too much but are more realizations of appropriate costs for effects.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(9/25/2012 11:15:50 PM)
He's ok. He's not going to make or break your deck, in fact, he won't be seeing any constructed play at all. That being said, he needed to be printed because without him red would have way too many expensive spells. Definitely not unplayable.
Posted By:
Ghostmyth
(9/28/2012 5:56:43 AM)
This lil' guy is cute and makes me want to build a Lizard tribal deck with Skitter of Lizards. I won't though. This card is good, don't get me wrong, and I've always dreamed of a one-drop with fire-breathing. Sadly, now that it's here, it's a little underwhelming compared with Typhoid Rats, a legitimate turn one threat. It might find a place in Pauper, but still.. the 1R cost is a tad much.
Posted By:
Eternal_Blue
(9/26/2012 11:49:27 AM)
So he is:
1. A 1/1 for 1
2. No typical red abilities (haste, first strike, et al.)
3. A +1 firebreather for 2 mana
Ew, no. 2 mana for a +1 power boost on a vanilla chump is just inefficient. No, just no.
Posted By:
Totema
(9/28/2012 10:31:49 PM)
Inefficient pump on a relatively minor body. Underwhelming, but not overtly offensive like some of the cards I've seen from RtR.
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(9/26/2012 11:02:13 AM)
This is a good 1-drop. Pros like me know how to pump lizards up effectively.
Posted By:
Lotsofpoopy
(9/26/2012 1:51:32 AM)