You kind of have to compare this guy to Thunder Dragon, printed a set before this. Flying, one more damage to groundlings, two less damage to fliers and players.
Some people also hate it when they spend 7 on a creature and it dies to a Lightning bolt. Personally, I don't mind.
One of the advantages of Magma Giant over Thunder dragon is that thunder dragon kills Dragonspeaker Shamans, while Magma Giant will not kill Stinkdrinker Daredevils. It also makes MG a viable option over Thundercloud Shaman, which could kill the daredevils, though does not always do that.
I prefer the Fifth Dawn artwork though, he looks like "Red Naked Man Batheing in Velveeta"
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(12/21/2011 2:47:27 AM)
Not all that bad of an effect (overcosted of course) and really Badass art. Awesome!
Posted By:
Goatllama
(11/25/2010 8:01:49 PM)
One of the few cards that went from Portal to being reprinted in a 'real' set (5th Dawn).
Posted By:
TreeTrunkMaster
(4/17/2011 8:28:40 PM)
Thankfully, this was reprinted in Fifth Dawn; if it hadn't been, the "from your hand" clause would still be in effect.
Posted By:
Fireballmage
(5/10/2012 5:15:36 PM)
Red Skull's been working out....
Posted By:
Kirbster
(12/1/2012 4:18:24 PM)