I have tried to kill lightning, it's really easy, you just need to touch it with anything connected to the ground and *poof* it's gone.
Anyway, the 1 toughness is an homage to Ball Lightning, on which Mr. Elemental here is based.
Posted By:
Atali
(4/18/2011 10:08:41 AM)
The extra 
for a Spark Elemental that sticks around and has 1 more power just isn't worth it. Spark Elemental does a great job of being the creature version of Lightning Bolt; Lightning Elemental just can't follow that act.
Posted By:
ClockworkSwordfish
(2/3/2010 4:28:13 PM)
Bloodmark Mentor makes this guy efficient and brutal.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(2/1/2011 11:56:21 PM)
"Why do they bother reprinting stuff like that?"
Read Aaron Forsythe's comments on the Ninth Edition printing of this card: he explains it in detail there.
Posted By:
scumbling1
(4/18/2011 2:54:22 PM)
You know those cards that you think are bad at first, but then in a couple years in vintage it has amazing synergy? This isn't one of those cards.
Posted By:
Lestat13
(7/11/2009 1:45:55 AM)
Giant Solifuge is better unless you need to target it.
Posted By:
littlebeast
(12/16/2009 8:52:27 AM)
I hate it when wizards wastes such amazing art on such a crappy card.
Posted By:
BrutalJim
(3/12/2010 4:46:52 AM)
Maybe if it had flash
Posted By:
BlackAlbino
(8/7/2010 8:54:21 PM)
Haha. Air Elemental, why have you turned red!? <:3
Posted By:
Azure_Dreamer
(5/5/2010 6:04:10 PM)
Waste of a reprint.
Posted By:
MidnightsMystique
(7/30/2009 3:50:45 AM)