Fireball was always my favorite of the X red burn spells, because of its ability to hit multiple targets (it's not often that red gets card advantage). But this is Fireball on steroids. Or possibly super-soldier serum. It's so fun to be able to say "Let's see... I need five mana to kill that one creature that's really annoying me, leaving me three mana... I guess I'll kill those other two creatures, too, and also blast my opponent's face".
Vocabulary lesson, by the way: Comet Storm is far, far better than Blaze: You'd be a fool to run Blaze in any deck, but you'd also be a fool to not run Comet Storm in any red deck if you had it. Despite this, however, Comet Storm is not strictly better than Blaze, since Blaze is a little bit cheaper for a single target. The "strictly" in "strictly better" doesn't just mean "a whole lot better".
Posted By:
sonorhC
(6/27/2011 10:57:40 PM)
WOW. THE DEFININTION OF DAMAGGGGGGGGE. unleash armageddon
Posted By:
Khultar
(6/21/2011 8:57:46 PM)
Everything burns. So burn everything.
Posted By:
A3Kitsune
(6/16/2011 11:29:58 PM)
I put this in my top 3 EDH burn spells with Banefire and Red Sun's Zenith.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(6/19/2011 1:17:23 AM)
@Cyberium:
"One for you, one for you, aaaaaand one for you..."
- Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(4/14/2013 9:06:40 AM)
And for 45 mana you too can kill everyone else at the table.
Posted By:
Ligerman30
(7/3/2013 12:06:36 PM)
3/1/2010 Each target you choose must be different.
There's a ruling list for a reason. ;)
But even so, I think the use of the word "another" should have made it clear anyway.
Also: Strictly better than Volcanic Geyser.
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(9/23/2011 8:16:22 AM)
Rydia: "Meteo" *stuff dies*
Sophia: "Open the gateway to the sacred land, and let fly the arrow of judgment to strike down evil. Meteor Swarm!" *stuff dies*
Lots of fun.
Posted By:
graey24601
(4/11/2013 2:08:04 AM)
Like a fireball, but with a bit more versatility. I like it.
Posted By:
Demonic_Math_Tutor
(6/20/2013 8:58:23 AM)
I wish people would stop arguing about strictly better, with the amount of cards in magic, it's pretty much impossible for a card to be better in every situation. I mean, you could say this is strictly better than Volcanic Geyser but then your opponent has a Redirect. But wait! You have a Spellskite so it's all good.
Tl;dr when someone says strictly better, just take it to mean pretty much better in every situation except for really niche ones.
Posted By:
EpicBroccoli
(2/27/2012 7:09:46 PM)