Okay, I don't understand the cumulative upkeep. Sometimes it seems to help you (like that card that adds 
to your mana pool) and sometimes it hurts you. Can you please explain?
Posted By:
land_comment
(3/30/2011 11:57:13 AM)
land_comment: cumulative upkeep was designed to be a drawback, to balance more powerful cards. Braid of Fire is unique in that it is the only card with a cumulative upkeep cost that is beneficial to you.
Posted By:
Condor_96
(7/11/2011 2:34:10 PM)
braid of fire is only beneficial now because there is no longer any mana burn. Before that was changed, it was still a somewhat risky card to play.
Posted By:
r3h0ld3r
(10/4/2011 7:13:10 AM)
I find this card to work pretty effectively. It's a cheap medium-fatty that doesn't find some way to tie your mana down subsequent turns (like echo or cumulative upkeep). The penalty easily turns into a card advantage bonus if you only use it for a single attack and then let it die for 2 cards. I like to use it with cards like Daze and Gush so I have Islands in my hand to discard. Blue doesn't need a lot of lands in play to work.
Posted By:
Technetium
(6/3/2013 11:45:49 AM)