Fun fact: this is the only nonland card Cliff Childs has illustrated until now.
That aside, playing early sweepers (this, Pyroclasm, Seismic Shudder, etc) along with creatures that evade them (flyers, Vulshok Refugee) could be a good idea. The only problem would be dealing with your opponent's bigger creatures.
Posted By:
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
(10/5/2011 10:50:26 AM)
3.5/5
really wish it also did fliers i need a sweep for my red green deck that works on fliers cause they tend to rape me ground sweeps ok flashback is nice if this was also fliers i would use it over slagstorm in any multicolor deck because easier to cast and has flashback probably over slagstorm in even a red deck teh additional power dont matter much
Posted By:
nope.avi
(10/24/2011 11:22:26 AM)
When all of your creatures are flying, or heck, even have toughness above 2, this card is your best friend. I've used it in booster draft and constructed and it has served me well. Nice to flashback with Burning Vengeance on the board to add insult to injury.
Posted By:
joeah100
(12/1/2011 10:47:49 AM)
I guess it makes nice addition to Burning Vengeance decks. Those decks most likely run Delver of Secrets and by the time you cast this to clear the board, your delvers are transformed.
anyway, I'm so happy all those dirty zombies (I mean tokens) are 2/2s so this will end them pretty well.
Posted By:
Narim
(12/12/2011 2:39:26 PM)
Flavor text for the win.
When an Invisible Stalker keeps beating a path to your door, it's time to roll.
Posted By:
Salient
(2/2/2012 3:34:49 PM)
Man, those new neighbors, I tell you...
Posted By:
DoragonShinzui
(5/10/2012 6:41:45 AM)
DESTROYS ZOMBIES only doesn't hurt GB zombies as much... But with red black zombies!!! take out the geralf's (done sooner or later) gravecrawler diregraff goul, only thing it doesnt deal with is their late game threats... falkenrath, or even thundermaw... i work around this though... i have doomed travelers... use this when they just got falkenrath and you have doomed... kill all their other creatures and they have only falkenrath left... you have a spirit token to block it... delays their gameplay for quite a while, as well as wiping out their gravecrawler supply
Posted By:
Seth346
(12/8/2012 5:54:30 PM)
Is everyone forgetting that this hits GoST as well???? I mean what better card against a tempo deck do you need than this? The only card I see thwarting this is a return from geralf's messenger (which can be taken care of via ultimate price/searing spear), and a Loxodon Smiter from aggro decks.
Solid 4.999999/5 if you ask me...
Posted By:
bpottermcitp
(12/19/2012 5:17:28 AM)
Seriously underrated card. Granted, you won't see a lot of decks with red in them that wouldn't be hurting themselves with this, but for any slow decks with red, this card is amazing. It's a turn-3 board wipe against aggro, it destroys midrange's mana producers, and it works around Invisible Stalker's and Geist of Saint Traft's hexproof. It's certainly not worth putting in every sideboard, but for the decks that can make it work, it really pulls its weight.
Posted By:
ThePinkBaron
(1/1/2013 12:06:06 PM)
That guy just took an Infernal Plunge, except he wasn't willing to sac himself to Griselbrand.
Posted By:
Gcrudaplaneswalker
(5/5/2013 8:55:24 PM)