So red has a long running subtheme of cards that can ping at the cost of dealing damage to you. At this point, there's enough of these "artillery" cards in the game to make a silly casual deck. I made that deck. Here it is:
4 basilisk collar
2 coldsteel heart
2 swiftfoot boots
2 deathless angel
4 goblin artillery
4 orcish artillery
3 orcish cannoneers
4 sparksmith
3 stuffy doll
4 pariah
3 personal sanctuary
2 enlightened tutor
1 orcish cannonade
2 vault of the archangel
(more land)
So personal sanctuary and artillery cards certainly have nice synergy as personal sanctuary removes the downside of artillery as long as you use it on your turn. Pariah /autocard... (see all)
Posted By:
Gargantula
(6/5/2012 1:39:24 PM)
It's better thanOrcish Artillery because it has a relevant creature type.
Posted By:
kajillion
(7/10/2009 8:54:07 PM)
Not a great card without lifelink, but its hillarious, so it balances out.
Posted By:
sir_dwar
(8/5/2009 11:05:17 AM)
Gotta love all these all-new M10 cards.
Posted By:
Saxophonist
(8/27/2009 12:04:13 AM)
@Sironos It's because the ammunitions is goblins. Specifically, YOUR goblins.
Posted By:
babylonian007
(6/5/2010 9:04:45 AM)
I don't understand the concept: Why would artillery automatically damage yourself, and why would it damage you more than your target? Wouldn't it be more artillery like if it was about flipping a coin for a hit or miss, to mimic the inaccuracy?
I agree with Vedalken_arbiter, saccing a goblin would make much more sense, the way this works it's more like it uses your blood as ammunition, saccing a goblin would make sense.
Posted By:
Sironos
(6/9/2010 3:02:32 PM)
Lifelink is the only card that justifies the use of Goblin Artillery. Also, its definitely as funny as Orcish Artillery.
Posted By:
SavageBrain89
(7/25/2009 4:20:11 PM)
give him lifelink
Posted By:
Iiory
(8/4/2009 8:07:38 AM)
Looks good with Bazaar Trader. Tap and target opponent. On stack donate.
Posted By:
kitsunewarlock
(2/7/2010 2:11:23 PM)
Use with Stuffy Doll, Basilisk Collar and Pariah.
"I'll kill your Titan, hit you for 3 and then gain 5."
Posted By:
Gaffy00
(8/11/2011 6:39:02 PM)