Ball Lightning, what have they done to you now? You cost 2 more and you don't have trample and haste...
Posted By:
raptorjesus69
(9/24/2010 7:11:00 AM)
The ugly duckling of the new Scars set..poor guy.
Posted By:
Richard_Hawk
(9/26/2010 2:10:26 PM)
The only word that comes to mind is 'derp'
Posted By:
axiobeta
(7/16/2011 11:57:49 PM)
This card is absurdly overpowered. It has more power than Rotting Fensnake. The sheer damage potential of hitting for 6 every turn from turn 6 onward is simply too much pressure for most decks in the current metagame to handle. Scoria Elemental is probably the next Stoneforge Mystic. It should probably be banned in Standard, and Modern too, just to be safe. At least Stoneforge Mystic could be mostly dealt with via artifact removal, but this monster only dies to creature removal, and who plays creature removal in standard?
Posted By:
aje8
(3/2/2012 8:09:47 PM)
This guy would've been a really interesting two-drop that could have even seen some constructed. A five-drop, though? Haha no thanks.
Posted By:
DysprosiumJudas
(4/17/2011 2:04:44 PM)
*yawn* Kamahl, pit fighter is basically this guy with one Lightning Bolt attached, and I don't see anyone hating on him this much. Either you guys are being a little unfair to this little fellow or Bolt is one hell of a spell.
I dunno what I'm saying. It's 3 AM and I've got to Sleep.
Posted By:
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
(2/26/2012 10:19:24 PM)
On constructed: No.
On limited: These guys will always go late, and for good reason. The only way this card is even playable is if you're also running Bladed Pinions or Accorder's Shield; otherwise, run a land.
Posted By:
Selez
(10/16/2010 4:16:25 PM)
Downright pathetic compared to most R creatures.
Ball Lightning cost RRR instead of 4R, and had haste and trample. True, you had to sacrifice him at the end of the turn you played him, but really: it's a 6/1, he's going to die to any blocker your opponent throws in his way.
This? No abilities, and ridiculously expensive for a 6/1; there are plenty of MUCH better red beatsticks for ~5cmc.
Maybe if he had some combination of double strike, trample, and/or some other good ability he'd be worth it. But as he is now, the only thing I think he'd be even remotely useful for is discarding him for Chandra Ablaze's first ability.
While you can give him Equipment and Auras to make him better, there's still the fact that you can make a 6/X First Striker for around the same cost as a plain Scoria Elemental; for example, a Black/White Knight with Barbed Battlegear is a 6/1 first strike with pro white/black for only 2 more mana (1 less if you don't count Battlegear's play ... (see all)
Posted By:
Diachronos
(10/25/2010 8:24:17 PM)
This is an obvious Johnny challenge, anyone up to it?
And for the hardcore Johnnies, can you keep the combo standard legal?
I cannot think of anything atm, gonna try looking for a combo for this. (I issued a challenge like this on razor boomerang, and a guy found an unlimited damage combo involving 7 cards, it was awesome!)
Posted By:
Sironos
(12/16/2010 1:29:31 PM)
This brings us back to the power level of say 4th Ed?
Posted By:
desolation_masticore
(12/28/2010 12:40:04 AM)