Boon Cycle from highest to lowest power level
Best:Ancestral Recall
2nd:Dark Ritual
3rd:Lightning Bolt
4th:Giant Growth
Worst:Healing Salve
Lightning bolt was probably better during alpha simply because there weren't many powerful 3 drops to ritual into. You would probably ritual into juzam djinn on turn 2 at absolute best. Either way, this cycle is grossly powerful except for healing salve which is just terrible lol.
Posted By:
Ligerman30
(12/1/2012 7:34:46 PM)
love this card.simple and effective. combos with Djinn Illuminatus and Fire Servantfor only 3 mana gets 24 damage. better than even the Fail Storm Crow(no idea why people tease saying its good. its not. get that through your thick skulls people)
Posted By:
062regrahc
(7/20/2011 5:06:52 PM)
Guys, does WOTC read this comment board?
I hope they do, cause we're here to remind them that they have FORGOT to put Bolt back into M12.
If they forgot, it's back to Shock, i zap you, you zap me, pinching each other like whining little boys and girls....
Please, save the Bolt, i beg you.
DX<
GIVE ME BACK MY BOLT YoU BAS-TURDS!
Posted By:
SorianSadaskan
(7/6/2011 10:33:15 PM)
My fave <3
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Oh lightning bolt, you make me swoon
Technically not the most efficient 1 mana red drop anymore though with the new vexing devil pushing through 4 damage for R, but you can't beat the versatility of instant and target creature/player.
Posted By:
Sothasil
(5/9/2012 12:07:02 PM)
Kills Storm Crow. Who cares that it kills Storm Crow? Storm Crow is only decent in Limited, bad anywhere else, anyways.
Lightning Bolt is epic, forever and ever.
Posted By:
Axelle
(11/13/2011 12:07:25 PM)
@Templar314: Obscure??!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? This baby is the most iconic burn spell IN THE GAME!
And if your being sarcastic - don't joke about stuff like that man. The bolt deserves more respect.
So happy when they brought this back into print. Now I can use my four Revised Edition copies in Standard. MUHAHAHA feel the pain!
Posted By:
Avatar_of_Wurms
(2/23/2011 12:28:15 PM)
did someone just call lightening bolt obscure???
this is the card that defines red, just like terror defines black, swords to plowshares defines white, terra stomper defines green and counterspell defines blue.
Posted By:
supershawn
(3/5/2011 11:06:36 PM)
deals is clearly two syllables.
de-les. dee-ulz.
Posted By:
ToAsTy42o
(9/16/2012 4:29:16 PM)
So things that can target players can also target planeswalkers? Or is it things that target creatures?
Posted By:
SquareWhale
(12/29/2011 8:19:54 PM)
This card is so iconically red that this comment is red too.
@MasterOfEthurium: Stop copying.
Posted By:
azure_drake222222
(2/3/2013 4:44:47 PM)