the comes into play condition isnt nessessary, it will die if you havent delt damage this turn
Posted By:
darkfury
(11/2/2009 3:16:50 PM)
Why is this card not rated 5/5 ?
Posted By:
Pipikako
(11/14/2012 2:22:25 AM)
this card SCREAMS red
breath of malfegor btw
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(8/21/2011 8:02:49 PM)
Use Gut Shot to bring it into play on turn 3 with no strings attached.
Infernal Plunge your turn 1 Goblin Arsonist or turn 2 Perilous Myr for damage and enough mana to cast this bad boy.
However, this creature is a lightning rod for hate, and red is the color least able to protect its creatures, so the odds of getting through with an unblocked attack once he gets big enough are relatively low, considering his lack of evasion.
Posted By:
syrazemyla
(2/28/2012 3:19:06 PM)
"Whenever an opponent is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on War Elemental." ... you all talk about 4/4 or so... that makes me bit confused... will the card get counters every time opponent was dealt damage? (like next turn with the second Lightning Bolt it would get additional +3/+3)? Or does it work only for the turn it comes into play?
Posted By:
Zjic
(4/1/2012 4:49:25 AM)
Does this get double counters if it attacks and hits a two-headed giant team?
Posted By:
raptorman333
(5/2/2012 7:54:26 AM)
I would love to see a reprint!
Posted By:
talcumpowder0046
(8/12/2012 6:34:36 AM)
War Elemental ... a hipster? He had Bloodthirst before it was Gruul.
Posted By:
AvianChaos
(8/28/2012 11:17:04 PM)
It would be much cooler if it were 0/0 and had a trigger like Cryptborn Horror instead of the first ability instead:
"War Elemental enters the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on it equal to the total amount of damage dealt to all opponents this turn.
Whenever an opponent is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on War Elemental."
This way it wouldn't necessarily be a fragile 1/1 when it enters the battlefield;
making it grow the turn it enters the battlefield can get a bit tricky.
Ragamander's suggestion of reducing the cost or giving it Bloodthirst X would have been a nice solution as well (ignoring the fact that this keyword first appeared in Ravnica, two cycles after Mirrodin).
Speaking of Cryptborn Horror, this card seems generally preferable for this reason.
Cryptborn Horror is easier to cast as well (while War Elemental really asks you to get played in a monored deck); and being a 
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Posted By:
Mode
(9/12/2012 1:22:52 PM)
There are a lot of elementals around, but this is the goddamn elemental of WAR.
Style points gained just for that.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(9/13/2012 10:18:26 PM)