In most cases, better than Lava Axe.
You get to choose targets, and you get to use it more than once (maybe).
But, I can see where splashing red for the Axe would be preferred.
Posted By:
infernox10
(8/11/2010 7:28:35 PM)
@infernox10: You had better be talking about Limited play. otherwise, anyone who plays Lava Axe is a noob. Assuming 5 mana, having 2 of them be red is not that hard to do, and this is SO much better than Lava Axe in any situation.
Posted By:
statiefreez
(11/4/2010 5:02:07 PM)
@twiddleman12
Lava axe is better if you need cards in your graveyard or want to play it again from your graveyard. Not strictly better.
Posted By:
xaipe24
(5/7/2013 9:53:25 AM)
that's very destruction
Posted By:
ttian
(3/24/2009 9:29:31 AM)
@statiefreez
I agree with infernox, this is not SO much better than Lave Axe in ANY situation. If I used this to target someone's head, durring my main phase, and they have 5 life both cards have the same function, and lava axe is very slightly easier to cast. At the very least this is only a bit better than Lava Axe in several situation.
As infernox said, better than Lava Axe in most situations, but once in a blue moon you may see this in your hand in a multi colour deck, and wish that you had Lava Axe because your mountains are in your deck/destroyed.
Posted By:
whiteshadw
(7/30/2011 3:22:37 PM)
Always better than lava axe.
First: This is an instant. You can use it at the end of your opponents turn.
Second: This protects against mill. Buy's you a turn after Painter's Servant and Grindstone.
Third: This can target creatures.
Forth: I use Lava Axe as kindling.
Posted By:
twiddleman12
(12/6/2012 3:21:04 PM)
BACON OF DESTRUCTION.
Just try to un-see it.
Posted By:
Ideatog
(12/30/2012 3:03:21 PM)