Since Galvanic Arc was knowingly undercosted, this is sadly close to the normal cost. Would have been an aggressively costed green-red card (probably 2RG), but as monored common, this is pretty close. The closest monored equivalent is Arcane Teachings which is an uncommon. I think the lowest it could go is 1RRR, which would ironically be MORE useless for limited play.
Posted By:
Vogie
(4/25/2014 6:39:12 AM)
Now if this cost 3 less, we'd be talking.
Posted By:
purplebackpack89
(4/27/2014 7:04:44 PM)
Disagree! I think this is solidly Limited playable. Maybe not useful, but of note; you can trigger devotion on one creature twice with this card. Still, it's best use is as a weaker FTK Aura version.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(4/28/2014 2:56:04 PM)
So, without checking the current rankings, I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the worst card in the set. Even the white font lets you choose when it's gone.
Posted By:
blindthrall
(5/4/2014 4:19:30 PM)
If this cost 4 or 5, I would say it was okay. Maybe even secretly good. It's Shock, it's Giant's Strength, it's a potential heroic trigger. But it's also 
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Posted By:
NoobOfLore
(5/8/2014 8:08:19 AM)
3R would have been right for this card in this limited environment. 5R is just too much.
Posted By:
Gishra
(5/8/2014 5:24:45 PM)
The bad news is it costs {5}{R}.
There is no good news.
Posted By:
tcollins
(5/10/2014 10:57:26 AM)
I personally don't see this as that bad of a card, at least in limited.
Like any valuable limited card, this provides multiple effects:
1. Can work as a kill-spell or a burn spell.
2. Boosts your creature.
3. Is an enchantment that can help other enchantment-based spells (Riptide Chimera, Kruphix's Insight, Floodtide Serpent, etc.)
4. Enables Constellation.
5. Enables Heroic.
don't get me wrong: This is FAR too overcosted, but if this card was also a cantrip, I'd expect people to take this early in the draft.
Posted By:
Ferlord
(5/11/2014 2:39:59 PM)
You did it right in Ravnica with Galvanic Arc.
Why did you screw up the mana cost so badly here, Wizards?
This should have had half the cost. 
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It would have been a decent limited pick, and probably even could have found a place in constructed.
Waste of good art and a decent concept.
Posted By:
Mode
(5/20/2014 3:28:21 PM)
Ugh, this is even a miss from a flavour perspective, insane mana cost aside.
It seems to be going for "imbued with the power of lightning" but it neither causes lightning-level damage nor does it give the enchanted creature the equivalent power of lightning.
Might as well call it Shock Diadem.
Posted By:
MediSyntax
(5/25/2014 10:51:32 PM)