Yep, it's Healing Salve. Back in the day, this card was decent in Limited. Funny to compare it to the other 3-for-1 cards: Ancenstral Recall, Dark Ritual, Giant Growth, and Lightning Bolt.
What saddens me is when inferior versions of this already mediocre card are printed...
Posted By:
Radagast
(12/17/2010 12:30:49 PM)
if only it redirected that 3 damage
Posted By:
BlackAlbino
(5/14/2011 7:01:23 AM)
Funny how this is part of the same cycle as Ancestral Recall.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/6/2011 10:05:25 PM)
Sort of removal in ME4 limited (via blocking and saving your dude). And your opponent will get super mad when it saves you from a lethal Fireball.
Posted By:
GainsBanding
(2/1/2011 5:19:26 AM)
This is actually a useful but terrible card, there are times when I just beg for 3 life
Posted By:
ninjaman98
(3/3/2011 10:13:00 AM)
Just about useless. No one who us aware of even minor complexities and metagames plays this card, and those that do quickly find out why others do not. Best used as a proxy for a different card
Posted By:
jsttu
(1/19/2011 6:27:46 PM)
Don't underestimate it. It may seem weak but the damage prevention can prove VERY useful against infect.
4.5/5
Posted By:
DiasFlac420
(7/26/2011 7:52:26 AM)
The old boon cycle:
Healing Salve - Gain 3 or prevent 3.
Ancestral Recall- Target player draws 3.
Dark Ritual- Add {B}{B}{B}.
Lightning Bolt - Deal 3.
Giant Growth - Target gets +3/+3
The new, theoretical power-adjusted boon cycle:
Condemn - Target goes away. They can gain whatever life.
Ponder- Look at the top 3 and rearrange. Draw.
Duress- Nab a card from their hand. Even if you don't, you have perfect information
Bolt - It's still good.
Dismember - It's green, trust me. It even works like a combat trick, just like Growth did. Or you just kill things with it.
Card parity is key. Ancestral was the breakout of the cycle because it flat out nuked card parity, and the rest struggled to maintain it. In the newer proposed 1-drop boon cycle, every card is at least a 1-for-1 and fi... (see all)
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(10/20/2011 1:31:16 AM)
Take THAT Lightning Bolt!
Posted By:
TherealphatMatt
(9/10/2011 9:40:35 AM)
This card makes me sad. :(
Posted By:
DritzD27
(8/1/2012 4:41:09 AM)