Pointed Discussion

Not all that great all-around, but perfect for its time.

Wow, this is a great madness vs. opponent card, in the same vein as Guerrilla Tactics. Ok, not so great, but won't the guy using Blightning against you have a surprise if you have this guy and, say, Basking Rootwalla in your hand, eh?

It's either a 3/3 for , which is fair, or a 5/5 for free against the very style of deck that doesn't want you getting anything out, especially something so big.
Explain to me how this is even remotely bad again?

A little underrated by some. As others have pointed, it's costed perfectly for a 3/3 and isn't locked into a color. So at a minimum, you are getting (what should be at least) the standard. Team that with having a bomb in your hand in case you are dealing with discard, and you have a solid card.

Best used in ANY sideboard in case you have to deal with fear, intimidate, or discard.

I'll give it a 3.5/5

Now has a spiritual successor in Loxodon Smiter. (You may have to wait a few weeks for that link to actually have results.)

4 mana cost + 3 power + 3 toughness + 1 + 1 (in rules text) = 12. And it's a dodecapod!