this card should get reprinted. something this awesome deserves to be in the core sets, not pants on head retarded stuff like Baneslayer Angel
allmighty_abacus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Hurray for 0 land charbelcher decks!
Lateralis0ne
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
DrZygfryd:
I think they'd reprint its predecessor before they reprint this one. Just a hunch.
iraah9
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I really can't believe this costs only $0.10...
ridiculously awesome card. I use this in my Naya Zoo to accelerate. Once I even got Bloodbraid Elf out on turn two which cascaded into Woolly Thoctar. It was pretty much game from there.
This should be an auto-include for any red deck. Being able to drop things like Lightning Bolt with no mana open can be ridiculously surprising (not to mention fun :) )
Serev
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Am I the only one who finds the flavor text awesome?
Anyway, back to the effect. In burn, nothing is worse than overextending yourself. If you spend all of your mana on something else, what will you do for spot removal? That's where this thing shines; it gives you the element of surprise. That's why it's so great. Although, I'd have to say the Elvish Spirit Guide was better than it in its time. It tricked people into alpha striking with a fog in-hand. This does not help in the aforementioned situation.
monkeymonk42
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
i gave it 5 for the flavor text
GengilOrbios
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
this card is great! and it works in so many types of decks: you can play this in an aggro as well as in a burn or a dragonstompy.
Arachibutyrophobia
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
you gotta love the creature type
Hivis_of_the_Scale
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Burt Hair, woot!
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Goes great in red spirit tribal. Or ape tribal, actually.
OpenSeasonNoobs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@bhunji42 That's a 3 for 1 or a 2 for 1, that's still terrible lol.
Dream_Twist
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Okay great, now lets have a version in blue black and white.
Bear_Scape
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Lol, how is lotus petal banned and this completely unknown.
unclebabylon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
made an account to weigh in on this amazing card. this spirit ape can quickly set you a turn ahead in any deck without your friends feeling bullied or your wallet being plundered. 5/5
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Lotus petal 5-6.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Something very nice about this vs. Lotus Petal (aside from also being a 3-drop 2/2 if you're desperate) is that it can power out pyrokinesis. Playing spell after spell in eternal formats is important. Everything is a resource, and tempo is terribly important.
I love the fact that they chose a Gorilla to color shift a card from Alliances, where every card was codenamed with some type of Gorilla reference.
Jitteryowl
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
A staple in most of my combo decks, allows for fast mana. This thing is almost as good as mox ruby, seeing it can't be countered our removed outside of discard/hand disruption.
Zetan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In many decks, this guy ends up being strictly better than Pyretic Ritual. Sure, Pyretic Ritual goes to the graveyard (so you can hit it with a Snapcaster Mage or something) and it can have it's cost reduced with cards like Ruby Medallion, but if all you're trying to do is increase your mana pool by one red, this guy is clearly superior.
VeeBs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Anyone know if I can use the discard for mana ability after playing Gamble? Specifically, if my roll for gamble hits this card in my hand (as the card to discard), can I use the "mana" ability before I'm forced to ship it to the graveyard? If yes, will gamble force me to pick another card at random to discard?
j_mindfingerpainter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I was thinking about Rituals instead of this for a {U}{R} deck. I mean, Rituals are Snapcasterable, make Pyromancer tokens, and flip Delvers!
I chose not to because this card is more flexible. You can play the ability mana/color-screwed, and if mana is irrelevant, it hits with legs. 4.5/5 Very good niche card.
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or one of these and a Red Elemental Blast will do the job...
I think they'd reprint its predecessor before they reprint this one. Just a hunch.
ridiculously awesome card. I use this in my Naya Zoo to accelerate. Once I even got Bloodbraid Elf out on turn two which cascaded into Woolly Thoctar. It was pretty much game from there.
This should be an auto-include for any red deck. Being able to drop things like Lightning Bolt with no mana open can be ridiculously surprising (not to mention fun :) )
Anyway, back to the effect. In burn, nothing is worse than overextending yourself. If you spend all of your mana on something else, what will you do for spot removal? That's where this thing shines; it gives you the element of surprise. That's why it's so great.
Although, I'd have to say the Elvish Spirit Guide was better than it in its time. It tricked people into alpha striking with a fog in-hand. This does not help in the aforementioned situation.
11 infect damage. 7 Cards total. Reliable, never. Cool, incredibly.
I chose not to because this card is more flexible. You can play the ability mana/color-screwed, and if mana is irrelevant, it hits with legs. 4.5/5 Very good niche card.