Potential Game ender. gona suck hard if it gets countered.
retrovirus61
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
why such a low rating? this is a game ender for any burn deck, and has potential to that last 5 damage on turn 5
Grunker
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
@Forgeling: Wrong. See the rulings. Sacrificing the mountains are part of the spells resolution, which means he has to counter it before you choose how many mountains to sacrifice. So the only thing that happens if it is countered, is that you spent a mana.
PolarisDeNexum
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Be sure this is a great game ender. I won some matches thanks to this card
ion1000
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Great Card. Especially for red.
MasterOfEtherium
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Why Have I Never Heard Of This It's Amazing
aznxknightz
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Yes, great game finisher, unfortunetely you gotta also consider using Fireblast as well. Too many of these it's just going to be dead draws and too little over Fireblast means you won't have a chance at drawing and by the time you get to play it your mountains would probably be all gone from Fireblast.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(3 votes)
If only Fireblast did not exist, then of course this card would be awesome for people who can think outside the box about their resources. but Fireblast is strictly better than this card, and it has 'Fire' in its name. sorry, but if you want me to sac my lands, you're going to have to sell me more. If only I'd seen you before Fireblast...1 star for imagination, 1 star for power, -1 star for not being worth it at the end of the day. net 1 star.
Gelzo
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
So if you successfully use this as a finisher, do you win by a landslide?
jfre81
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great closer for RDW. Sure, it could get countered, but is there a more "red" way to win than this?
Last-Ditch Effort followed by this is how goblins finish the game! With no cards on the table.
wholelottalove
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Maybe this in a red storm deck? Fireblast is better though.
The_Jabberwocky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@DarthParallax - you are wrong and you don't know what "strictly better" means. This card is similar to Fireblast but they are different. If your opponent has 5 life left, Fireblast would fall short whereas this card would win.
Earthdawn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wouldn't put more than 2 in a deck. Chandra, the Firebrand on T4 and this on T5 copied would be amazing :)
The_Murderauder
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@retrovirus61: While it's true that it does have that potential, it's not actually likely that that would happen. The odds of getting a 4x4 (4 lands on turn 4) in a deck that plays 20 or fewer (most RDW builds) is pretty low, much less a 5x5. And if you get a 5x5 in a burn deck like that, then it's probably not working how it was supposed to.
Also, as aznxknightz mentioned, it was competing for a spot with Fireblast, which was the better card by a large margin.
I think this is being overlooked as a decent finisher for a RUW control build, where you're likely to get up to 7+ lands anyway (many of them duals with the mountain subtype), and you generally have trouble dealing large chunks of damage on the cheap. Make sure to float some mana for counterspells, though!
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Fireblast is two mountains for four damage, this is X mountains plus one red for X damage. It's similar to the Lightning Bolt/Blaze comparison in that one trades raw power at one level for versatility at all levels, but the sorts of decks that use these effects tend not to get above four land that often anyway.
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Also, as aznxknightz mentioned, it was competing for a spot with Fireblast, which was the better card by a large margin.
I think this is being overlooked as a decent finisher for a RUW control build, where you're likely to get up to 7+ lands anyway (many of them duals with the mountain subtype), and you generally have trouble dealing large chunks of damage on the cheap. Make sure to float some mana for counterspells, though!