To DragonLord132, This card is better than Stone Rain.
1.It's a creature it can help you attck / block, and it can cooperate with other Elemental/Sharman
2.If in turn 3, your opponent has 0 non-basic lands, you can still play it and sac him when a non-basic land on the Battlefield
3.In the turn you play it, your opponent will try their best to remove him, if they do, that will slow them
4.after the turn you play him, even they remove it , you can still sac him to detroy a land (if there is)
5.as it's a ability, you can activate it at anytime you can play an instant, better than stone rain (sorcery), and when you activate it, you don't need mana
6.In your deck, you can have up to 4 Stone Rain, and you have to pay {R},( for Molten Rain {R}{R}), this one can be played in a RB or pure B deck
with all the justification above, and same CMC with Stone Raine, it has his reason to be a rare
Aww.Gasm
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Archrival of Anathemancer.
@Gasnaked: It can't destroy basic lands so not strictly better than stone rain. Poison the well has similar color palette.
Land destruction is at its most powerful when it is used as disruption, not just something to be used as card advantage. Good land destruction decks want to start destroying early and often so they can gain in tempo. The other guy won't be able to play much, so that gives you a chance to set up and protect a win condition. (the best being Numot, the Devastator but that is another story) So when you see this as a grey ogre/scathe zombie that could get you a cheap land kill when it dies, than you are using it to the worst of its potential. It did not replace stone rain when it was left out of 10th because of that nonbasic clause, it did not guarantee an early disruption or any at all. So no, use something good like avalanche riders instead.
EvilCleavage
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Looking at all of these comments, it looks like they are all about 6 months or older. This card I personally believe has more relevance now that both zendikar AND worldwake are out. Who isn't using at least four nonbasic lands now. AT LEAST four, and it seems like a lot of people are using all non basics. If any of you guys that commented this already stumble across this, let me know if you agree with me or not. I'm curious what you guys think now that the LANDS ALIVE block has unfolded almost entirely.
Asic
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Non-basic lands are a big deal now and I find this card much more useful in play. When non-basic lands now turn into powerful creatures, deal damgage, buff up creatures, produce mana and bring back the dead this would be very handy to have.
channelblaze
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This is sorta random, but could I put this in an EDH deck with a mono red general?
Fanaticmogg
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Channelblaze: No, because he's red/black, not monored. The EDH official site has more information about off-color hybrids and other similar stuff.
Beekhead
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
In an extended Elemental deck, this guy can be horribly mean! 5/5
DacenOctavio
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
He's a rare because he's great with Cauldron of Souls. Any time Wizards staples a cool spell or ability to a creature, it becomes ten times better because of creature recursion. Besides, this guy fits into a lot of different mana profiles. He kills nonbasic lands for really cheap, and everyone I know who's been playing for at least a year runs nonbasics. And there are plenty of nonbasic lands in classic that are worth destroying.
Todris052
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Quick note that nobody cares about: "Fulminata" is latin for "armed with lightning". I just find it cool.
Fireballmage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Tommy9898: Actually, Fulminator's non-basic land clause isn't very limiting at all. Because non-basic lands are so common in standard, you're practically guaranteed a target.
Add to that the versatility of being a creature, and I'd say he's as good as Stone Rain.
Playable in red or black Is a creature so you can end a long game if your opponent has dead draws Can chump-block and still be sacrificed to prevent the attacking creature's damage and kill a land Can be main-decked (because it's still a creature)
Maybe not a 5/5, but not a bad card either.
patronofthesound
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Master list of stigmatized, ungentlemanly deck types-
Land destruction Affinity Infect Tinker Stasis Edric
Let's avoid mindless decks that abuse broken mechanics.
I guess nobody's commented yet that this card is worth $30 to $50 all of a sudden, which means about a 788% increase in value in less than two years' time. Way to go, Modern! :)
I always thought this card was underrated and refused to trade it at $5; now it's in Top 8 builds. Vindication!
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Why would you have a 2/2 blocker creature for 3 when you can guarantee a land destruction for 3 with Stone Rain?
Better yet, go with Molten Rain.
1.It's a creature it can help you attck / block, and it can cooperate with other Elemental/Sharman
2.If in turn 3, your opponent has 0 non-basic lands, you can still play it and sac him when a non-basic land on the Battlefield
3.In the turn you play it, your opponent will try their best to remove him, if they do, that will slow them
4.after the turn you play him, even they remove it , you can still sac him to detroy a land (if there is)
5.as it's a ability, you can activate it at anytime you can play an instant, better than stone rain (sorcery), and when you activate it, you don't need mana
6.In your deck, you can have up to 4 Stone Rain, and you have to pay {R},( for Molten Rain {R}{R}), this one can be played in a RB or pure B deck
with all the justification above, and same CMC with Stone Raine, it has his reason to be a rare
@Gasnaked: It can't destroy basic lands so not strictly better than stone rain. Poison the well has similar color palette.
Not my 3 drop of choice
So when you see this as a grey ogre/scathe zombie that could get you a cheap land kill when it dies, than you are using it to the worst of its potential.
It did not replace stone rain when it was left out of 10th because of that nonbasic clause, it did not guarantee an early disruption or any at all. So no, use something good like avalanche riders instead.
Add to that the versatility of being a creature, and I'd say he's as good as Stone Rain.
Playable in red or black
Is a creature so you can end a long game if your opponent has dead draws
Can chump-block and still be sacrificed to prevent the attacking creature's damage and kill a land
Can be main-decked (because it's still a creature)
Maybe not a 5/5, but not a bad card either.
Land destruction
Affinity
Infect
Tinker
Stasis
Edric
Let's avoid mindless decks that abuse broken mechanics.
I always thought this card was underrated and refused to trade it at $5; now it's in Top 8 builds. Vindication!