It's like Lightning Bolt, only it's worse. It's like Thunderclap, only it costs more and can target a player. It's like Fireblast, only it deals 75% of the damage for more, which completely defeats the purpose of a card like Fireblast, so it doesn't really matter that you get to save a single land.
And, despite all of this, it's still rather good in Mono-Red burn decks.
This is what makes Sports Car Burn Sports Car Burn.
4/5 for Burn, 2/5 for any normal deck, though I can see a Land Sac abuse deck with this, Fireblast and Life from the Loam.
redshoesrock
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
A decent card for Burn - 3.5/5
PS to Tommy9898 - Thunderclap only targets creatures; Shard Volley targets creatures and players. Shard Volley is better.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is not a piece of crap outside MRB dude. If Valakut could play this in Std it would own. Not to mention using it with countryside crusher and/or seismic assault decks.
HairlessThoctar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Any card that can throw 3 damage for R or less is not bad.
OpenSeasonNoobs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This was legal at the same time as Crucible of Worlds. Not a bad card AT ALL if you're running the crucible.
Fanaticmogg
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@lorendorky: Why? So that they could destroy their own combo? If a Valakut deck could benefit from this, they'd be running Lightning Bolt already, and they don't.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
With lightning bolt making an appearance back, I got to give this a 2.5/5 This is still good for red decks that only need 3 or so mana, they can run x4 bolts and x4 of these.
Edit: Just made a Modern RDW. This is my lightning bolt 12-16, and I have to change the rating to a 4.5/5. Freaking awesome card, 3 damage rocks! Who cares if you pitching a land if your going to win the game from it!
Tamerlein
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is a good card in RDW. Sure it isn't as powerful as Lightning Bolt, but it still works as a great supplement to the bolt. I almost always use this as my finishing burn spell so that the saccing a mountain drawback doesn't really do anything because the game is already over.
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Like GododDestruction said, good for mono- {R} burn.
It's like Thunderclap, only it costs
It's like Fireblast, only it deals 75% of the damage for
And, despite all of this, it's still rather good in Mono-Red burn decks.
That said, this is Bolts 17-20 (Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Riftbolt, and Lava Spike)
This is what makes Sports Car Burn Sports Car Burn.
4/5 for Burn, 2/5 for any normal deck, though I can see a Land Sac abuse deck with this, Fireblast and Life from the Loam.
PS to Tommy9898 - Thunderclap only targets creatures; Shard Volley targets creatures and players. Shard Volley is better.
This is still good for red decks that only need 3 or so mana, they can run x4 bolts and x4 of these.
Edit: Just made a Modern RDW. This is my lightning bolt 12-16, and I have to change the rating to a 4.5/5. Freaking awesome card, 3 damage rocks! Who cares if you pitching a land if your going to win the game from it!
4/5