Pointed Discussion

Kryptnyt 2010-01-26

★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (16 votes)

Yes. Water Mages. They are a force to be reckoned with. They are also pesky, beware.

bagilis 2010-09-06

★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (2 votes)

must have in all sideboards!

Nighthawk42 2011-02-01

★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)

If we had this in Standard now, maybe we'd see less Jace, the Mind Sculptor.

Then again, probably not.

Argyris 2011-03-22

★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)

I would definitely like to see this reprinted. It would do a lot to balance standard IMO.

land_comment 2011-03-26

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (3 votes)

Jaya, your hair looks really frizzy. As a planeswalker, don't you think you culd change that?

And, no, she doesn't have curly hair.

Axelle 2011-04-24

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)

The difference between this and Red Elemental Blast is that this card can target non-blue cards.

Something worth pointing out, I suppose.

non1337 2011-10-28

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)

Imprint this baby on the Isochron Scepter and play Painter's Servant you now have a stick that reads: : Counter target spell or destroy target permanent.

Run four Pyroblast and four Red Elemental Blast, exile Simian Spirit Guide to counter their force of will

yesnomu 2011-11-14

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

Jaya evidently hasn't played enough Pokemon. Fire against water?

adrian.malacoda 2012-03-05

★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)

@yesnomu

Let's assume Jaya is level 80 and Jace is level 50. He gets burnt regardless.

Ligerman30 2012-08-28

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0) (1 vote)

This is so out of color.

Chamale 2012-12-02

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

These are the important differences between Pyroblast and Red Elemental Blast.

1. Pyroblast can target Phantasmal Image (copying a non-blue creature) to make it disappear.
2. A blue mage can cancel Pyroblast with Misdirection and changing the target to a non-blue permanents.
3. If you have extra mana in a Storm combo, you can use Pyroblast on any permanent to make your Tendrils of Agony bigger.

There are advantages and disadvantages to either card. I recommend Red Elemental Blast because it's harder to Redirect, unless you play Storm cards or your friends play Phantasmal Image.

Lord_Ascapelion 2013-01-07

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

Water mages? How many of those have we even seen in Magic? Like, the number of cards that depict water being manipulated directly are pretty rare, I can think of maybe 5 right now... Oh well, still a nice card.

DaLucaray 2014-02-09

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

As of Theros block and Heroic, this is now strictly better than Red Elemental Blast. You can target any of your nonblue creatures to get a heroic effect, and you can't do that with REB

Although I suppose it was really Skulking Ghost that made it strictly better...