This card might just be awesome in a lot of decks. I'm not sure if many of them are red/white decks, though. If this were blue/white, it would be an auto-include!
davidhuman
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(5 votes)
if blue had direct damage of any sort it would be auto include. r/w seems to be getting a lot of tempo tools. adjani and this can get you whole phases if not whole turns, and often times a phase can equate to a turn.
Gwoemul
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
This plus the spoiled silence from M10 plus Ajani V. seems like crazy control for R/W. Against the right deck, this is nearly a free turn.
awesome card, R/W allies needs this, it is powerful and so very fun
btw, if the bolt wont kill your opponent, you can use this to cancel your opponents combat by hitting one of your guys
Ragamander
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
This card is surprisingly underplayed at the moment for how good it is. As in, it's a great card, and I have NEVER seen it played. Not only does it potentially kill a creature (say, a pesky Wild Nacatl) but it prevents all of your opponent's other creatures from beating you in the face (a problem considering the rising popularity of Naya decks). If the target does die, your opponent can't attack at all. You can also target your own creature on your opponent's turn to prevent all attacks.
I suspect this will see more play in sideboards as one of the only ways to stop the Annihilator 6 ability (not to mention the 15-power attack) of Emrakul, the Aeons Torn once Rise of the Eldrazi comes out.
SGLinkmaster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Awesome card if you run a white red deck. Play your cards right and you can bring plans crashing to a halt. Wait until your opponent plays cards with "until end of turn" and then throw this baby down.
http404error
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Shock one, scare the pants off the rest
Moleland
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Kept me alive until a drew the cards I needed once. Great card. You might have a large token army, but they are just gonna sit there doing nothing :D
Hayw00d0909
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Ah, so good. Building a control deck, and this is one of the main ingredients. 5/5
Gelzo
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I think Ragamander was probably wrong about the effectiveness of this card versus Emrakul. I know it sounds like an oversimplification, but I think the best strategy to aim for when dealing with Emrakul is to just kill the opponent before they get a chance to use it.
DacenOctavio
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
A beautiful card without a home. Alara Reborn gave birth to many great cards. . . But Lightning Helix just sees more use.
High risk, high reward. This is a dangerous card. In these colors, you could play Holy Day or Dawn Charm, without the risk that your opponent will bolt his own creature, causing this to be countered. Not to mention the fact that holy day leaves your opponent's creatures tapped. And the fact that a giant growth still allows the targeted creature to attack.
Jannissary
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Stalls for a turn against a weenie deck AND Lightning Bolts their creatures. So flavorful it hurts, and can easily grant a tempo advantage, too.
Love it.
DoragonShinzui
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
I love how is scares everyone but the thing you toast. If he survives, he gets to be all "I don't even give a ***."
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I think 3/5 is about right. Won't stop the fatty about to kill you unless you hit a little guy, the fog effects leave you open to attack the enemy well, etc.
IMO Lightning Helix or Bolt for removal and Boros Fury-Shield for fatties. This guy is just inbetween too many good cards. It'd be an excellent card in other colors I imagine; such as black red. "Terrifying Bolt" or some such.
SilentOppressor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@DoragonShinzui
As we approach the enemy planeswalker, the others seem to hesitate. I do not blame them. Already the 'walker had taken out half of our forces, and I could now see he was poised to strike again. Even I had to take a step back as I realized the mage had already begun casting a spell, causing the clouds above us to grow darker. The fools behind me fled, leaving me as the sole target for the 'walker. In a moment, my entire body shook violently, knocking me to the ground. As I struggled to stand, I heard the others fleeing in panic. None of them would deal with the 'walker today. But I knew. The mage had spent too much energy on the spell, and his frightened face told me he had no further tricks. I had an opening. I might not get another. I charged.
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btw, if the bolt wont kill your opponent, you can use this to cancel your opponents combat by hitting one of your guys
I suspect this will see more play in sideboards as one of the only ways to stop the Annihilator 6 ability (not to mention the 15-power attack) of Emrakul, the Aeons Torn once Rise of the Eldrazi comes out.
This is a dangerous card. In these colors, you could play Holy Day or Dawn Charm, without the risk that your opponent will bolt his own creature, causing this to be countered. Not to mention the fact that holy day leaves your opponent's creatures tapped. And the fact that a giant growth still allows the targeted creature to attack.
Love it.
IMO Lightning Helix or Bolt for removal and Boros Fury-Shield for fatties. This guy is just inbetween too many good cards. It'd be an excellent card in other colors I imagine; such as black red. "Terrifying Bolt" or some such.
As we approach the enemy planeswalker, the others seem to hesitate. I do not blame them. Already the 'walker had taken out half of our forces, and I could now see he was poised to strike again. Even I had to take a step back as I realized the mage had already begun casting a spell, causing the clouds above us to grow darker. The fools behind me fled, leaving me as the sole target for the 'walker. In a moment, my entire body shook violently, knocking me to the ground. As I struggled to stand, I heard the others fleeing in panic. None of them would deal with the 'walker today. But I knew. The mage had spent too much energy on the spell, and his frightened face told me he had no further tricks. I had an opening. I might not get another. I charged.