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Flame Javelin

Multiverse ID: 189220

Flame Javelin

Comments (19)

Qwernt
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0) (9 votes)
Love the flavortext for this one.
thaviel
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (10 votes)
there's a mistake on the gatherer page it says the converted mana cost is 3.lol
God_of_Destruction
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5.0) (6 votes)
Bye 4 tough critters... love the f.text too...a very good addition in any deck that runs red in it... jst like mine...
Douchette
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0) (6 votes)
LOL the flavour text is so funny
VirtueVsVice
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)
Thaviel is right, the cost is technically 6.

Great card, great flavor. It's only fair that it rotated out now that L Bolt is back =)

4.25/5
Necrolysis
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0) (7 votes)
I just love the fact that I can play this in a mono green deck. heh.
darkfury
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (3 votes)
Vedalken_Arbiter
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)
Monogreen? You can play this in Mono-blue. That's insane.
Cyberium
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (2 votes)
Compare to Char, Flame Javelin is better for mono-red. Char however is easier to splash without the increase of mana cost.
BrutalJim
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (2 votes)
Mono-blue doesn't need this, we have Psionic Blast. Anyway, this is a great card for mono red, in any other deck (unless i guess you're trying to put it in mono-white or something) you're probably better off with Char.
lorendorky
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Use this with vengeful rebirth
leomistico
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
I prefer Char for flavour and style, but this is my second favourite damage spell! Compared to Lightning Bolt this seems to cost too much, but deals unconditionaly 4 damages, that it's A LOT better than 3, because it can kill bigger creature. To kill a 4/4, with a Lightning Bolt you need another spell/creature, but with this you don't need anything else!

4.5/5 because it shines in mono-red, but is difficult to splash...
SAllison87
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Beast in a mono-red burn or sligh deck. A little expensive at 3 mana, but personally I find that burn decks with a few 3 mana "finishers" give the deck strong turns 3 and 4.
RunedServitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very good with Blazing Shoal, Riddle of Lightning, and other things that rely on cmc.
@leomistico
This is pathetically easy to splash, it can be played in a deck containing no red at all!
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
First time I saw this I didn't 'catch' how great the flavor text really is.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
x4 Lightning Bolt, Pyroclasm, + this seem like a very good mix of burns.
feedbacker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This has great synergy with Erratic Explosion
jenekee
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I run this in a janky Pyromancy and madness based mono R deck with a bunch of other high cost red burn spells. High cmc is good for the pyro ability but I can also hard cast it for 3 if I don't have the enchantment out.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is my favorite flavor text on anything forever.