Ah, the old quandry, bolt a critter or bolt the player? I know, let's do both!
Khias
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(20 votes)
Bolt me once "shame on you," bolt me twice "AAARG"
mdakw576
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(7 votes)
This is pretty easily the best red common in the set, and arguably the best of all red cards. I'd say it's a strong contender for top 10 cards in this set.
4 damage for 3 mana is considered good. 6 damage for 2 mana is a bargain, even if you need landfall.
Mode
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Standard is getting lots of powerful burn spells recently. Of course without landfall this card is rather unspectacular, but it's simply a bomb in your starting hand. Two Lightning Bolts packed in one spell? How could one not love this?
JosirisDavid
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(7 votes)
This is a standard case of add insult to injury. *Grin*
Maraxas-of-Keld
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(6 votes)
Good stuff. Landfall might make it tough for land-light aggro decks, though. Definitely will see constructed play.
BelloAbril
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I think this guy will find place on Red Deck Wins at extended.
klaff
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Played a black-red deck in the pre-release. I owe most of my wins to my copies of this card. Beautiful burn.
Gaussgoat
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Awesome card, one of the best burn spells in World Wake/Zendikar. This thing is brutal.
5/5
Gear61
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Best common in Worldwake.
Keegan__
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I was on the fence about this thing, but Jacob Van Lunen (of Building on a Budget) just made me realize how fantastic it is. You can hit a creature and a Planeswalker with this thing.
Three damage to the opponent isn't much to me considering the amount of creatures I put in my red decks, but another option for Planeswalkers is always welcome in my arsenal. So often I'll need to swing with way too many creatures to assure I can hit the Planeswalker, and I'll need the bolt for combat tricks. Definitely getting another playset.
P-Slice
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Do you have to hit a creature AND and player? What if your opponents has no creatures out there?
Grimn777
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
gets my vote for best common in worldwake, limited or otherwise. simply great. too bad the rest of the red commons are largely useless in comparison. My prediction: Red = easily the worst color in worldwake for limited.
Layton
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
now,this is why calcite snapper is soooo good
wicked_pick
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Red's best burn spell in the set!
Mattmedia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
How can you hit a planeswalker and a creature? the planeswalker does not control any creatures as far as i understand, it is you as a planeswalker that does.
Anyhoo, it is certainly a decent burn spell, although as an instant, it is only really worthwhile playing during your own turn (perhaps combat phase to get the best effect) or as a 1 player 1 creature on your opponents turn (with our perhaps walking atlas or ruin ghost)
xd4
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
best burn spell in worldwake, definitely. hits the creature and the player. but there has to be a creature out for it to work, but besides that amazing card
NeoSin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Walking Atlas combos well with this card on your opponents turn.
Cheza
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
A common. So why is Caustic Crawler uncommon? This card is an automatic 2x3 with fetchlands, even during an opponent's turn!!! R&D might means Ramdom-&-Dumb.
Necroferno
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Mattmedia - whenever you deal noncombat damage to a player, you can chose to redirect that damage to a planeswalker they control.
And like Cheza implied, save a fetchland to crack during your opponent's turn to get the landfall bonus while taking advantage of its instant speed.
Mindbend
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
its llike you stuck 2 lighting bolts together and snuck then into you hand as one card. A+ card
Colossus_of_Darkstee
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
ok, so what happens when you make double landfall? say with a walking atlas on top of your land for the turn?
Weebo126
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Colossus_of_Darstee - Double landfall does the same thing as one landfall. It's a replacement effect.
surewhynot
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
You can Isochron Scepter this! WAT.
Gomorrah
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So Wizards, I can run 12 Lightning Bolts in 8 cards? Thanks!
ubii
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
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samildanach32
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Awesome card- one of my favourites. One of the key reasons worldwake was so good!
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I lost track of the amount of times I was playing Magic Online in Zendikar block and my opponent has a creature out and I don't and they continuously tap their lands to try and cast this. Silly Rabbits.
Lateralis0ne
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Mattmedia:
WELL, when you direct damage at a player, you can then turn the damage toward any Planeswalker they control (I know it's in the rulebook, had someone explain it to me...just forget the actual rule); it works the same way that you can attack a Planeswalker with creatures, rather than just the player controlling that Planeswalker.
Otherwise, this can hit for 3 each on an opponent's turn; Terramorphic Expanse, Evolving Wilds, both the allied fetchlands of Onslaught and enemy fetchlands of the Zendikar set, as well as any spell or ability on a permanent that lets you put a land into play at instant speed, i.e. Walking Atlas (Which you mentioned yourself, surprisingly), Burgeoning, and other like them, you can put a land into play on another player's turn, thereby meeting the landfall requirements.
I take it you've started playing only recently, then? Welcome to Magic. I hope the game continues to be fun for you.
Nikeyeia
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
This is, perhaps, the best common in the set, as well as it should be. 6 damage for 2 mana? Thats like, a double Lightning Bolt? And fetch lands enables it at the opponents turns? Sign me in,
GottaRunGottaRunNow
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Two bolts in one card, and even without landfall it's still got some use. And it's a common. Fantastic card.
dragonking987
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this card even puts lightning bolt to shame.
LordAlvon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is nuts. You'll almost always be casting it with landfall, so it's pretty much two lightning bolts strapped together.
RobotLegs
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
play this with fire servant and just sit back and laugh!
bijart_dauth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
love this card, playing a land is hardly a restriction (unless its on the opponents turn, and even then it is possible) during the turns its typically played. A lot of decks try to drop there mana creatures (or other utilities) fairly early, or if you hold off the early attackers are usually fairly week in toughness. And with a bolt, you have to chose, player, or creature, now, you don't need 2 cards to decide both.
Aun
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wonder if a deck consisting of just Bolt, Flame Slashes, Searing Blazes etc. would win against a "normal" deck. Overall it probably would have much better cost/damage ratio.
Gabriel422
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I believe it was a wrong choice for Searing Blaze to have two seperate targets. I had to explain to my aunt about why she couldn't fizzle the 3 damage to the player by sacrificing the creature, like she did with my Tendrils of Corruption. I ended up feeling like a cheater, and I can see she was probably thinking she's never gonna figure out the rules again.
Consistency, Wizards.
This should have been worded "This deals 3 to target creature and 3 to its controller."
NoobOfLore
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Is that a double-bolt for two mana? Yes please.
For extra lulz, pop a Terramorphic Expanse or Evolving Wilds during your opponent's turn.
ridiculousricky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The thing that really makes this card shine is the damage-to-mana rato. i.e, lightning bolt is 3 to 1, gut shot is 1 to 1, as is lava axe. This card also has a ratio of 3 to 1, one of the highest in the game. The only burn that does better in that regard is flame slash, but it's sorcery speed and only at creatures.
kothsapprentice
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I run four in my burn deck. If I have it, I'll hold it until I get the land as well. Or occasionally I'll just hold a land for the sake of this one card. Love it!
Bulhakas
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So great with fetch lands.
SparkleTiger
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
THIS CARD IS RATED SO HIGH. Well, it's an awesome use of the landfall mechanic. Literally incorporated both options of teh infamous Lightning Bolt: zap their creature, or zap their face. For two red mana, you can get both (With the slight drawback of needing a land dropped). Talk about card advantage. The RDW-player in me loves this gem.
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card. It answers the always-present question "burn the player or burn a creature" in the best way possible: "BURN EVERYTHING". And no, you don't want to run this alongside Terramorphic Expanse because it slows your mana too much for a Red player, or at least that's what experience's taught me.
Sadly, I just can't seem to use it effectively. Once my opponent had a Witchbane Orb out on turn 2 thanks to dark ritual, which made the 3 copies of this in my hand useless. Another game, another guy was playing a creature-less control deck, which made this even more useless. Overall, I feel it's still an useful burn spell, but my timesplaying it have made me a little bitter towards it.
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm going to get 4 Sulfur Falls and 4 Shivan Reef so my Neurok Commando Counterburn deck can go "Turn 2 Searing Blaze your guy, Turn 3 untap, play Neurok Commando."
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Solid, most of the time this kills a creature and takes a solid chuck out of the player.
Lueseto
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is what I call a perfect card
PauperCubist
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Almost any spell that hits two different targets is solid gold in pauper. This is no exception. If you like this card, you'll probably also like Smash to Smithereens for your artifact destruction needs.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Red Decks are awesome. I think one day I shall make an almost-singleton Red Deck Wins. It won't be Legacy-Good, but it will be more than enough to take down most decks I want it to be able to take down.
There are too many fantastic Red cards over the years, and I want to play them all. To make room for Thunderbolt, Flamebreak and Jaya Ballard, some interesting card choices must be made.
Learn now the Lore of the Secret Fires! First Learn the Four, the Staples, Lightning Bolt is the Oldest, the Alpha Born, Aged as Mountains, Chain Lightning, most Legendary, the Maddest, the Friendliest! Fireblast is cheapest, least costly, easiest Rift Bolt is Timey-Wimey-est
Comments (48)
4 damage for 3 mana is considered good. 6 damage for 2 mana is a bargain, even if you need landfall.
Of course without landfall this card is rather unspectacular, but it's simply a bomb in your starting hand.
Two Lightning Bolts packed in one spell? How could one not love this?
5/5
Three damage to the opponent isn't much to me considering the amount of creatures I put in my red decks, but another option for Planeswalkers is always welcome in my arsenal. So often I'll need to swing with way too many creatures to assure I can hit the Planeswalker, and I'll need the bolt for combat tricks. Definitely getting another playset.
Anyhoo, it is certainly a decent burn spell, although as an instant, it is only really worthwhile playing during your own turn (perhaps combat phase to get the best effect) or as a 1 player 1 creature on your opponents turn (with our perhaps walking atlas or ruin ghost)
And like Cheza implied, save a fetchland to crack during your opponent's turn to get the landfall bonus while taking advantage of its instant speed.
WELL, when you direct damage at a player, you can then turn the damage toward any Planeswalker they control (I know it's in the rulebook, had someone explain it to me...just forget the actual rule); it works the same way that you can attack a Planeswalker with creatures, rather than just the player controlling that Planeswalker.
Otherwise, this can hit for 3 each on an opponent's turn; Terramorphic Expanse, Evolving Wilds, both the allied fetchlands of Onslaught and enemy fetchlands of the Zendikar set, as well as any spell or ability on a permanent that lets you put a land into play at instant speed, i.e. Walking Atlas (Which you mentioned yourself, surprisingly), Burgeoning, and other like them, you can put a land into play on another player's turn, thereby meeting the landfall requirements.
I take it you've started playing only recently, then? Welcome to Magic. I hope the game continues to be fun for you.
Consistency, Wizards.
This should have been worded "This deals 3 to target creature and 3 to its controller."
Yes please.
For extra lulz, pop a Terramorphic Expanse or Evolving Wilds during your opponent's turn.
The only burn that does better in that regard is flame slash, but it's sorcery speed and only at creatures.
Sadly, I just can't seem to use it effectively. Once my opponent had a Witchbane Orb out on turn 2 thanks to dark ritual, which made the 3 copies of this in my hand useless. Another game, another guy was playing a creature-less control deck, which made this even more useless. Overall, I feel it's still an useful burn spell, but my timesplaying it have made me a little bitter towards it.
There are too many fantastic Red cards over the years, and I want to play them all. To make room for Thunderbolt, Flamebreak and Jaya Ballard, some interesting card choices must be made.
Learn now the Lore of the Secret Fires!
First Learn the Four, the Staples,
Lightning Bolt is the Oldest, the Alpha Born, Aged as Mountains,
Chain Lightning, most Legendary, the Maddest, the Friendliest!
Fireblast is cheapest, least costly, easiest
Rift Bolt is Timey-Wimey-est
Thunderous Wrath, the Rage of God
Searing Blaze is Hottest
Chandra the Youngest, Brash and Powerful
Incinerate most droll
Grim Lavamancer is Wisest
Lava Spike osbscure, unfound, Arcane,
Jaya the Wittiest
Ball Lightning is Shocking and Relentless!
Flamebreak the most committed
Bonfire of the Damned is most Blasphemous
Demonfire is most Sinful
Banefire is Most Effective
Koth is Stone-hard
Thunderbolt, rudest
Sulfuric Vortex the Enduring
Valakut, explosive
Comet Storm the most uncontrolled
Shivan Meteor the Hugest
Torchling the Bluest
Volley of Boulders, the meaningless, the excessive, the redundant
Hammer of Bogardan, Starkest, the Thorest, Hulked, most Avengeful