Solid card, will do wonders in the early game against utility 1/1 guys.
_X_
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
3 mana for 3 damage, divided as you chose. It would only be better as an instant, otherwise its pretty darn good.
4.5/5
Doom_Lich
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This card turns Chandra's spitfire into a 10/2 flier. Niiiiiiice
Weary_PSI
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Awesome card, the perfect antidote for those annoying weenies. Sadly not as good now as it its day though, and of course being a Sorcery is never a good thing for burn, so it does lose a couple points.
NARFNra
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(11 votes)
Is he shooting lightning at a guy while STRANGLING him? That's so... METAL.
alblast
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
@ Doom_Lich That only works if you have 3 opponents to ping. When that happens don't be surprised if you become the next target.
bijart_dauth
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
any number, does that mean i can kill 6 Little Girls by dealing 1/2 damage to each of them?
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is the kind of card that is nice to have in your grave when you use Chandra Ablaze.
Henrietta
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yes, if you are playing with Un- cards you can choose to do 1/2 a damage to 6 different targets.
NoobOfLore
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The flavor text is remarkably similar to Galvanic Blast.
As {2}{C} Sorceries with kind of Staple effects ggo, let's compare it to the other colors:
White: Oblivion Ring is really powerful/good, but also a modern invention. There aren't a huge number of White effects I can think of that you want to play at 2C, usually because instead White's going to be dropping big Wrath effects or playing a pinpoint removal spell for C, 1C, or CC.
Blue: Divination. In a lot of ways, Arc Lightning : Lightning Bolt as Divination :: Brainstorm. You would always rather have the older card, but the new card actually sometimes sees play even in competitive environments, and is a perfectly acceptable choice for casual or FNM. Less good in Draft.
Black: Dark Banishing is the new and old standard for Black Removal, as Doom Blade has been bumped to Uncommon status in the past couple years. Because of the Mullti-targeting thing, I think Arc Lightning is actually in a lot of situations better than Dark Banishing, and very specifically, in certain matchups, better than Doom Blade (if you're playing against a weenie deck or a deck that plays Good Stuff but has a low Toughness average, and you're not looking to Axe a bomby Tarmogoyf or something.
Red: Flames of the Firebrand is a modern card that Arc Lightning compares well to. That's fairly impressive TBH. Multi-targeting is just a really good thing.
Green: I don't really think it's possible to fairly compare Red Damage spells to Green Naturalize effects. I think Fade Into Antiquity can Exile Gods, but...
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4.5/5
That only works if you have 3 opponents to ping. When that happens don't be surprised if you become the next target.
White: Oblivion Ring is really powerful/good, but also a modern invention. There aren't a huge number of White effects I can think of that you want to play at 2C, usually because instead White's going to be dropping big Wrath effects or playing a pinpoint removal spell for C, 1C, or CC.
Blue: Divination. In a lot of ways, Arc Lightning : Lightning Bolt as Divination :: Brainstorm. You would always rather have the older card, but the new card actually sometimes sees play even in competitive environments, and is a perfectly acceptable choice for casual or FNM. Less good in Draft.
Black: Dark Banishing is the new and old standard for Black Removal, as Doom Blade has been bumped to Uncommon status in the past couple years. Because of the Mullti-targeting thing, I think Arc Lightning is actually in a lot of situations better than Dark Banishing, and very specifically, in certain matchups, better than Doom Blade (if you're playing against a weenie deck or a deck that plays Good Stuff but has a low Toughness average, and you're not looking to Axe a bomby Tarmogoyf or something.
Red: Flames of the Firebrand is a modern card that Arc Lightning compares well to. That's fairly impressive TBH. Multi-targeting is just a really good thing.
Green: I don't really think it's possible to fairly compare Red Damage spells to Green Naturalize effects. I think Fade Into Antiquity can Exile Gods, but...