Mahahahaha, more cards for my land destruction deck! >=D
too bad this kinda sucks, though... It's like a more overcosted version of demolish with a slight life penalty...
I'll give it 1/5
Leonidus78
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(6 votes)
lol there tearing down an island GO RED!
Tommy9898
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
All the cards that add a little poke to the spell don't really seem to be worth it. I really do wish they would make cheap land destruction again. Stone rain and ice storm were in alpha for a reason, to balance the game. Jace decks wouldn't be so prevalent if they would just give us stone rain back; keeps things honest.
krauser-gogetthegirl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
F*** me runnin a deomolish that also drains 1 life??!!?? and for only ONE more mana? has wizards lost their spellslingin minds??!?!?! enthusiastic sarcasm aside i see why they did it. so in draft and limited they could have a demolish that wasnt quite a demolish with their "not only does this spell do something, they also lose 1 LIFE!" theme.
raadface
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
i really wish i could just ask wizards why sometimes, because this card is completely over-costed and literally just doesnt make sense to print. Demolish is pretty much the same card printed in m11 and it costs one less. Unfortunatley all i can say is, i just wish this card was good, i wish it cost less, I mean if this was still the same cost as Demolishi'm sure people would still complain about it, but to add more to it's CMC? Just doesn't make any sense. If Wizards doesn't want to print any effectively costed Land Destruction cards then why even bother printing land destruction ever, especially if we're going to get cards like this? :/ 0.5/5
Yay a pillage that costs nearly twice as much. T_T If I'd want to get rid of a land for 5, I'd implode it. Or conquer it. Or whatever. 0.5/5
blindthrall
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Cards like this make me suspicious of the whole idea of an artifact block, because this would only ever be used as long as Mirrodin is still in rotation. I really hate cards that obsolete themselves. This whole set feels gimmicky, like the frost mechanic from Cold Snap. If Wizards is really that bereft of ideas that they have to revisit old sets, why not fun ones like Ravinca or Shadowmoor? I know it hasn't been that long, but Alara never got its enemy shards...
MrDelicious84
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm looking through a booster box's worth of cards, and I can't help but laugh every time I see these goofy reddies pulling down Jung Park's islands with ropes. I don't care if this card is immediately obsolete. It's hilarious.
Youlose20life
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
WHY. If you want land gone that bad, (not artifacts, you must have damaged brain tissue to choose this over shatter) you could use a demolish for one less and use that for a lightning bolt, but if you're paying that much, just use rain of salt and take out two lands.
Jokergius
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"♪We did it, we did it, we did it!! TRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA~!!♪"
StephenF
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
too much mana for too little effect/ Please, PLEASE, bring back Stone Rain, Winter's Grasp, and or Pillage.
Give players a way to attack Jace decks and the new wave of Deceiver-Twin decks.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wonder how people would take it if Vapor Snag was 2 CMC instead of one.
I think WotC should've made this 4 CMC (as all of you think) and just go along with it. Or, if anything, they could've taken away the 1 life bonus and gave it metalcraft. Maybe reduce it's CMC by 2 or something. Make it pretty much equal to Pillage. That'd be nice.
Gareth32
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Say anything you want about this card's bang/buck ratio, that's some amazing art/flavor text.
pedrodyl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ah I'm so glad I grabbed some Stone Rains and Boomerangs from 9th gen starter decks a few years ago
atemu1234
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No. Just...- no.
Fireballmage
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
WotC: "We hate land destruction, so we're going to make it terrible. We're also going to make some amazing lands that will form the core of one of the top standard decks. That way, you won't have any defense against them! GENIUS!"
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This "Lose 1 life" clause is great in Vapor Snag, as it balances itself with the spell's very nature. Here? ... Well I suppose they couldn't just make it strictly better than Demolish. 'Cause it's so powerful I guess.
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too bad this kinda sucks, though...
It's like a more overcosted version of demolish with a slight life penalty...
I'll give it 1/5
0.5/5
Give players a way to attack Jace decks and the new wave of Deceiver-Twin decks.
I think WotC should've made this 4 CMC (as all of you think) and just go along with it. Or, if anything, they could've taken away the 1 life bonus and gave it metalcraft. Maybe reduce it's CMC by 2 or something.
Make it pretty much equal to Pillage. That'd be nice.
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Well I suppose they couldn't just make it strictly better than Demolish. 'Cause it's so powerful I guess.