Pointed Discussion

No. Just...no.

That's why they decried Thraben Heretic. If that's what they get instead of Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, then cremation is in their best interests.

Haste where?

Wizards will keep printing X/1s without haste for 5cmc, and people will keep not playing them.

This guy and Scoria Elemental need to go have a drink together.

Not a very good card on it's own, but combine with the red soulbond first striker and you have a scary combo in limited. Plus, with the low amount of removal or pingers in the set, keeps people from attacking with thei bombs.

So... this is a card.

Be careful not to underestimate these vanilla creatures guys. Yes, in Constructed they suck. But if they were made good enough for Contructed, they might be a little strong for Limited, and considering they always make this kind of guy COMMON, it is completely fair and reasonable to talk about Limited. Would I want at least haste if this were uncommon? Yeah, probably. Might prefer first strike, given the low toughness.

The point is, this is NOT a card to go solo-ing in without your thinking cap on. It IS 6 extra power you can add to your turn and that's very good if you put it together with the right stuff. In some sense, it's ALREADY a ''living Lava Axe'' that does +1 damage in exchange for being more likely to eat a kill spell of some sort or a chump block. Undying Evil really wants to get to target this, but unfortunately it's set up to never draft together.

I could definitely see Wizards trying to push this model though, and suddenly having it be a celebrated King of Common cards because 7+ power is quite a lot for 5 mana. Creatures don't need to have keywords to be good if they are big enough.

Even the card itself knows how bad it is, look at that face.

At first, I thought how terrible a card is this, but in limited, he very easily could have first strike, and then he is something. Initially I was going for a 1.5/5.. now 2.5/5. Let me play him against my group and we will see.

If my fate was to be a functional reprint of Scoria Elemental, I'd be pretty furious too.

The party of terrible common red creature continues to grow...

Slightly better than Righteous Avengers, Skyrider Trainee , Horizon Seed, Cursed Monstrosity, and Bog Hoodlums . Anyway, I will rate it as 0/5.

Oof... never have I thought Lightning Elemental would be more playable than something... Until now :S

For only 5 mana, this guy can trade with a Titan! Or Gut Shot!

I wonder if these guys are what comes from Harvest Pyres.

u mad bro?

This was my foil in one pack.

I think I wanted to swallow it.

I think cards like these were what kids put on their bike spokes to make it sound like a motorcycle. I can't think of anything else to do with them.

I accidentally read the title as Raping Poltergeist.

Dies to Storm Crow ;D

"I accidentally read the title as Raping Poltergeist." - Arachnos

Well, he'll be able to rape anyone from Eager Cadet to Abyssal Persecutor at least once.
Sadly, he'll get away with raping a Little Girl...
Don't let this happen; send in your Deftblade Elites and kill him for good!

Ball Lightning might be more color-intensive, but you're getting trample and haste on a creature that's going to die fast anyway for as opposed to... this... for . With the same P/T.

Yep. This seems like a 0.5/5 to me.

"Dude, I have such a raging poltergeist right now..."

Do you think Wizards could be trying to tell us we missed an uber combo by essentially reprinting Scoria Elemental?

poor man's ball lightning