The fuh. A 3 mana Shock? WHY? For the cost of the flashback, you can fire off 3 more Shocks, and STILL spend less mana! The ONLY thing this has over that is card advantage. And that ain't worth no god damn 6 mana for 2 damage.
A0602
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I am concerned that the few things you are killing in limited are undying creatures or things that want to die. Seems like a complete waste of space to me.
Cyberium
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Incredible art, hence incredibly disappointed by the effect.
ichorNet777
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(12 votes)
Holy crap this is unplayable.
lorendorky
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Staggershock could poop on this card without a butt.
Guest1741897132
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
5/5 for the loli in you.
NinaNinja
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
My thought was maybe R/B Burning Vengeance. At least then for the flashback you can burn for an extra 2. I was really excited about the art for this card but now seeing it, it's not that exciting. Altar of the Lost might help this and Bump in the Night too. Probably very unplayable. What a shame, the art was so good!!!
I think the Flashback cost is actually close to right. Maybe take just 1 mana off of both costs.
Remember- Silent Departure is 3 stars. I think that for the health of the game we actually do need 3 star cards, but not 2 or less stars...Anyway do not ask Flashback to be pushed anymore. I am already scared to death of it, because it is SO close to breaking as is.
Narim
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If this would be at 2CMC, or at least doing more, like dividing damage over targets, I would be OK with it. It's flashback cost is somewhat OK, by that time, you will likely have Burning Vengeance and/or Secrets of the Dead out, so you get better effects from this. I think I will give it chance... but it's not really breathtaking. It seems like Innistrad block tries to slow down a lot.
RAV0004
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
Why is this art on this card?
... I know my exacto knife's around here somewhere...
Minus_Prime
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Same cost as Strangling Soot, sort of. Expensive yes, but card advantage is card advantage, and Grixis Control is a thing.
Asmodi0000
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5.0)(4 votes)
A waste of art, name, and flavor.
Whoever chose the mechanics for this card, I do hope you regret it. You deserve many a sleepless night for this travesty. I mean, c'mon, you could have at least made it playable... Even in casual games this is underwhelming...
Firenzen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The Art is Amazing. Too bad the card is so powerless.
Hayw00d0909
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Awful.
majinara
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5.0)(8 votes)
Commander Review: 10 mana and two colors for two shocks is too expensive. 1/5
Hanksingle
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Geistfail.
swords_to_exile
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(8 votes)
@majinara. A) Your comments on every card suck. B) So does your math.
Atogatogatog
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
When this art was revealed, I speculated it would be for either a {U}{R} planeswalker or legendary creature. Something like a mini Niv-Mizzet. Then I found out what it was, and was disappointed immensely.
blindthrall
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Pretty bad when even by the most generous appraisal, Shock is twice as good.
bandswithgoats
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
Not incredible but if you're calling it unplayable even in limited you need to educate yourself on card advantage. Did you play Last Kiss in Rise because you needed 2 life or because it was 2 damage for 3? Now you get that same 2 damage for 3 plus card advantage by getting to cast it one more time.
Is six off-color an ugly cost for flashback? Sure. But I'd pay 10 if I need something burned and we've reached the late game with empty hands. The option to flash it back is better than not having that option no matter how much it costs to use.
TherealphatMatt
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
I don't think this is quite as bad as people think. Two blasts of damage on one card are great. Sure, it's over-costed and in two colours, but I'd say it's at least a 3/5 for the utility of getting a pair of (expensive) shocks.
Paladin85
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I rather playFirebolt than this Even in limited, I opt for Tragic Slip and even Death's Caress as they both ensure kills better than this can at flashback cost
theratchet1215
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(5 votes)
You can't really look at this card anywhere except Limited, which is obviously its intended home. In Limited it's quite good, one of the best commons in Dark Ascension. Even for the inflated flashback cost, a Shock is a Shock.
SkaerKrow
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Would have been a worthwhile but not at all game-breaking card if it dealt 3 damage. As printed, it's mediocre in limited and atrocious in constructed play.
luca_barelli
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I kinda like this card, even though it sucks. I dunno. two shocks on one card is cool, but it's just too pricy and inefficient.
Zetsuna
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
WHAT WHERE THEY THINKING?? Here i was expecting a legendary vampire and we get a useless common! What a waste of great art! and there's a play mat of this?? How many useless commons you know that have their own play mats? A R/B Plainswalker that cost 3 would had been awesome... i havent been this dissapointed since chimney imp *cries*
Yozuk
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Not a terrible card. Not constructed playable by any means. This was created for limited. But I still feel disappointed by this card. Normally I would over look a card like this and be like "Meh". But it has such an amazing art that I was sad. What I would have liked to see for this card would be something along the lines of Blood Cultist. A small 3 mana timmy with a flavorful ability.
Viltris
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Why is everyone saying this card is unplayable? Removal *and* card advantage. This card could easily be a first pick in Limited.
chainsmoker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i have a feeling, just a feeling.. i will see her art again in avacyn restored...
Alex343
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(5 votes)
one of the best cards in DKA for limited should not be rates so low. 2 expensive shocks go a long way in this format, for lingering souls, etc.
franconbean
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Any removal that you can flashback is worth something in limited. Still, even in that format, flashback is barely a redeeming feature. If it cost one less to cast, one less to flashback and flashbacked in red, it would be much nice. Shame about the art, it could have gone on a much nicer card.
This card has actually won me a couple of limited games.
SugarMill
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
removal is at a premium in draft and this is no exception. a high pick and one of the best commons in the set. insane art too.
dingophone
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Like Burning Oil, I like that this is direct card advantage. I don't like that the flashback cost is so expensive. 2/5
Ferlord
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
There's a lot of things that could've made this card more... vampire-like.
The colours are all there (Red and Black), so why isn't this more Vampire-y? The art features a vampire (right?): what's the problem?
If so, maybe it could gain you life as well, like Sorin's Thirst.
It would fit into the player-targetable version of that with Flashback, which, although more costly, can be played again.
Regardless, the damage is done, and there's nothing we can do about it. 1.5/5. I'd rather play Geistflame or Burning Oil.
Silence9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Read what Miss Mole has to say. 4/5 Great Card. Burn the Dross Miss Mole, Burn Them!!
She's got two damage in either hand. I am running four of these in one of my decks for certain. When you "level up" you will see why this card deserves more than 2/5. Gigglez. =P
Eddie_Antilles
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I don't get why people are quite so anti- this card. Yes, it isn't the best, but it is a reuseable shock. Quite a lot of creatures in the block are 1- or 2-toughness, so this acts as removal. It can also push through the final two points you need to win the game. And it's an instant.
Not first pick, but certainly not as useless as many of you seem to think.
iDrunky
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Hey look its Lady Gaga =D
Honestly it helped me out in limited other than that this will never see any type of play.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I use it in constructed Bolas Control.
It reads, Deal with the early game, while giving me an ammo option later.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Oh yes, Geistflame is a total bomb but this is just completely unusable.
Kirbster
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
The art is good, sure, but... it's just not the art of a Magic card. It's a little too anime. I have trouble accepting it.
SAUS3
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is so bad. I actually expected a lower rating.
3 mana for 2 damage? If the normal casting cost was better, it would be really good. Like 2 mana for 2 damage instant with 6 mana flashback. I'd try that out. At 3 mana, this is just terrible.
thesunpaladin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card makes me sad every time I look at it. I love that art to death, but the card is unplayable...
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Remember- Silent Departure is 3 stars. I think that for the health of the game we actually do need 3 star cards, but not 2 or less stars...Anyway do not ask Flashback to be pushed anymore. I am already scared to death of it, because it is SO close to breaking as is.
It seems like Innistrad block tries to slow down a lot.
... I know my exacto knife's around here somewhere...
Whoever chose the mechanics for this card, I do hope you regret it. You deserve many a sleepless night for this travesty. I mean, c'mon, you could have at least made it playable... Even in casual games this is underwhelming...
1/5
Is six off-color an ugly cost for flashback? Sure. But I'd pay 10 if I need something burned and we've reached the late game with empty hands. The option to flash it back is better than not having that option no matter how much it costs to use.
Even in limited, I opt for Tragic Slip and even Death's Caress as they both ensure kills better than this can at flashback cost
What I would have liked to see for this card would be something along the lines of Blood Cultist. A small 3 mana timmy with a flavorful ability.
This card has actually won me a couple of limited games.
The colours are all there (Red and Black), so why isn't this more Vampire-y?
The art features a vampire (right?): what's the problem?
If so, maybe it could gain you life as well, like Sorin's Thirst.
It would fit into the player-targetable version of that with Flashback, which, although more costly, can be played again.
Regardless, the damage is done, and there's nothing we can do about it. 1.5/5. I'd rather play Geistflame or Burning Oil.
She's got two damage in either hand. I am running four of these in one of my decks for certain. When you "level up" you will see why this card deserves more than 2/5. Gigglez. =P
Not first pick, but certainly not as useless as many of you seem to think.
Honestly it helped me out in limited other than that this will never see any type of play.
It reads,
3 mana for 2 damage? If the normal casting cost was better, it would be really good. Like 2 mana for 2 damage instant with 6 mana flashback. I'd try that out. At 3 mana, this is just terrible.