I like this guy for Limited. He says, "Your creatures have haste" as long as you aren't playing more than 1 each turn. And FIres of Yavimaya on a stick for 2 has generally been worthwhile in Limited.
As long as you attack and lose the creatures that got hasted, the Mauler can give you a hasty attacker every turn. I'd say that's a good deal. @ statiefreez: you can't pair something to something else if they're already soulbonded. I found that out the hard way.
TheWrathofShane
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Cant compare with piker because this is an uncommon. This guy is flexible, not a bad choice for casual play.
I don't understand why he isn't rated higher. He's only 3.8 at the time of this post, yet he's one of the scariest cards in a R/W Humans deck, which, by the way, destroys a lot of decks currently in standard. He can bond with a Silverblade Paladin to give you two 2 power double strikers swinging in on turn 3, or he can pair with a Hero of Bladehold for a whopping 7 power of creature, and even if he's the only one on the board, that's still 10 power (counting battle cry) swinging at your face. Hi titans.
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is honestly one of my favorite soulbonders. Haste on demand can be a very powerful thing, and can even steal the entire game for you. And if you slip this into Boros colors, you can also flicker him to give haste to just about whatever you want. The beautifully low cost is just icing on the cake; it fits right into the curve for a lot of red support. I'm glad I have a few.
rollinsclone
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like this guy because he's still relevant late game. Drop him and a dragon at the same time and you can swing for the win no problem. Early game he can get some quick damage in too. Good in both limited and constructed, and one of the better uncommons in this block.
Abberon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
He's what makes Boros humans work right now. There are so many good combos for him and he's so cheap to play. Who can complain with swinging for 8 on turn three with Silverblade Paladin soul bonded? That's nasty. That's a relevant threat all game that begs for removal, and it's usually whatever he gets paired with that gets sent to the gy, leaving you with another free haste for your next big fatty.
RetroGamer3
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I choose this guy over Rakdos Shredfreak all the time and won more with him.
This guy allows you two swing for 4 damage on T2 with Champion of the Parish. Good stuff.
SRSFACE
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Lightning Mauler nearly single-handedly makes a good Battalion Deck run. I started running 4 of them to utilize alongside Firemane Avenger. T3/4 Lightning Helixes just for declaring attackers is brutal in the Nia deck I currently have constructed.
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is the one card in the game that I think is perfectly designed. It's completely balanced and powerful. Being a 2/1 makes perfect sense and the ability is just great. It's one of my favourite red cards.
Opeth2010
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@RxPhantom: Swing for 4 on T2 with Champion of the Parish? whoopie... How about swing for 7! on T2 with Champion of the Parish and BTE. Anything that allows you to swing for 7 on T2 is completely broken. This card seems pretty outrageous to me.
Lord_Sun_Fin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy will be used in R/W decks for a long time after he passes out of standard, haste on demand in aggro decks is so useful.
CG1248
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I just saw this card tear through SCG Open Series: Nashville in Standard in Naya Human/Blitz and I have to say that this card has some serious potential in modern and, in the right decks, in legacy too. Having a 2 CMC easily splashable haste creature capable of dealing 2 damage (or not) while giving haste to any creature you just cast and will cast making your battlefield much more unpredictable. Mages using red have a great weapon here.
A buddy of mine did this to me once. Stomping Ground , Experiment One
pass. I played Hallowed Fountain tapped. Pass. Rootbound Crag ,dropped 3 Burning-Tree Emissary and a Lightning Mauler , paired it with a Burning Tree on trun 2. Hit me for 6, I'm at 14 Looking at 5 creatures already. Pass. I play Isolated Chapel pass. Next turn he dropped Mayor of Avabruck . Swung for 15. I drew a bucch of cards. For shiggles, I played Think Twice And that's when I quit playing Esper.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A pain to play against, he's a Fervor if they don't remove him and he's a still a one-shot haste if they do! My favorite chain is:
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@ statiefreez: you can't pair something to something else if they're already soulbonded. I found that out the hard way.
pass. I played Hallowed Fountain tapped. Pass. Rootbound Crag ,dropped 3 Burning-Tree Emissary and a Lightning Mauler , paired it with a Burning Tree on trun 2. Hit me for 6, I'm at 14 Looking at 5 creatures already. Pass. I play Isolated Chapel pass. Next turn he dropped Mayor of Avabruck . Swung for 15. I drew a bucch of cards. For shiggles, I played Think Twice And that's when I quit playing Esper.
T2 - This guy
T3 - Grinning Ignus
T4 - Pop Ignus, Haste an Inferno Titan