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Lava Blister

Multiverse ID: 29763

Lava Blister

Comments (14)

AlphaNumerical
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (5 votes)
Strictly worse than Browbeat.
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (6 votes)
Er...no? They do totally different things...
wolfbear2
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (3 votes)
I so want to play this in standard right now...
rsyd
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0) (5 votes)
Hello Mr. Jund,
Have I got a deal for you! Would you like to take 6 damage or lose a land?

Hmm?
Eternal_Blue
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0) (4 votes)
actually a pretty good land destruction card. you may say that it's strictly worse than sinkhole, but when a red deck utilizes this card they're just hoping to slow the opponent down long enough to burn them out. really, either way, this card should find itself a home in any LD deck.
DarthParallax
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (4 votes)
if you think that sacing their land is worse than drawing 3 cards, then yes, this strictly worse than Browbeat. you may be right, but most would say that's 'apples vs. oranges' and either run both or neither.
luca_barelli
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (5 votes)
would you play a card that reads 1R: deal 6 damage to target player. I think you would. Whatever they choose, this card is still good.
Gabriel422
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Actually, destroying a nonbasic land for 1R is a pretty sweet deal.
penguinmage25
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0) (1 vote)
this is a great card
Paolino
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (3 votes)
There is far better land removal in Magic, but I like this card. I think someone will take 6 damage not to lose his Lotus Vale...
Bobth
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Just used this card on MWS in a deck with Browbeat, Pain's Reward, Dash Hopes, Vexing Devil, Skullscorch, Breaking Point, and others, just for funsies. It was really the star of the deck for me. It's 6 damage for only 2 mana, which is just some of the most efficient burn out there. If someone saves their land twice, they're at 8 health. Think about that. Not sure why this card isn't rated higher.

Playing it in a non-silly burn deck will either get you the most burn for your buck possible, or mess up your opponent's land drops extremely early in the game. I wouldn't play it in a land destruction deck, in case they don't pick that option, but in a burn deck, either one helps you out.
Dragasm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The art just screams Rite of Spring from Fantasia.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Seems like a very good card. Blow up their first land, unless they are crazy enough to take 6 damage verse your burn deck.
MadManChubChub
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What if they don't have a nonbasic land to sac out. Will it just do the 6 damage?