Rakdos Pit Dragon is slightly better than this. While Fledgling Dragon automatically has flying (you have to pay for the Pit Dragon to get flying), so you can devote more mana to firebreathing, the Pit Dragon has double strike, so each extra you can pump for him makes him stronger and it's usually much easier to reach hellbent for the Pit Dragon that it is to reach Threshold for the Fledgling.
Laguz
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
It's not hard to reach threshold at all. Ever hear of a little spell called book burning? The combo was fairly popular in odyssey block g/r beats.
sarroth
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(6 votes)
I find it's easier to reach threshold than hellbent, but that's me. If Pit Dragon had double strike with a mana cost or threshold, there would be no question that he's better. Personally, I'd toss in 2 Fledgling's and a Pit Dragon and solve that argument by using both, but I happen to like Fledgling better because he gets flying right off the bat whereas Rakdos doesn't, and like I said I think threshold is easier to reach.
Nocturno
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
I dunno about you guys, but I like to have cards in hand, especially when I am playing red.
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While Fledgling Dragon automatically has flying (you have to pay for the Pit Dragon to get flying), so you can devote more mana to firebreathing, the Pit Dragon has double strike, so each extra you can pump for him makes him stronger and it's usually much easier to reach hellbent for the Pit Dragon that it is to reach Threshold for the Fledgling.
Not bad at all.