Way overhyped, although it is versatile and will see a lot of constructed play
Abl
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
I like how this is hate rated as a 3 right now.
lorendorky
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This reminds me of Vorapede in that they added as many abilities as possible on one card as a blatant attempt at making it worthy of mythic rare. I will stick to my Comet Storms while I play red thank you very much.
Dabok
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(7 votes)
Versatile but not "I win" kind of mythic. That's lovely :)
Doaj
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
An excellent card that will strongly effect standard but isn't enough to see play in Modern or Legacy. Certainly good, and will continue to see play in EDH long after it rotates. 5/5.
SyntheticDreamer
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(5 votes)
It's no Bonfire of the Damned, but this card is likely going to define the new Standard.
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Strangely enough preordering for 30 dollars. I can't imagine it staying above 8 for very long. Card is solid. Rolling Thunder is solid... in pauper. This is not pauper legal, so we'll see if it can get anywhere without cloudpost help.
hot4boys
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
the le reddit r/mtg army and its leejun loves this card! 5 stars if you agree!
djflo
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Just what aggro needs - kills chumps, taps blockers for an alpha strike and delays wraths by a turn. It's powerful enough that you could play it at 3 mana (likely hitting the player during upkeep), and it only gets better from there.
Control could also use this as a delaying tool and for killing weenies, though Bonfire of the Damned and Supreme Verdict just seem better in that regard.
RiftenBlack
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
How is this not ranked higher?
It is one of the best burn spells ever printed. It is super-flexible, and it'll win so many games. It will be used in control decks, aggressive decks, mid-range decks. The only deck I don't see this working in is a Boros Sligh deck or a deck that doesn't have access to Red and White... but that's basically it.
I just think it's amazing that you can either time walk your opponent, get an X-for-1 or finishing off your opponent with the same card. This is clearly a winner. 5/5
Dream_Twist
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(9 votes)
OH MY GOD IT'S BOROS SUN'S ZENITH
no wait...
It's like fireball, silence and powersink had some sort of crazy orgy and then this was born. I hope I can pull this!
Cyberium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Instant X damage that could finish an opponent off, kill/control creatures, and/or prevent spells from being cast. An extremely powerful politic card in 1v1 or multiplayer, nicely designed.
Purplerooster
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Damage yourself if you have a non creature spell that you want to save so that you don't accidently cast it.
imsully2
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
It's amazing to me how many deck types would love a card like this, it's a 3 mana silence for combo (not that combo's good in standard currently) it slows down aggro for control decks, it lets you kill any blockers in aggro or just tap them and point those last few points of damage at the player's dome, (think about it, if they flash in a Resto angel after declare attackers you can tap it down before they can declare blockers), it can kill most planeswalkers if their controller decides to use their - ability right away, maybe I'm wrong but this much versatility seems like it's got a pretty good chance of shaping standard for quite a while
TheKazu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I -really- like this card. Probably the most fun {R}{W} spells ever printed. While the {R}{W} keyword mechanic was a bit lackluster, this and Aurelia herself make up for it.
Fury is a fine card and will se constructed play but right now, at the time of prelease, is overhyped. It's definitely not the top mythic of the set.
Curlie-Joe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
awesome
Asmodi0000
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Let's see, I'll burn that creature for 2 and that one for 3, killing both, and then I'll burn that last one for 1 to tap it, and I'll also burn you for 1, so you can't cast any non-creature spells this turn!"
"In response, I'll burn you for 7. Good game."
pedrodyl
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Basically a much more versatile, albeit more expensive, Orim's Chant for the most part, save that "noncreature" bit. An acceptable mythic, imo, at least it's not as retarded as Baneslayer, 4.5/5
wholelottalove
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Fine card, there's better at lower rarities though.
psychichobo
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
'I wonder why that Boros guy didn't play anything on his turn... that's a lot of land he's got untapped...'
azure_drake222222
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Why is this mythic rare?
AlBout
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This card isn't made for burning like comet storm or bonefire of the damned and clean the board.
It's to remove as many blocker of the way, prevent any trick from the defending player and toss all the remaining mana on the player for the final attack.
If you want to hit hard, the X will need to be big, and it's not the point of the card.
It's all about tapping and the silence, the red part is only a bit more versatily against plainwalker or a must kill creature.
It fit a weenie deck for when the weenie need a little help to bash the opponent.
Mike-C
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In other words.. Her Fury is quite furocious.
doomtomb
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The jury's still out on this one. I think most people agree that it's good... but how good is still questionable. To those wondering, this card will almost always have some utility to the current board state. Fireball was a great card for it's time and this is more useful and instant speed. It will probably settle around $15 mythic.
Skoo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It sort of resembles Intimidation Bolt but has more versatility. Both are Boros cards that, funnily enough, are good at disrupting Batallion.
dustypoo90
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Counters miracles when played in response to the miracle trigger.
BongRipper420
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Great, but slightly overhyped.
Enemy_Tricolor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Flavorwise, this card is the "oh snap!" rebuttal to Killing Wave.
patronofthesound
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not sure why, cause every aspect of the card is bomb, but the silencing totally makes this card. A rare effect, and anything that can delay a verdict or terminus another turn is rightly crucial to aggressive strategies in std.
4.5/5, only because I like clan defiance better haha
LadiesMan117
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What makes this card so absurdly powerful is that it goes in aggro and control decks and it does so many different things for you. No doubt a 5/5
steinburger1109
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
swords_to_exile, you're forgetting that white also lets it tap down the creatures...
tehsquirrely
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Anyone notice that the artwork on this and killing wave are almost exactly the same but the subjects casting the spell and being vaporized are opposites?
Lord_Sun_Fin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
How do people think it compares to Bonfire?
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Woah, so much versatility on this card. Can be something like a kicked Orim's Chant, or just a strait up finisher.
Eternal_Planeswalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"I cast Aurelia's Period”. My friends don't say a word. :D
Pistallion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ok, i just pulled this card and after reading it I was pumped to see how much it ws worth, and I was disappointed. I asked a guy at my local card shop why this card isnt that good,a nd he said basically no deck uses it. I feel like it can do well in some decks in standard. Idk, i mean im new to mtg, but can someone explain to me why this card isnt really really good?
Lifegainwithbite
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The hype for this card when it came out was insane but it sees basically no play. Maybe when Bonfire of the Damned (which is much more powerful against most decks) rotates out, it'll see more play.
Nagoragama
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You can tap all their blockers for an alpha strike and prevent them from engaging in combat shenanigans, you can just burn off a creature, or you can just straight up use it as a Devil's Play to kill them if you have enough mana.
Salient
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Opponent: "I reveal Terminus and cast it for its miracle c--"
: "Oh no you don't."
Isn't it weird that angel Aurelia's signature spell is the only reliable way in Standard to stop angel spells from getting cast for their angel cost? :)
...it's also weird that Wizards has been so crude about their countermeasures lately -- Frontline Medic, Ash Zealot, Angel of Jubilation, etc. White/Red have gotten dumped on with poorly tacked-on countermeasure abilities lately, but Aurelia's Fury feels awesome, natural, and cohesive! Huge improvement.
Kaleidostorm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just to make it even more of a "screw you" they should have made it uncounterable a la Supreme Verdict and Counterflux
damnearkilliner
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Best card in Gatecrash imo. So versatile.
Mirrordin_Pure
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Kills mana dorks, opens up opponent to an attack by tapping stuff you need out of the way, and silences all the while. What's not to like?
FogRaider
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
...So if I'm reading this right, I can target all of my Heroic creatures for zero damage? Nice.
questionflanger
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I will never forgive this block for how over the top and embarrassingly in love Wizards' was with Boros. Boros players will probably say something like, "Well it'd be alright if it untapped all lands after you play it."
Vicarus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@FogRaider
Sadly not, although I was excited by the idea too. Via the Gatecrash FAQ: "Each chosen target must receive at least 1 damage." So this could hit Heroic triggers, but they'd have to take the damage and be tapped.
jstorrie
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Potentially interesting in a Heroic deck, where you can target all of your heroic guys for 0 while also fireballing and/or faltering.
FlashCaster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I think that this card is a rather tricky one to analyze well.
It is probably even better than it seems, and I feel that it is underrated at 4.056 (currently).
Think of it in terms of it being an instant speed Fireball alone and it starts to look fairly decent. Banefire for example is just an amazing card, and trading one extra mana for instant speed is a pretty good deal.
Where this card really starts to shine though is when you factor that 1 extra mana as potentially being a partial Orim's Chant (for non creatures) and the beauty of the card really comes into focus.
Sure they may still cast creature(s) on their turn, but that could actually work to your advantage overall in the right situation. Say if you were planning on dropping Supreme Verdict anyways next turn, now you are getting more efficiency out of it compared to if they had cast a Planeswalker.
I think that this card should be synonymous with the word control, because that's what it provides, along with the raw fury of red.
There is really no denying how cool it is as well.
One way to get around this might be to generate much more mana than usual, say with Nykthos. But if I could get my hands on 10+ mana, I think I'd prefer Sphinx's Revelation even if that means I have to splash blue.
PastProphet
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
NO you can't target anything for zero... "You announce the value of X and how the damage will be divided as part of casting Aurelia's Fury. Each chosen target must receive at least 1 damage."
DoorDie
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Kids, listen.
It's not Fireball. Rolling Thunder outclassed that card many years ago. This white mythic you see before you now is its granddaughter.
I know, I know, that was before your time.
A3Kitsune
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@sweetgab: This may just end up being played when Journey into Nyx comes out. WotC just previewed a cost-reducer that would work well with this. Battlefield Thaumaturge.
D1234
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not sure if anyone else has seen Battlefield Thamaturge yet, but you should really check out the combo that he does with this card.
Xelris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
*Looks at card* Hmm. It's another fireball with a semi-interesting control element. Eh, seems alright. *Looks at card again* Holy F--KNUGGETS it's INSTANT!
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Card is solid. Rolling Thunder is solid... in pauper. This is not pauper legal, so we'll see if it can get anywhere without cloudpost help.
Control could also use this as a delaying tool and for killing weenies, though Bonfire of the Damned and Supreme Verdict just seem better in that regard.
It is one of the best burn spells ever printed. It is super-flexible, and it'll win so many games. It will be used in control decks, aggressive decks, mid-range decks. The only deck I don't see this working in is a Boros Sligh deck or a deck that doesn't have access to Red and White... but that's basically it.
I just think it's amazing that you can either time walk your opponent, get an X-for-1 or finishing off your opponent with the same card. This is clearly a winner. 5/5
no wait...
It's like fireball, silence and powersink had some sort of crazy orgy and then this was born. I hope I can pull this!
Bonfire of the Damned $30
Sphinx's Revelation $20
"In response, I'll burn you for 7. Good game."
It's to remove as many blocker of the way, prevent any trick from the defending player and toss all the remaining mana on the player for the final attack.
If you want to hit hard, the X will need to be big, and it's not the point of the card.
It's all about tapping and the silence, the red part is only a bit more versatily against plainwalker or a must kill creature.
It fit a weenie deck for when the weenie need a little help to bash the opponent.
4.5/5, only because I like clan defiance better haha
Isn't it weird that angel Aurelia's signature spell is the only reliable way in Standard to stop angel spells from getting cast for their angel cost? :)
...it's also weird that Wizards has been so crude about their countermeasures lately -- Frontline Medic, Ash Zealot, Angel of Jubilation, etc. White/Red have gotten dumped on with poorly tacked-on countermeasure abilities lately, but Aurelia's Fury feels awesome, natural, and cohesive! Huge improvement.
Sadly not, although I was excited by the idea too. Via the Gatecrash FAQ: "Each chosen target must receive at least 1 damage." So this could hit Heroic triggers, but they'd have to take the damage and be tapped.
It is probably even better than it seems, and I feel that it is underrated at 4.056 (currently).
Think of it in terms of it being an instant speed Fireball alone and it starts to look fairly decent. Banefire for example is just an amazing card, and trading one extra mana for instant speed is a pretty good deal.
Where this card really starts to shine though is when you factor that 1 extra mana as potentially being a partial Orim's Chant (for non creatures) and the beauty of the card really comes into focus.
Sure they may still cast creature(s) on their turn, but that could actually work to your advantage overall in the right situation. Say if you were planning on dropping Supreme Verdict anyways next turn, now you are getting more efficiency out of it compared to if they had cast a Planeswalker.
I think that this card should be synonymous with the word control, because that's what it provides, along with the raw fury of red.
There is really no denying how cool it is as well.
4.5/5
One way to get around this might be to generate much more mana than usual, say with Nykthos. But if I could get my hands on 10+ mana, I think I'd prefer Sphinx's Revelation even if that means I have to splash blue.
"You announce the value of X and how the damage will be divided as part of casting Aurelia's Fury. Each chosen target must receive at least 1 damage."
It's not Fireball. Rolling Thunder outclassed that card many years ago. This white mythic you see before you now is its granddaughter.
I know, I know, that was before your time.
Hmm. It's another fireball with a semi-interesting control element. Eh, seems alright.
*Looks at card again*
Holy F--KNUGGETS it's INSTANT!