Well, it's pretty much strictly better than Kindled Fury.
Flyheight
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Ok, who want's a lightning spear to the face?
Nucleon
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Not a bad limited card at all, I likes it. Would prefer Double Cleave over it though.
Taudisban
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
After seeing the gatekeeper cards at common, I believed limited was going to slow down. After seeing this, I changed my mind. This is gonna make for some wicked Boros battalions.
ChttrBox88
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
Izzet is doing a really good job at making the core set commons feel silly.
FaceClaimer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
this card is going to lead to so many player board sweeps at prerelease it's hilarious.
Ligerman30
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This makes me embarassed for playing kindled fury so much in m13 because this is like way way way better.
Villainous1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
You get combat tricks, and you get combat tricks, and you get combat tricks! Combat tricks for everybody!
SirLibraryEater
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
What's with the guy's dreads? And the super-duper low overload cost? This could go into already-broken Boros decks. ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT BOROS.
ZeoStar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@FaceClaimer, how right you are. My opponent had 3 creatures on the field all with one power and defense more than mine. I baited the attack by sitting defensively and had this in my hand. She attacked with her whole army which could kill mine. I blocked appropriately and she gave one of her creatures trample. I overloaded this in response and the look of horror on her face kind of made me feel bad... but not really.
Avensai
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
The last time an effect like this was printed was Mirrodin Besieged, the set with Battle Cry. That's probably why Rally the Forces costs 3 and this costs 2 when overloaded (and you want to overload this whenever you can, on attack as well as defense). What amuses me is how well some of the red Izzet cards--this one and Dynacharge, specifically--synergize really well with Boros tactics. The color overlap is obvious, but flavor-wise, I feel like it hints toward the cooperation between the two guilds that created things like Warmind Infantry and Ball Lightning Helix--I mean Spark Trooper.
Long story short: sweet card, would play, specially in casual and limited.
GlintKawk42
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
WOW, this is common? gives aggro a weapon; that +1 power AND first strike to each creature you control for a splashable 1R is very, very dangerous. 4/5
Continue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Target Nivix Cyclops gets +4/+0 and can now beat face like a champ.
pitakosxD
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
broken....
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Vampiric Fury is annoying enough I wanted my own version, I'm glad they delivered! Attack every turn with every creature; kill the opponent dead when they think they figured you out.
In constructed I find it very hard to think of combat tricks as anything but extremely conditional removal. They don't stack up well to doomblade.
However, the tricks shine when they can affect more than one creature, such as this guy, where I can dream of absolutely crushing a vital combat step and getting a 2+ for one.
Just giving them FS is good enough, but with the +1/+0 thrown in for two? Couple that with Djinn Illuminatus and you've got a massive Blistercoil Weird, a super-flexible Frostburn Weird, Niv-Mizzet or Fluxcharger to take care of any flying annoyances...this card's propelled me to more than a few victories.
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Combat tricks for everybody!
And the super-duper low overload cost?
This could go into already-broken Boros decks.
ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT BOROS.
Long story short: sweet card, would play, specially in casual and limited.
However, the tricks shine when they can affect more than one creature, such as this guy, where I can dream of absolutely crushing a vital combat step and getting a 2+ for one.
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