Fits the mana curve so you can follow up next turn with this after you drop Chandra, Pyromaster Turns her plus ability into deal 3 damage to a creature and player. Looks fun.
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★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Oh, if only it were red noncreature source. Pyrohemia would be fun.
I don't see this being played in your typical red deck.
Red control??
This makes Pillar of Flame and Shock deal 4 damage for for one red mana while Searing Spear does five for 2 mana. With the new Chandra coming out, red control might become a thing.
Totema
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(5 votes)
It would have required a ton of design space, but I wish they made this into a 5-color cycle for each of the core 'walkers. Pyromancer's Gauntlet, then Beastmage's Helm, Necromancer's Amulet, Illusionist's Sash, Pridemate's Shield... something kinda like that.
Also, this is pretty brilliant with Flames of the Firebrand, if you split the damage three ways.
combine Gaunlet or Swath with Furnace, or better yet, Quest for the Pure Flame for some "win more" levels of damage for some "win more" levels of mana
Mode
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
I already have a Gauntlet of Might attached to my left and a Gauntlet of Power attached to my right, how am i supposed to wear that one?
metalevolence
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Why is this not an enchantment?
majinara
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
It's ok, but not that great. I guess for constructed it's too slow, and for limited, it's often a dead card. So the only thing left are casual decks.
Also, think about it like this: this card costs five mana, and takes a slot in a burn deck. The average burn card for five mana deals 4 damage. So if this activates two times, it's like an average burn card, except it's more predictable to the opponent, and less reliable, since it relies on you drawing cards to go with it. If it activates three times, then you start getting some real value out of it. But how often is that gonna happen, considering that burn decks are about killing the opponent as fast as possible, and this card will come out on turn 5.
Makes Chandra, Pyromaster's +1 into "+1: Lightning Bolt, then Lightning Bolt" again. I find it's playable for just that alone, but there's so much more than that, what with all the burn that appears to be surfacing in Standard. Big fan of this fist.
Themercwithamouth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This plus Ral = 5 Or boros charm = 6 Or warlader's helix = 6 Yeh it is a little expensive but makes so many cards so much better.
Fenix.
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
"well, I guess Pyromancer's Swath is officially unplayable now."
Are you kidding? This card is garbage.
If you'd rather have this than Swath in your deck, your deck is terrible.
That said, I could see this being pretty fun in a deck filled with lots of burn, Chandra, Guttersnipe, and Young Pyromancer.
3.5/5
Hadady
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This Q is mostly academic...
If a player somehow got two of these on the Battlefield, I'm thinking if their red Instant or Sorcery or red Planeswalker subsequently dealt damage to a permanent or player, double damage plus four would be dealt.
Any disagreement?
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
a little costly for competitive play, but at least it turns a Gut Shot into a "free" lightning bolt.
@Mode Get creative. I'm sure there's some limb that you can strap this to. Although seeing it shoot flames may be rather traumatizing in certain cases. ;)
It's a Weapon. :P Heroes have Personalized Weapons. It's more of a "Throwback" to Umezawa's Jitte if we are using the word Throwback to mean something it doesn't mean. :P
It's a nice card. ^_^ The +1/+1 to creatures from Gauntlet of Might is really just unsimilar to Pyromancer's Gauntlet's 2 damage for spells though? Caged Sun was an Actual Throwback. SINCE Time Spiral and Scars of Mirrodin block had both done Throwbacks to that card, they did something DIFFERENT instead.
Different is good, and I hope Gem of Becoming and Pyromancer's Gauntlet indicate we'll be getting an Ajani artifact sometime soon. Whether to do more Lorwyn Planeswalker Artifacts or more Alara Planeswalker Artifacts....that Is the question? :)
OOH! OOH!
Sorin Markov's Abusively Excessive Large Sword....of REVENGE 10
Equipped creature gets +20/+20 if the creature blocking it is pinned against a wall.
Equip 0
-Knaprig-
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I believe this card's true strength comes when comboed with cards that let you split your damage, like Cone of Flame, Flames of the Firebrand or Arc Trail, since every single target gets their damage increased by two.
Cone of Flame deals 3+4+5 Arc Tral deals 3+4 Flames of the Firebrand deals 3+3+3
Fire servant will still be better if you use a lot of non-splittable damage dealsers, such as Lightning Bolt or Fireball however.
I think this'll be really useful in my izzet burn/draw deck.
The_Perfect_Storm117
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not that anyone would ever use it like this, but if someone did manage to create a workable storm deck with this and grapeshot... well.... it would certainly make spreading out the damage dealt by the copied spells a much easier decision, yes?
SirLibraryEater
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A card that pumps burn spells? INCONCEIVABLE!
DoragonShinzui
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Hadady: Nope. Not even remotely. Don't know how you're getting that. "That much damage plus 2" is pretty clear. It deals the damage it would deal, plus 2 additional damage. 2 Gauntlets would deal 4 additional damage, as both abilities trigger independently, then stack on top of each other, adding 2 damage.
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Searing Touch probably still isn't GREAT, but the extra kick is quite welcome. Additionally, note that this curves nicely into a double Staggershock with your turn 6 mana for 16 damage!
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Red control??
This makes Pillar of Flame and Shock deal 4 damage for for one red mana while Searing Spear does five for 2 mana. With the new Chandra coming out, red control might become a thing.
Also, this is pretty brilliant with Flames of the Firebrand, if you split the damage three ways.
Count on stealing red thangs.
that being said, I absolutely love this effect. Arc Trail, Searing Blaze, First Volley, Electrickery and cards like Arc Lightning, Electrolyze and Flames of the Firebrand are just great with this effect, not to mention the Gauntlet will do it's job better than Furnace of Rath with these cards.
combine Gaunlet or Swath with Furnace, or better yet, Quest for the Pure Flame for some "win more" levels of damage for some "win more" levels of mana
how am i supposed to wear that one?
Also, think about it like this: this card costs five mana, and takes a slot in a burn deck. The average burn card for five mana deals 4 damage. So if this activates two times, it's like an average burn card, except it's more predictable to the opponent, and less reliable, since it relies on you drawing cards to go with it.
If it activates three times, then you start getting some real value out of it. But how often is that gonna happen, considering that burn decks are about killing the opponent as fast as possible, and this card will come out on turn 5.
Or boros charm = 6
Or warlader's helix = 6
Yeh it is a little expensive but makes so many cards so much better.
Are you kidding? This card is garbage.
If you'd rather have this than Swath in your deck, your deck is terrible.
That said, I could see this being pretty fun in a deck filled with lots of burn, Chandra, Guttersnipe, and Young Pyromancer.
3.5/5
If a player somehow got two of these on the Battlefield, I'm thinking if their red Instant or Sorcery or red Planeswalker subsequently dealt damage to a permanent or player, double damage plus four would be dealt.
Any disagreement?
But then again, so does Guttersnipe.
It's a Weapon. :P Heroes have Personalized Weapons. It's more of a "Throwback" to Umezawa's Jitte if we are using the word Throwback to mean something it doesn't mean. :P
It's a nice card. ^_^ The +1/+1 to creatures from Gauntlet of Might is really just unsimilar to Pyromancer's Gauntlet's 2 damage for spells though? Caged Sun was an Actual Throwback. SINCE Time Spiral and Scars of Mirrodin block had both done Throwbacks to that card, they did something DIFFERENT instead.
Different is good, and I hope Gem of Becoming and Pyromancer's Gauntlet indicate we'll be getting an Ajani artifact sometime soon. Whether to do more Lorwyn Planeswalker Artifacts or more Alara Planeswalker Artifacts....that Is the question? :)
OOH! OOH!
Sorin Markov's Abusively Excessive Large Sword....of REVENGE 10
Equipped creature gets +20/+20 if the creature blocking it is pinned against a wall.
Equip 0
Cone of Flame deals 3+4+5
Arc Tral deals 3+4
Flames of the Firebrand deals 3+3+3
Fire servant will still be better if you use a lot of non-splittable damage dealsers, such as Lightning Bolt or Fireball however.
I think this'll be really useful in my izzet burn/draw deck.
Anger of the Gods... wooh.
Arc Trail
Cone of Flame
Flames of the Firebrand
Electrickery
First Volley
Searing Blaze
Chandra's Outrage
Grapeshot
Staggershock
Pyrohemia
Anger of the Gods
Curse of the Pierced Heart
Everlasting Torment
Sulfuric Vortex
Inflame
Burst Lightning
Destructive Force
just for fun =D