it looks like this card was made exactly in response to myr enforcer...
ClockworkSwordfish
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Is the thing getting shocked (heh) in the art of the card in any other cards? It looks familiar. This card is good too.
morticianjohn
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
It is a shock that only targets creatures. Sure it is capable against artifact creatures but that doesn't come up often enough to make this card playable outside of the block (especially not with lightning bolt as an option).
Against artifact creatures, this is strictly better than Flame Slash.
skew
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Would be considerable with Mycosynth Lattice, but waiting for 6 mana to make this card interesting is kinda weak. By the time you get it in play, the opponent might also be down to five lives or so and you could just spend the same mana for burn spell.
Although hitting a creature for 2 isn't actually that bad, the missing option to finish opponent makes me a very sad panda.
Drecon84
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
ClockworkSwordFish: The creature in the art looks like a Tetravus.
This is actually pretty weird as in the same set they printed Pentavus as a replacement.
Gaffy00
★☆☆☆☆ (1.9/5.0)(5 votes)
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Its not better or Worse then shock and flame slash isnt better or worse than it. Not even Lightning Bolt is better or worse.
Flame slash=Sorcery... but 4 damage. Shock=Only Deals 2 damage...but to a player too! Lightning Bolt Deals 3 damage...but to a player too!
If and ONLY if your opponent was playing an all artifact creature deck would this be better then Flame slash.
This card WOULD be better then shock if this could deal damage to a *player*.
Galvanic Blast is better ONLY when your playing with an artifact deck.
@Drecon I always thought it was Skyreach Manta, but looking again they aren't so similar anymore.
RiftenBlack
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is mostly competing with Flame Slash in Modern Splinter Twin. There are times where instant speed is required over sorcery speed, so this spell is better. It turns out, the only thing you really want to kill if you're Splinter Twin is a Spellskite. It is one of the worst cards for your deck, so ironically, this card got a whole lot better if you're that deck.
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Although hitting a creature for 2 isn't actually that bad, the missing option to finish opponent makes me a very sad panda.
This is actually pretty weird as in the same set they printed Pentavus as a replacement.
Its not better or Worse then shock and flame slash isnt better or worse than it. Not even Lightning Bolt is better or worse.
Flame slash=Sorcery... but 4 damage.
Shock=Only Deals 2 damage...but to a player too!
Lightning Bolt Deals 3 damage...but to a player too!
If and ONLY if your opponent was playing an all artifact creature deck would this be better then Flame slash.
This card WOULD be better then shock if this could deal damage to a *player*.
Galvanic Blast is better ONLY when your playing with an artifact deck.
I always thought it was Skyreach Manta, but looking again they aren't so similar anymore.