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One of my most favorite commons ever printed. Let's put it in 11th edition!

This is a really fun card. It goes well with Spellwild Ouphe (although Fling's casting cost is not reduced.). But I use Orcish Lumberjack to generate quick mana... Might of Oaks + Fatal Frenzy (or Berserk if you have them) + Fling! Third turn 36 damage :) (fill the deck with other things like Bloodlust and Giant Growth for maximum effect hehe.

Love the flavor text

I agree with Keegan, although i do not advise to fling tiny creatures like rats or goblins ;)

cosign on what mode said... save te fling for shivan dragons! some serious damage when you got your furnace of rath in play!

Glyph of Destruction.

Hey, I know. Let's fling Mossbridge Troll.

Small question- If I were to fling Kiln Fiend, does it get +3/0 or not?

@Gomorrah
Yes, Kiln Fiend's ability is trigger upon the casting of Fling. So, when you cast Fling a trigger goes on the stack which resolves first and pumps Kiln Fiend. Then, Fling resolves and you choose a creature to sacrifice, which may be the pumped Kiln Fiend.

I disagree that it would work with kiln fiend, because as an additional cost to casting fling, you have to sacrifice a creature, so you can't cast fling until its full cost is paid for.

anyhoo, i guess you could put two bolts on someones head then fling a kiln fiend for the win.

I hope this does come out in M11, because i think it will make thought gouger. Bloodghast, Reassembling skeleton for hand fodder, and if he gets killed before you get fling, then you get to draw a new hand. In this deck it would make Sarkhan the mad extra evil, sac one of the little graveyard creatures, swing with flying dragon, fling for the win.

although in mentioning this, i would assume that it would make this card pretty good at the moment, with all the removal around, why not bash your opponent with it.

Like Mattmedia said, Fling doesn't pump Kiln Fiend because it's an additional cost, not "as this card is cast" or whatever.

Have a vintage combo deck that does nothing for about 3 or 4 turns except play; artifact lands, Howling mines, Shield sphere and if need be a spellbook. Then, when its ready, I drop a TON of 0 cost artifacts and an atog, sac everything and fling it. Pact of negation and grapeshot for backup.

Confirmed for M11! http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2011/spoiler#

This isn't targetted, so you can fling any creatures you have with Shroud, which makes this even crazier. Which brings me to a question: If my opponent casts Fling and has a beefy creature, I can't use removal to eliminate the creature right? With Soul's Fire, that'll work, because the spell checks for the creature upon casting, and then again, checking its power, upon resolution. It seems that since sacrificing the creature is part of the cost, the creature is no longer in existence once the spell is on the stack.

This makes me sad though. My brother uses Soul's Fire in his Devour deck, and while I could deal with that spell I don't think I could deal with this one, save with a counterspell.

Interesting concepts with M11 around the corner. You'll be able to Fling the Legendary Eldrazi.

@gcilley
No it doesn't, Kiln Fiend is already gone by the time you've finished casting Fling. It won't get pumped. Learn the rules before you act like you know them.

@theelk801: Yes, because, as the oracle text states, sacrificing a creature is an ADDITIONAL COST. That means you sacrifice the creature before the spell is technically "cast"

Fling one of these babies after combat;
Zektar Shrine Expedition
Ball lightning
Elemental Appeal
Act of Treason
Mark of Mutiny
Traitorous Instinct

or even this one if you are desperate:
Devastating Summons

You forgot Arc Runner.

So many years later and it's still raining rats and moggs...

great card.