Not all that bad of an effect (overcosted of course) and really Badass art. Awesome!
TreeTrunkMaster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
One of the few cards that went from Portal to being reprinted in a 'real' set (5th Dawn).
tavaritz
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
is standard cost for vanilla red 5/5 creature. Put Pyroclasm on top of that for and the creature isn't overcosted.
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
You kind of have to compare this guy to Thunder Dragon, printed a set before this. Flying, one more damage to groundlings, two less damage to fliers and players. Some people also hate it when they spend 7 on a creature and it dies to a Lightning bolt. Personally, I don't mind. One of the advantages of Magma Giant over Thunder dragon is that thunder dragon kills Dragonspeaker Shamans, while Magma Giant will not kill Stinkdrinker Daredevils. It also makes MG a viable option over Thundercloud Shaman, which could kill the daredevils, though does not always do that. I prefer the Fifth Dawn artwork though, he looks like "Red Naked Man Batheing in Velveeta"
Fireballmage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Thankfully, this was reprinted in Fifth Dawn; if it hadn't been, the "from your hand" clause would still be in effect.
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Some people also hate it when they spend 7 on a creature and it dies to a Lightning bolt. Personally, I don't mind.
One of the advantages of Magma Giant over Thunder dragon is that thunder dragon kills Dragonspeaker Shamans, while Magma Giant will not kill Stinkdrinker Daredevils. It also makes MG a viable option over Thundercloud Shaman, which could kill the daredevils, though does not always do that.
I prefer the Fifth Dawn artwork though, he looks like "Red Naked Man Batheing in Velveeta"