A deceptively good common... a Johnny once used Crushing Pain on a creature with 3 ragged veins to kill me at 18 health :O. Treat it like a Black Burn spell. In a B/R deck it can also dish out some pain when your strong creatures get blocked...
Mode
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(5 votes)
It's actually not even that bad in general, in fact i would consider this to be a very joyful addition to a Core Set. It's simple, yet can help players learn why making use of instant-speed can be that advantageous. If you play it within combat you'll be able to have you opponent lose two life, plus he'll possibly refrain from greatly using his creature in future turns. And this card could of course awaken the inner Johnny of new players, which can't combo around that much with simple starter cards most of the time. I know i'm ranting a lot right now, but this just seems to be the perfect Core Set card to me.
I once played this on an opponent's Stuffy Doll at instant speed. His expression was priceless.
themlsna
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
My favorite combo with this one is Death's Shadow and Dead Reckoning. The whole combo goes off for just 5 mana, and it's mono black.
Mirvana
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This + Tendrils of Corruption = most hilariously broken combo ever in Pauper =)
HuntingDrake
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(6 votes)
I always thought that this card, like Binding Agony, was only mediocre... until I realized just how much Flash can help. Play this not on a blocking creature, but a blocked one. A blocked-by-your-whole-team one.
Kindulas
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
wow, darksteel myr, yeah that is a good blocker but...
I play Ragged Veins, Shivan meteor, tower of calamaties, maybe even a chandra's outrage. Oh, and I'm attacking you with an anchient hellkite.
jsttu
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
My favorite application of this is casting hold the line while blocking the enchanted creature with all of yours. Three blockers equals at least 21 life lost, which in most cases means game.
Ava_Adore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This card is one of those cards that makes me want to make a deck with black in it, or i want to add it to all of my decks.
play it on an opponents attacking creature, then block with everything you have of course there is shivan meteor, and a couple of others that deal massive damage to creatures, especially with more indestructible.
Only thing you have to watch out for is sacrifice effects etc,
this could be built round black and any other color except probably blue, green with its big creatures, red for direct damage, white for its pumping of creatures,
this is a good solid card
lufia22
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I really don't want to know where those veins are coming from...
Huffytreefolkman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
i want wizards make this card Ragged Veins + Spirit loop" attituide of coming back to the hand after the creature dies.
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This is basically instant speed black evasion at the absolute worst. At best, it hits play on turn 5 along with your suspended Shivan Meteor.
Opined_Fluke
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Opponent: "...Fine, I block your Mortis Dogs." You: "Oh, reeeaaaallly? You're going to love what happens next."
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Attack with giant-demon-of-whatever" "k I block with stupid something-or-other" "LOL NUB I FRIGGIN GOT YA!"
Looks fun to me.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If you can't Flash it in, you can still use it on an annoying blocker of the opponent who keeps shutting down your offense. Especially if it's something that can block your whole team.
jonrds
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I agree that this is perfect for a core set. Its almost like one of those instants "until end if turn, whenever target creature..." but actually simpler. Would be great for teaching new players how to use flash for combat tricks. Even if some nub uses it the completely wrong way, it's still close to pacifism in effect, so they won't just dismiss the card out of hand. If that isn't the poster child for core set, I don't know what is.
I like this art, but it would probably have to change for a core set (needs to be more generic). Sad to think that they would probably abandon this "elegant but creepy" look for something more overtly "look, I'm bleeding, how evil is that?"
Comments (20)
Kindle the Carnage and Autochthon Wurm
It's simple, yet can help players learn why making use of instant-speed can be that advantageous.
If you play it within combat you'll be able to have you opponent lose two life, plus he'll possibly refrain from greatly using his creature in future turns.
And this card could of course awaken the inner Johnny of new players, which can't combo around that much with simple starter cards most of the time.
I know i'm ranting a lot right now, but this just seems to be the perfect Core Set card to me.
Besides, it's a buffed reprint of Binding Agony!
I play Ragged Veins, Shivan meteor, tower of calamaties, maybe even a chandra's outrage. Oh, and I'm attacking you with an anchient hellkite.
play it on an opponents attacking creature, then block with everything you have
of course there is shivan meteor, and a couple of others that deal massive damage to creatures, especially with more indestructible.
Only thing you have to watch out for is sacrifice effects etc,
this could be built round black and any other color except probably blue, green with its big creatures, red for direct damage, white for its pumping of creatures,
this is a good solid card
You: "Oh, reeeaaaallly? You're going to love what happens next."
"k I block with stupid something-or-other"
"LOL NUB I FRIGGIN GOT YA!"
Looks fun to me.
I like this art, but it would probably have to change for a core set (needs to be more generic). Sad to think that they would probably abandon this "elegant but creepy" look for something more overtly "look, I'm bleeding, how evil is that?"