Pointed Discussion

Heartless Hidetsugu

@ Forgeling: Wouldn't that instantly kill you as well?

I don't know if that would actually work with hidetsugu because its not technically damage. Some fun combos might be savage beating, or hellkite charger, as well as chandra nalaar's ultimate thereby doing 20 to opponent and each of their creatures. The biggest issue with this card is it's over cost in mana for what it does, seeing as its not a one sided benefit.

It works with Heartless Hidetsugu... unfortunately, it also kills you.

To... well, all previous commentors: Overblaze is one of the most dangerous cards in the game, with an almost endless list of possible cards to combo it with. The best part is that you can even just throw it on a regular creature to double its damage and pump it up just enough to finish a big opposing creature or one of your opponents. Chandra Nalaar is a particularly potent combo, as Donovan_Fabian noted, because by default, she does 10 damage to an opponent and everything he or she controls--enough to hurt that opponent and kill off most creatures in the game. However, having played games where creatures can easily get big enough to survive, doubling that damage is a very strong move, assuming your opponent survives, anyways (another common occurrence for me). And when comboed with Heartless Hidetsugu, anyone with odd life is down to 1, and anyone with even life is dead. Another advantage is that you can cast in on cards your opponents control--at one point, I was in a bad position, and my brother attacked his girlfriend with a 9/9. She was at 35 life, so she let it through. What neither of them expected was for me to smack Overblaze and Double Cleave on his 9/9, quadrupling the damage to 36 and killing her off, allowing me to take the game.

As I said, Overblaze is a remarkably potent card that works well in dozens of different combos. Since it only costs 4 mana, I'd say that's a pretty good deal. 5/5

IT doesn't kill you if you have an Odd number of life.

Conspire it with Wort, the Raidmother.

@Donovan_Fabian:

How is it not technically damage since it specifically calls it damage ?

Something else which may seem ovious to some, but should be mentioned:
This card never deals damage. It causes OTHER cards to deal double damage, which can make it invaluable in fights which involve protection or other color-mechanics.

How about using it on Megrim with a Pain Magnification on the board. Then hit the opponent with a Lightning Bolt. In theory the Overblazed Megrim should trigger the Pain Magnification.

@ninjaboy05 - If it does, it's a good way to clear out your opponent's hand and drop their life total (if they have 20 life and 4 cards, they're done); the only problem I see is using it against an opponent that has very few cards.

So, that new Borborygmos Enraged fellow in Gatecrash. Think about it.

EDIT: Silly me, you don't really need to think about. Just laugh and smile.

Badass name.
Badass art.
Badass effect.
This card just might be badass.

If you replaced "permanent" with "source" you'd have my attention. As is...potentially useful, but too expensive and lacks synergy with other red Arcane spells, most notably ones that actually do damage.