Generally, most decks that would want to use a Blaze effect or a Braingeyser effect would prefer to have either of the aforementioned cards.
Volcre
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(6 votes)
This is either an overcosted Blaze or an overcosted Mind Spring... I can't see it being incredibly useful...
Digit
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(5 votes)
The thing is: it's utility. It can be used for either which means if you want 4 mind spring and 4 blaze spells in your deck, you don't have to waste 8 slots; only 4. Very few cards offer this kind of flexibility.
mdakw576
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Why the heck would you need blaze AND braingeyser/mind spring? Decks don't need that many bombs.
If this had a cheap entwine cost (like 1 mana), then it might've been playable. But it's just too expensive.
ScissorsLizard
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
You rarely need both Blaze and Mindspring. But it's pretty frequently that you'll need one or the other. It's still not an awesome card, but it has its uses.
ChampionofSquee
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
For everyone saying that it isn't useful, i think that this card was made to go with Cloven Casting it basically makes it better than Blaze and Braingeyser
wolfbear2
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(6 votes)
It would be flexable if it was XBR, at needing 4 mana to do 1 damage or draw a card... Hell No.
Tezz
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(10 votes)
with Niv-Mizzet in play, there is no difference between knowledge and flame. so choose knowledge! draw=burn yay!
Gezus82
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
at this cost it could have been both.
TheWrathofShane
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Yea its expensive but i like it beter then mind springs in my R/U deck. It gives me the choice mid/lategame to either burn or draw. If it costs XUR it would have been great.
DespisedIcon
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
This needs Replicate badly!
Gabriel422
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This was a fun and decent card, but today it can probably be AND instead of OR and still be fair.
EternalLurker
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
While expensive, this could've been almost decent if it were just an Instant.
Tetsu_tora
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
GOD I WANT FOUR....maybe 8.
mdakw576: "Decks don't need that many bombs."
REALLY? Well whip out your lifegain/stormcrow deck and let's GO man!
Nayban
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Its a Niv-Mizzet card, and like most of their cards, becomes most useful and devastating when Niv-Mizzet is on the field. Alot of you dont seem to think about these older cards along side the rest of their set.
TPmanW
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Purple Sun's Zenith? Would've gotten extra flavour points from me if it costed U/R,U,R instead of UUR, plus it would've looked cooler on the card.
marwinshieldscale
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
if any ones ever enlargened the image they would probly recondize the person casting the spell it's Ral Zerak.
Kontrah
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I run this is in an Izzetron alongside a Molten Disaster and Spell Burst as my X spells. With Niv-Mizzet in the deck, it's soooo hard not to run this card for flavour alone. Plus, the ability to target creature, player, or draw cards has won me some games.
I know I should probably use Banefire or something, but I can't seem to part with this!
leomistico
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Nice card, and a lot of sinergy with Niv-Mizzet, obviously...! Maybe a cost of wouldn't have made it overpowered, I think. Sadly, because I like it very much! Maybe if they had included a third choise, like "or gain control of target creature with converted mana cost X or less.", and ability that Blue and Red share, even if in red is only until end of turn but since there are 2 blue mana in its mana cost, maybe...
I play a couple of copy in my Izzet deck, and it perform quite well, in the late game.
3.5/5
Edit: WOW! With my vote, now its rating is 3.333, with 33 votes! Perfect!
pau3r
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Pretty good for its versatility, just hope you draw it later on. I liked throwing one of these in my U/R, and its won me games but now i like to toss in the more epic (imo) prophetic bolt instead.
nonetheless, cool card - versatility is nice. Creature burn, Player finisher, card drawer if need be.Think of it as something you drop with 7+ mana. 4/5
Mushroombob
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Ral Zarek! Looks like good ol' Niv was a friend of his, before his planeswalking days
Enelysios
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I am not impressed personally. I like having options, but this is just a wee bit too expensive. Most infinite mana decks would rather Banefire or Blue Sun's Zenith
I would have liked to see it this way:
Target player draws X cards, invoke the Firemind does X damage to another target creature or player.
Or perhaps this (Possibly overpowered) one:
Choose one: target player draws X cards, or Invoke the Firemind deals X damage to target creature or player. Entwine
feedbacker
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Boo this should uncommon and could even cost U less
lets take XUR in a few examples
1UR : Draw one card (not very good) 2UR : Draw two card (seems about one notch and a half downgraded from similar card) 3UR: Draw Three cards (no complaints here) 4UR : Draw four card (this could be a card, a decent common/uncommon one even)
and so on
as a burn card its pretty poor also
The versatility might please some but I think its runs poorly
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If this had a cheap entwine cost (like 1 mana), then it might've been playable. But it's just too expensive.
so choose knowledge! draw=burn yay!
mdakw576: "Decks don't need that many bombs."
REALLY? Well whip out your lifegain/stormcrow deck and let's GO man!
I know I should probably use Banefire or something, but I can't seem to part with this!
I play a couple of copy in my Izzet deck, and it perform quite well, in the late game.
3.5/5
Edit: WOW! With my vote, now its rating is 3.333, with 33 votes! Perfect!
nonetheless, cool card - versatility is nice. Creature burn, Player finisher, card drawer if need be.Think of it as something you drop with 7+ mana.
4/5
I would have liked to see it this way:
Target player draws X cards, invoke the Firemind does X damage to another target creature or player.
Or perhaps this (Possibly overpowered) one:
Choose one: target player draws X cards, or Invoke the Firemind deals X damage to target creature or player.
Entwine
lets take XUR in a few examples
1UR : Draw one card (not very good)
2UR : Draw two card (seems about one notch and a half downgraded from similar card)
3UR: Draw Three cards (no complaints here)
4UR : Draw four card (this could be a card, a decent common/uncommon one even)
and so on
as a burn card its pretty poor also
The versatility might please some but I think its runs poorly