I guess that it is still decent removal. I don't get why they think that Lightning Strike is too powerful though.
Think like this, if it was a instant, the new flashy mythic would be completely umplayable.
4-drops that died to removal still saw play when removal cost 2 mana (especially when that removal was conditional).
Dying to removal is one thing, Dying to burn that can go on the face is another. The 'specially when that removal was condition' is the key point that goes against your argument.
For example, Ultimate Price hits Gigela, but it's usability depends a lot of the metagame and it would most likely never be so prevalent as an instant CMC 2, 3 damage burn that hits the face. For example, on a meta dominated by tokens, Ultimate Price is bad and might even not find slot on sideboards. Lightning Strike on the other hand can still be thrown at the face if it won't be good at creatures.
I guess that it is still decent removal. I don't get why they think that Lightning Strike is too powerful though.
Think like this, if it was a instant, the new flashy mythic would be completely umplayable.
4-drops that died to removal still saw play when removal cost 2 mana (especially when that removal was conditional).
Dying to removal is one thing, Dying to burn that can go on the face is another. The 'specially when that removal was condition' is the key point that goes against your argument.
For example, Ultimate Price hits Gigela, but it's usability depends a lot of the metagame and it would most likely never be so prevalent as an instant CMC 2, 3 damage burn that hits the face. For example, on a meta dominated by tokens, Ultimate Price is bad and might even not find slot on sideboards. Lightning Strike on the other hand can still be thrown at the face if it won't be good at creatures.
So your argument is that Wizards can never print a good burn spell that hits both creatures and players again because then it will kill expensive creatures with low toughness?
So your argument is that Wizards can never print a good burn spell that hits both creatures and players again because then it will kill expensive creatures with low toughness?
It's not my argument, it's Wizard's argument. This put a restrain on design and development since cheap burn makes low thoughness creatures worse, so they end needing to either make creatures with high thoughness or broken to the level that it is worth the risk.
Just look at modern, there is not even a single creature that dies to bolt that cost more than 3 CMC that see plays and dies to bolt, unless they come with strong ETB/LTB effect or is a insta-win combo picie. There are several good creatures that are utterly unplayable simply because they 'don't pass the bolt test'. This, to a lesser extent also reflects on standard.
In fact, Gisela herself is unplayable in modern because this very reason and I belive that wizards don't want their "contructed pushed mythic" to be unplayable due to a common 2 CMC instant burn.
For example, Ultimate Price hits Gigela, but it's usability depends a lot of the metagame and it would most likely never be so prevalent as an instant CMC 2, 3 damage burn that hits the face. For example, on a meta dominated by tokens, Ultimate Price is bad and might even not find slot on sideboards. Lightning Strike on the other hand can still be thrown at the face if it won't be good at creatures.
So your argument is that Wizards can never print a good burn spell that hits both creatures and players again because then it will kill expensive creatures with low toughness?
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
The post in question was talking about Lightning Bolt, not Lightning Strike. I'm pretty sure a hell of a lot of decks have splashed for bolt.
Just look at modern, there is not even a single creature that dies to bolt that cost more than 3 CMC that see plays and dies to bolt, unless they come with strong ETB/LTB effect or is a insta-win combo picie. There are several good creatures that are utterly unplayable simply because they 'don't pass the bolt test'. This, to a lesser extent also reflects on standard.
In fact, Gisela herself is unplayable in modern because this very reason and I belive that wizards don't want their "contructed pushed mythic" to be unplayable due to a common 2 CMC instant burn.
But with so little instant speed burn, this spell works as a funny board wipe with our shiny new dragon...
This aint your girlfriends meta! This is a man's meta! TURBO META.
If Carbonize outclasses this so badly, the answer is clear: reprint Incendiary Flow with new Jaya Ballard flavor text.
Jaya Ballard quotes solve any problem.
Commander:
R Daretti, Scrap Savant
BR Olivia Voldaren
BRG Shattergang Brothers
GUR Riku of Two Reflections
WBG Karador, Ghost Chieftain