Okay, let's be clear: That is Jackie Chan in his armor from Dragon Blade kicking Leonidas off of Kami's Lookout from Dragon Ball Z. Jeez people, isn't that obvious?
I think this spell is a clear winner in any BUGx deck in Legacy. I understand the value of Bolt and it's shenanigans with Snapcaster Mage to close games, however, I don't think that value is great enough in the BUGx decks that run red seemingly only for Bolt and a couple of sideboard cards. As pure removal, this card kills almost everything Bolt kills and then a range of things it doesn't. True, it does not go to the face, but that is more relevant in Burn and Grixis Delver than in the BUG decks and even 4C Delver, which maybe really becomes a BUG deck now?
Jund can certainly make room for it, making it an even more effective 1-for-1 removal machine.
It will not hold it's current value for very long, but it will regain that value within 2 years of rotation is my guess because it will be playable and widely played in all Eternal formats.
It will not replace Dismember in decks that want colorless removal. 1 is still too damn good.
I think this spell is a clear winner in any BUGx deck in Legacy. I understand the value of Bolt and it's shenanigans with Snapcaster Mage to close games, however, I don't think that value is great enough in the BUGx decks that run red seemingly only for Bolt and a couple of sideboard cards. As pure removal, this card kills almost everything Bolt kills and then a range of things it doesn't. True, it does not go to the face, but that is more relevant in Burn and Grixis Delver than in the BUG decks and even 4C Delver, which maybe really becomes a BUG deck now?
Jund can certainly make room for it, making it an even more effective 1-for-1 removal machine.
It will not hold it's current value for very long, but it will regain that value within 2 years of rotation is my guess because it will be playable and widely played in all Eternal formats.
It will not replace Dismember in decks that want colorless removal. 1 is still too damn good.
This will be huge in Modern.
Tempo
Modern
Eldrazi and Staxes
Whir Prison
Legacy
5c Humans
DnT
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