MTG Salvation

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7010q1/xln_double_volley/

Double Volley 1RR
Sorcery
~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
Raid 3RR: Return ~ from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if you attacked with a creature this turn.

I haven't played Hammer of Bogardan in a while but this has a better cost to return and a more interesting window to do it in. Probably too unsplashable and expensive for smaller cubes but I am curious to hear thoughts.

This definitely seems better than Hammer, but is still probably not good enough. Having to spend all/most your mana on your upkeep is prob worse than the raid trigger.

That being said, I agree that might not be enough due to generally better 3 mana burn spells that don't require recursion to make it worth running. It could find a home in larger or lower powered cubes.

I think I like Hammer of Bogardan more, since it actually gives me reach when I've lost the ability to win through the red zone. Not interested in this at all.

Upkeeps come a lot more often than attacks. Burning someone out in the worst of situations is a huge part of Hammer of Bogardan. If raid has taught me anything, it's that requiring an attack is not a trivial cost.