MTG Salvation

Roil Eruption 1R
Sorcery (C)
Kicker 5
Roil Eruption deals 3 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage instead.

Strictly better Lightning Strike/Searing Spear. Seems like one of the, if not the, easiest includes of the set, unless you already aren't running Lightning Strike (but I assume those are still present at 360).

I'm a lot lower on this after Goodking's note that this is a sorcery, not an instant. I'm still interested at 630, but it's definitely not a staple.

Your text says Instant, but it's a Sorcery.

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Your text says Instant, but it's a Sorcery.

You're right! Whoops. For some reason, I thought discussion I saw said it was an instant, so I didn't read the typing. I'll adjust my expectations accordingly.

It's a sorcery. But it's still a good card. Best Volcanic Hammer variant we've seen, IMO.

5 damage to a player ain't nothing. I'm the rare believer in Sarkhan's Rage.

I agree it's still a good card. More interesting than the nth Searing Spear variant.

5 is sooo much mana for a marginal upgrade that is mostly benefited by a deck that should very rarely reach 7 mana.
I think I'd rather play all the lightning strike variants over this for the instant speed... though if you want even more lightning strikes I guess this is the next best.

Agreed. I think this is the best sorcery-speed variant of these kinds of cards.

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5 is sooo much mana for a marginal upgrade that is mostly benefited by a deck that should very rarely reach 7 mana.
I think I'd rather play all the lightning strike variants over this for the instant speed... though if you want even more lightning strikes I guess this is the next best.

Yep! I initially thought it was an instant, which seemed absurd. Might still run it, but it's not as assured its spot.

Never been a fan of Incinerate variants for cube besides Abrade, as I usually want my burn spells to either be able to answer mana dorks very effectively or be named Fireblast, but this seems pretty alright. I won't play it, but I think I'd personally play it before the third Searing Spear variant at larger sizes.

I still prefer Incendiary Flow over this. Many red decks cannot really reach seven mana. I do think that this is the second-best Volcanic Hammer variant. I'll cut a three-mana burn spell for it though.