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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
Card of the Day
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Scott
Gerhardt
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Red
mass removal. One of red's greatest problems
is being able to kill a lot of creatures with a
single spell. Use the targeted on fliers,
and a good earthquake for 2-3 can wipe most weenie
armies. It's also a good X finisher if your
life is greater than your opponents. On top,
very splashable. Many a metagame could
benefit from this card.
In
limited, any mass removal is good. As easy
as it is to play, you always would play this card
if it's in your arsenal.
Constructed:
4
Limited: 5
Current Price: $2.95 |
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Chris
Gerhardt |
Earthquake likes to
be Red's version of Wrath of God, though on a
ground level scale. Though it does have one
advantage (or in some cases, disadvantage) in
that it can finish off a player (hopefully your
opponent). Usually, it works great, but if you
happen to be too low on your life total, it can
be a useless spell. But if you're ahead on life,
it's great, as it brings your opponent closer to
zero than you. In constructed, you'll be more
assured that it will be useful as you're
probably playing it in some kind of fast burn
deck, and will probably have your opponent's
life total lower than yours. In that case,
Earthquake is a great finisher. In limited, it's
still worth the space, though you'll have to be
more careful with it and hopefully play a deck
that is compatible.
Constructed - 4
Limited - 3
~ Chris
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Judge
Bill
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A nice red spell.
This helps you against all of the rush decks,
giving you a board clearer without having to
play another color. (I know, it doesn't hit
fliers, but you can't have it all.) If I needed
a card that would help me get rid of multiple
creatures, and I couldn't come up with souble
white or a lot of swamps in my deck, I'd
probably play this.
In limited, it can
help you out of a bad situation. I'd play it
often.
Constructed: 4
Limited: 4
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Andy
Van Zandt
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Earthquake is a card
you always have to take into consideration when
first
evaluating a format. It has too many
benefits to overlook. This doesn't
mean it will see play in every format, but
that it is never something you
can just dismiss, and as a good burning wish
target, it's something you'll
need to keep in mind even if it wouldn't fit their
deck normally. In
limited, if you were to research the recent
performance of the Onslaught
card Starstorm, you'd see exactly how
amazing this card can be. Though you
won't get many opportunities to play earthquake in
limited...
Constructed:3
Limited:5 |
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DeQuan
Watson
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Thursday - Earthquake
This card is mad fun. It's creature removal AND
it's a game finisher. It's another one of those
genereally useful cards that palyers don't look to
play that often. Unfortunately, even though it's
available to play in the current standard
environment, there's not a lot of room for it.
also, with all the discard floating around,
holding onto this card isn't a real good option.
In limited, this card is a superstar. If I had my
mind set on playing red already, I would
definitely scoop it up.
Constructed: 2.8
Limited: 4.2 |
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