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Wednesday: Magical Thorn
Rated For: Deck Destruction Decks
Tournament Pack Season 5 is among us, and boy oh boy
I cannot wait! Well, actually, upon seeing the
spoilers for the new season, I think I can wait… for
TP 6!
Anyways, here is a brand-new card up for review by
our crew, Magical Thorn! It seems to have hefty
discard capabilities and massive potential for life
point damage.
Will it be a good card? Let's see.
Advantage F/H:
This card works in conjunction with
other disruptive tools in your arsenal. A Don Zaloog/Spirit
Reaper attack will cause 500 points of damage, as
will a Confiscation. You can also combo it with
cards like Robbin Gobblin and even Robbin Zombie.
But the primary tools for destruction with this card
are Card Destruction, Morphing Jar, and Needle Worm
(assuming it doesn't mean discard from hand.) Each
of these effects should do 1500-2500 damage
(guaranteed 2500 from Needle Worm). This basically
means that Magical Thorn can do anywhere from 500 to
5000+ damage to your opponent's life points… not bad
at all!
Traditional (Less likely to stick around, less
likely for successful flip effects): 7/10
Advanced (More likely for flip effects to
activate): 8/10
Limited: It's highly unlikely you'll be drafting
multiple tournament packs, and even if you do, TP5
contains no cards outside of Needle Worm that
discard. Two super rares in a single booster draft
is impossible.
0/10.
Best Draw for the Situation:
In the right deck, this card will
have numerous options for it to enact some damage on
your opponent. Three Needle Worms, three Don Zaloogs,
1 Card Destruction, 3 Spirit Reapers, 1 Morphing
Jar, and already you have 11/40 cards in your deck
devoted to deck destruction. This card will have a
good chance of being used in such a discard-heavy
environment.
T: 7/10
A: 7/10
L: 0/10
Attributes/Effect:
This card is absolutely fabulous at
racking up huge damage numbers quickly. However, I
feel that a successful deck destruction deck doesn't
need damage piled up upon it (since the goal is to
deck your opponent out anyway). This card is a
frivolity in the deck it was designed for! Although
it does lead to the rise of the Deck Destruction
Burner (interesting deck-type).
T: 5/10
A: 5/10
L: 0/10
Dependability:
In the right deck, half of the cards
will be able to work with this card at any given
time for 500-2500 points of damage. This makes the
card pretty darn dependable, especially if run in
two's or three's.
T: 6.5/10
A: 7/10
L: 0/10
The Bottom Line:
It may not belong in a deck
destruction deck devoted solely to decking your
opponent out, but it gives rise to the Deck
Destruction Burner.
A BAD Score-- Traditional: 3.19/5
Advanced:
3.38/5
Limited: 0/0
Cards it functions well with: Needle Worm, Morphing
Jar, Card Destruction, Don Zaloog, Spirit Reaper,
Confiscation, Robbin Zombie, Robbin Goblin |
