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Pojo's Duel Masters Card of the Day
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Fire Sweeper
Burning HellionBase Set
Date Reviewed: 6.01.04
Constructed
Average Rating: 2.375
Limited Average Rating: 2.5
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
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Knives101 |
Fire Sweeper Burning Hellion.
Hmmm. For four mana I can get a Dragoniod, that has
3000 power, and power attacker + 2000. No thanks.
I'll pass. There are no evolutions for Dragoniods,
and even if there were I'd rather pick Deadly
Fighter Braid Claw, and/or Calvary General Curatops
for my base creature/s. This guy doesn't even reach
6000 power, so there will be no killing my
opponent's Urth, Bolshak, or Valdios. To top it off
I can think of better Fire cards to play on my
fourth turn. Valdios, Rothus, and Rumble Gate all
come to mind.
In draft he's not that great either. You'll be
better off picking up the common rushers that fire
has to offer.
Final Rating: 2
Draft Rating: 1
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b p |
Fire Sweeper Burning
Hellion
Power attackers are the hallmark of the Fire
civilization. When you
absolutely positively need to peg off small
creatures or hit shields
quickly, then you need not look any further than
Fire's pump effect
creatures. But is a 4 mana 3000+ power attacker too
costly and ineffective
for that task? Let's see...
PROS:
For 4 mana you get a guy that pumps up to 5000 when
attacking. Sweeper gets
enough power when it attacks to overrun a myriad of
blockers and other 1-4
drop creatures. That's not half bad. When tapped
after attacking during your
attack phase, he's also going to be big enough to
become an illegal target
for a shield triggered Tornado Flame. That's nice
too. Another good thing
going for Sweeper is it escapes a Crimson Hammer.
The "problem" with most of
Fire's early power attackers is their vulnerability
to nearly every kill
spell in the game. Sweeper has an ounce more greater
chance of survival
during its' summoning sickness and tapped states
than creatures like Brawler
Zyler.
CONS:
Although Sweeper has slightly less vulnerability
than the weenie Humans of
its' civilization, that's not enough to be a saving
grace from the trade
binder. At 4 mana Sweeper's 3000 when its' untapped
or tapped on your
opponent's turn. That means Sweeper's vulnerable to
the "staple" mid game
kill spells, Tornado Flame and Death Smoke, if he
hasn't attacked yet. It
bites to see your 4 drop creature get Flamed or
Smoked because 4th turn is
usually the moment when spells and creatures start
to solidify a deck's win
condition. Sweeper's also easy to kill with direct
attacks. There are 3 and
4 mana Fire evos that escape such problems because
they don't have summoning
sickness and/or have pump effects. In light of this,
Sweeper just isn't as
effective has Fire's Human power attackers.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Most likely you're going to use power attackers in a
Rush or Swarm strategy
since many are cheap to cast. Humans are the current
Rush stars of the Fire
civilization due to their evos Valdios, Groblav and
Babaro, their low mana
costs, and their pump effects. Sweeper just isn't a
"go-to" guy any more for
the Fire civilization. He's not a bad creature, just
a little too slow for
the post-Evo Rush strategy. At most a mono-Fire
build might get some good
use from Sweeper, otherwise the 1-2 drop Fire rush
creatures are a better
choice for decking than Sweeper.
FORMAT RATINGS:
Constructed: 2/5. Sweeper won't hurt a mono-Fire
deck build. Only there are
better 4 drop choices like Valdios and Rothus that
have greater synergy with
a Rush strategy.
Limited: 2.5/5. In an environment where Fire's Human
evos are less ideal to
run, due to pull odds and the evo to same race
creature ratio, Sweeper is a
solid pick. Here Sweeper's overrun potential could
push a deck past the
blockers its' bound to see. Sweeper could help
re-enforce an aggressive
strategy.
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Rob Miller |
Fire Sweeper Burning
Hellion-Fire Civilization, 4 mana, 3000 attack, and
“Power Attacker +2000”.
I remember the days when I had just begun playing
Duel Masters. I remember this card was one of my
personal favorites. This was when I used no strategy
in building decks. I just threw cards in if their
effect sounded ok. I have evolved much since then,
but back to the review. His base attack leaves much
to be desired, however when attacking he becomes a
5000 creature. Sounds pretty good for 4 mana right?
Wrong. This card has a good point, it is more than
2000 attack, so no crimson hammer. I believe that is
the only this card has going for it. It is still
subject to Tornado Flame. He is far better than
Super Explosive Volcanodon. Volcanodon can be
crimson hammered. Hellion might be an ok fit in a
mono-red deck which you don’t use for red’s rush
abilities. There are other cards better suited for
the task of rushing though so even then its rather
iffy. In place of this use Rothus, the traveler or
something like that, but please don’t use this
unless you have no other choices.
In review, he is a better fit for red decks than the
card I reviewed yesterday was for blue decks…but
still this shoe seems to be a bit snug, you may want
to go up a size.
Constructed- 2.5/5: If you aren’t going for the rush
then he could work for you.
Limited- 3.5/5: Almost any card gains playability in
limited.
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Gordon Kane |
Fire Sweeper Burning
Hellion - Does anyone play this
card? I can't say that I see it in my area. Not a
bad card - 4 mana for a 3000+ Power Attacker. But
for
some reason, everyone prefers to play Super
Explosive Volcanodon in the 4 mana spot. It further
amazed me when WotC opted to make this card into a
foil promo at the Mall Tour for beating a Master or
winning King of the Hill. Meanwhile, over at the
Tournament area - at least they were getting foil
rares (Stampeding Longhorns). Maybe this card will
see more play when there are cards that have synergy
with the Creature Type, but raght now 4 mana might
be too big for the Red Weenie / Rush decks and the
card doesn't have enough of a game swinging effect
of the big Fire creatures. Constructed 2 / 5 Limited
2.5 / 5
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Stegyman |
Fire Sweeper Burning
Hellion
Never thought I would be reviewing this card..
Burning Hellion: Fire Creature, 4-Mana, 3000 Attack.
It has Power Attack +2000. wooo!
Is this card good? Um, just in Limited. Seriously,
this card is only good in Draft (and casual play, of
course).
In Draft, a decent pick. In Tournament.. no. (ah..
short and simple review)
Tournament: 1/5
Limited: 3/5
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