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Gempalm
Incinerator
Legions
Reviewed April 1, 2005
Constructed: 3.15
Casual: 3.67
Limited: 3.13
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Jeff Zandi
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Gempalm
Incinerator
This card was an early star in Goblin decks,
starting out as a must-have-four-of in many
Goblin decks. Eventually, this card moved more
into the sideboards of Goblin decks as well as
the sideboards of decks looking for a way to
beat Goblin decks. The cycling ability was often
as important as the ability to deal damage to a
creature. In limited play, this uncommon was
popular in decks that had as few as four or five
Goblins, since you could always cycle it if it
became otherwise unuseful.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.5
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.0 |
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Paul Hagan |
rotarenicnI
mlapmeG --
I thought about doing my entire review
backwards, but after typing the title, I
determined it to be neither funny nor easy, so I
quit. Anyways, rotarenicnI mlapmeG can usually
be found in most nilboG decks, and that is for a
good reason -- it serves as both a decent
creature if you need another body or great
removal to allow the horde to get through. I
won't rate it terribly high, since it only
belongs in one deck (much like Goblin Matron
yesterday), but I'll give it a high enough
rating to make it look good on the average
above.
In limited, rotarenicnI mlapmeG is a decent
removal card if you managed to get enough
goblins, which was entirely possible in the
limited environment that rotarenicnI mlapmeG was
in.
Constructed Rating: 3.0
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 2.5 |
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Christine
Gerhardt |
A nice add to
Goblin decks for casual. While it doesn't see
tournament play, it can find a place in casual
where Goblins might have a hard time dealing
with something large that might find its way on
the board. The one thing that keeps Incinerator
from the great bracket is that it can't hit a
player. If it could, it would be utterly amazing
and you would see it in every Goblin deck. In
limited, Onslaught block can produce enough
Goblins to make it worth including if you happen
to get a gaggle of them.
Constructed - 2
Casual - 3.5
Limited - 3.5 |
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Secret Squirrel |
Gempalm
Incinerator
No April Fools Day today folks. Erm, wait. Is
that SS writing? You’ve got to be joking. ;s
No I’m not.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Oh well, I kinda missed writing, so I expect to
be in and out for the next few weeks, but I’m
still not that sure.
Anyways, the card. Wow, a good card from
Legions. It’s not even a rare! It didn’t take
too long to realize how insanely good this card
was in Type 2 goblins: Card drawing, and
creature destruction, instant speed, and for two
mana. Amazing. Of course it’s a one time deal,
but at the time you would be cycling this, turn
5-7, you’d already have a steady supply of
goblins, most likely a piledriver, sharpshooter,
or just an army of sledders. Contrary to popular
belief, there were always a good amount of
goblins on the table when you cast this …
usually around 4-5 creatures would make this
thing really worth it. But sometimes, 1 point of
damage is all it took to finish off that
Broodstar. Most Goblin decks included 2-3 of
these, even Extended ones.
In O/L limited, it wasn’t that bad either. The
fact that you get a card for 2 mana is a great
deal.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4
Limited: 3.5 |
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