This blistering addition to the ranks of the
Izzet is an incredibly useful ally in
accelerating a battle strategy or an
experimental new spell. Alacrity is always a
valuable tool, as a member of the Firemind's
fold need not be limited and should be able to
implement his plans and hypotheses at the speed
of his own miraculous thoughts. Hypersonic
Dragon enables just such a state, allowing old
successful sorceries to be leveraged in new ways
and in response to new scenarios untested by
previous Izzet technicians. Its abilities as a
large, incredibly fast predator of the sky are
also a welcome addition to any research team, as
any Izzet should be appropriately awed by even
such a creature in the image of their glorious
parun.
I'm assuming this card's playtest name was one
or more of "Speed Force," "M In Shazam," and
"The Only Member of Cyberforce Who Is Actually
Appealing". I have a feeling this guy will
become famous more for the funny things and huge
plays he enables - end of turn Obliterate
springs to mind, and also Insurrection in
response to an opponent's attack - but haste is
the best ability you can put on a big dragon,
and this is one of the last cards your opponent
wants to see coming at him after a Day of
Judgment.
Today's card of the day is Hypersonic Dragon
which is a five mana Blue/Red 4/4 with Flying,
Haste, and allows your sorcery spells to be cast
at instant speed. The cost is very
aggressive and having Haste with evasion is
always a welcome combination. The effect
adds quite a bit of flexibility to a deck built
with it in mind and is the primary reason to
consider this over Thundermaw Hellkite. Overall
even though better options exist it doesn't make
this a bad card and in the right design it
certainly has value.
For Limited evasion with Haste on a 4/4 for five
is a first pick in nearly any Booster pack and a
solid starting point for every Izzet deck in
Sealed. The casting cost is manageable
with just one of each color and the effect can
promote a more intellectual and difficult to
oppose style for your opponent to deal with.
Welcome to another great card of the day
review here at Pojo.com! Today we are looking at
Hypersonic Dragon from Return to Ravnica.
Hypersonic Dragon is a rare multicolored
creature dragon that costs three generic and one
red and one blue mana. Hypersonic Dragon is a
4/4 with flying and haste. Hypersonic Dragon
says that you may cast sorcery spells as though
they had flash.
I love the Hypersonic Dragon. The ability
to cast your sorceries as though they had flash
may not seem like much, and in Standard, it may
seem downright useless. But when you think about
things, it can be truly amazing. One of the
better cards that you could use the Hypersonic
Dragon to help exploit is Inaction Injunction.
The flash ability to detain a creature and draw
a card is pretty nice.
But perhaps the best purpose this card
can serve is in a Grixis themed discard deck.
Since most cards that force discarding are
sorceries, your opponent has opportunities to
cast spells, even when you are locking them
down. With the Hypersonic Dragon, your discard
spells can fly in at instant speed to force your
opponent to discard what they just drew.
