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Lightning Storm

{1}{R}{R}

Instant

Coldsnap

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Lightning Storm deals X damage to any target, where X is 3 plus the number of charge counters on Lightning Storm. Discard a land card: Put two charge counters on Lightning Storm. You may choose a new target for it. Any player may activate this ability but only if Lightning Storm is on the stack.

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Date Posted: Wed Apr/06/11 at 8:52 pm

SteveK
Posts: 161
Joined: 16-Mar-10

tap all your lands and play sunder. Now with floating mana cast lightning storm and let the fun begin. This can backfire so a counter might be useful or maybe a pitmage so you can tap to counter.
Date Posted: Wed Apr/06/11 at 11:12pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Me likes. Izzet is always fun, but I'd use Seismic assault(to avoid backfire if playing competetively), but it's still nice to see people being creative, rather than simply choosing the most efficient option (Yes I'm glaring at you "mister I think shock is crap because it only does 2 damage for 1 mana" it was good enough in tenth edition and it's good enough now. I have literally stockpiled roughly fifty copies and I will find a use for them, and no it's not a bonfire!)
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 1:53pm

ForgerOfPie
Posts: 377
Joined: 06-Feb-11

Seriously? FIFTY copies? I say to that, look at this decklist!

30 Shock

10 Thrumming Stone

5 Mountains

15 Scalding Tarn

Hooray for ripple!
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 2:22pm

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

yeah, that is totally legal (4 card maximum anyone?)
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 2:28pm

ForgerOfPie
Posts: 377
Joined: 06-Feb-11

It was back in the 1990s, when the main deck was twenty of black lotus, fireball, and channel.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 3:07pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Hmmm... me likes... maybe I could start an unlimited format  with my playgroup. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Forger you definitely provide some interesting ideas to say the least.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 7:58pm

SteveK
Posts: 161
Joined: 16-Mar-10

Yeah i know what you mean by not going with the best card but really is this that bad? In multi this is a interesting combo since the player i target will switch target putting more dmg on the storm and it just starts a chain reaction. once all players drop a lot of  lands pop the goblin on whoever used all of their lands (normally the person who is strongest when the combo hits or whoever has the most creatures) and finish them.
Date Posted: Thu Apr/07/11 at 8:17pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

I meant no insult by it at all. I was just making the observation so one could compare and contrast how the tournament minded think as compared to a casual minded  person. I apologize if it seemed like I was insulting your combo.
Date Posted: Fri Apr/08/11 at 3:43pm

SteveK
Posts: 161
Joined: 16-Mar-10

i love how text can be misunderstood so easily. I didn't take it as an insult i was saying it this really not as good as assault? yes this is more vulnerable but even in a 2 player game this can be a killer combo. play with any cards to reveal his hand after he passes priority see he has nothing change target win. or just count his lands and keep track. i like this a little more because you make his lands basically assault himself causing 2 dmg per land he uses.
Date Posted: Fri Apr/08/11 at 11:39pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Ah in that case...excellent use of cruelty. Who doesn't love a damned if you do damned if you dont scenario?
Date Posted: Sat Apr/09/11 at 11:13am

SteveK
Posts: 161
Joined: 16-Mar-10

Thats how i play normally, Lose/lose (Black/Blue?) situations is the only way to go since my meta frowns on anything common or quick kills before turn 5. We like to play games where everyone goes... how the **** did you do that? and win? Working on my izzet deck atm moment and this is just one of the annoying combos. Normally i have an ankh of mishra when this hits as well just to add to the annoyance.