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CardName: Pyroclasm Cost: 1R Type: Sorcery Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature. Flavour Text: "No one? Okay, I'll say it. This land is cursed. Irrigation ditches should not do *that*." -Vergen, Mephidross Survivor Set/Rarity: New Mirrodin Uncommon

Pyroclasm
{1}{r}
 
 U 
Sorcery
Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.
"No one? Okay, I'll say it. This land is cursed. Irrigation ditches should not do that."
-Vergen, Mephidross Survivor
Updated on 06 Jan 2013 by jmgariepy

Code: UR04

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2012-12-30 06:29:17: jmgariepy created the card Pyroclasm

Similar to (((Blue Power Uncommon))) and (Black) (((Power Uncommon Reprint))), I'm setting aside a pile of red uncommons to see if anyone has any preferences. Again, I'm looking for 'showing either the hardship of starting a colony, the threat of the natives, or disaster from unexpected weather.'

In red we have: Pyroclasm (It's a made up word, but its Greek Roots mean 'Breaking Fire'), Shatterstorm (focus on the 'storm' aspect), Volcanic Wind, Rupture, Lava Burst, Volcanic Geyser, Chain of Plasma and Sudden Impact.

Man, that's a few more than black was willing to offer. Though I think I'm going to preemptively pull Volcanic Fallout out of that list and put it in this paragraph, for drawing too much attention to itself. I don't think people would get the natural disaster angle... they'd probably just see it as a tier 1 card.

­Rupture just sounds like an awful thing to happen. My vote is for Pyroclasm.

­Volcanic Geyser's name sounds like natural disaster, but the fact that it's a targeted spell means that in-game it'll be more like "I'll send a Volcanic Geyser at that", which feels more, well, targeted. A Pyroclasm feels more like something that happens that's just bad luck, kinda at just the worst time.

I like Pyroclasm, but a Shatterstorm would probably seem worse to natives of a metal world.

Three votes means this slot is Pyroclasm's. I might make Shatterstorm a rare. I do like the idea of revisting the card and amping up the storm aspect... it would be quite the shock for the Mirrans to watch some tar rain gunk up all the mechanics, or something or other.

2013-01-06 05:58:27: jmgariepy edited Pyroclasm

Oh it's so nice to hit the booster button and feel the set coming together, neh?

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