Shatter has been obsoleted a few times - Smash to Smithereens, Smelt. So this is a corresponding upgrade to Smash. Seems very good, but I guess Aura Blast was never as good as it seemed, so fair enough.
I guess this is superior to smash in everything that isn't a red aggro deck; and red aggro will prefer smash (or, you know, run another goblin instead)
I'd have upcosted it, but I tend to overcost cantrips.
Er. This is a strict upgrade on Smash in every way. I don't see why an aggro deck would want to pay more for the precise same effect?
It used to cost (on Smash), but that's not been printed for a while, during which time Shatter has been replaced by Smelt. So a corresponding discount on Smash seems fair to me.
(And yes, the problem with both Aura Blast and Smash is that they were just a bit too conditional to bother playing. Disenchant is flexible enough that I'll put it in casual decks happily, but I wouldn't normally run Smelt or Demystify, or even Oxidize.)
Shatter++? I guess I can see it - it's a fairly specialised niche. Artifact sets would hate you for all time, though.
Shatter has been obsoleted a few times - Smash to Smithereens, Smelt. So this is a corresponding upgrade to Smash. Seems very good, but I guess Aura Blast was never as good as it seemed, so fair enough.
Aura Blast suffers from not being Disenchant.
I guess this is superior to smash in everything that isn't a red aggro deck; and red aggro will prefer smash (or, you know, run another goblin instead)
I'd have upcosted it, but I tend to overcost cantrips.
Er. This is a strict upgrade on Smash in every way. I don't see why an aggro deck would want to pay
more for the precise same effect?
It used to cost
(on Smash), but that's not been printed for a while, during which time Shatter has been replaced by Smelt. So a corresponding discount on Smash seems fair to me.
(And yes, the problem with both Aura Blast and Smash is that they were just a bit too conditional to bother playing. Disenchant is flexible enough that I'll put it in casual decks happily, but I wouldn't normally run Smelt or Demystify, or even Oxidize.)
Sorry, when you said Smash I thought you meant Smash to Smithereens; didn't realise it was another card. That's the one I meant.
I think i could possibly make Violent Burglary a Sorcery. If you feel there is a power problem.
This is precisely Demystify : Aura Blast :: Smelt : this. So I think this is fine.