Quote Originally Posted by Phoenix Ignition View Post
Crazy, it all sounds like you think this card is good.

I'll be happy to be proven wrong, but it still looks like garbage to me. -3/-3 is hardly a kill spell against enough decks, against other decks where you want -3/-3 (D&T) you're not likely to see fetchlands in their graveyard that early, and even if you did you'd need to land a DRT and be able to activate him in time. A sorcery speed -3/-3 for 3 isn't good, and a 3/2 body isn't very good for 3. Putting them together amounts to something that we'll just have to wait and see.
Lightning Bolt is a 4-of in any Red deck for a reason. Kills DRS, YP, Delver, SFM, Mentor, Merfolk, Hatebears, Metalworker, Elves, Bob; basically anything that isn't TNN, Angler, most Goyfs, or cheat fatties. Bolt is playable even if it's "dead" because it still hits the face.

Strangler does all this too, except instead of the face-option, it leaves behind a 3/2 body. Not a huge body by any means, but easily tradeable with any of the things it kills. It's a classic 2-for-1. Basically Flametongue Kavu for 3 mana.

That said, it's good, but remember, they will be dirt cheap while BFZ is in Standard due to Expedition frenzy, so no need to stock up now. If it proves to be a dud, or at the least, doesn't fit in a tier deck, than you don't need to waste your energy, nor is it smart to really spec on them either.