Quote Originally Posted by mcbain View Post
Although I have become a fan of firebolt over the years I think sudden shock is where we want to be right now.

My primary reason is mentor. Yes, we bridge and while firebolt does "kill it" I think it's simply not good enough. Especially for what will likely be the most common deck you will face.

In addition, the added benefit against cards like delver, pyromancer, or there shinanigas where someone reasonably expects to interact with you. With a moon out your shardless opponents only out might be to protect their DRS. To bad.
Totally agreed. Firebolt would be better overall, but we need to answer Mentor. The fact that it's played in a deck of counterspells makes sure we can't combo before it comes down, and if it sticks it's game in 1-2 turns.
Curse that non-blue bastard.