A 6/6 flyer for seven mana is a respectable
play. A 12/12 flyer for seven mana is absurdly
powerful. I'm just sorry that Furyborn Hellkite
is a mythic rare, as I want newer players to get
their hands on this and thus learn the value of
attacking before you play your spells.
While it won't be pleasant to watch this eat a
removal spell, and there will be times when you
just don't have a source of damage to trigger
the Bloodthirst, I have no doubt that Furyborn
Hellkite will dominate any game in which it hits
the board, counters or no counters.
I thought dragons with "hellkite" in their name
usually had a direct damage ability? No matter -
this is still a fun creature to play with, even
if it is kind of a blunt instrument. Warstorm
Surge or Greater Good can add an element of
trickery to the situation, but mostly this guy
is around to do one thing: be big and eat
opponents. And considering how much support he
has, largely due to the simple fact that the
color red exists, he does that very, very well
indeed.
Welcome back readers today’s card is the
epitome of Timmy cards, a big humongous creature
to smash face with. For a mere seven mana
you get a 6/6 flier but with the bloodthirst
active you get a 12/12 rawr!!! Ahem all joking
aside this is horrible in constructed. In all
competitive formats most decks have more
reasonable creatures to cast from titans to
wurmcoil and other effective beaters leaving no
room for this dragon to shine anywhere in
constructed im not saying it won’t happen but
the chances are slim. In casual and
multiplayer this is a powerful tribe to be a
part of and Dragons have a wide variety of
support not to mention massive casual appeal.
Twelve flying damage to the face is exciting and
I am sure a handful of dragon decks could find a
home for this big boy. There are a ton of ways
to trigger bloodthirst damage and ways to
accelerate this creature out. In limited it’s a
certified bomb first pick but not splashable and
requires bloodthirst enablers to function at max
power, but still a 6/6 flier by itself is
extremely playable.
Today's card of the day is Furyborn Hellkite
which is a seven mana 6/6 Red with Flying and
Bloodthirst 6 which given the color makes it
fairly easy to trigger the effect. The
cost and needing the trigger for maximum impact
are a hindrance in the fast format, especially
for Red which tends to focus on lower cost decks
and burn. It just won't fit into current
builds and is highly unlikely to get a a deck
built around it, even with Bloodthirst.
In Limited this is a huge bomb, the triple Red
is a minor concern when you have seven or more
mana available, but the chance for a 12/12 with
Flying in the format is nearly impossible to
ignore. If it hits the field at full power
the game is likely going to wind up in your
favor, but even a 6/6 Flying creature is a big
threat in Limited. The cost, including Red
symbols, and trigger bring it down slightly
though if your Sealed pool is strong enough to
be predominantly Red this is worth the effort.
Support cards are likely to be available and a
Bloodthirst theme is attainable with two colors
without much difficulty. Drafting this
first and supporting it with purely Red options
is well worth it in Booster as well especially
considering the alternative of seeing this
played against you instead.
Welcome to another
card of the day review here at Pojo.com. This
morning we will be looking at FuryBorn Hellkite
from M12. Furyborn Hellkite is a 6/6 rare red
dragon that costs four generic and three red
mana. Furyborn Hellkite has flying and
bloodthirst 6, which means if you’ve dealt
damage to a player this turn it comes into play
with six +1/+1 counters on it.
People laugh when I tell them I know how to get a 12/12
flier out on just turn 3, and then I explain how
ridiculously overpowered the Furyborn Hellkite
is. So here is the set up. Turn one, Goblin
Fireslinger. Then fend things off for a bit
until turn three, then drop Pyrokinetic Ritual
for three red mana, and then use the leftover
red land to cast Geosurge, responding to
Geosurge by tapping your Goblin Fireslinger,
hitting an opponent for one damage. Then, cast
Furyborn Hellkite on turn three as a 12/12
flier. Of course there are other things that can
go into making him even worse. Turn two casting
Crimson Mage and keeping a free mana to use his
ability to give Furyborn Hellkite haste could
spell a deathly experience. Or even just simply
using Fling once the dragon hits to seal the
deal works just as effectively.
I won’t go into details about how easy it is to kill the
hellkite, that would spoil the fun. But just
because you see the dragon come out never spells
a certain doom. But just food for thought, would
this card go great with Warstorm Surge…
First off I would like to say thank you to the
pojo crew for letting me write for them. Now for
the review. Furyborn Hellkite is
originally a 6/6 Flyer for 7 that grows bigger
if damage was dealt to an opposing player.
I think its safe to say that this guy would only
be casted when his bloodthirst is active, since
he doesn't have haste its better to play him
during the post combat main phase. Sadly
in standard I don't think this guy has a home
yet. In my opinion if you're casting a
card in standard that costs more than a titan it
better win you the game right there. This
big guy is hindered by his speed and his
vulnerability.
Limited on the other hand. Wow, if someone
dropped a 12/12 flyer on me late game, I would
enter cry phase then scoop phase. Sure
this guy's vulnerability is still there, but
limited means that there are also a limited
amount of threats. There are only a
handful of cards in M12 that can take this guy
out in one go. I would definitely be
playing this guy if I was just chilling with my
buddies. As for multiplayer I would have
to say this card is a little worse because all
your opponents wouldn't want you to have a 12/12
flyer, so guess who their next target is.
