Now that I've figured out what overload actually
says, it seems like a pretty useful ability, and
Vandalblast is actually a pretty good example of
it. Many spells are better in one of the early
game or the late game, and anything that can be
good in either is worth a second look. It's good
against any Mirrodin-themed casual deck you may
run across, and given the power of the mythic
Swords in competitive play, I wouldn't be
surprised if it gets a chance there too.
Today's card of the day is Vandal Blast which
is a one or four mana Red with Overload that
destroys a target or each artifact you don't
control. Aside from being a sorcery
instead of an instant like several other
choices, this is an excellent sidedeck card when
facing artifact heavy or reliant on one.
Being able to use it early for one or late where
clearing their field is possible for five is
both flexible and safe, particularly for Red.
Overall this probably won't see much maindeck
use outside of a Mirrodin-esque metagame, but as
a current sidedeck and Multiplayer option it
will be popular.
In Limited there aren't many artifacts in the
first set, but having a way to destroy them is
useful if they are present. This is far
from a first pick in Booster, but if one of your
colors is Red it is well worth picking it up as
a low end removal as most of the artifacts in
set can attack or block. In Sealed this
should be played when running Red as it is
likely at least one artifact will be in any deck
you play against, even if it isn't a threat the
one for one should benefit you as this costs one
mana. The Overload effect will rarely be
needed, though having it is better than not in
the few situations it may come up.
Welcome to another great
card of the day review here at Pojo.com. Today
we are looking at Vandalblast from Return to
Ravnica. Vandalblast is an uncommon red sorcery
that costs one red mana. Vandalblast destroys
target artifact you don’t control. Vandalblast
has an Overload cost of four generic and one red
mana. The Overload cost replaces the keyword
target with each.
Vandalblast is a really decent uncommon. Very cheap
target specific artifact removal. And for the
Overload cost, five mana is not that expensive
to destroy each artifact you don’t control. The
mana to be able to keep your own artifacts while
wiping the board of your opponents could be
invaluable. However, even at such a great mana
cost, I rarely think this card is main deck
potential. Although it could well be a strong
sideboard card.
