Well, it appears that I'm alive and well or at least recuperating for the moment. I still wanted to take the time to bring all of you readers out there with an informative article review about today's meta-defining Card of the Day. Please welcome, Infernus the Awakened... you may want to hide.

Name: Infernus the Awakened
Civilization: Fire
Type: Creature
Race: Armored Dragon
Level: 9
Power: 13000
Flavor Text: None
Rarity: Super Rare
Set Number: S4/S5 I 6DSI

Abilities:
Triple Breaker (This creature breaks 3 shields.)
Inferno Rockets - When this creature enters the battle zone and whenever it attacks, banish target enemy creature that has power 4000 or less.
Infernus's Decree - Your opponent can't summon creatures that have power 4000 or less.

There's a reason that this set is called "Dragonstrike Infernus" and this card is that reason. Let's start out with some stat information first. He's a Level 9 with 13000 Power; that's almost enough to take down a Flamespike Tatsurion and this guy isn't even an evolution card! I think that we can all agree that this card sets a new high for power levels and may make some of us reconsider some of our former tech cards. A good example of this is anyone that was using Moorna the Vengeful. Moorna costs the same but gets rid of two creatures with 4000 or less power but only one time. It doesn't have any other effects, it only breaks two shields and has 5000 less power than Infernus! Or perhaps we should hit a little bit closer to home for some of you out there, take a look at Tatsurion the Unchained in comparison. Tatsurion breaks two shields, has 6000 power less than Infernus, has the same ETB ability to destroy a creature with 4000 power or less (but not when he attacks), and his last ability that causes him to untap and being that he's two levels less, may be the only reason to continue to run him!

That's a lot of information to deal with, I know, but we're not done yet! Every time that Infernus attacks it gets to banish a 4000 power creature as well. Most people that tend to run blockers generally don't exceed that power level outside of a few cards in the Light Civilization. Not only that but it banishes the card prior to your opponent being able to block! So it's a very scary reality that he will successfully break three of your opponents shields when he attacks!

Lastly we look into Infernus's Decree. This ability can single-handedly shut down most decks, especially "Blurple" and "Rush". Not being able to summon a creature with 4000 power or less is devastating! Realistically, I want you to either go get your deck or at least think about your deck right now. How many cards in your deck have more than 4000 power? And how many of those do you normally charge away in your mana zone because their cost is too high for when you drew them? So unless you know your opponent is playing with this guy, you will have some problems dealing with him. I suggest running more spells to deal with these huge dragons that we'll all be facing in less than one month.

This set is based around Dragons and has tons of ways to get them out early. It is entirely possible that this guy can hit the field by turn five or six; will you be prepared to deal with this monstrosity?

Ratings:

Constructed: 4.75/5.00 (This card will see tons of play and will define the meta! Whether that means that everyone will run more shield blasts or spells in general, I'm not sure at this time but I would expect Wizards to put a few answers in this set to deal with Dragons; time will only tell.)

Limited: 4.50/5.00 (This card stops your opponent from playing close to half if not more of their deck. Play this card if you pull it in Limited; it may be a little slow but you'll still be able to cast it by turn seven in the Dragonstrike Infernus set.)

I hope you enjoyed today's review! Check back tomorrow when we finally put away some of the big guns and trade them in for something a little more edible. Until next time, keep cool and Kaijudo!