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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
Card of the Day
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Card : |
Akki Lavarunner |
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Cost : |
3R |
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Type : |
Creature - Goblin Warrior |
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Power : |
1/1 |
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Text : |
Haste When Akki Lavarunner deals damage to an
opponent, flip it. /flip/ Tok-Tok, Volcano
Born Legendary Creature - Goblin Shaman
Protection from red If a red source would deal
damage to a player, it deals that much damage
plus 1 to that player instead. 2/2 |
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Akki
Lavarunner
Champions of Kamigawa Rare
Reviewed September 13, 2004
Constructed: 1.2
Casual: 2.2
Limited: 1.8
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1 being the worst. 3 ...
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
A 1/1 for four?
Ew, not so hot. And somehow, he has to do
damage to an opponent before he dies so he can
flip to his more useful side. In
constructed, this isn't going to happen, no way,
no how.
In limited, yuck.
Just find something else.
In casual, you might
be able to take advantage of its non combat
specific damage requirement by using an
enchantment on it to do it's dirty work. How
about...Fire
Whip,
Viridian Longbow,
Quicksilver Dagger, etc..or some other
equipment or enchantment that will give this guy
an ability to ping a player. Then, after it flips,
you'll be able to do an extra damage with any red
creatures or burn spells. Could be an interesting
theme.
Constructed:
1
Casual: 3
Limited: 1.5
Current Price:
Akki
Lavarunner -
Champions of Kamigawa - $TBA
Combos
Well With:
Firewhip -
Weatherlight - $0.19
Quicksilver
Dagger -
Apocalypse - $0.19
Viridian
Longbow -
Mirrodin - $0.12
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Akki
Lavarunner
One of the
new cards from CoK, the first side is
awful. A 1/1 red haste creature costs
1, not 4. The extra 3 mana is supposed
to be the bonus for when you flip it.
Lemme tell ya right now, folks ...
Tok-Tok is not a bonus worth the extra
mana. Sulfuric Vortex, the card on
which this ability is based, costs 2
mana itself. The protection from red
won't matter outside of limited - if
your opponent is playing red, it'll
never flip. It'll get shocked.
And in
limited, the chances of a 1/1 getting
through on the 4th turn or later are
slim and none, and slim just left the
building.
Constructed - 1
Casual - 1
Limited - 1
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Akki Lavarunner
The new flippy-card-thing in Champions of Kamigawa
feels like WAY TOO MUCH
OF A GIMMICK, an idea that doesn't belong in
Magic. This is probably the
kind of "evolution" that we can expect from Magic
since Wizards insists on
creating 500 new cards every year. All that having
been said, Akki
Lavarunner is kind of an interesting card. A 1/1
with an ability that only
works when he has damaged an opponent really does
need haste, and this card
delivers. Once Akki flips into Tok-Tok, he is a
very good card indeed. No
matter what you think about this new flipping card
mechanic, I think you
have to agree that the Lavarunner is strictly for
fun decks and for limited
decks. Casting cost and the need for this card to
deal damage to an opponent
before it becomes good are two reasons Akki
Lavarunner will not be a big hit
in constructed decks.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.0
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 3.0
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Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Akki Lavarunner
Look, no matter how
you slice it, four mana for a 1/1 haste guy is not
that amazing. Heck four mana for a 2/2 Protection
from Red guy that adds one damage on to all red
spells is barely worth the cost, especially since
it only affects red spells dealt to a player, and
can hurt you as well as harm you.
I don’t know what it
is about this card, but I despise it. I’m not
saying it’s a horrible card. It’s slightly over
costed in my opinion, but not unplayably so. The
problem is that this card completely lacks flavor
to me. It’s less than a Furnace of Rath, its too
expensive for a generic Pro Red Creature, and it
just seems a bit lacking in overall “coolness.”
Constructed:
1
Casual:
3
Limited:
2
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
This cards seems
pretty silly. It's overcosted. It's ability is
pretty average. I don't see where he would fit
into many decks. This card seems pretty destined
to be a casual player card for life. I will say
that this cards used with Furnace of Rath is going
to cause all kinds of rules problems to be
answered :(
Overall, it seems weak.
Constructed: 1.5
Casual: 2
Limited: 1.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Akki Lavarunner --
I'm not terribly excited about this card in any
way, shape, or form. I don't think there has ever
been a 1/1 Haste dude for four mana that has been
worth much. By the time he hits play, your
opponent should have *something* out to deal with
him. Even control has Solemn Simulacrum. Then, if
you somehow manage to punch through damage, you
get a 2/2 creature with another mediocre
ability...that you can only have one of in play at
a time.
Casual players may give this card slightly more
attention to this card, if only because it is a
legend. However, there are tons of better red
cards out there, so pass this one up.
In limited, I'm not sure if I would bother
including this guy in my deck. In draft, I think
I'd manage to have a lot of better creatures, and
if not, I'm probably not doing to hot, anyways. In
sealed I might give the Lavarunner a second
glance, but I might be better off just dipping
into a third color.
In short: too expensive for too little.
Constructed Rating: 1.5
Casual Rating: 2.0
Limited Rating: 2.0 |
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Akki Lavarunner
Hi, you're too expensive, your condition is too
hard to meet, and even if it
is met, the reward isn't great enough. kthxbye.
constructed 0.5
casual 1
limited 0.5 |
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