Who cares about taking 2 damage? Mana acceleration wins games. This card is awesome. If you don't believe me, just look at past world championship decks.

  -- By Anonymous from TN on February 24, 2008

this card is invaluable in legacy stax decks. the acceleration can mean a shutdown part to a stax deck and an eventual win.

  -- By sir baxter floggingsly from the land random alcoholics on December 24, 2005

i like it but it isnt all that great. I only like it because if you desperetely need mana this is probably your only source. Of course you take two damage but if you can do some thing big with only two mana or use two mana to add to something big i suggest you play this card.

  -- By Anonymous from california on November 14, 2003

I think this is a great card for acceleration in a suicide deck, or a deck that has enough counterspells to stop damage from getting through after your life has been lowered.

  -- By Mr. ILoveTokens from Sandy, Utah on December 19, 2001