Staggershock Rise of the Eldrazi Singles
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RarityCommon
ColorRed
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Card TextStaggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
SetRise of the Eldrazi
ArtistRaymond Swanland
DescriptionRise of the Eldrazi Single Card
Release Date04/23/2010
Dimensions3.5" H x 2.5" W x 0.012" D
Ship Weight0.004 pounds
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- April 25, 2010
-- Jens N
Staggershock is nothing less than amazing. At the exact same manacost as Char, it gives 4 damage (divided in chunks of 2 to any targets) without burning yourself! This allows you to kill two creatures with 1 spell, or divide the damage between the creature and player.
Now, Staggershock has one critical point that makes it weaker than Char - it doesn't deal all of its damage at the same time. That way, Staggershock isn't able to kill creatures with a toughness of 4, as opposed to Char. However, since the Rebound Mechanic is able to trigger Balefire Liege's damaging ability twice, Staggershock can in some situations be a lot better than Char.

Which is better? it all depends on the situation - if you're being attacked by medium-large sized creatures, Char is always the best bet. But if you find yourself playing against decks with smaller sizes creatures or creatures like Ball Lightning, Staggershock beats Char by a mile.
Definately a good card, either as a sideboard option to Char, or as maindeck with Char in sideboard. Also seems quite good in standart, with the rebound mechanic making you able to quickly deal 5 damage to a creature or player combined with Lightning Bolt - example: blast a player for 2, then during your next upkeep, burn his Baneslayer for 2 and cast a Lightning Bolt to finish it?

I'm definately getting some.
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