Why is staggershock good

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. Plus you get to use it twice for effects that count instants. I love everything about this card. The name, Staggershock, is creative, flows well, and fits the card's functionality perfectly. The art by Raymond Swanland is insane my favorite mtg artist , and, again perfectly fits both the name and function. As for its power, 4 damage for light-on-color-investment 3 mana is never a bad deal see cards like Char and Flames of the Blood Hand.

Also, everything people have beens saying about this and Pyromancer Ascension is true. I run four in my PyroAscent deck and it's an all-star. Just two can activate the Ascension while also dealing 8 damage over two turns. Not bad at all. I love it when red gets card advantage stuff. This is my favorite card from this set. I'm thinking this card was heavily inspired by Arc Blade. Combine this with Chandra's Spitfire Report Abuse. It is more shock, stagger, shock. So no, you can't do that.