Lightning Berserker

Creature — Human Berserker

{R}: Lightning Berserker gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Dash {R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

dnthymamai on Casual Easy Gruul

2 years ago

wow, yes you are correct! Lightning Berserker fits perfectly! And Rancor comes right back! (Maybe I'll keep O-Naginata out, because of the equip cost.. although cheaper than Loxodon Warhammer, I will have already spent mana to cast the creature itself :-/ )

I put some madness cards because I never was comfortable with discarding my cards! I thought maybe a possbile advantage would happen here and there from the "drawback" of Gallia (actually an advantage, but still the random discard makes me feel a little weird).

Thank you for the suggestions! :-)

ClockworkSwordfish on Casual Easy Gruul

2 years ago

Looks like a solid start here! I remember also trying to make Primal Forcemage work when he was a recent addition... it's certainly a tempting ability.

I feel like cards with Madness are going to be pretty unreliable in this build, unfortunately... your only discard outlet is at random, and since you have plenty of creatures who return to your hand, you might find it hard to keep your hand size down to just cards with Madness. I know it's just a one-of, but Senseless Rage feels like kind of a weak link, too. I feel like the classic Rancor would serve you better - same power boost for only one mana, and you can safely stick it on any creature who will bounce back to your hand since Rancor will come right back, too! Likewise, O-Naginata seems like a respectable option: thanks to the boost from Primal Forcemage, any creature should be able to pick it up the turn they come into play.

Oh, and you might as well run Lightning Berserker over good ol' Glitterfang. Thanks to Dash, it's identical but has Firebreathing and can even be played for keeps if you want that for some reason!

sergiodelrio on Burn and Life Gain

3 years ago

You might want to take a look at the 'Dash' mechanic here

I believe Lightning Berserker would play much better than Viashno Sandstalker.

Otherwise, nice idea! +1 for novelty

Cartrix on Confusion In The Ranks

4 years ago

1) Oh so I can't make the whatever is coming into play an artifact and then use the confusion ability?

2) Lightning Berserker will definitely replace Glitterfang .

3) skibulk You are right about brand having minimal effect. It would recover my artifact lands and that's it. Perhaps I should replace two of them with Force of Rage that kamarupa suggested?

skibulk on Confusion In The Ranks

4 years ago

Lightning Berserker seems better than Glitterfang . In a pinch you could play it normally and not be forced to return it to your hand. Kher Keep is legendary. With only 20 lands, getting 2 of them would set you back. Maybe swap 2 of em for 2 more Mountains. I'm not sure if Brand is worth it in this deck since most of the stuff you trade away gets returned or sacrificed?

Saltskitter is similar to Norin the Wary .

Faerie Artisans and/or Boldwyr Heavyweights would make things more chaotic. You probably wouldn't win with them, but they might be fun anyway.

Ovlibion on Boros Sisters

5 years ago

Impact Tremors, Norin the Wary, Purphoros, God of the Forge, Lightning Berserker

DasButch on Pan-demonium

5 years ago

Panharmonicon actually fits my deck amazingly well... Im running it with Soul Warden,Norin the Wary, Lightning Berserker Impact Tremors,Genesis Chamber, Purphoros, God of the Forge, Champion of the Parish, Ajani's Pridemate, and Archangel of Thune

Prehcise on I knew it weren't no ordinary pile of... you know.

5 years ago

@ABlindOrph4n

I don't think that's a good idea, man. Lightning Berserker is awesome, but for this deck I really don't need to have multiple. The life gain is also very important vs aggro, some combo decks and even certain control decks. Allowing me to consistly out sustain them. Thank you for the comment, though! I appreciate the input! Anything else you'd like to add?