Bonfire of the damned in ponza (R/G land destruction)?

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Posted on Oct. 11, 2016, 10:54 p.m. by seuvius

Ok so for those of you who dont know, ponza is a R/G land destruction deck that ramps up to threats like Stormbreath Dragon and Inferno Titan. It is a very fun and powerful deck but ive noticed that almost every list runs 3-4 Bonfire of the Damned, my question is why? In playtesting it is almost always a dead card or a card that deals 2-3 damage to everything killing your mana dorks in the process. Why is it viewed as such a good card in the deck? Is it really needed?

shadow63 says... #2

For use after you don't need your dorks anymore? But I would almost only ever use that at 2

October 11, 2016 11:07 p.m.

seuvius says... #3

Why would you only ever use them at 2?

October 11, 2016 11:17 p.m.

Matt_The_OGRE says... #4

Bonfire targets a player and their creatures. It will never hit your creatures unless someone took over you're turn

October 11, 2016 11:48 p.m.

seuvius says... #5

Yeah my friend just pointed out that i completely misread the card, welp im running 4! Haha

October 12, 2016 12:02 a.m.

shadow63 says... #6

Because I thought it hit everything lol. But still miracles are a bit touchy

October 12, 2016 5:39 p.m.