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Rolling Fireball

Rolling Fireball

Rolling Fireball is a 5 Mana Cost Epic Mage Spell card from the Descent of Dragons set!

Card Text

Deal 8 damage to a minion. Any excess damage continues to
the left or right.

Flavor Text

Why don't they ever run perpendicular?

Type
Spell
Rarity
Epic
Set
Descent of Dragons
Class
Mage
Cost
5
Spell School
Fire
Minion Type
Mechanics
Damage Minion
Artist
Rafael Zanchetin
Collectible
Yes

10 Comments

  1. A person who reacts to this

    Nice one against aggressive one, still a bit of a risk on which way it will go. So always best to hit the center.

    1. JoyDivision

      Is that how it works? Can it go right even if I target the rightmost minion with it?

      1. A person who reacts to this

        It's only how I guessed it would work, from what it says on the text.

        1. JoyDivision

          Ah. I thought there was some video footage about that. So it might be another wording inconcistancy. I'll cross my fingers, then.

  2. Lluadian

    This will definitely make you put more thought into minion positioning when facing a mage. this basically has potential to wipe out multiple minions if roll keeps going till runs outa dmg.

  3. EksSkellybur

    Soo.. Yeah. Fire Lances and Explosive Runes had a Baby. And I think it's safe to say that Mage will use this card quite a bit. 5 Stars.

    1. Lluadian

      The real question is can it only dmg 2 minions or could it do more if until hit dead end or ran outta dmg whichever direction went. If it kept going this would practically be a board clear against several aggro decks.

  4. fareh

    5 Stars, 4 because is useful, and 1 more because card design.

  5. Jed

    A good skill testing card with a mechanic basically stolen from custom hs.

  6. Taznak

    At 3 mana, Shadowbolt is borderline playable. For 4 mana, you expect something dramatically more powerful, like Walk the Plank, Polymorph or Hex. Going back to a bigger Shadowbolt at 5 mana (Flame Lance) is therefore completely out of the question.

    Rolling Fireball is like Flame Lance, except it can make use of any overkill damage. In a way, that makes it more like a smaller, smarter Volcano that only damages enemy minions.

    So, how good is an 8-damage, smart Volcano? Not very. Volcano deals double the damage in exchange for a 2 mana Overload. Reno deals more damage and comes with a 4/6 Body for just 1 more mana. The idea is cool, but 8 damage is just not enough for 5 mana. Warlock can achieve something only slightly weaker for 3 mana with Dark Skies. I give this 2/5.

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