Chris' Magic the Gathering Card of the Day!

The Card of the Day is....

Fire Whip

Play only on a creature you control. Tap enchanted creature: Enchanted creature deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Sacrifice Fire Whip: Fire Whip deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

A brief rundown of the card:

What's the first thing that enters your mind when you first see this card? Hmmm, I can make something into a Prodigal Scorcer. True as this is, that would be overlooking the more devastating possibilities of Fire Whip. The key to the power of this card lies in the fact the CREATURE does the damage when you tap it, not Fire Whip. The damage only comes from Fire Whip when you sacrifice the enchantment. Let's peek at some of the more evil uses:

• Lowland Basilisk
  Whenever Lowland Basilisk damages any creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. Seeing as Fire Whip would allow a Lowland Basilisk to directly damage creatures on its own, all you need is a good round of combat every turn. Don't feel like attacking? Attack with no creatures. Har har har. Sure, you're leaving yourself wide open for a nasty Winter's Chill, but you sadly don't see that card very often. Good for you and your whipping reptlie.
• Whirling Dervish
  Have the Dervish shoot away at your opponent and grow every turn. Watch your Dervish build himself to mammoth proportions in no time with added Instill Energies or Nature's Chosen.
• Hypontic Specter
  Also combines well with Abyssal Specter and Odyllic Wraith. It's like a Disrupting Specter plus!! Multiple Fire Whips on these creatures will empty any hand in no time.
• Marsh Viper
  AAAHHHH! Two poison counters and you don't even have to sneak your vunerable snake past your opponents blockers. With all of green's ways of untapping creatures, you can pile a ton of poison counters on someone quick! I once had 10 given to me in one turn: once for the snakes usual tapping, 1 Instill Energy, 2 Nature's Chosen, and 1 Vitalize. Sure that's 6 cards all together, but the casting cost of each card is cheap and how often does anyone tote Leeches in their deck?
• Crown of the Ages
  Right after using Fire Whip with any of the above fine combos mentioned (or your own), bounce Fire Whip to another untapped creature for more whipping fun. You get the most bang per lashing with the Crown.
• Fungusaur
  Throw Fire Whip on a Fungusaur and have your masochistic monster whip himself every turn.