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Human Torch, Johnny Storm

Legendary Creature — Human Hero2 generic manaRed mana

The draw trigger is where the design puts its weight, and it carries a deckbuilding tax written into the conditional: the ping only fires while you control another Hero, so the card converts your own card-advantage engine into a clock only after you have committed to the tribe. A flying 2/2 for 2 generic manaRed mana that deals one to an opponent on each of your draws is unremarkable in isolation; the tribal requirement turns it into a scaling reach engine that translates every extra draw into a point of damage, one at a time, so long as a second Hero stays on the board. The power-up is the late-game release valve, a 6 generic manaRed mana mana sink most builds will never comfortably reach, but the cost reduction is the wrinkle worth studying: a Torch that arrived this turn subtracts his own mana cost (2 generic manaRed mana) from the price, so the 6 generic manaRed mana activation drops to 4 generic mana, letting a freshly cast copy grow into a 5/5 flier if the mana is there (a body that still has to wait a turn to attack, since nothing here grants haste). Because power-up activates once by rule, this is not a repeatable growth engine but a single burst best held until it decides a combat. Everything points back to the tribe: the ping needs a partner, the flying wants an aggressive board to carry it, and the power-up asks you to flood on mana rather than spread it thin. Built for a Hero deck that draws cards and wants those draws to close games.

Human Torch, Johnny Storm (msh)
MSH · #136uncommon
Pricing
Normal: $0.21
Foil: $0.37
Oracle Text

Rules text

Flying Whenever you draw a card, if you control another Hero, Human Torch deals 1 damage to target opponent. Power-up — 6 generic manaRed mana: Put three +1/+1 counters on Human Torch. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
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Modern
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Legacy
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Vintage
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Commander
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Pauper
N/A
Brawl
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Historic
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Alchemy
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Timeless
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Standard Brawl
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Duel Commander
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Future Standard
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COMPETITIVEBRAWL
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TLR
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