It's been several months since I did this... So likes get it on! (rings a bell... bell breaks...)

 

For the first part, I'll talk about their simularities.  All 3 cards are easy to use when there is only 1 monster on your opponent's field.  All 3 can only target face-up monsters.  If you use any of the 3 cards while your opponent has monsters of the same attack/defense points, your opponent chooses which of the monsters are destroyed. All 3 basically has no cost outside of it's own use.  Finally, all 3 are normal magic... not that that's anything to be proud of or anything :P...

 

Now, the differences:

 

Broken Earth
-Targets the last thing you want to kill
-Is easily countered with Scapegoat
-If in topdecking situations, your killing the wrong monsters (unless against Injection Fairy Lily)

 

Earth Crush
-Logically, when a monster is strong, it's defense is strong also.
-Works well against defense decks (duh)
-Does badly in situational moments where the strongest monster on your opponent's field has no/lower defense.

 

Hammer Shoot
-Targets your field too
-Works only on face-up attack position monsters.
-Works only in weak swarm decks as it can back-fire very easily.
-The only card in which, if the only monsters on the field have equal attack and defense, but one of the monsters are on yourside of the field, then YOU get to choose which monster is destroyed.

 

Broken Earth is basically a poor man's monster remover.  Easy effect to understand, but when a card can be easily counted by a scapegoat token... it lost it's power.

 

Earth Crush is my personal favorate with the least amount of disadvantages.  It's pretty understandable.  Kill the strongest defense points.  Many high level monsters has a high defense.  This is because many of them are now in use since there is no Witch of the Black Forest to complain about.  Now "unsearchable" monsters are in wide use.  The only problems I can see with this card is End of Anubis and Summoned Skull thanks to their very low defense points.

 

Hammer Shoot is one of the worse versions.  Alot better then fissure, but suicidal and extremely situational.  So situational, it's on par with Emissary of Crossout.  While most likely providing the best topdecking option, this card lacks the ability to help any while YOUR winning the duel.  Is there a defense monster in your way?  Wanna kill that damn Marshmellon?  This card isn't going to help.

 

Broken Earth- 3.5/10- It's basically an old school sadness.  It's still useful since it's effect still has an impact, but it's been greatly reduced now.

 

Earth Crush- 8/10- It's less situational, and it packs a larger impact.  Sometimes,  this is the safer card to use.

 

Hammer Shoot- 5/10- Poor card.  So situational.  Must be in attack position.  Has to have the highest attack points (imagine Lily...) Effects the whole field... It's just a weak form of monster destruction that fails when compared to Earth Crush.

 

So in the second Card VS. in the Card Review page, the winner comes out as Earth Crush/Smashing Ground.  A unique and powerful card that might save you once or twice... who knows...

 

-Zero