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You wrote all that text to get all those downvotes? Don't worry, i think that you're right!

 Because a wall of text is worth nothing if it's complete babble. Nothing this guy said makes any sense. He stated that the ideal mana cost for a 6/5 would be 4. That makes no sense. Also he doesn't see the fact that having a "Dark Bomb" attached to a minion is better than actually playing the spell even if Spell Damage can't be benefited from primarily because you gain card advantage from only having to use one card.

I think this is one of the best basic cards. I actually didn't even think it was from the basic set and was really surprised when I found out that it is, considering this seems pretty strong even nowadays in my opinion.

6/5 body misses 2 health for 6 mana but deals 3 damage, which costs 2 mana

this is class card so lets reduce its cost by 1

6 5 body (5 mana) + deal 3 damage (2 mana) mana - class card (1 mana) = 6-cost

Stop crying. This card is balanced. At least it doesn't freeze the target.

You wrote all that text to get all those downvotes? Don't worry, i think that you're right!

Why is this so good? Darkbomb is worth 2 mana. A 6/5 body is worth 5 mana (Pit Fighter with reversed stats). This adds them together and makes the package cost 6, cause reasons. That's why it's good.

This card has won me many a close game. Dropping him to get that last 3 face damage behind a line of enemy taunts is a really good feeling.

Actually, even if the Fire Elemental get Hexed or Polymorphed, it still trades 2-for-1, since the battlecry deals with a card and the body requires another card to remove. Hex trades 1-for-1 with the body, but since the battlecry traded 1-for1 with one of their minions (unless you went face with it), the card as a whole traded 2-for-1. That's what makes this card so good: even if your opponent has the best answer possible to the 6/5 body, you still get a favorable exchange, or at least an even one.

Overload? 

This card is simply amazing! Intently the best free card and the best part is it stays out of Big Game Hunter range, as well as showing it's little brother (Fireguard Destroyer) how to be a real Fire Elemental. (Sorry Rag)

"Senpai! I want to be as strong as you!" - Blackwing Corruptor

I'm with ya there man,  he looks, burnt

That's the worst possible reason to say why a card is bad....

Possibly the most powerful free minion in the game, Fire Elemental worths well over 6 mana on its own. 

A shaman player is prone to play Overload cards on turn 4, rather than turn 5, so that he can play Fire Elemental as soon as possible in a game. Should you encounter any aggressive turn 4 Overload card played, your foe is possibly setting up for a Fire Elemental play.

Most powerful free minion? Maybe. Water Elemental is another good candidate for that title.

Water Elemental is very strong, but it's not even close to being as good as Fire Elemental. I will say that Water Elemental is better against Control and maybe Patron Warrior, since they have few 3-health minions for the battlecry to kill and freezing the weapon is a Warrior's nightmare, but against any other class or deck Fire Elemental beats it.

Considering 3 damage worth 2 mana, Fire Elemental is a 6/5 for 4 mana, better then the mighty Yeti

3 damage is 2 mana look at frost bolt or dark bomb actually dark bomb wasn't in the game yet but frost bolt was