True to its name, the Ferocious Pyro is ferocious-- and can be made even more so, for the price of 1 red energy per turn. With a solid 3AP/3HP, it's fine as it is, making for a good attacker in the early game. With the extra feature, though, Ferocious Pyro is even scarier-- he becomes a 5AP/3AP beast. This feature is best in two situations:
1) When your opponent plays a powerful ally that you want to get rid of, 5AP is usually more than enough to do so.
2) When your opponent has no allies to defend with, attack with a 5AP Pyro for an almost guaranteed 5 direct damage.
Strong against: slow-developing and quality decks, decks with low ally count.
Weak against: direct damage, especially Shoot a Fireball, ally-heavy decks.