If Dryad was simply unblockable, the equation would be much simpler, but she too often gives the opponent the choice of whether or not to play their nonbasic.
That is what would keep me from including it, since I tend to dislike cards that are only optimal under specific conditions, particularly when said conditions are in the hands of my opponent. That being said, if I'm playing aggro, slowing down my opponents mana production/diversification isn't the worst thing that I could be doing. Also, I could see it being useful in mid-range decks that don't quite have the time constraints of pure aggro, since it could be dropped at a time when it would be most effective.
My green 2-drops do far more interesting things than this. At least the "sometimes evasive" boas have regenerate when they're not unblockable, and they're not even broken or anything.
To be fair there are quite a few cubes on these boards that play Stormfront Pegasus and Mistral Charger in their white sections, and Fledgling Djinn in their black sections, which you do not, and that's cool. But it does show that people do find value in what could be considered by some as uninteresting choices. In all likelihood the sophisticate may not even be at pegasi level, but there certainly is no harm in exploring the possibility.
That being said, I see your point about the boa comparison, and agree to a certain extent, but the boas are mainly efficient regenerators that are sometimes unblockable, where the sophisticates' core focus is upon being unblockable. Similar, but different enough in their roles to warrant a closer look.
In many cubes green is sort of a state of flux right now. More than a few green sections are heightening their focus on ramp effects and are moving away from green "stompy" aggro creatures, so an unblockable creature may be more interesting now than it was even a few months ago. It's a good time to re-evaluate the green cusp cards in my opinion.
P.S. I hope I didn't come off as intending offense, I have mad respect for your opinions and contributions wtwlf123.
With green evasive creatures so few and far between I'd like to get some discussion going on this rarely seen card.
Most cubes are certainly not lacking in non-basic lands, and the majority of cube games that I have witnessed have some sort of non-basic in play within the first few turns.
So I ask, has this card been wrongly ignored, or does it still belong in the binder?
That is what would keep me from including it, since I tend to dislike cards that are only optimal under specific conditions, particularly when said conditions are in the hands of my opponent. That being said, if I'm playing aggro, slowing down my opponents mana production/diversification isn't the worst thing that I could be doing. Also, I could see it being useful in mid-range decks that don't quite have the time constraints of pure aggro, since it could be dropped at a time when it would be most effective.
To be fair there are quite a few cubes on these boards that play Stormfront Pegasus and Mistral Charger in their white sections, and Fledgling Djinn in their black sections, which you do not, and that's cool. But it does show that people do find value in what could be considered by some as uninteresting choices. In all likelihood the sophisticate may not even be at pegasi level, but there certainly is no harm in exploring the possibility.
That being said, I see your point about the boa comparison, and agree to a certain extent, but the boas are mainly efficient regenerators that are sometimes unblockable, where the sophisticates' core focus is upon being unblockable. Similar, but different enough in their roles to warrant a closer look.
In many cubes green is sort of a state of flux right now. More than a few green sections are heightening their focus on ramp effects and are moving away from green "stompy" aggro creatures, so an unblockable creature may be more interesting now than it was even a few months ago. It's a good time to re-evaluate the green cusp cards in my opinion.
P.S. I hope I didn't come off as intending offense, I have mad respect for your opinions and contributions wtwlf123.
Cheers!
With green evasive creatures so few and far between I'd like to get some discussion going on this rarely seen card.
Most cubes are certainly not lacking in non-basic lands, and the majority of cube games that I have witnessed have some sort of non-basic in play within the first few turns.
So I ask, has this card been wrongly ignored, or does it still belong in the binder?
Discuss.