I can't say I'm entirely comfortable with every
aspect of Selesnya's worldview. I have a hard
time sharing things like my books and my car
with people, much less my consciousness. One
thing I can't fault them for, though, is their
look; I would buy an action figure or a
statuette of Dryad Militant. I'd play her in my
decks, too, for that matter. Burning Vengeance
is capable of messing up almost any player's
day, and there's only so many removal spells out
there - being able to attack is a point in her
favor, even compared to something like Rest in
Peace. I also can't believe they managed to find
a mana cost easier to fill than one of a single
color.
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
a power hate Lion( like savannah lions a 2/1
creature that does more) that pretty much likes
hosing Snapcaster Mage and Burning Vengance
decks. In standard in aggressive white and green
decks this provides a temporary solution to
Snapcaster shennagins and can put a damper on
Linger Soul’s and flashbacked Unburial Rites
making it a nice hate card against some of the
powerful things in the format. In modern this is
a cheap beater that provides extra utility
against some of the same things it does in
standard and the opened pool provides more cards
for it to hate and provides a reasonable early
beater. In legacy and vintage it hoses
Snapcaster, Dread Return, can help shrink before
Tarmogoyfs and provides a nice early form of
disruption in aggressive decks a sort of main
deckable hate card. In casual and multiplayers
its an aggressive one drop that has some upside,
this card is only good if you know your
opponents are playing flashback for sure it does
provide a nice weenie for decks looking to
utilize that aspect. In limited its pretty solid
but unexciting not a high pick but decent.
Overall a powerful card that I feel can make
things rough for players in competitive formats
and some possible casual use.
Today's card of the day is Dryad Militant which
is a one mana Green or White 2/1 dryad soldier
that exiles instants or sorcery spells if they
would be put into a graveyard. This is a
great addition to nearly any deck with either or
both colors provided that there is no cards
present to recover or use instants or sorcery
cards from the graveyard. As effects that
do that are somewhat unlikely in those colors
and frequently seen in other popular decks there
should be little reason not to run this card.
A 2/1 for one is a clear bargain and for White
it being a soldier can fit directly into many
current designs. Overall this is a very
solid card to maindeck, possibly sidedeck if
absolutely necessary or as a mild surprise, and
will be seen in a wide variety of competitive
decks.
For Limited this is card worth an early pick
after a White or Green first choice and an
automatic inclusion for any Sealed guild with
one of the colors. There isn't much in the
format that will make the effect come into play,
but one mana creatures are valuable and a 2/1
for that price without a serious drawback is a
top choice.
Welcome to a new week of card of the day reviews here at
Pojo.com. We begin the week by looking at Dryad
Militant from Return to Ravnica. Dryad Militant
is an uncommon green/white creature human
soldier. Dryad Militant costs a hybrid
white/green mana and is a 2/1. Dryad Militant
says that if an instant or sorcery card would be
put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it
instead.
I really like the Dryad Militant. A 2/1 for one mana that
can be ran in two different mono-colored decks,
or a solid first turn in a multi-colored deck is
a winning card for me. Then, the ability to shut
down Flashback, Snapcaster Mage's, or for any
other reason a spell may be able to return from
the graveyard, sounds good to me.
At a 2/1 turn one, you can simply begin pumping it well on
turn two. Attack, and they may let it through
even if they had a blocker. Then, a pair of
Giant Growth's mean it is now eight damage on
turn two. You could also Rancor it twice, or do
a number of different things to make this a mean
attacker for you.
Simply put, a great card that should be run if you use those
colors.
