For some reason, I thought Quirion Dryad was a
0/2. But no, she's a 1/1. Not that she'll stay
that way for long: Quirion Dryad has a
reputation for inflating like a balloon to
enormous proportions in an incredibly small
amount of time. And with so many multicolor
cards in Standard, she's bound to swell up by at
least +1/+1 per turn. Not many creatures can
boast that.
She'll b amazing until Ravnica rotates in
September, at which point she'll likely be just
very good.
Constructed- 4.9
Casual- 4
Limited- 3.5
Aethereal
Friday - Quirion Dryad
This was the key card in the old Miracle Gro
decks of way back when. Unfortunately she got
reprinted at the wrong time, as Ravnica is set
to rotate out before too long and take the
excellent multicolor support with it. Still,
it's possible that a revival of the deck can
occur if Lorwyn brings enough to its table
(*cough* cantrips). Only really good in its own
deck, but that deck can be powerful.
In limited, ideally you'll be splashing green
just for her, but if that's not the case,
probably not worth it. Maybe if she were in
Ravnica, but not in Tenth.
Constructed - 3
Casual - 3
Limited - 2.5
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Quirion Dryad
I'm not sure that Quirion Dryad will be
particularly good in Standard. The reason it's
so good in Legacy and Vintage is because of
Gush, Force of Will, and Daze; Think Twice, Pact
of Negation, and Mana Tithe really don't look so
good in comparison. If you're lucky enough to
boost four of this girl's neat new artwork, I
recommend you build a Miracle Gro or Gro-A-Tog
deck.
Unless Gush is in Tenth Edition, I'm not sure
how good Quirion Dryad is in limited. On the
other hand, there are plenty of good red burn
spells.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 2/5
The Missing
Linc
-Balding
for just over 5 years
-Playing MTG for just over 10
Quiron Dryad
Surprisingly, this card saw constructed play. If
you play that 3 color spell on the round after
it comes out, it gets big quick. Problem is
that it is a ground pounder with no trample.
But it does keep getting bigger. Thus, combo
with a trample giving card, it may be worth it.
Not my favorite however. Yet, as far as card
design goes, this one is fun.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 3
Limited: 3
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Quiron Dryad (1G)
Creature - Dryad
Whenever you play a white, blue, black or red
spell, put a +1/+1
counter on Quiron Dryad.
This guy gets owned by Mogg Fanatic because you
gotta have an instant
to save her before playing her out which means
no turn 2 craziness. It
also gets owned by pretty much any bounce so
yeah... I just think she's
overrated. She's not aggro enough for aggro and
not controllish enough
for control.
In casual, I can see someone try to make this
really big.
In limited, this could ne trouble if your
opponent can't get rid of
this quickly. Even if your opponent can, you
just got a nice rare to
trade or e-Bay.
