Most other high roll removal is dead when not optimal and that makes it dodgy
Your creature can also push excess damage through to the opposing creatures controller if it has trample, making this an amazing tool for commanders like Ghalta, Primal Hunger or Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
My guess is, yes, in that particular narrow instance but also more broadly, depth is good
For just a couple bucks, this is a pretty solid and valuable include in Azorius decklists
Any deck that plays white and struggles with threat-density will eventually ask the question: What if I add Stoneforge Mystic? Occupying only six slots in the maindeck, the two-drop and his weapons add enormous consistency and speed to most decks, be it aggro or control
Superior Energy Retrieval is another powerful card, letting you take four Basic Energy from the discard pile, though youll need to discard two other cards to do so