pokemon surging sparks rare cards list - Pikachu ex 219/191 Pokémon TCG: Surging Sparks Illustration

It doesn't help that Grass types are already vulnerable to four types on their own

Because Dryad only finds basic Forest, it will be most at home in a Green-heavy deck, which is a nice way to protect against giving 3+ color decks access to even more ramp

But well get to more on that later

These still all count as the same version of a card as they have the same full name

They are some of my favorite shiny cards and definitely fly under the radar compared to others like gold stars as you said

The activated ability has a somewhat difficult cost, but imagine how many additional combat phases you can get with cards like Timeless Lotus and Mobile Garrison