When it comes to utility, it absolutely is, because of the four colors. So it allows you to play it in almost any deck, and even might allow you to have a block vs. a CtB card. The one downside is that the four colors make almost any of the new AoG able to protect against it. That said, when it comes to most effective within the brigade you are using, I would ha e to give the honors to the end the battle cards (primarily Forgotten History, pale green has the best options for defenses with both Assyrians and Magicians).