Probably not, though that's not too say it won't. It's a little too slow for mono blue tempo, you play it turn 2,turn 3 you can crew to attack, but it doesn't have any evasion, which makes it less useful, despite the card advantage.
I'm all but certain that was the idea, but honestly I think the UU cost was enough to remove the most annoying part of Smuggler's Copter, which was how it was playable in literally any deck. A mono green deck playing the format's most efficient low cost flyer that also looted just wrecked deck diversity.
Of course, a card that probably won't be played at all was probably a bit far to go in the other direction, but I think WotC understood the main part of their mistake with Kaladesh vehicles and this cycle of colored vehicles is their trial attempt at making powerful vehicles that don't wreck the color pie.
wtf bro?
Card seems like Smuggler's Copter rebalanced into something less aggressively playable?
Of course, a card that probably won't be played at all was probably a bit far to go in the other direction, but I think WotC understood the main part of their mistake with Kaladesh vehicles and this cycle of colored vehicles is their trial attempt at making powerful vehicles that don't wreck the color pie.
Would make this better, I think.
Or, like any kind of evasion at all.
Inevitably part of the 0.25$ rare binder collection I think.
in a perfect world.