It was only a friendly game, but I did have it work out decently for me in one game so far…I was going for League of Bankers, and I think Exorcist was the only trashing in the kingdom. Arena was also there, so I had a small benefit for not playing or trashing Sycophant. I picked it up when I hit 2 a couple times early on, and getting 4 favors and a wisp out of it was good. There was also Underling, so it wasn’t the only source of favors. Going forward, anytime I really want several favors (League of Bankers, Island Folk, etc.) and there is any easy way to trash them, I think I will consider Sycophant. I think it’s risky to go for if you can’t trash it—often not being able to play it for a useful effect hurts it’s usefulness quite a bit. Compare it to Lackeys, which has a better on-play effect.