War scrolls and replacement models

[Dannathar]

I'm very new to Sylvaneth and am wondering about some of the war scrolls.  One allows me to once a game return an unit of dryads to the table after it has been destroyed.  I assumed you paid for this ability by paying for the war scroll.  At my local store I was told I could not do this as I needed to put the points aside to "summon" this unit back.  I get that summoning requires you to pay ahead for units and use the spells to place them in advantages positions during the game but If this is right then in my case I'm paying for the privilege to pay for a unit to be on the table. why would I not just put another unit of dryads on the table? clearly this cost of the ability was factored into the cost of the war scroll battalion.

Am I wrong?

[BaldoBeardo]

Yes, you are. Many abilities don't really switch across to matched play.
The Branchwraith summoning and Alarielle's special ability are both affected as well.

You are indeed paying for the ability to pay for another unit.
Whether you think that a guaranteed summon is worth it or not is down to you.

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[fartsocks]

One benefit of summoning over starting with the model on the table is that the unit doesn't have to start in your deployment zone. You could, for example, summon it behind one of your opponents units. and charge them in the back.