Pied creates unmistakable white pattern interruption and is a major project direction.
It is immediately understandable to newer buyers while still supporting serious multi-recessive project building.
Check whether the trait is represented as visual, 100% heterozygous, possible heterozygous, or an incomplete-dominant expression where applicable. The individual animal record should always take precedence over a general gene page.
The useful question is not simply whether a gene is desirable. It is whether that exact animal moves your specific breeding plan forward.