It makes beating sweepers trivial, and manifests creatures on its own, which can become cheap sources of huge lifegain with Mastery of the Unseen even when you never have time to activate it
You never know when an enemy is just trying to bait you into playing all your creatures just to wipe them all away with a Farewell
Many Elves tap themselves to add a lot of mana, and Dionus gives you a chance to make that mana again while growing its stats
Dont be surprised if Tatyova doesnt stick around for long, she tends to find herself falling to the hands of a removal spell more often than not
Lion Heart Rating: 4/10 Two mana to equip for +2/+1 is a fairly good deal, and the high casting cost is mitigated by the fact that its capable of killing a creature on entering
And sure, thats the case, but theyre still eminently useful and eminently valuable, as the blue version (which seeks out instants and sorceries) indicates