And sure, thats the case, but theyre still eminently useful and eminently valuable, as the blue version (which seeks out instants and sorceries) indicates
If you need to push a little further before pumping your team and swinging for victory, you can now hit the team with Ghostway or Eerie Interlude and watch the ETB triggers start rolling in
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
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
This is a little less controlled and a bit more upfront, but with no tap and no activation cost
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