Before returning to Dion, you'll get to destroy any permanent on the battlefield, which can include lands if your opponent has a problematic utility land
I'd argue that Y'shtola falls in the "too strong" category and not a fan of how power-creepy it is, but it's hard to deny that this will excite a lot of players who like obviously powerful commanders
Building Maralen with a heavy Faerie core keeps the tribal synergies intact, while additional payoffs for playing cards you dont ownsimilar to those seen in Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpush the deck into truly oppressive territory
Over the years, Magic has invented a multitude of mechanics to build decks around, each with its own unique advantages, dedicated support cards and memorable payoffs
It is too unreliable to have as your sole combo yet doesn't really work well with the other combo cards that also want fat creatures in the list
While this is obviously a bit of a fantasy scenario, I can still see [[Bloom Tender]] being used in current Standard listsor even new ones being builtespecially with the re-emergence of hybrid mana