Often this is kept as a dork late game to fog an attack or boost an Overrun
This allowed them to function identically mechanically while making their drawback clearer and allowed more flexible card design as Wizards could print defenders that didnt need to be walls, like Wingmantle Chaplain
Before this change, Wizard Mentor was a first pick card which could save your creatures from creature kill spells, allow you to reuse the bevy of 187 creatures in the format (Ghitu Slinger, anyone?), and at worst case scenario allow you to play emergency defense
This is new ground for the color-pairing, because while we expect Spirits in White, seeing them in Red is a little less common
Eternalize (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Druid with no mana cost
What can I say