Obstinate Baloth has generally the same going for it as Loxodon Smiter does with additional upside against hyper-aggressive decks like Burn
(11/24/2014) Because face-down creatures don't have names, they can't have the same name as any other creature, even another face-down creature
My favorite cards that fill multiple functions are modal double-faced cards, which are lands that also function as spells
Its interesting to compare Subira to Linden, the Steadfast Queen, who gave up her adventuring for motherhood
Bonus remark: You can play Kaheera, the Orphanguard in a Vadrok EDH deck, but not the other way around
Even if you never do anything to buff this, you're getting a great creature for three mana, and White has plenty of ways to augment creatures