This makes 1/1s while Awakening Zone made 0/1s, and I dont think theres enough difference in the two to warrant the extra mana cost
But those cards, and similar ones introduced since, were all bound together by one specific mechanic: they had the keyword action transform, meaning that you could swap back and forth by paying a cost and flipping the card over
If a comparison to investigate wasnt enough, a stronger mechanic may change your mind.
"We went through many iterations of what it meant to build a snowman in our game, but the breakthrough came when we took a step back and realized that it wasn't actually about building a snowman
Green-white in Unfinity rewards you for using ability stickers, and Tusk & Whiskers are a reliable sticker and ticket engine in the late game that allows you to spend any saved tickets on powerful abilities that come with a size boost to boot
However, the Commander Masters set will bend these rules for the sake of draft, and make Partner more powerful and relevant than ever, even if these special rules never spill over to constructed Commander