If a Red deck loses to this, it would have lost to whatever team Minwu is on, not Minwu in isolation
Its also a reasonably sized blocker against things like Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and can stop Hammertime for a turn or two thanks to reach
There are more traditional transforming cards, such as Garland, Knight of Cornelia, hybrid cards like Jill, Shivas Dominant, and sidequest enchantments
He brought a very sharp design eye to the table and did great work on both mechanic suggestions as well as deck design
Official tournament rules allow limited judge-issued proxies for specific situations, not I printed a deck last night. If your goal is better games, keep proxies clean and readable
Its power lies in its flexibility