Having the tokens come in tapped, when you are also forced to swing with your other creatures to make the ability work, means youre not able to defend the Basri you just downticked
Phantasmal Sphere is another Illusion creature, and a creepy one
Retribution's flavor is just brutal, yet awesome
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner can protect your creatures from Reflector Mage or Izzet Staticaster, perhaps even saving the game with Worship on the battlefield, making it much more valuable than a Remorseful Cleric
It speeds up your game plan by turning other players into your personal resource generators its one of the best Auras MTG for generating early-game mana
Additionally, this seems like it can get out of control, with new creatures like ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot and Craig Boone, Novac Guard giving you massive benefits from the number of quest counters on them