Nick Valentine, Private Eye is a little better than that, but not by enough that youd actually run it in the command zone
This is four blocks in two turns for five mana which is better than Squee at two blocks for six
Ricardo Silva White creature decks have historically mostly either been interested in taxing your opponents resources with cards like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Leonin Arbiter, or in playing cheap creatures in an aggressive style of play (White Weenie)
[card]Merata, Neuron Hacker[/card] is the Through the Omenpaths version of Lady Octopus
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker work well together due to how Kediss wants your commander to deal lots of damage and how Ishai becomes huge
Its a strong build-around card, and has combo capability with Wildgrowth Walker that can use the 20-power wrath