The creature initially has only the characteristics given to it by the stickers you put onto it
Tailored for popular expansions like Forgotten Realms, Unfinity, and Baldur's Gate, it also supports competitive tournament formats especially for Planechase gameplay.
They changed the flavor text to match the art, not the other way around. Sheppard went on to provide an anecdote in 2013 on her blog, stating that after seeing her new interpretation of the character, a fan asked her whether the depiction was designed from a dyslexic misreading of the Soulsingers name
It can be dead in the hand as you wait to be able to use the effect, or you will have to play it minus the effect, in which case it's effectively a vanilla creature
Meanwhile, Witherbloom Apprentice serves as a slightly watered-down version of the same effect, but youll be able to play this card early in games as a two drop
Spellbook is like Reliquary Tower in that it costs literally no mana to play, plus it is fetchable like Library of Leng with Trinket Mage