If you control three or more snow permanents, your creature not only gets a +1/+0 boost but also indestructible before it throws down
Decklist: First Strike in Commander Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire | Illustration by ZOUNOSE Commander (1) Planeswalkers (3) Elspeth Resplendent Gideon Blackblade The Wandering Emperor Creatures (28) Akroma, Angel of Wrath Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage Archetype of Courage Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile Celestial Archon Chaplain of Alms Consul's Lieutenant Danitha Capashen, Paragon Elite Inquisitor Fiendslayer Paladin Jazal Goldmane Kinscaer Sentry Knight Exemplar Knight of Dawn Knight of Meadowgrain Knight of the White Orchid Odric, Lunarch Marshal Odric, Master Tactician Paladin en-Vec Precinct Captain Sigiled Paladin Summon: Ixion Sunhome Stalwart Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw Thalia, Heretic Cathar Thalia's Lancers Valiant Knight Witch Enchanter Instants (9) Brave the Elements Charge Gift of Estates Guardians' Pledge Heliod's Intervention Make a Stand March of Otherworldly Light Unbreakable Formation Settle the Wreckage Sorceries (7) Bond of Discipline Kytheon's Tactics Mass Calcify Ravnica at War Requisition Raid Righteous Charge Winds of Abandon Enchantments (7) Brave the Sands Dictate of Heliod Flowering of the White Tree Honor of the Pure In the Trenches Spear of Heliod Touch the Spirit Realm Artifacts (5) Basilisk Collar Heraldic Banner Quietus Spike Swiftfoot Boots Whispersilk Cloak Lands (40) Abandoned Air Temple Cave of the Frost Dragon Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Field of Ruin Ishgard, the Holy See Plains x34 Rogue's Passage Heres a Commander deck centered around the first strike keyword
Statue is a fairly reasonable spell on its own
So Setessan Tactics will need to do a lot of extra work to be worth that cost
Army of the Damned: Fun junk mythic from Innistrad
Perhaps the most interesting home for the Defiler is in a Raphael, Fiendish Savior deck
