Having this buddy sat on the board will give virtual card advantage by the bucket load, too, and will force opponents to spend removal to solve your failsafes
Being able to (potentially) cheat out cards like Worldspine Wurm, Shriekwood Devourer and Thunderfoot Baloth is nice, but there are some solid reprints, too
That means from the stack by Dissipate, from in play like Swords to Plowshares, or from graveyards like Bojuka Bog
The main thing to remember is to find cards that have synergy with each other to help you achieve your win condition
Whenever a Desert card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, create a 4/2 green Plant Warrior creature token with reach
Sisays great for decks that want to assemble a particular combination of legendary cards, like Gaea's Cradle, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, or Elspeth, Sun's Champion