Stack your decks with extra turns and a couple Regrowth effects and your opponents will never see another turn
While it appeared in The List for a while, that seemingly wasnt impactful enough to drag the price down
It retains any other types and supertypes it has as well as any subtypes that aren't creature types
Avenger of Zendikar is far weaker in this role as you have few lands early when it is best to cheat big things in, the plants don't fly nor can you pump them up to being relevant without the Avenger itself in play.Basically, if you want lots of things, if you don't want to die to attacks, play this
Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher, Alexander Clamilton, Pippa, Duchess of Dice, Stet, Draconic Proofreader, and Syr Cadian, Knight Owl (this is the only one that makes me chuckle)