Having a 4 toughness is huge here, as it survives a Dragonback Assault, and cards like Overlord of the Hauntwoods, Fabled Passage, and Icetill Explorer should help you hit the draw ability fairly consistently
Hardy of Myra's Marvels really reads as a vanilla creature lord of sorts since the cards with three lines of flavor text become really efficient creatures such as Memnite, Savannah Lions, and Quilled Slagwurm
White is vigilance, Blue is hexproof, Black is lifelink, Red is first strike and Green is trample
A 4/4 for one of every colour of Mana he provides a home for all of the amazing Sagas printed in the sets of Magic
Magic has a plethora of creatures that create tokens when you draw cards, with some of the most notable including Alandra, Sky Dreamer, The Locust God, and Minn, Wily Illusionist