Outlaws of Thunder Junction features four Commander decks: Desert Bloom, Quick Draw, Grand Larceny, and Most Wanted
By having so many different names of threats, he was even further insulated from potential Cranial Extraction damage
It is a bit expensive to cast it the same turn as a creature to make the Haste relevant, but Vigilance, Lifelink and Trample give you a huge game-swinging attack and Indestructible makes it so that you can do so without fear of reprisal
For example, Scarlet & Violet era Ace Spec cards and Sword & Shield era Radiant Pokemon feature similar cross-hatch foil patterns
Milling creatures is even sweeter since we can later yoink it with our reanimation spells
Value-wise, there are several ways these kinds of type changes can benefit a player