It can tap for mana just like any other land, and in the event that you have seven cards in your hand, you can tap it to draw a card instead
With Jiaotu+fodder+Scales you can make Divine Strike+3 Baxia (2 of which you might want to turn into a Felgrand) or 2 Baxia+Herald+Divine Strike, essentially acting as double Infernity Barrier
When I built Phenax way back in 2014, I had a pretty small collection and didn't have a huge amount of disposable income, so I decided to pick up a few key cards and build the rest with cards that I already owned
10 Apollousa, Bow Of The Goddess Monster With Multiple Negates Apollousa Bow of the Goddess is an excellent Link Monster to protect your board, especially for decks that can get multiple bodies on the board in one turn
Because of the utility this card offers any deck, it is something most run at the multiplayer table (or regret not being run by players not having the right sweepers elsewhere)
You can't use Tenacious Tomeseeker's ability to return an adventurer card from your graveyard to your hand