Shaper of Form Renaissance: Is it worth it?

[Wildstag]

I was looking at Shaper of Form from the Dragon Compendium, more specifically the Renaissance ability that allows you to change race to a LA +0 option within your creature type with no ability score adjustments taking place. It's pretty rad.

While looking at this, I was trying to think of a Giant with a level adjustment of +0, but am drawing a blank. Can anyone think of a way to use this with the Giant type? It's not necessarily a great option, but it's the one I've been thinking about.

As an example of how it can be used, a Hound Archon (6 HD with a +5 LA) could take a several levels of Wizard (assuming a high enough Intelligence) and qualify for the Shaper of Form by level 12. They could then become a Neraphim, a +0 LA Outsider. Then they'd have a +4 Str, +2 Con/Wis/Cha on the Neraphim chassis and a couple levels of wizard and Shaper of Form. And as I understand it, you'd have to take enough class levels that you could retain your PrC level after the Renaissance, so WizardX/OtherClassY (where X+Y=5).

I can imagine if there was a construct with good stat adjustments and a low enough LA to reach level 6, they could become a Warforged and round out the class levels, but at that point it's just stat cheese. The only +0 LA Dragon I can think of is a Dragonwrought Kobold, but because it's locked off by a feat, you can't use it with Renaissance.

Since only ability score adjustments would survive the change of body, what would the optimal race transitions be? Is it really worth the change?

[Doctor Despair]

Renaissance: The shaper of form changes race, gender, or general physical appearance. She cannot change type and no ability score adjustments occur as a result of the change. Thus, if the character is weak and becomes an orc, she becomes a weak orc. The shaper of form cannot choose to become a member of a race with a level adjustment.

I suppose, quite technically, a reading could suggest that you cannot become a race with LA +0 -- but rather, you must choose a race with LA -. After all, an adjustment of 0 is still an adjustment. That would presumably open up a lot of completely broken options.

[Troacctid]

While looking at this, I was trying to think of a Giant with a level adjustment of +0, but am drawing a blank. Can anyone think of a way to use this with the Giant type? It's not necessarily a great option, but it's the one I've been thinking about.
There are none, no. Cheapest is half-giant at +1.

[Wildstag]

I suppose, quite technically, a reading could suggest that you cannot become a race with LA +0 -- but rather, you must choose a race with LA -. After all, an adjustment of 0 is still an adjustment. That would presumably open up a lot of completely broken options.

I guess I mistyped. What I meant to say was "no level adjustment", completely having forgotten that +0 LA was an actual thing in stat-blocks for some reason.