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You want to make a big board of creatures and swing with them, either selecting that your opponent doesnt block in order to finish them off or using Odrics ability to pick how they block to serve as pseudo-removal
Its even better in Commander, where you have the time to play it alongside token doublers like Mondrak, Glory Dominus to multiply your board presence several times over for a surprise lethal strike force
But Ive found it to work best as a support piece for other aggressive commanders
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