The most direct strategy involves giving bad gifts, cards that actively harm their new controller, such as Steel Golem, which prevents them from casting creature spells, or the notorious Illusions of Grandeur, which causes a 20-life loss when it leaves the battlefield
In terms of where it slots in right now, both Boros Convoke and Mono-White Token Control have fallen out of favor in Standard of late
But these effects change that, giving you a powerful source of damage your opponents will struggle to race, plus combo opportunities with Exquisite Blood and Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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