The more creatures that are in your army, the bigger Crusader of Odric can be
Snagging a card as part of the bargain is useful since just shuffling cards into a graveyard is rarely worth a card unless you can exploit the mechanic
This isnt an easy fix like the examples above, but its still very possible to tech against

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While you only get one use out of it, but the right card can still have a huge impact even if its just out for a turn
I also like to keep things as inexpensive as possible, and definitely skew to the more casual side of game play