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
So, now that Universes Beyond is bringing icons from other IPs into MTG , its like youre summoning them to fight on your behalf in an interplanar duel which makes sense from a flavour standpoint
Shroud (This creature cant be the target of spells or abilities.) The mongoose blew out its candle and was asleep in bed before the room went dark. Llanowar fable Illustrated by Heather Hudson Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
The card will likely function as a signpost uncommon in Limited and could see some Standard application if manabases are efficient enough
If someone captures one being pulled from a pack on camera and the sequence of the uncommons is either Persian - Lickitung - Pikachu, Lickitung - Pikachu - Rhydon or Pikachu - Rhydon - Nidorina (or any of these sequences in reverse, the direction of the card sequence can vary), that would practically confirm this theory
I've had Lincoln for a decade, Miley showed up a few years ago and decided she lives there, same with Selena this winter