Birth of the Imperium works best in token decks, but it creates relevant bodies, forces some removal, and draws you cards - three pieces of value that will never be unwelcome
Includes 2 foil-character cards, 11 game tokens, and a comprehensive rulebook for easy learning
Disdainful Stroke was already a strong sideboard option, but the rise of this archetype makes it even more important, and I expect to see the Malevolent Hermit / Disdainful Stroke balance move back towards the instant
Creatures with reach are capable of blocking creatures with flying, which is by and large the most common form of evasion in all of Magic allowing creatures to repeatedly deal combat damage to opponents if unanswered
Finally, Casulties of War is just an essential removal spell for any deck using both Black and Green
Then return the cards you dropped to the battlefield tapped