With plenty of red and black cards that create rat tokens, there are numerous options to build around Moonshaker Cavalry
Regardless, it is a Pokemon to consider if you want to play with Poison
Getting to do a Phyrexian take on the card was a lot of fun because their factional style tends to have a lot of Wayne Barlowe and Beksinski in it
4 An Earthshaking Defensive Card: Barrier Statue Of The Drought Against any opponent other than one who uses another Earth deck, Barrier Statue of the Drought can slow their summoning to a crawl
I also like to play aggro and love a way to gain chunks of life back after I've been on the attack
You can deal with it by taking it with you, making it stand up and inviting an attack, etc., and you can beat monsters weaker than yourself without using the effect, but against monsters with battle destruction resistance and GY effects