Any deck with planeswalkers needs to be able to protect them from attackers, and one of the best ways to keep them alive is to play good blockers
Youll run into: Tokens (usually standard size, but occasionally printed in other sizes depending on product) Emblems and checklist/helper cards (standard size) Oversized cards (promos, special products, Planechase planes, Archenemy schemes, Vanguard, and other delightful chaos)
But each method has its rules and principles
Hulking Raptor may not be the most glamorous card in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, but its hard to deny its straightforward effectiveness, playing with the best of what green mana has to offer
The tradeoff is that an opponent gains control of the Chimera and poses the same problem for you
New Blood New Blood requires having a vampire in play already, but it changes the typal text on the target to play well with other vamps