Cards like Spirited Companion, Deadly Dispute, and Kor Skyfisher are great for triggering it reliably while that scaling ward tax makes Minthara harder to remove as it grows stronger
Toxic is a creature mechanic that deals combat damage to a player in two ways: in life based on the creature's power, and N poison counters based on the creature's toxic N attribute
Defiler of Flesh is like mini K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth, and so is absolutely excellent for our deck
you could also use things like Silent-Blade Oni, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, and Fallen Shinobi for extra stealing fun, but given that they're Ninjas, they don't work as well without a dedicated Ninja strategy
Card Set(s) -EMPERORS IN THE NEW WORLD- [OP-09] CARD VIEW OP09-072 | SR | CHARACTER Franky Attribute Strike Block icon 3 Effect [Blocker] (After your opponent declares an attack, you may rest this card to make it the new target of the attack.) [On Play] DON