So, in addition to offering solid defense, El Thor has the luxury of being able to manage the opposing board with its trigger effect
Cultivator of BladesCultivator of Blades works almost the same way, but also gives us the choice between a bigger body and some ServoServos on the side
They're going to scalp these for other reasons
Using either of these altars and one of the myriad cards, you can create creature tokens to attack, then, instead of sacrificing them at the end of the turn, you can sacrifice them for mana to play additional spells or activate Aggravated Assault to repeat the process
Just to allow a bit more of a chase initially
you add one of these to your hand each time one you defeat an opponents Pokmon, and claim victory if you pick up all six before your rival