Since Desculpting Blast rewards you more for bouncing an attacking creature, the best play you could make is to block an attacking creature and then bounce it in response to a combat trick or something similar
Then if you're the monarch, double the number of +1/+1 counters on each creature you control
There are some very eye-catching cinematic-like lighting and shadow effects to portray the dynamic angles of the monsters and the effects of their attacks, which helps to tie everything together
Make Yourself Useful Scheme When you set this scheme in motion, destroy target creature an opponent controls
If you're looking for a defender commander, Arcades, the Strategist is the best choice as it lets your defenders attack and draws you cards whenever a creature with defender enters
This is a lot to ask for an unusable card, but even so both the market and average prices for it have been steadily increasing over the past few years, signifying real demand for it