And since the Hero deck is faster out of the gates and presumably can inflict some significant damage before the Rats are much use on defense, if the Plague Rat deck does eventually shift to offense, must it hold some of its forces back, and if so, how much
While most of the double strike is in red/white, making such a marriage unlikely, there is one card that might give us reason to employ the double strike + Grotesque Mutation combo
Tapping a creature when he attacks is good, and getting bigger with each artifact you play can be nice, but with no evasion and no protection he's likely to just get removed before you have a chance to do anything
I probably didn't end up doing that much to help keep the store afloat but it was something I could do and I'm really glad I did it
Getting opponents involved is always a good time
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant Another pair of partner commanders, Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit and Sam, Loyal Attendant work even better together than Merry and Pippin as perhaps the best Food commanders in Magic