Monarch doesnt do very well on its own, but it becomes much more interesting if you pair it up with another theme or strategy
Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.) Number 53 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Standard, Timeless Rulings (1/24/2013) If the token you create is a copy of a creature, you can exile Stolen Identity encoded on that token
It has access to Rites of Flourishing and Selvala, Explorer Returned which are big Hug cards, but the problem is that it struggles with winning
Card Type: Legendary Planeswalker Subtype: Gideon Loyalty: 3 Casting Cost: Card Text: +1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage target permanent would deal
1 Leafdrake Roost
All you are doing is getting in on the action yourself