When you get a commander and it has direct comparisons, in this case Ephara I like to really make the effort to make use of the abilities the other doesn't have.
What could be done is make use of equipment that has combat benefits and some tricky timing with cards that let you equip at instant speed.
So the idea is that you just swing out with everything and look for how blocks occur to get the best results.
Stuff that lets you equip at anytime;
Auriok Windwalker,
Brass Squire,
Leonin Shikari,
Sigarda's Aid,
Stonehewer Giant.
Then payoff equipment can be along the lines of
Mask of Memory,
Sword of Feast and Famine,
Sword of Fire and Ice,
Sword of Light and Shadow,
Sword of Sinew and Steel,
Umezawa's Jitte.
With the Swords you mostly want to connect to face so you wait to see which of your artifact creatures are not blocked to equip. Or it maybe the case that you actually want to kill a blocking creature, so it makes it super hard for your opponents to make any type of blocks.
Reconnaissance is a backup to this plan and also leaves you with blockers. If you are swinging out and Losheel is removed that can lead to a blow out.
Odric, Master Tactician is an absolute menace as you can just swing out with all your 1/1s and kill the biggest creatures on the board still.
Zacama
