Adding a few artifact creatures would probably work. Fog-like effects like Riot Control would prevent the damage for a turn. If Knight of Infamy is the only creature attacking, Celestial Flare would kill it.
R u talking about the minotaur tribal in standard right now? BR midrange aggro? Yeah this one is quite potent. I love using mine and i am not even using the boros reckoner even and it still does quite well.
So are u looking for a standard deck or something beyond standard. RDW and selesnya ramp should be able to outrace it. Off course the top 3 archetypes in standard also deal with it easy.
aggressive auras, heroic, Boros also do quite well too.
out of standard
Gruul Zoo, RG infect, MBC-Pestilence, Izzet are what i would run. You could run an unearth deck too. If u wanted something quite similer u could run BW Allies with Mimic vat, or Slivers.
The more I look at this, the more I think you really need to pick one of the three tactics you listed at the top and build the deck completely around that.
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I wouldn't mind seeing more badgers or horses either.
Legion Loyalist - If you can afford it, play a playset.
Truefire Paladin - Just great all around.
Five-Alarm Fire - Repeatable burn as a reward for attacking.
Path of Bravery - pseudo-Glorious Anthem that also rewards you for attacking.
Oh, and I'd take out Mugging.
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I honestly don't know what you'd pull out. That's always the hardest part of deck building for me.