With so many good instants available, once a player untapped with a Shadowmage Infiltrator and an otherwise empty board the game was practically over, and if there was some small threat left over it could be dealt with in due time
Like most Pokmon cards, the value of Raichu depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Arceus)
I don't expect everyone is trying to use Ocelot this way, but I'm a cat person and I couldn't bear to not have a kitty in the mix
The Steel/Sapphire deck is all about filling up your inkwell quickly and playing big cards fast
Recently, DoomZ got some very excellent support in Blazing Dominion which introduced the new Power Patron cards, but most importantly, a coherent gameplan for the deck