Granted, blue decks that splash other colors can have outs to this, but still, protection is nothing to scoff at - Remember that this means blue creatures can't block it, too
TJs recommended decklist: DECK #2: ALAKAZAM One of my personal favorite Pokmon, Alakazam is a really interesting, mostly single-prize deck that draws a LOT of cards thanks to the abilities of the entire evolution line, and the ability to use the excessive card draw to swing for big numbers
The collection tracking is its strongest feature
Greetz, Quuador (Kevin) PS: As you may have been able to tell by all the information provided, I love the Base Pikachu for all its variations and being the first Pikachu created (well, second actually, two promo cards were released before the Japanese No Rarity Base set and one of those two was a Pikachu..) Anyway, because I like all these variations for the Base Pikachu, I even started collecting the Base Pikachu from all extended artwork artists I could find
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