1995 raichu pokemon card · Base Set First Edition #14 (Shadowless) Stage 1 Raichu 1st Edition - Neo

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Lands (22) Spells (38) 2 Brainstorm 4 Counterspell 4 Force of Will 4 Accumulated Knowledge 1 Impulse 1 Capsize 3 Intuition 4 Merchant Scroll 4 Donate 4 Illusions of Grandeur 4 Sapphire Medallion 3 Fire Sideboard The combo of Donate + Illusions of Grandeur seemed over the top in those days, giving you a twenty life boost and saddling your opponent with a liability that would rapidly become unwieldy (and take twenty life points with it when they couldnt keep up)

So, here are the reasons you should play less tw0-mana ramp

Scratch that it dies if any players at all control a grand total of three creatures

Now pair whatever balanced spread deck you have against a deck with regular Pokmon, especially Pokmon that need to evolve