BCW is a solid budget alternative that does the job well
You probably want to be bouncing two things with it to feel good about the amount of mana you spend on it, and you can do that as long as they have three creatures since it is rounded up
Unfortunately, despite Roids having a focus arround expensive Fusion Summons and some help from Speedroids, they barely offer any shortcuts to cheapen "Barbaroid" arrival, with the most viable option being "Cyber Dragon Nova" which relies on opponent's actions to pull out "Barbaroid"
The cuts can be found in the Sideboard, and were largely made to reduce the mana curve, and replace inefficient effects with better ones, such as Hex with Ruinous Ultimatum, or Angraths Marauders with Bond of Discipline
With Draconic Star, you get to look at the top 12 cards in your deck and attach the water and lightning you find to your Pokemon in any way you like