You may also struggle with ramp , and Mardu doesn't have many good options for it.
In this particular deck guide, weve provided a deck list for a powerful Pikachu ex deck that recruits Zapdos ex as back-up, as well as a free-to-play friendly deck that revolves entirely around Pikachu and its evolution, Raichu
If its this difficult to enable in Limited and isnt intended for Constructed play, then what work is it doing
Then for those of you who are brave enough to continue playing Standard, Ill go into some ways to mitigate the effects of Thoughtseize since if you ever plan on doing well in Standard these days you have to be prepared for "turn 1 Thoughtseize you." Why Thoughtseize Is Bad For Magic When Thoughtseize was first spoiled, there were grumbles and mumbles from multiple pro-level Magic players, including our very own Brian Kibler blogging about it and professing his dislike (from a game-design standpoint, not a pro-player one) for the reprinting of the card
My attitude was to hit every other flavor note and not make the triggers represent anything mechanically