It's impossible to say that "this much tempo is a fair trade for this much card advantage." And it's impossible to say that one is more important than the other, since falling too far behind in either can lead to losing the game
Even cards that seemed like they were bad, such as Heat Wave, would later find homes in going second decks
Advanced-Level Sets Advanced-level is the baseline for the game, exclusively belonging to core sets
Zacama, Primal Calamity Zacama, Primal Calamitys mana cost is pretty expensive, but it makes up for it by untapping your lands
The reason this line is slightly worse than the 2 Pikachu setup is that if your hand gets disrupted somehow (e.g., your opponent breaks the lock with an Escape Rope or similar, and then plays N), you now have 2 pieces you need to find from your deck (Raichu and the Devolution Spray)
A white aggro/token deck with E