He was the number one deck at the beginning and number two after the advent of Sakazuki
Most games come down to creature beatdown to get the opponent to 0, and many creatures have effects that are far more powerful than just some stats
White offers a few ways to protect your creatures , along with some extra combat tricks a combat-focused deck will appreciate, while blue will allow you to counter spells that threaten your bombs
In addition to Lugia s attack requiring a Plasma Energy to be attached, it takes longer to get the rest of the Energy attached than with Stoutland , and Iron Hands , which can realistically attack on turn two
Become a Valvagoth, a Tidespout Tyrant, etc, with the potential to flicker for the occasional bit of gravehate