Matching Pikachu Cards to Your Risk Tolerance The tiers sit in very different places on the risk map: A sane Pikachu portfolio anchors in vintage WOTC scarcity (Red Cheeks 1st Edition, Birthday Pikachu at the best grade you can afford), holds the liquid modern icons (VMAX Rainbow, Surfing) as the tradable sleeve, and sizes cultural crossovers (Van Gogh) as momentum bets
However, my favorite card draw spell in this list is the new Pitiless Carnage
Note that's "cast" and thus happens and cannot be countered traditionally and can be a combat trick to save him from red's burn which is the only thing that can easily answer him or just get him past burn too
While I dont consider Sorin an absolute must-include, I do believe it to be a very strong consideration for Cube broadly
This can completely skew the way combat flows, be that when you attack, or your opponents decide to block a little too sparingly when someone swings in
Lightning Burn may be slightly stronger than Articuno's Diamond Dust in terms of power, but it's a riskier move considering there's a chance it will damage Zapdos itself
