Players cracked open those precons, sleeved up the commanders, and immediately started hunting down upgrades on the secondary market
Using Gyarados as an example, its 100-powered Hyper Beam attack requires four Energy to be used
So, your opponent has to tread carefully, lest you gift them a counter with nothing but good intentions, Im sure
It would take an enormous Rhydon-sized Earthquake and be down for the count
Cards like Battle VIP Pass and Squawkabilly ex's Squawk and Seize give you multiple first-turn advantages to boost the strength of that ever-critical initial draw, all the more important since this deck has enough threats, and a precise enough execution, that you can quickly find yourself overwhelmed otherwise
If Commander is a brewers paradise, Im not quite sure what to call the land of tuning and tweaking