A proxy is used when a collectible card game player does not own a card, and it would be impractical for such purposes to acquire the card
I dont necessarily disagree that Magic cards being expensive is a problem, and I also lament the fact that I cant afford to add certain cards to my collection because of this
Pokemon Card Strategy: So as far as strategy goes, since Dodrio is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Doduo into play (I reviewed Doduo from this set yesterday) and then evolve Doduo into Dodrio
You are a tempo deck and these lower your tempo potential
Its hard to really call Ob-Nob draw hate since thats entirely tied to a -8 ultimate, but that ability kills a player quick if you ever pull it off
And the stun counter will matter, similar to how Candy Trail gaining life in addition to drawing a card is what pushes it over the edge to barely playable