Pyroblast and Red Elemental Blast shut down everything from Thassa's Oracle to Rhystic Study, while Hydroblast and Blue Elemental Blast take out key red threats like Jeska's Will or Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
So, Celebi ex would only need one energy card to attack, and with just two energy cards, it could potentially deal with 200 damage
For a long time, it was also the best option in the category for green decks in Commander, and therefore saw a good amount of play
The advantage to a deck like this is that there are no shortage of powerful enchantments or library manipulation effects to make good use of
While I stand by pillowfort being the wrong way to build Isshin, a cheeky Blind Obedience can do a lot to enable attacks and keep life totals healthier
You get to control them while they search, exiling the cards they findand then you can cast those cards yourself, spending mana as if it were any color