I then took that same deck and won the UK Legacy Nationals for that year, just as a quick side brag
A creature with Protection from a quality, let's say a colour for simplicity, can't be targeted by spells and abilities of that colour (like Shroud, that's regardless of who controls them)
Theres also the fact that Brago is two colors, both of which are filled to the brim with flicker effects
The breadth of the Pikachu catalog also means the market is remarkably resilient: even if one segment softens, other segments tend to hold firm, because the diverse collector base that supports Pikachu cards includes nostalgic adults, competitive players, art enthusiasts, investors, and casual fans who simply love the character
It's more flexible since it will hit creatures, planeswalkers or more than one artifact like Mind's Eye and Skullclamp
Just a couple dragons can win the game fast, and this is like Tooth and Nail entwined for Dragons