I've never played either of them, just like I'll never play this deck in paper
Depala, Pilot Exemplar Dwarf buffs
You can follow the various paths these turtles lead you down, like Gruul battlecruiser for Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers or token soup with Leonardo, the Balance or any partner select pair
Some Magic and Trap cards also have the affect of inflicting damage to your enemy
For example, if we had the main character choose Zenigame (Squirtle), then some of the kids would say, "Hey, I chose Hitokage (Charmander)," and that would lead to the kid saying, "Who needs this show!" Hatakeyama & Kubo (2000), p
Couple this with the fact that Exodia tends to be much slower than other combo decks, and it's no surprise it's often considered a risk to attempt the strategy