Now, in fairness, the time when Balance and Mind Twist were legal in Standard predates my time playing Magic , so I don't really know if there was a specific deck or combo that caused these cards to be banned
This is how you're supposed to get the most out of Raichu , whose Thunderbolt threatens a majority of cards in the game
Its only damaging attack, Wing Attack, does 70 damage, but if the Starmie ex player hasnt properly set up their bench with powerful ex Pokemon, the attack can easily take care of any straggler basic Pokemon sitting the battle out
As for commander options, Thalia and The Gitrog Monster is a more solid option overall, doing exactly what youd expect from this card but better
When damage is prevented this way, New Way Forward deals that much damage to that source's controller and you draw that many cards
Grozoth only grabs other 9-mana cards out of your library, whether you use its enters ability or its transmute ability