Overall, Turtonator is slower than many other single-prize cards, but it is still useful to retreat lock the opponent
Here's more on those: Your First Victory With all that being said, the goal of the Pokemon TCG is to beat the other player
While mass Goad is definitely the selling point for playing Marisi, don't forget his first line of text: "Your opponents cant cast spells during combat." Why yes, I would love to have access to a strictly better version of Basandra, Battle SeraphBasandra, Battle Seraph's static ability
What I have discovered in the intervening years is that most players dont take the time to cast their Ur-Dragon and instead just win the game off of dragons like Utvara Hellkite and Scourge of Valkas
And she'll dig deep into power, as there are many options on both sides as creatures dying for the cause is something both colors want to do