You could build up enough Energy with Energy Burst to get through the 1-1 Alolan Vulpix VSTAR line, and that can sometimes swing the matchup
While there are guidelines to keep in mind when deck building (no Game Changers in Exhibition or Core, no mass land denial through Upgraded, etc.), the bracket system is emphatically not just "put your deck into a calculator, get assigned a rank, and be ready to play." I deeply appreciate the tools that websites like Moxfield and Archidekt have put together to give you an overall estimate, and they've done some fantastic iteration to help emphasize intent as wellbut I want to stress that any estimate is just an estimate
Hardened Tactician Hardened Tactician, besides having a good body, can sac tokens at will and cash them in for cards, provided you have the mana
Meanwhile the second deck features Sauron himself, with Sauron, the Lidless Eye
Collectors and players appreciate these features, making these cards valuable additions to any collection