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Thunderstruck, Trainers’ Mail Time, and the Ascent of Archie “The Primal Clash format has developed so much since its debut at Florida Regionals, and I think part of it has had to do with Archie’s Ace in the Hole. As Archie’s gained popularity because of Orion Craig’s win at Florida Regionals, people started to realize how good the card was when paired with Empoleon PLF. The draw power is phenomenal, and it allows the player to burn through their deck like crazy since it plays off of the discard pile so much. These “turbo” kinds of decks featuring crazy-high counts of Items grew in popularity which motivated people to want…
This Pokémon was born from sweet-smelling particles in the air. Its body is made of cream. (Milcery)
A Look at Blacephalon and Decidueye as Standard Moves Through Lost Thunder “Standard is made up of 3 different archetypes: Control/Walls, Attach energy and kill stuff, and Stage 2 Decks. Of these three categories, the “attach energy and kill stuff” archetype seems to be the most prominent right now. This category contains decks like Buzzwole/Ninetales, Blacephalon, and the odd Rayquaza. What do all of these decks have in common though? Well, they all lose to Zoroark/Decidueye/Ninetales. I have been toying with DeciTales recently, but I don’t really like it much. I recently encountered the attacking Steelix deck that saw success in Harrogate, and I was quite surprised at its strength. Granted I…
Origins Prep, Night March Some More, Yveltal/Zoroark, and Water Toolbox v1.2 “It’s fitting to start today’s discussion with Night March as it was the most successful deck at State Championships, the most recent circuit of Standard tournaments. Night March is a deck that has constantly evolved since its inception with the release of Phantom Forces in November 2014. This ability to adapt and counter new threats is what makes the deck so strong. Night March has been talked into the ground but the release of Fates Collide gives it a new tool and a few new threats to counter. Let’s look at a list: This list draws heavily from the Expanded list…
6P Podcast Ep. 27 “On today’s episode, Mike is joined by Maryland players Nguyen Tran and Charlie Lockyer—fresh off Top 8 at the latest Regional Championships in Roanoke, VA. They discuss their successful Virginia runs, the state of the Standard format, and give a peek into Expanded for Anaheim. iTunes SoundCloud
Eating a sweet apple caused its evolution. A nectarous scent wafts from its body, luring in the bug Pokémon it preys on. (Appletun)
What Sheffield’s Results Mean for AC/Köln/SP and My Current Top Play (Mew Box) + Matchups “At Sheffield we saw GardEon take the win, which, based on the reactions I have seen across the internet, was rather unexpected. I am not overly surprised that the deck won an event because all it takes is one of in the field them avoiding Ability ReshiZard enough times to make it into Top 8. According to David Ferreira, he hit Ability ReshiZard four times during the event and finished with a record of 0-2-2 against it. This means that he beat literally every other deck he played against. That’s pretty scary. Another interesting fact is that Mewtwo Box managed…
Thoughts on My Winning ReshiZard List, What to Change, and a Meta Counter (Zoroark/Slowking) for Madison “Overall I was super happy with my list and my choice, as, outside of winning, the reliability of 4 Jirachi TEU and 4 Kiawe + 4 Welder was unparalleled. My deck performed the same thing over and over super reliably, especially in a Best-of-3 setting. This is 100% supported by the fact that I went 6-1 (13-4 in individual games) in the mirror match. I could tell people were overteching and using inconsistent ReshiZard decks, which made me look forward to facing off against what I felt were super favorable “mirror” matches. The deck was also incredibly fast at either…
1st Place 2014 Pennsylvania State Championship Report “I see many players worry only about deck lists from event to event. I think players also need to spend time on developing their competitive mindset and approach to tournaments. I am very fortunate to live in one of the very competitive areas that offer lots of tournaments and is loaded with Pokemon talent at all age levels. We have a number of top-level Masters that also spend time mentoring younger players (Ben Sauk, Jimmy O’Brien, Frank Diaz, Dylan Bryan, Dylan Dreyer, and many others have contributed to my learning). I also have a secret that I will share that…
No matter who you are, if you bring strong emotions near this Pokémon, it will silence you violently. (Hattrem)
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