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A Look at Magnezone and Vikavolt as Answers to the 2018 World Championships Meta “We haven’t seen a truly mainstream Stage 2 deck since Gardy fell off the map after Europe’s International Championship. Arguably, my Top 4 there was on borrowed time for the deck, as the new Zoroark regime wasn’t too kind to things that evolved twice—a fairly surprising twist considering Zoroark itself evolves and on the surface doesn’t have any superpowers to shut down Stage 2s. But, as it turns out, the inherent consistency is undeniable—in fact, the last deck to do well with a Stage 2 was Zoroark, with a token Gardevoir presence. Equally surprising was that Gardevoir fell off despite…
Cooking Up M Rayquaza and Vespiquen for the PRC–BUS Format “Amidst all this chaos something I’ve noticed, and personally have fallen into more than once myself, is that many players will just stick with what they know rather than take a chance on something new. Sometimes just being comfortable with your deck is enough of a reason to play it, as you know the minutia inside and out and are much less likely to misplay. Playing a deck well with minimal misplays is usually much better than playing something you may consider a better play but have not had sufficient practice with. Today I’m going to focus on two decks…
The lessons of many harsh battles have taught it how to accurately judge an opponent’s strength. (Corvisquire)
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