Max Douglas

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Joined Sep ’11

14 articles written

Bio: I started playing competitively last May, and got second place at my first cities. I live in Victoria BC and wear an Umbreon hat to all major tournaments.

The Grass is Always Greener

Virizion/Genesect Deck Analysis “I’ll start off with the skeleton list for the deck: Usually when I write up a deck skeleton I end up with a 55 card list and 5 cards I need to fit in. Virizion/Genesect only needed 50 cards for a satisfactory skeleton. This means there will be more room for techs. For now let’s look at the main cards of the deck: 3 Virizion EX Getting a Virizion into play and keeping it in play is vital for this deck. On the first turn you want a Virizion with an attachment otherwise you’re in for a rough game. The deck…

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Eels, Steels, and Feels

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What’s the Play?

Spring Battle Roads Metagame Guide “The Battle Roads format is different than regular tournaments. Like during Fall BRs, top cut has been abandoned in favour of ending the tournament early. This means you need to either go 7-0 or 6-1 with the highest resistance to win. With the entire tournament riding on each game you really can’t afford to have an auto-loss or lose a game to a dead draw. Winning Battle Roads requires a consistent deck that can beat anything the format throws at it. If you’re playing to win, you can’t leave anything to chance or have any liability in your deck. This is the…