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Zak Turchansky

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  • Joined Nov ’19

The Paralysis Papers

A Comprehensive Guide to Shock Lock “For a bit of background about myself, I started playing Pokemon around Burning Shadows, and have played in a handful of Regionals/ICs, but had not made Day 2 until this most recent weekend in Portland. Despite being relatively new to competitive Pokemon, I’m no stranger to playing card games at a high level, having played competitive Magic for the past 12 years, including a Pro Tour appearance (their equivalent of an invite-only IC). Furthermore, Expanded has always been my format of choice, basically since I started playing. The depth of the card pool and the number of different decks you…