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Michael Slutsky on Constructing, Drafting, and Executing a Pokémon TCG Cube Draft “As I’m sure many in the community have noticed, Cube Drafts have seen a spike in popularity in recent years. Like many concepts, this one is also borrowed from Magic: The Gathering. In layman’s terms, a Cube Draft is literally a custom-made format, with the Cube’s architects in charge of every card choice, drafting procedure, and rule set. They are a collection of specifically chosen cards to be played only against each other, similar to Dominion or other DBGs; players need not input their own cards (other than occasionally Basic Energy), as doing so ruins the point of the Cube.…
Coming in Last and Being Okay with It “I’m not crazy about this format, and I know I’m not the first person you’ve heard say that. I’ve been playing for about five years, and I’ve had success a number of times at major tournaments, culminating with a 2nd place finish at Worlds 2013 and top 8 in 2015. But this year, with limited consistency options and turn 1 Item lock, I feel deck builders are held back. I like to build wacky decks but am always too scared to take them to tournaments. This format in particular is not kind to rogue ideas, so if I want to win,…
1st Place Water Gym Tournament Report! “I hope you all enjoyed this tournament report! I know that it isn’t particularly helpful for Worlds/Boston Open testing, but I felt the tournament was unique and interesting enough to warrant an article. The biggest point I want to get across is how incredible the Water Gym is for our community. Ever since my first Water Gym back in 2009, it has been my favorite tournament of the year. The way that the community comes together and contributes to having a fun, relaxing day all in the name of Pokémon is amazing, and a testament to how deep the connections…
Nine Different Builds of Mega Rayquaza-EX “These decks play certain cards that you will see multiple times, and you may have questions about them. Rather than explain the cards over and over, I thought it would be a good idea to mention them at the start. Shaymin-EX ROS The most important card in these decks (besides Rayquaza) and my favorite Pokemon is Shaymin. Shaymin is needed to make sure you “Set Up” in every game. Shaymin gives you the ability to draw until you have 6 cards in your hand. Combine this with a Supporter and you have plenty of opportunity on Turn 1 to establish a…
An Overview of Shedinja/Mew-EX “In this section I’ll briefly go over the four matchups that I’ve personally played against the most. I haven’t done too much organized testing with the deck, but I have played quite a few games with it versus metagame decks, so I think I have a pretty good idea of how these matchups go. Let me know in the comments if there are any other matchups you’d like to see discussed! Please note that, as this deck is mostly for fun, these matchups are not going to all be favorable for the deck. If they were, the deck would just be…
What appears to be an iron helmet is actually hardened hair. This Pokémon lives for the thrill of battle. (Perrserker)
A Quick Look at Togekiss/Malamar “Because we’re playing a Stage 2 line and there are certain cards you absolutely must include, there isn’t a whole lot of room for adjustments here. However, I’ll go over some of the specific card choices, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this particular build below. 4 Togepi ROS This Togepi has the absolute worst attack of all of the ones available in Standard. However, it is the only Togepi without a Fighting Weakness, which is why we’re playing it. You’re already not great versus Landorus-EX decks, and not even being able to survive a Hammerhead would turn…
Fun Decks for Summer (Revenge Night March and Poliswag) “This deck is not a brand new idea, but more of a modification of the Night March deck that has been around for a while. Instead of utilizing Mew-EX as the main attacker, Chandelure PHF is used. Chandelure has the same ability as Gengar SF, Fainting Spell. Gengar was the first deck I ever won a tournament with, which is why I really want to make this deck work. Fainting Spell is a game-changing ability that gives you a 50/50 chance to take your opponent’s attacking Pokemon down with you. Now that we have Pokemon-EX in the format, a single…
A States Adventure with Malamar-EX “Hello 6P readers! It’s great to be back and writing again as a hectic school year comes to a close. However, even with a busy schedule, I’ve been able to make time for my favorite hobby: Pokemon! Before I jump right into my adventures with Malamar, I want to set the stage with a quick overview of my season. I started off very hot with a 3rd place finish at Fort Wayne Regionals and rode that momentum into a consistent Cities season. I played everything from Donphan to Pyroar during Cities and picked up another 130 Championship Points. I tacked on…
Watch your step when wandering areas oceans once covered. What looks like a stone could be this Pokémon, and it will curse you if you kick it. (Galarian Corsola)
