Stand up! ….Commander? Wait, that’s not right! Let’s try that again!
What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?
Hey guys, it’s Serena, back with another article. This time, we’re doing something a little different, as this article will be on my absolute favorite Magic: the Gathering tribe, faeries, in Commander. Here’s what I’m using through Wilds of Eldraine.
With the release of Undaunted Raid, many new characters joined the fight in Universus. While several of them are already seeing competitive play, this focuses on Lemillion of the Big 3, Mirio Togata. With a straight-forward kit and powerful abilities, Mirio is a great deck for a player new to competitive play.
Mirio’s main ability works on Punch and Slam attacks. While there are options on all 3 of his symbols, this deck is build on Good. This gives the potential for a more aggressive build, although you still need to wait for the right time to go for the kill. You can find this deck list at UVS Ultra.
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Stand up! Vanguard!
Serena here, this time, we’re back with an old friend. With the recent release of Festival Booster 2023 we have some new support for the original five Lyrical Monasterio decks, including the one I wrote my very first article on, Feltyrosa! I’ve been playtesting and this is my most recent version of the deck.
By Serena L.
Stand up! Vanguard!
It’s Serena and I’m back with another Cardfight Vanguard Overdress format deck tech! This time around we’re taking a look at the Glitter who seeks the Fire Regalis, Tamayura. Tamayura is our first foray into Dragon Empire, but she brings a familiar style of play, particularly if you read our last article. Let’s get started!
Stand up! Vanguard!
It’s Serena and it’s time for that next V format article I promised! This time we’re covering Nightmare Dolls, part of the Pale Moon Circus. This is what players would know as a ‘tribal’ strategy, or a deck built around a specific subtype of unit. In this case, all Nightmare Dolls are ‘Workeroids’. These living dolls utilize the Imaginary Gift markers for ‘Accel’. Like Bermuda Triangle’s Force markers, these are generated when you ride a grade 3 with the Accel symbol. However, the effect of the Accel markers are unique. There are two types of Accel markers, Accel 1 and Accel 2. Both let you generate new front row rear-guard circles! Accel 1 also gives the unit placed on this new circle 10k power on your turn. Accel 2 only gives them 5k, but you get to draw a card. Now, on to the profile!
The Pokemon TCG, if you will excuse the pun, evolved over the years. What was once a top-tier, tournament winning deck is now easily swept aside. Part of this is due to power creep, but most is simply due to there being more options. There are two ways to handle this: continually tinker with your deck to make sure it remains viable, or make whatever you want because it sounds fun. I opted to do the latter.
Many commander players tune their decks, optimizing every aspect of play. Every weakness is covered, every strategy exploited, and no wasted space is allowed. This is not one of those decks. At its heart, the deck wants to cast artifacts to create Faerie tokens. This isn’t a win condition in and of itself usually, but it facilitates various paths to victory. As usual, you can find the decklist on Moxfield.
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It’s Serena again! Do you like robots, idols, or cannons? If you said yes to any of those questions, I have the deck for you! Michu is Lyrical Monasterio’s ride line based on the Glitter mechanic, which is a keyword mechanic with some support cards specific to it. With the exception of Lyrical Monasterio, all the Glitter decks actually feature cards of different Nations working together.
The metagame for MHA moves pretty fast. Characters and deck archetypes fall in and out of favor in the span of a couple of weeks. There are a few that have maintained presence in high level play, and Jiro is one of the most popular. Many decks use Good, mostly to use Cannon Blast, or All to take advantage of Weapon synergies. This one focuses on Air, relying on Jiro’s reaction abilities along with low to mid-difficulty Charge attacks. The full deck list is posted on UVS Ultra.
By Serena L.
Stand Up, Vanguard!
It’s Serena again! This time, I thought we’d change things up a little, so instead of a deck tech for Cardfight Vanguard’s Standard (also called Overdress or D format), I would bring you one for V Premium! V or V Premium is the second of the three formats of Cardfight Vanguard and runs differently from Overdress. Most notably, there is no Ride deck, but there are a few other mechanics to replace it. Let’s cover those before we really dig in.
