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.
Continue readingBy Serena L.
Stand up! Vanguard!
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.
Grand Archive is an anime-inspired CCG released by Weebs of the Shore in which two champions fight until one remains standing. The game offers a significant amount of flexibility in deck building, boasting 24 deck archetypes in the first set alone. You can learn more at the official site.
Released on September 4, 2009, Planechase is a casual, multiplayer friendly format for Magic the Gathering. While it wasn’t the most popular format at the time, it did spawn a new set in 2012, as well as a Planechase Anthology collection in 2016. Over the years, the format has grown in popularity, with many variants popping up. The March of the Machines commander decks each include 10 Planechase cards and Planar die, resurrecting the format and showcasing commander Planechase as a new way to play.
Pokémon has a thriving fan base that loves collecting related products, and cards are no exception. While most are standard size, either in the CCG or normal trading cards, the promotional jumbo cards have fans as well. These are normally included in themed box sets. Usually, they are identical to a card in the box, only much larger.
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.
Recently, Wizard of the Coast announced Oathbreaker as the newest officially supported format. Originally tested in 2017, it gained new attention during the War of the Spark release, as planeswalkers became more prevalent, along with spells that reward having specific planeswalkers in play. Like Commander, it is a casual, multiplayer format. However, there are a number of important differences as well.
Based on the long-running manga and anime, the One Piece Card Game released to a market hungry for the product. The game features an automatic resource mechanic more in line with digital ccgs like Hearthstone, albeit with a few extra tricks. Overall, what could have easily been a quick cash-grab game has several interesting designs. The Official Site has more information for new players.
