A new set is coming out and that means another Top 15 card analysis. This set, Roaring Skies, has a strong focus on Dragon and Normal Pokémon and introduces a new set of Ancient Traits. These traits are: Delta Plus: if this Pokémon knocks out an opposing Pokémon, you can take another prize card. These Pokémon have fairly weak or ...
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Speed March – Top 8 Dandenong Cities Report
After the previous week’s performance with Night Marchers, I wanted to give them another crack for this tournament. Even though the Megas (especially Aggron) would pose a problem for the Marchers, the Marchers gained speed through Acro Bike. Furthermore, I was planning on running my Tropius (PLB) build which would help in taking down the Primal Megas. On the morning ...
Read More »On the March with the Night Marchers – A Melbourne Cities report
The moment I saw the scans for Phantom Forces, I knew that I wanted to play the Night Marches – especially after a friend pointed out that Lampent had the attack too (I had missed that one). In the days leading up to the Melbourne City Championships, I got sick of playing my various Night March variants on PTCGO because ...
Read More »2015 Australian Cities: TCG Tier Predictions
Originally, this was going to be just a prediction article, however, some delays here and there and some City Championships having been completed have caused this article to be delayed, but become more realistic – which is good for us all. Below is a list of decks that have been ranked according to how good I think they are, and ...
Read More »Pokémon TCG: Primal Clash Top 15 Cards
Primal Clash marks the start of the ORAS era of cards, yet the boosters still have XY on them. Nonetheless, this pack is full of fun stuff and surprises, of the calibre that we have not seen in years. A larger quantity of Pokémon than normal have Abilities and/or access to a new game mechanic known as Ancient Traits. Now ...
Read More »Pokémon TCG: Staples Checklist
Hi all, this time around I have compiled a list of cards that should be part of most decks. Furthermore, these cards will always be wanted by players, especially those who do not already have enough of them, so if you want some trade fodders, whether in real life or on Pokémon TCG Online, these are some cards that you ...
Read More »Pokémon TCG – Attaining the Art of Consistency
How often does your deck do what you want it to? This is the question at the heart of consistency. If your answer to my question was “not often”, then consider continuing to read this article for some tips as to how to make your deck more consistent. If you answered “often enough”, it may be worthwhile reading in case ...
Read More »Pokémon TCG: Phantom Forces Top 15 Cards
In accordance with the (pre)release of Phantom Forces, I have compiled a list of the top 15 cards which I think will either see a lot of play, have the potential to change the metagame and/or do something really cool. Does my top 15 match yours? Read on to find out! A couple of words about the set: the set ...
Read More »2 Tank 4 Butter – Melbourne Greninja League Challenge Report
Hi all, this week’s article is about my fun at the recent Greninja League Challenge at Good Games Melbourne. I played ButterMilk again, however, with a couple of Mewtwo Exes in tow. (This also means I have more words to play with for the name of the deck) From my list that I used at Dandenong’s LC, I took out ...
Read More »Milk-Free – A Dandenong Delphox League Challenge Report
Greetings all, and welcome to my report on the Dandenong Next Level Games Delphox League Challenge (04/10/14). As the title suggests (somewhat), I played Butterfree/Miltank. Whilst it is more commonly known as ButterMilk, other fun names include Tank Butter and Free Tank. I’ve wanted to play this deck for a while as it offers Stage 2 evolution speed (of the ...
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