The Best Rogue Deck for LAIC?! Aegislash’s Untapped Potential

[PMJ]

Hello everyone! As the Stellar Crown format nears its end, we find ourselves with lots of different viable decks that have seen tournament success. I don’t think the game is particularly good or particularly bad right now, but there are definitely some options to choose from when it comes to deck selection. There have been lots of tournaments, giving us a good idea of the landscape of the metagame. While I’m always considering top contenders like Raging Bolt ex and Terapagos ex for a big tournament like LAIC, I would like to play something interesting if possible. I always want to have a deck that gives me an edge over everyone else, especially when games are typically short and some decks don’t have a lot of skill expression. In an environment like this, it is difficult to realize one’s...

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[MarlinRimes]

Klawf:

 

[Sencon]

I feel like klawf is another hard counter to Aegislash

 

[Charmaster:)]

If I had a nickel for every "Safeguard" Pokémon printed during the Scarlet and Violet era that had an attack which Mew ex could exploit to circumvent said ability, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.
What do you guys think? Deliberate design choice? I know Mew ex wasn't printed yet when Mimikyu was new, but hey, future proofing.

 

[Owbione]

But you forget the 330 hp beast that is single prized agaslashes bigger brother

 

[kourasmeni]

Lmao I played an Aegislash deck at my last local challenge as a joke and got 2nd place, can't believe I'm seeing this headline

 

[Grim Thoughts]

I’ve been trying out a similar list in person and it’s way better than it performed on Live. People on Live sometimes play the weirdest stuff, even on high ladder. When the meta is more consistent, decks like this will perform better

 

[wriz_kore]

man i tried to cook an aegislash list but i could not get it to work, hope it does well at LAIC!

 

[freedomfightre]

If I had a nickel for every "Safeguard" Pokémon printed during the Scarlet and Violet era that had an attack which Mew ex could exploit to circumvent said ability, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.

Three if you include Cornerstone Ogerpon ex.

 

[freedomfightre]

man i tried to cook an aegislash list but i could not get it to work, hope it does well at LAIC!

It did not.