Hello I have a good base of cards I think. I was hoping for some help with using my cards and spending less than 20 dollars more for a good deck. I am not looking for anything competitive just something I can play with my friends with.
here is my card list
http://store.tcgplayer.com/collection/view/427420 thank you for your help
I see an Alakazam EX and a few important cards for a Mega Alakazam EX deck. That's good, because Alakazam EX is a strong Pokémon who will stay around for a long time. It's ideal for a beginners because the expensive Shaymin EX is not a necessary addition. I'll leave you a link to an complete deck list [
example here]. There are a few variants. You could try the Wobbuffet variant to slow your opponent down by blocking their abilities, another option is to go with the Crobat line for better damage spread (This way you can do more damage faster). To be honest 20 dollars for a complete competetive deck is a hard task. My suggestion if you're not looking for a deck like that is to buy a theme deck with the Pokémon you like. That's how I started with the TCG anyway. You get a bunch of useful cards and the basic rules are included. When you want to experiment some more you could remove and add cards of your own to make it better. That's how I went from the Resilient Life theme deck to a Mega Gardevoir EX deck
Hi, I'm new to the Pokémon Trading Card Game but have played Yugioh for a long time, and I'd like to play this game competitively (Standard format). I know how to play, have bought Shaymins and in the process of buying VS seekers, but I'm not sure what deck to actually buy. I can pretty much afford any Pokémon base as a one-off, I just need to know what deck people feel is good in the upcoming meta into pretty much a blind field. I've been playing Yveltal/Zoroark online and it's okay, but I'm not certain on it and struggle with Greninja. Only real competitive players at locals are a Sceptile player and my friend, who wants to play Mega Ray.
Good decision to buy the crucial cards such as Shaymin EX and VS Seeker, I don't see those two leaving anytime soon! If you're interested in strength I suggest looking at our current tier list [
here]. But it's also wise to look what will work well in the future format, Primal Clash Onward 2017. It will likely be a fresh format, So my predictions can only go so far. Ability lock is something to always consider while building a deck. You shouldn't make a deck rely on abilities too much. But there are plenty strong attackers that can do without them. I have my eye on the following cards: Giratina EX, Zygarde EX, Jolteon EX, Mega Mewtwo EX, Mega Rayquaza EX, Mega Sceptile EX, Primal Groudon EX. I think this is quite a list of viable Pokémon. My suggestion, pick your favourite Pokémon and search for according deck lists online. They all have several variants and some work better than other. Always see to it to include cards from the latest set. Try out different decks to know what playstyle fits you the best.
I am currently trying to figure out a good competitive deck, I don't have a large amount of cards as I have not bought many in the past few years however I just bought $50 dollars worth of steam siege packs and am considering the new steam siege trainer box. Looking at what I currently have there is some pretty good Vespiquen and a Chesnaught so I was thinking about running some sort of grass deck. However the only EX's I currently have are a Magearna EX, Full art Gardevoir EX, and a Tyranitar EX. I was looking at a possible grass steel deck but wasn't exactly sure how that would work. Was wondering if there is anyone who whould be able to help me with it or if they had any other ideas! Much Apreciated!!!
Hm, I personally don't see how grass and metal work together, their type support are fairly different. If you like Vespiqueen, then you should go with either Vileplume or (Mega) Sceptile EX as her partner. These two variants are still viable even after the upcoming rotation. Tyranitar EX has always been slightly outclassed by other Megas because he's very clunky, I wouldn't recommend using him. Magearna EX is a nice support Pokémon in decks that use either Metal Energy or Double Dragon Energy to prevent Status conditions. Megearna EX is not a Pokémon to build a deck around but she could give you some ideas. Certainly not a bad asset to have. Gardevoir EX could be used with both of its Mega equivalents. Both variants hold their own I believe. Good luck!
