I had gotten rid of everything but am wanting to come back. I have most of the core for Nightmarch but I do not want to play the deck. What sets, singles, and what not should I pick up to get back into competitive play? (I know Shaymin and professors and all that junk I'm more wondering from the sets I missed.
What are the Staples from Ancient Origins Onwards?
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Night March is going to be rotated in a month or so, so I'd advise towards investing in Garbodor, now that Megaphone and Xerosic are out. Baby Yveltal + Yveltal-EX + Darkrai-EX could be a good idea (IIRC Yveltal-EX is, contrary to common sense, remaining in Standard, due to its recent Bacon Bird tin print, and if that's not the case, Lugia-EX can fill that gap).
Serperior/Ariados looks like a good idea, thanks to the speed provided by Forest of Giant Plants, but without Super Scoop Up & AZ, it can't reuse Servine's Ability, which greatly hinders its potential in terms of disruption, and this deck is one of the hardest-hit by Garbodor's new reign of terror, as it then loses Serpentine Strangle as well as all of Ariados' utility.
Vespiquen is going to drop a few tiers thanks to the loss of Battle Compressor, so don't bother trying to build a Bee deck.
Don't bother buying packs/boxes/tins/lots, as the ratio of useless to staple is worse than ever. N is the top dog in terms of Supporters, and the typical four-apiece of Trainer's Mail, VS Seeker, and Ultra Ball still applies.
~SS
Serperior/Ariados looks like a good idea, thanks to the speed provided by Forest of Giant Plants, but without Super Scoop Up & AZ, it can't reuse Servine's Ability, which greatly hinders its potential in terms of disruption, and this deck is one of the hardest-hit by Garbodor's new reign of terror, as it then loses Serpentine Strangle as well as all of Ariados' utility.
Vespiquen is going to drop a few tiers thanks to the loss of Battle Compressor, so don't bother trying to build a Bee deck.
Don't bother buying packs/boxes/tins/lots, as the ratio of useless to staple is worse than ever. N is the top dog in terms of Supporters, and the typical four-apiece of Trainer's Mail, VS Seeker, and Ultra Ball still applies.
~SS
An light of the upcoming rotation for 2017, it's a bit hard to say exactly what you should pick up if you are planning on playing Standard. I've made a list here of popular techs/staples for AOR-on from the current Standard format. I'd suggest you check out Competitive Play threads for a good idea on what is expected to be popular in 2017, and Shiny Shinx has made an informative post above too.
Here are the cards that are used in a wide variety of decks, from AOR-on:
Hex Maniac
Level Ball
Octillery BKT
Skyla
N
And here are noteworthy tech cards that are popular but not used as widely, from AOR-on:
Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon AOR
Unown AOR
Hoopa-EX
Lugia-EX
Energy Recycler
Faded Town
Ace Trainer
Zoroark BKT (also a popular attacker)
Mr. Mime
Assault Vest
Float Stone
Brigette
Heavy Ball
Parallel City
Super Rod
Town Map
Garbodor BKP
Bursting Balloon
Delinquent
Fighting Fury Belt
Max Elixir
Max Potion
Puzzle of Time
Revitalizer
Barabaracle FCO
Mew FCO
Marowak FCO
Carbink FCO (Safeguard)
Carbink FCO (Energy Keeper)
Devolution Spray
Bent Spoon
Here are the cards that are used in a wide variety of decks, from AOR-on:
Hex Maniac
Level Ball
Octillery BKT
Skyla
N
And here are noteworthy tech cards that are popular but not used as widely, from AOR-on:
Flareon, Jolteon and Vaporeon AOR
Unown AOR
Hoopa-EX
Lugia-EX
Energy Recycler
Faded Town
Ace Trainer
Zoroark BKT (also a popular attacker)
Mr. Mime
Assault Vest
Float Stone
Brigette
Heavy Ball
Parallel City
Super Rod
Town Map
Garbodor BKP
Bursting Balloon
Delinquent
Fighting Fury Belt
Max Elixir
Max Potion
Puzzle of Time
Revitalizer
Barabaracle FCO
Mew FCO
Marowak FCO
Carbink FCO (Safeguard)
Carbink FCO (Energy Keeper)
Devolution Spray
Bent Spoon