What Year is it?! Lugia is BDIF and It’s Not Close…

[PMJ]

Hello everyone! Welcome to the brand new Prismatic Evolutions format! This set is pretty bad in terms of playability, but the two little cards are about to make a big impact. You’ve heard enough about Budew, so it’s time to talk about Lugia VSTAR, one of the few decks that will not play Budew. Our resident Lugia VSTAR expert Ciaran did touch on Lugia VSTAR for a moment in his Chien-Pao ex article, and I’m here to explore it in-depth. It did not take me many games to realize how strong this deck is in the new format. The deck composition itself does not change much, but the environment around it has.
Why Lugia VSTAR?
Point one for Lugia...

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[MarlinRimes]

Luiga vstar… BDIF…

 

[Exo]

Luiga vstar… BDIF…

 

[BerserkGorilla]

it really isnt

 

[PkmnMstr10]

Wild to write that about a deck seeing the door in two months.

 

[Nuclear]

Wild to write that about a deck seeing the door in two months.

same thing with regidrago

 

[Hukutus]

Wild to write that about a deck seeing the door in two months.

If you actually played in tournaments you would understand how your post makes no sense. There are still many upcoming tournaments with the pre-rotation format.

 

[juniper rose]

that's a wild statement considering the last regional it placed in the top 8 was lille back in october

 

[LightningSpence836]

that's a wild statement considering the last regional it placed in the top 8 was lille back in october

The point of this article is to talk about Lugia in the upcoming format, one that we have not had any official tournaments in yet. It is kinda wild that 2 cards make Lugia a top-tier deck again, but it's true.