Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

How to reach a final and how to lose it. Andceo's LostGar 2nd place Report!

I played only 2 Call Energy.
I wanted more, but the Psychic + Rescue + Warp count was already high.

The reason why i played them is because i wanted an extra option in case of bad start, and adding more Pokèmon wasn't something that satisfied me (even if maybe a Sableye SF would have been good).
With 4 Spiritomb + 4 Collector + 4 Bebe's + 2 Call Energy, chances of starting good were little higher.
 
Congrats of getting 2nd, that is still an AMAZING job!

And it was really cool seeing you and your brother and the other Italians again :)
 
It's particularly interesting that about two-thirds of Andrea's wins were due to prizes/benching and only one-third was due to Lost World. This suggests that a successful Lost Zone player should always be ready to go for the traditional win.
 
LOL, that was great and terrible at the same time, I still have the taste from when i threw up a little in my mouth from reading that ;P
 
Pikabruce said:
It's particularly interesting that about two-thirds of Andrea's wins were due to prizes/benching and only one-third was due to Lost World. This suggests that a successful Lost Zone player should always be ready to go for the traditional win.
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I was about to comment on this, it just seemed like a Vilegar deck that was hindered by only having 1 Gengar SF, seems like it would of been smoother just being 2 Gengar SF or just straight SF.
 
Basically, the reason why my Lost World victories were less than my others are two:

1) I didn't met many LuxChomp w Dialga (where you CANNOT win through Poltergeist) but i met many with a Darkness Tech (where you CANNOT win through straight Gengar Prime if your start isn't good)
2) Out of 19 games, 11 were in Top Cut

I personally think that in Top Cut a straight Lost World deck is always gonna lose.
I had several top cut games which were played REALLY fast on both sides and the 60 minutes finished when we were finishing the 2nd game.

The problem is that in Top Cut you lose so much time in shuffling/setting for the 2nd and the 3rd game (4-5 minutes) and in thinking at the board and about when/if it's better to scoop.
It's easier to finish one game in 30 minutes + 3 turns than two games in 60 minutes (which are always 50-55 minutes of play) + 3 turns.

This is why i feel that a deck like LostGar, if it wants to win, it has to have a way of winning through prizes.

The reason why i didn't play 2 SF or 3 SF is just one: if all you can do is Poltergeist, you'll autoloss to everyone's LuxChomp, at least in the Swiss games. Winning through Lost World is much easier.
I wouldn't change a single card of the deck after my tournament, if i could.
 
GOOD JOB ANDCEO!
Your heart must have been RACING at the end of it all... you played so many 3-gamed top cut matches! Also, you are THE model for Lostgar performance here in the US.
 
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