Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

juggler vs TV reporter

You know I am having a great day =D

Um, Ace28? I never said you said that. I double spaced to show that I was talking about something different.

If we are to compare TV Reporter to Juggler we must take away the enviroments that each strive. Because it would be hard to compare one to another in the other's enviroment where it naturally is better. So if we take away the whole, "I would only play this in a deck like blaziken" and just analyze what the two cards do, we shall see which card is better. Even though both strive in the same enviroment a.k.a. energy recycling decks.

Juggler
Pros: Draw 3 or Draw 5
Cons: Either discard 1 or 2 basic energy cards; supporter

TV Reporter
Pros: Draw 3 cards
Cons: Must discard 1 card; supporter

So you see that Juggler has a bigger pay off but at a bigger price. IMO I would use TV Reporter. One reason is because I like to have the option to discard my energy or not because you can discard any card. And with TV Reporter, I don't have to discard first and draw second. And I also think that having a hand of 8 or higher is just asking to be Copycatted. Being that when you juggler you discard 2 from your average 6 hand and draw 5, making your hand 9.

I proberly still would not play Juggler even if I wasn't playing a deck like Blaziken. I have tested out TV Reporter and for the loss of 2 cards, discarding any card anytime puts it above Juggler in my book.

And for being so nice to me, you TOO have a nice day =D
 
Listen Prime, Even after you take away the enviroments and narrow down the odds and everything else, it all comes down to the fact that your trying to get what you need(or else you wouldn't even be playing that card). I know that TV has the advantage of discarding any card but when you need something bad you are willing to waste what you have to get it. The flaw for Juggler I do want you to realize I know is that you need basic energy to use it. I like this card because it involves strategy. However I do realize that it is very, very situational. Also, I am not one to make enemies over something stupid like comparing opinons, but I have been playing pokemon since the game came out (as most of the people have here Im guessing) and I am just basing my opinion on experience. I would also like you to know that I do not disagree that TV Reporter by having the ability to discard any card is in itself a bad card but the reason I like Juggler over it is that it involves Strategy and is Situational. It isn't really fair to compare these to cards because it involves the situation your in and the deck your using. Once again I am not trying to make enemies but you didn't have to call my idea stupid.
 
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It depends on what kind of pokemon you play.
Juggler is a good card to play with Mewtwo Ex, in the right combination you have Mewtwo EX second turn fully loaded and working against those terrible Gardevoir EX.
 
Ace20: I do not see where I called your idea stupid. If you could point that out to me then I would apologize. You like juggler because you can get 2 extra cards. That is understandable. But I personally wouldn't ever discard 2 basic energy cards to get 5 new cards. You can easily do that for free with Oak's Research. Unless I had a sure fire way to get back the energy, no flip even, I proberly won't play Juggler. Not saying it is worse because at a higher cost of two basic energy, you can draw 5 cards which is great in the right decks.

Make enemies? I don't get where you are coming from. I never wanted to make enemies either. We are just having a conversation about which card is better.

I hope you have a good xmas.

~Prime
 
On reflection, it works quite well with delcatty, giving the option of energy burning or trainer/poke burning 'specially mid-late when your already set up.
 
("Why discard a energy? That would be so stupid.") Anyway, you're forgetting that Oaks Research isn't involved in this topic. Also I do understand where your coming from but I don't know if you get what im saying. Im saying that there might be sometime when you need something.
 
OMG...I am sorry. I do now see that TV Reporter is better. At first I didn't read the text right. I didn't see that you may discard a card after you draw 3 cards. Secondly I realized that nowadays people don't have 2 energy cards usually in their hand to discard. Once again I am sorry and now see after comparing the 2 more conclusively which one is the better choice in this format. (Eon Modified)
 
[use TVreporter and discard recycle energy


mewt2exPOWERD UP ON SECOND TURN JUGGLER DISCARD 2 ENERGY AND ENERGY ABSORBTION GET THEM BAK :D
 
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Okay, this discussion of Tv Reporter and Juggler has prompted me to get into the fray here.

-Thoughts on TV Reporter- Okay, you draw 3 for a discard for one. Simple, straight to the point, nothing more to say. Here's the real problem- TV reporter works well only if you have designed your deck with more card drawing along with TV Reporter, thus leaving less room for other ideas one might have for a deck. Now for those who can distictly remember, TV reporter lreminds me of an incredibly toned down Misty's Wrath, both with their similarities and far reaching differences. With Misty's wrath, you could dig through your deck quite easily to find what you need and keep the deck running smoothly, while in this case TV reporter is slower, shuts down further progression of card drawing for the turn for the most part, and gives you only a few added options to work with. Now if this card wasn't a supporter by any means then I'd be telling a completely different story, but right now that is irrelevant anyways =P. If you can find some pretty other ways to add in more card drawing (More dramatic supporters and Delcatty, both on a large scale) then I can see TV Reporter working, but only to a minor degree. Also note TV Reporter is not as combo potential these days as other Supporters (Juggler anyone?).

-Juggler- Ahh....proven combo potential, ahh I love this card. Now, as stated with TV Reporter, the effectiveness of Juggler will only measure on how the deck is designed. If the deck has less than 16 energies as some of you have stated, then it would be a huge mistake anyways to bring in Juggler let alone even having 16 energies in the first place(The only exception being of Course, Blaziken/Eggs, which abuses Juggler like no other) due to the fact that it is very difficult to keep a deck running more smoothly with the increased restrictions on card drawing. At a very simple cost of 1-2 energy, it would be more than worth it to draw 3-5 cards. Now for those who would disagree with me here about the cost being so simple, don't forget the days when players would dump 7+ card hands with Oak only to try and get 1 card, while trashing special energy cards and other valued trainers. It would be much more worthwhile to draw up to 5 instead of 3 with Tv Reporter if I could only play either one of those two supporters in any given turn. Oh, and for the energies, town volunteers anyone? Fisherman? Magneton?

In comparison of both, as I stated before, it all depends on the design of the deck to measure its full effectiveness, but both TV reporter and Juggler shine in their own different areas and specific deck builds, but in a case of where the dependent deck ideas and strategies had no value in this comparison, then whole heartedly I'd go for the juggler. Just my humble opinion.

Oh, and by the way, Recycle energy can only be brought into your hand after it has entered play, not if it just gets discarded from your hand. Discard from your hand does not count as entering into play.
 
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