Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

NXD+ Standard Manectric/Gengar deck

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Sycamore

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We prepared for you Manectric/Gengar deck, please enjoy this decklist.

2 Manectric-EX
2 M Manectric-EX
3 Gengar-EX
1 M Gengar-EX
2 Mewtwo-EX
1 Reshiram
1 Sigilyph
1 Spiritomb
1 Kyurem

4 Juniper
4 N
2 Colress
1 Skyla
2 Lysandre
1 Lysandre Trump Card
4 VS Seeker
2 Battle Compressor
1 Letter
1 Escape Rope
1 Switch
2 Float Stone
4 Ultra Ball
1 Computer Search
2 Manectric Spirit Link
2 Muscle Band

4 DCE
4 Thunder
4 Psychic

You can find a strategy and also 1 battle with this deck here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn4Dki_ngQI
 
I've too built and run this deck and offer the following thoughts/comments from my experience:


  • M Gengar EX is really not that more effective than Gengar EX.
  • M Manectric EX has been useful rarely for energy attachment acceleration (due to lots of F decks being played in my area).
  • 4 VS Seeker are excessive IMO, especially if you are also running Lysandre's Trump card too.
  • Why no Energy Retrieval to help get needed energy from your discard pile?
  • A 1-of Sigilyph and Wobuffet are in sufficient. What if the 1 is prized?
  • 4 Ultra Ball are excessive, IMO. Should you be Item-locked, then you won't be able to play any of these.
  • Playing a Battle Compressor early game in order to discard a Supporter that you can retrieve later via a VS Seeker can be useful. But, I do think devoting 2 deck slots for this Item is again excessive and would have lower priority to some other needed cards, IMO.
  • Why no Stadiums to counter opponents' Stadiums?
  • Why no Tool Retriever / Xerosic to remove Tools placed upon your Poké?
Given the above comments, I'd suggest the following changes:

-1 M Manectric EX - 1 should be sufficient to help protect your Gengars.
-1 M Gengar EX.
-2 Mewtwo EX - too situational and becomes a liability as soon as you attach 2 energy; so, not that effective in this deck. Plus, the DCEs are needed for your Gengars, Kyurem, Reshiram...

-2 Battle Compressor
-1 VS Seeker
-1 Ultra Ball

-1 L - 3 L energy should be sufficient

+1 Sigilyph
+1 Wobuffet

+1 Energy Retrieval
+1 Pokémon Fan Club
+2 Virbank City Gym - without a counter-Stadium, Yveltal EX can just 1HKO your Gengars when Shadow Circle is in play without concern for a KO response from you.

+2 P

I hope you find these comments helpful.
 
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