Why does everyone make a big fuss over mew!? It's only got 120 hp so its one shot from a zekrom, and low hp plus an EX means that if u have 3, u will most likely will lose in 3 turns.
I am guessing because they
a) Know the history of the game
b) Know the combos we've already seen in Japan
Obviously you don't, so class is in session. :biggrin:
Mew EX is the update of
Mew ex (EX: Legend Maker 88/92). This older Mew ex was the
focus of it's own deck, "Mewtric". Never underestimate what happens when attacks that weren't intended to stack are blended, or even just the usefulness of taking an otherwise useless Pokemon and Benching it to copy it's attack. Sometimes it is about type matching. Sometimes it is because there is a key card that Mew ex could use but the other Pokemon couldn't.
Mew EX looks to be good for copying Accelgor's Deck and Cover, as an example. Yes you'll need to set-up a single Accelgor on your Bench, but this means Mew EX will never even be hit. At least one build I saw used Gothitelle, since everytime Mew EX or Accelgor used Deck and Cover, Gothitelle was promoted. Not sure exactly how it got to the Bench; the deck may have to max out on Escape Rope and Switch. Your opponent only gets to "swing" on turns when you score a KO. With the current format favoring basic Pokemon, there are useful cards Mewtwo EX can access that Evolutions it is copying can't.
Oh, and remember this is on top of pulling a Zoroark (Foul Play version) by being able to copy anything your opponent can do. Yes something with really specific Energy requirements is probably out, but Prism Energy says "hello".
And why does everyone say Terrakion is energy acceleration? He takes 3 turns to set up from turn 1 to 3 if u don't miss an attchment by then ur opponent will probably have set up and TERRAKION will be dead or close to it! Meaning u will probably only use it once.
Have you play-tested BW-On yet? It looks like
most decks will need the first turn (minimum) for set-up, and probably first two turns. We no longer have access to Dual Ball or Pokemon Collector to get Basic Pokemon out en masse. We also lose access to Professor Oak's New Theory, so get used to building around the drawbacks of N and Professor Juniper.
Odds are we'll be getting Ether, unless for some reason Japan gets it and we don't. If the translations are correct, it's an Item that reveals the top card of your deck; if it is a basic Energy you attach it and if not you simply put it back on top of your deck. With this, it should be pretty easy to get a Terrakion EX going before it gets KOed.
Without it, it is still reasonable that Terrakion EX will survive. Early game, scoring 180 damage across the first two turns is challenging... and that's what one has to do to KO Terrakion EX before you have a chance to get it fully powered. Yes the very first turn Terrakion EX can't do anything. The turn after that it can hit for 50. The turn after that it hits for 90 and attaches two basic Energy to something. For most popular Pokemon right now, that's a single attachment from being ready to attack... even if it is just a second Terrakion EX.
It isn't an "auto-pilot" strategy, but it's at least a solid one, and of course we can't forget that odds are you'll be scoring double damage quote often due to Lightning and Darkness decks usually suffering from Fighting Weakness.