Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

DeckBuilding like a CHAMPION . . .

If the thread is DeckBuilding like a CHAMPION, then the decks you have built should have won tournaments, even when you're not present. There's perhaps like 5 or less people out in Finland that could qualify as deckbuilding champions, as they build consistent and powerful decks for a group of people, taking in account the people's strenghts, metagame situation and basically everything to make a good decks so that a group of people can do well in tournaments.

I'd rank myself as 8 in deckbuilding. I can build my own decks and lists and do well with them (T2 nats, T32 worlds, 2 cities wins and winning every prerelease I've ever attended, all with unique decks) as a player, but as for building decks to different kinds of people with different levels of experience, preferences etc... That's something I respect in a deckbuilder, and that's something I still got to work with. I'm nowhere near the best in this area.

Also, in after 50 posts of egoboosting.
 
6 probably because I can't test and suck in the 15+, school is more important then poke I think, last year I was a 7 or 8 but then I was in 11-14XD.
 
Im a 10 obv

i love when i walk into a tourny and people are all depressed that they prob wont win today.
loooooooove it
 
There are perhaps 10 people on the gym who are above an 8. There are 2-5 who are at 9. There are no 10's in the world of the Pokemon TCG, nor can there be considering luck is a part of the game.

Not a single person who has posted they are at 8 or above is above a 5. Seriously guys, unwarranted self importance is a sin.

I would say I am a 0, possibly a 1 because I can now operate starter deck Torterra correctly without reading the playmat.
 
^ I think you're being too critical of some players. By the system put forth in the first post, there are several 8. 9. and 10 players. Sure, alot of people arent, but some are.

Also, it is important to note the distiction between deckbuilders and players in general. The first post doesnt really distinguish too much. I think that there are many more good players than good deckbuilders.
 
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^ I think you're being too critical of some players. By the system put forth in the first post, there are several 8. 9. and 10 players. Sure, alot of people arent, but some are.
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I am not being overly critical of anyone, I am telling the truth. 90% of the people in this thread seem to think they are 8-10 rated players. This belief is incorrect and must be changed.

Edit: I can now succesfully make a deck out of POP 8 packs, Basic energy, and the contents of the trashcan near my league. I am now a 2 MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
 
I still use my trusty old mat. I always forget to draw a card and discard a supporter. I lost a game at the top cut of nationals because I didn't make it perfectly clear I was using Gardevoir's power. I guess tapping it, and saying "I'll your Celio's network with my Gardy" wasn't clear enough. The gameloss I received made me reflect upon my poor communication skills and now with my trust gamemat and wristplay I know I won't make those mistakes again.
 
First I want to say something about the descriptions: being in top cut doesn't say anything about player skill. With the new numbers it's almost completely luck-based, unless you go x-0. I've been x-1 and without top cut at 3 CCs this season. OppWin tiebreaker is obscured in almost every tournament because of random byes, dropping players etc so it's kind of random decision who advances to the top cut.

Your description of stage 9 would fit best to me, however, I don't think I'm that good, compared to the international field of players. Some parts of stage 8 and others could also be applied to me (Togechomp ftw).


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I guess tapping it, and saying "I'll your Celio's network with my Gardy" wasn't clear enough.
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lol?
Sometimes I just point on my Claydol to show I'm going to use its power, nobody ever said something about this. And the few tournaments I played Gardy I usually said something like "your Rose" to announce Telepass. Even if you didn't say anything and just started to search your deck, it would be minor gameplay error (unless the power could be blocked in any way) which is max Warning according to penalty guidelines.
 
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There are perhaps 10 people on the gym who are above an 8. I can name 10 people who are 10s./ There are no 10's in the world of the Pokemon TCG, nor can there be considering luck is a part of the game.
That's why we see the same faces at the top all the time

Not a single person who has posted they are at 8 or above is above a 5. Seriously guys, unwarranted self importance is a sin. Only you would make a statement like this. It was probably just to start an argument with someone, try to humiliate them, and try to win this thread.
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Replies in bold.

Mods you guys seriously have to reduce the letter or word limit for a post.

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^ I think you're being too critical of some players. By the system put forth in the first post, there are several 8. 9. and 10 players. Sure, alot of people arent, but some are.

Also, it is important to note the distiction between deckbuilders and players in general. The first post doesnt really distinguish too much. I think that there are many more good players than good deckbuilders.
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Don't take him serious my previous post explains why. This last paragraph on post#

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87 should should how serious h was when he made that post.
 
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Cobi, you really need to work on your reading skills. A 10 would essentially be a virtually unbeatable player who can go to any tournament and win any game vs a non 10. In a game with Luck in it, that is impossible, because the World Champ always has the possibility to start with an Uxie vs an opponent with a T1 Machamp and have no other basics.

In chess, you can have a 10 because the game is pure skill. Same with Checkers. The moment you add any form of randomization or luck, a 10 becomes impossible to achieve.

Did you get that or should I try smaller words?
 
It is a sad turn of events when people start declaring willy nilly all over the place that they are better deck builders than others. These so called 10s, 9s, and 8s, have no idea that they have just proven that they are in fact not a 10, 9, or a 8 because they are putting forth an arbitrary number that has no meaning next to their so called reputation. In fact by putting a number next to your name we see how truly foolish you really are, or at least how arrogant you must be to declare yourself something you have given no proof of. truly one must be desperate for attention if they declare themselves some number so as to prove that they indeed an important member of this community.
 
Exactly my point about try to win this thread.

Even with the luck involved it is possible to make the best list and play like a Pro(if this game would have any). Apparently you didn't read the initial and full description of a 10. Luck isn't only part of this it's part of Sports. But I bet a lot of sportswriters would rank certain teams as 10s. Like last years Patriots they just got unlucky and outplayed by the Giants.

Ness, Yamato, BigChuck, Gino, Eric Craig among others could easily be considered 10s.

Does the top rank player of the world for Chess win every tournament he attends? I highly doubt it.

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It is a sad turn of events when people start declaring willy nilly all over the place that they are better deck builders than others. These so called 10s, 9s, and 8s, have no idea that they have just proven that they are in fact not a 10, 9, or a 8 because they are putting forth an arbitrary number that has no meaning next to their so called reputation. In fact by putting a number next to your name we see how truly foolish you really are, or at least how arrogant you must be to declare yourself something you have given no proof of. truly one must be desperate for attention if they declare themselves some number so as to prove that they indeed an important member of this community.
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Maybe some people truly ranked themselves to the description given for each number. I guess that's there are rankings for every other game out there. Maybe, just maybe.
 
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Not bragging, but I would have to say I'm a 9.5. However, many of the things listed in 10 are exaggerations. Examples: No one ALWAYS top cuts. No one. This is usually due to bad luck. Also, I doubt anyone scoops just because they have a bad hand and they know you're good. Also, I have no idea what whiffing searches has to do with anything.

Anyway, back to why I say I'm a 9.5. I always play rogue, and I do very well with it. I won 2 cities, t4'd at 2 states, 1 regionals, and t32'd at nationals 2 years ago with rogue, almost made regionals last year with rogue (wailord, no less XD), and t4'd at a cities so far this year with rogue. I lose either due to bad luck or to other 10's. According to your definitions, I believe this makes me a 9.5. The only thing keeping me from being a definite 10 is that I have almost no time to practice because I'm always busy. So I'm a 9.5 with almost no practice.

Also, cocoon, not cacoon.
 
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I consider myself an 8, but I've never made top cut. The only things that are holding me back are experience playing the top decks to get a better veiw of how my current deck stacks up, and the lack of good tech cards like Uxie, and Crobat G.
 
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