Cyrus
Iron Chef - Master Emeritus
~~~Pooka~~~
Deck (7/10): A consistent list. Other than a lack of pure draw (only scientist and adventurer), the setup flows just fine. Drawing into your energy may be really tough at times, be it lighting/water to use for Altaria ex d’s power, or Warp Energy to complete the combo. I’m surprised you didn’t throw in even a small Nidoqueen d/Fearow line to help put this beast together. Status can be an issue at times if you have no free retreat Pokemon to bounce back to with Warp, or need to attach to a benched Pokemon and retreat, but for most games it won’t be an issue.
Creativity (4/5): This gave me the first impression of a generic stage 2 ex+altaria ex d strategy, but then Pidgeot S2 sunk in, and I saw a great idea. Recycling Ttars is a very neat way to go about playing this deck.
Card Use (4/5): Tyraniter ex d’s Weakness is much less of an issue thanks to Tyranitar d, and the shock marker attacks are used very well, but Hyper Claws, a solid attack in its own right (and the only potential way to OHKO the opponent), goes largely unnoticed. The strategy of the deck, even with energy manipulation, is a bit too slow most of the time, but you have some good support for the tar-smokin’ ex.
OVERALL: 15/20
~~~Gymbo ex~~~
Deck (8/10): I like this list a lot. Pokemon lines are pretty consistent, and for the most part, so are your trainers. Having the opening basic energy may be unlikely thanks to no holon’s basic, and I would have liked to see four PETM to maximize your setup’s quality, but that’s okay. Overall I’m happy with the speed of the list and versatility vs any status situation (warp point+warp energy=win).
Creativity (4/5): Just like Pooka’s deck, I got the first impression of a deck lacking creativity, but Mew ex HP lets you know exactly what attack to use, thus reducing the limits put on Ttar ex by cards such as Tropius d. Mew ex LM is also its own great play.
Card Use (4/5): Hmmm, well type issues are covered, and all three attacks of Tyranitar ex d are utilized well. Mew ex is great to not only start with, but lets you great straight into the shock marking. Also, depending on the matchup, you could even drag up your opponent’s own high retreat cost bugger, and proceed to lay waste! Good going.
OVERALL: 16/20
Once again, it's another close, thrilling match between two deckmasters! Now...onto the finals!
Deck (7/10): A consistent list. Other than a lack of pure draw (only scientist and adventurer), the setup flows just fine. Drawing into your energy may be really tough at times, be it lighting/water to use for Altaria ex d’s power, or Warp Energy to complete the combo. I’m surprised you didn’t throw in even a small Nidoqueen d/Fearow line to help put this beast together. Status can be an issue at times if you have no free retreat Pokemon to bounce back to with Warp, or need to attach to a benched Pokemon and retreat, but for most games it won’t be an issue.
Creativity (4/5): This gave me the first impression of a generic stage 2 ex+altaria ex d strategy, but then Pidgeot S2 sunk in, and I saw a great idea. Recycling Ttars is a very neat way to go about playing this deck.
Card Use (4/5): Tyraniter ex d’s Weakness is much less of an issue thanks to Tyranitar d, and the shock marker attacks are used very well, but Hyper Claws, a solid attack in its own right (and the only potential way to OHKO the opponent), goes largely unnoticed. The strategy of the deck, even with energy manipulation, is a bit too slow most of the time, but you have some good support for the tar-smokin’ ex.
OVERALL: 15/20
~~~Gymbo ex~~~
Deck (8/10): I like this list a lot. Pokemon lines are pretty consistent, and for the most part, so are your trainers. Having the opening basic energy may be unlikely thanks to no holon’s basic, and I would have liked to see four PETM to maximize your setup’s quality, but that’s okay. Overall I’m happy with the speed of the list and versatility vs any status situation (warp point+warp energy=win).
Creativity (4/5): Just like Pooka’s deck, I got the first impression of a deck lacking creativity, but Mew ex HP lets you know exactly what attack to use, thus reducing the limits put on Ttar ex by cards such as Tropius d. Mew ex LM is also its own great play.
Card Use (4/5): Hmmm, well type issues are covered, and all three attacks of Tyranitar ex d are utilized well. Mew ex is great to not only start with, but lets you great straight into the shock marking. Also, depending on the matchup, you could even drag up your opponent’s own high retreat cost bugger, and proceed to lay waste! Good going.
OVERALL: 16/20
Once again, it's another close, thrilling match between two deckmasters! Now...onto the finals!
