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Mewtwo a must in Eel decks?

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So I've built a Eels/Rayquaza/Raikou/Zekrom/Thundurus deck. I'm pretty sure I will be teching Mewtwo in there but wanted to know your guys' opinion. Should I tech 1 Mewtwo EX in this deck? I have a couple of Rayquazas, that when fully charged up, can OHKO a Mewtwo. Thanks in advance!
 
That's true, but I've noticed Mewtwo can be dynamotored pretty easily mid to late game. Just one dynamotor and an attach and he's all set. I will take your opinion to heart though and may not add him in. Thanks.
 
I love Mewtwo in Eel decks regardless of DCE because it can be Dynamotored onto. It's just one of those solid cards that can be used against almost anything.
 
Honestly the BEST Eel variant is Eel/Mewtwo/techs. Last format every deck had M2, but now only Eels and some Hydreigon lists have the infrastructure for it. Against everything else you should be able to X-Ball for all 6 prizes.
 
My rayquaza eels can deal with mewtwo without the need of the glass cannon that is mewtwo. Rayquaza ex can deal with mewtwo almost as easily as mewtwo can. I run energy switch to make it easier to one shot exs with rayquaza and have found mewtwo to be a win more card, in my deck.
 
Hmm... Energy switch would be an awesome tech, did not think of that. I seem to burn a lot of fire energy quickly, so I may want to run an extra super rod, but I don't know if i can fit it in my list.

But ya, I'm definitely going to tech 1 Mewtwo EX in my deck. It's just to good against an all in opposing Mewtwo and when you cant get that pesky fire energy on Rayquaza.
 
Bigbowlr1037 said:
My rayquaza eels can deal with mewtwo without the need of the glass cannon that is mewtwo. Rayquaza ex can deal with mewtwo almost as easily as mewtwo can. I run energy switch to make it easier to one shot exs with rayquaza and have found mewtwo to be a win more card, in my deck.
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Funny you should say that, My M2/Eels list has never, ever lost to RayEels; Rayquaza is the ultimate glass cannon. Every deck has at least 2 cards that 1-shot it. Nobody but Eels runs M2 so it's not even a glass cannon anymore
 
Rayeels requires two electric on the feild. It is very energy Hungry. I would try the thundaris engion. Ie thundaris with eswitch. Sets up a lot of aggressive plays early on and with smart manipulation can get energy in the discard very quickly. The trick is to not play sky arrow as it will hinder you from discarding to retreat. This also means you can safely play with a smaller lightning amount as you will be digging into your deck to retrieve them. In theory you can play 6 lightning 5 fire 3 dce giving you access to power plays with mewtwo. E switch is underrated in eels but allows for turn 2 raikues mewtwo sweeps and just about anything else haha.

Ray eels may be a glass cannon but if set up right can sweep through most any list. The regular rayquaza is quite a force against dragons and can be used for easy donking potential. Mewtwo as a 1 of may disappoint you. One of my friends who has avidly been playing ray has added a second as if unchecked a mewtwo can rip through most any deck. Getting 7 energies of mewtwo turn two (which is possible) is not something you can ignor. If you like the deck stick with it but I wouldn't over tech as it will create hand confusion and inconsistent performance.
 
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RogueListers said:
Funny you should say that, My M2/Eels list has never, ever lost to RayEels; Rayquaza is the ultimate glass cannon. Every deck has at least 2 cards that 1-shot it. Nobody but Eels runs M2 so it's not even a glass cannon anymore
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Every deck? Care to enlighten me, please?

Especially if you are going to suggest countering a glass cannon with a glass cannon, e.g. other Dragon-Type Pokémon. It is true of many decks, but not all.
 
RogueListers said:
Funny you should say that, My M2/Eels list has never, ever lost to RayEels; Rayquaza is the ultimate glass cannon. Every deck has at least 2 cards that 1-shot it. Nobody but Eels runs M2 so it's not even a glass cannon anymore
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Every deck huh. Empoleon, Mono-fighting, skittles, accelgor gothitelle. Theres 4 decks that no matter how hard you try cant 1 shot rayquaza EX.EVERY deck can tech in mewtwos, NO deck can just tech in a dragon to deal with rayquaza ex. That,in my opinion, makes Mewtwo THE ULTIMATE GLASS CANNON. Also i have never lost to mewtwo eels since most of my attackers require ALOT of ejergy for mewtwo to KO(rayquaza ex and raikou ex both discard energy meaning mewtwo need at least 8 energy to one shot while my mewtwo needs 2 to ko your supercharged mewtwo.
 
Bigbowlr1037 said:
Every deck huh. Empoleon, Mono-fighting, skittles, accelgor gothitelle. Theres 4 decks that no matter how hard you try cant 1 shot rayquaza EX.EVERY deck can tech in mewtwos, NO deck can just tech in a dragon to deal with rayquaza ex. That,in my opinion, makes Mewtwo THE ULTIMATE GLASS CANNON.
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I think you are exaggerating. Mewtwo EX as the "ultimate" glass cannon? The idea behind a "glass cannon" is a strong attacker that is easy for the opposition to take out next turn, not a strong attacker that gets taken out by itself. When Mewtwo EX is everywhere and if not a deck's main attackers one of it's secondary attackers, then it functions similarly to a glass cannon due to extenuating circumstances... just as Rayquaza EX would if circumstances made Rayquaza EX decks the only viable choice for Organized Play.

Yes, the fact that Mewtwo EX can be used in almost any deck to good effect is far less specialized than a format where you run Rayquaza EX or go home, or less bizarre run a "big, fast Dragon" or go home, but a glass cannon is more something that any remotely competent attacker can take out in one shot. Victini (BW: Noble Victories 15/101) or Victini (BW: Noble Victories 43/101) are much better examples of "glass cannons", since they hit hard for little Energy but their HP is below the going average per-turn damage for competitive decks.

An even better example, but sadly not from Pokémon, was a card from Yu-Gi-Oh (at least while I played that game) called Goblin Attack Force. Yu-Gi-Oh mechanics are different than Pokémon, but as a crude approximation, it had 2300 ATK as a Level 4 Monster but 0 DEF, and shifted to DEF position after attacking (and wouldn't let you change position manually the next turn). It would be like getting a 130 HP Terrakion that hit for 120 damage for :)fighting:) but placed 12 damage counters on itself at the same time. :confused:
 
While I read this I felt like I was reading a whole bunch of die hard Rayquaza fans. Rayquaza, for me, is a annoying card when set up, as is any other strong Pokemon card. But it is much harder to do so for Rayquaza than Mewtwo. That's just my opinion.
 
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