Hello, Cut or Tap readers! A rather quick turnaround since my last article, and for good reason! For the first time since the Seniors age division all the way back in 2018, I’m a Regional Champion! That being said, there’s a pretty big difference between the 100-odd players back then and the 2,305 players at this one. I’m excited to be writing today to recap … Continue reading Milwaukee Magic: Taking down Milwaukee with Charizard

Hey, Cut or Tap readers! Excited to be writing for you today on the Mega Evolutions format, but more specifically, why I believe the new Lillie’s Determination Supporter card to be the most powerful Supporter, both in current Standard, and potentially of all time. I’ll then discuss how gameplay will change with the impact of this card, how this affects existing decks, how deckbuilding will … Continue reading Lillie’s Determination: The Best Supporter Card

Hey, Cut or Tap readers! The Pokemon World Championships is just a week away, and testing is ramping up as players head into the big event! I’m excited today to write about the deck and list preparation process for Worlds that my testing group and I have just gone over as we work together in the upcoming week. For players not attending Worlds, this process … Continue reading Analyzing the Preparation Process for a Major Pokemon Tournament

Hey, Cut or Tap readers! The Pokemon World Championships is a month away, and testing is ramping up with the new release of Black Bolt & White Flare on PTCGL! I’m going to be writing today on Grimmsnarl, my top choice for Worlds right now! The deck is incredibly well-positioned for Worlds, taking a favoured matchup into the BDIF, Gardevoir ex (although Henry Chao will … Continue reading Trading Flames for Fangs: Marnie’s Grimmsnarl ex for Worlds

Hey, Cut Or Tap readers! Excited to be writing today about Dragapult Charizard! Not only has this been my ‘pet deck’ for the last two months, but I believe the deck is primed to be one of the best picks going into NAIC, due to being the version of Dragapult with the best Gardevoir matchup and being very resilient into the spread, including some of … Continue reading Ghosts and Flames: Dragapult Charizard for NAIC

Hey, Cut or Tap readers! My name is Jackson, and I’m super excited to be writing my first article for the site. I remember having a membership for the site back in the peak DDG era pre-Covid, and it’s a bit of a full circle moment for me to have the privilege to write for the site myself! I want to take this chance to … Continue reading Deckbuilding for the Meta: Making a Better Deck for the Metagame