As it became more obvious that players are trying to counter Zoroark, it started to become evident than I needed a second option for Denver. I knew that playing PikaRom and Blacephalon was out of the question for me, which meant the only options outside of Zoroark were Zapdos, Ultra Necrozma, or a rogue. Ultra Necrozma match results have been very draw-dependent rather than skill-dependent, … Continue reading The Cut or Tap Zapdos variant
This video explains the results of doing 50 opening hands with a count of three Lele. I pay attention to the number of mulligans, how often I start with an out to a good turn one supporter, how often I am forced to start with Lele active, and some other info. Part two will come out most likely later this week where I do 50 … Continue reading 100 Opening Hands with ZoroRoc (Part 1)
Hey Cut or Tap readers! This post is covering some of the changes and additions to the site coming soon. New content concepts Virtual Coaching I am considering starting a new video serious where I set up two decks and play against myself while commentating on the game. The format would be something like what I do while I coach, but without the player … Continue reading Website Update (March 27th): coaching policy, Team Cut or Tap, and new content ideas
Hey everyone! I have fallen in love with the Zapdos Jirachi archetype and I want to breakdown down the individual cards that can be included in the deck, the matchups against popular archetypes, and my two lists. The deck functions similar to a Zoroark Golisopod or Zoroark Lycanroc deck, but with one prize attackers. Zapdos focuses on being extremely consistent and putting out a steady … Continue reading A Thunderous Assault on the Meta
One of the main shortcomings of the site has been the fact that I don’t cover match ups in much detail. I want to change that over the course of the next month or so. The next few articles will be covering specific decks and all of their match ups against the popular archetypes in the standard format. This piece is about the match ups … Continue reading Guide to ZoroRocWeavile match ups
I was both thrilled and annoyed about seeing that Night March won Toronto Regionals. On one hand, I was vindicated in my picks for the event since I had posted a Night March Order Pad list saying it was likely the best play, but that reason is pretty superficial. The much more hindering side of Night March’s success is that I had been working hard … Continue reading Expanded options for Greensboro Regionals (ZoroGarb, BuzzShrine, Archie’s Wails)
I just finished editing this my Buzz Shrine deck and it seems to me that it is the best play for Ontario. Just wanted to get this out there even though I have not had the time to write an entire article on the deck. I also think Night March is a great option and potentially is an even better play. This post just has … Continue reading Super Last Minute lists!
Hey friends, just wanted to post my first drafts for my Expanded lists. I have not had the time to test these decks enough to talk about them in a full article at this point, but I wanted to get the lists out quickly for all the subscribers. This post is just the lists for everything I am considering or testing against right now. Lists … Continue reading First draft Expanded lists
After seeing the list that Alex Cole managed place well at St. Louis with, ZoroGarb became of interest again. As many of you know the deck has been my favorite archetype over the last two years, so the prospect of being able to play it in Standard again is enticing. I also won a Team Up case tournament with ZoroRocWeavile using a list that I … Continue reading Standard: ZoroRocWeavile, BuzzMuk, and ZoroGarb
With the new bans and Team Up coming out changing the meta, Archie’s goes through some new changes. In my view Archie’s is an incredible option even with the rise in popularity of ZoroPod that we will most likely see at Ontario and North Carolina Regionals. Check it out! By the way, I have a little food for thought. Does Jirachi (TEU) deserve space in … Continue reading Expanded Updated Archie’s Blastoise Wails List
Just wanted to get a couple updates out there before the event because there were some pretty significant changes I made to each list. Check it out. Continue reading Last Minute Updates for St. Louis (Malamar & ZoroRoc)
Oceania Internationals has concluded and Zapdos won the tournament, which is completely unsurprising considering eight of the best players in the game played it. I underrated Zapdos at first. The deck was mediocre in testing because I was using, and playing against, the Japanese lists which ran far worse. Now that Zapdos is the king that needs to be slain, I am excited to talk … Continue reading ZoroRoc and Malamar variants, plus Darkrai Zoroark and Alolan Muk Garbodor updates
I am very surprised by how people are building Malamar right now. The build that I have seems very normal and to the point in my eyes, but I am starting to see that it is actually unorthodox. For the Team Up format I am also working on a similar list that continues to focus on Giratina rather than Ultra Necrozma. Ultra Necrozma does have … Continue reading Giratina Malamar Pre & Post Team Up
ZoroRoc has become my favorite deck once again, mostly because it is the only thing I can find that actually beats Malamar. If you are not already aware, Malamar is somewhat decidedly the best deck right now. Playing ZoroRoc again has made me realized how much stronger it will be when Team Up is legal. This piece goes over my list before Team Up and … Continue reading ZoroRoc for Pre-Team Up and Post-Team Up
Team Up is offering several new archetype concepts and as I’m sure many of you know, I love to jump on them as soon as possible. People have been hyping decks like Zapdos, Malmar Snorlax & Mimikyu, and Tool Drop, but I figured I would put together decks that I haven’t heard anybody else talking about. Some of the decks are more obvious combinations like … Continue reading Standard Team Up Ideas: Darkrai, Alolan Muk Garbodor, Blacephalon Ninetales, Alolan Grimer Nihilego, and ZoroRoc
Dallas Regionals is coming up this weekend and I’m scrambling to test as many games as I can. Other than putting this article out, the only activities in my life will be sleeping, eating, and playing Pokemon. My top two picks for the event are currently ZoroGarb and Blastoise Wailord. I also found myself really enjoying that Buzz Box deck that I talked a little … Continue reading Standard Buzz Box, Expanded Blastoise Wailord, and Expanded ZoroGarb updates
