John Roberts II

Finished #1 on MTG Arena twice!!! 2012 Pokemon TCG National Champion 😎 - Twitch Partner - Contact me at [email protected]

[John Roberts II @JdoubleR2]

THIS IS UNREAL!!! Though this is my second #1 finish, this one feels special because of all who supported and motivated me along the way. Thank you to all of those people!!!

I will post about the list I used later.

#MagicTheGathering #MTGA

[John Roberts II @JdoubleR2]

@GrowSmarter_x A breath when they were born.

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@Pooka311 @NRGSeries Congratulations! I didn’t know you play Magic too! Not surprised you’re good at it though. lol

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@FredSingerIV I like this idea. How has it been performing?

[John Roberts II @JdoubleR2]

Since the secret is out, I'm going to post my Darmanitan/Dusknoir deck that can take the opponent out of the game very quickly.

It's a very tricky deck to play, so it might take time to learn.

Importable list in comments. #PokemonTCG

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@Andy_PTX Yeah, at one point I was considering it, but then forgot all about it. lol

Thank you for reminding me! 🙂

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@jontechs Basically, you want to go behind in prizes with the Dusk line to keep using Flamebody Cannon and wreck their board early. You can clean up with Blood Moon, if necessary.

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@TPO3_ I have a lot more decks brewed up that I will be posting soon. 🙂

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@AlexLeftie @Frosted_Birdie When they are at 3 prizes, you can Counter Gain the Blood Moon, the you can Kieran to reset, when they KO, you can Stretcher and attack for 0. Or they KO it, then you Stretcher to take a KO for 0, then Kieran to reset for the last 2 prizes.

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@jh_youn85 @NakaiBee Not sure if this is 90%.

No Pidgeot or draw engine. 4-4-2 Dusknoir, 4-3-3 Zard. Trolley+Evo build.

The deck is completely different from any other build. The deck decimates opponents setup and ends games very quickly. The other Zard decks don’t do that.

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@jh_youn85 @NakaiBee I already established that the combo of Zard+Dusk isn't original. It's the version I ran at Milwaukee that's original.

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@AlexLeftie @Frosted_Birdie There’s also TM Devo for if they can get them out. Budew usually can prevent that from happening though.

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@Frosted_Birdie @AlexLeftie Try to go for an early Blood Moon+Iono.

If they don’t have a Pikachu ready, you can sweep them with Blood Moon. If they have energy on Pikachu, try to put damage on it with Dusclops, then counter catcher it to KO with Blood Moon.(or Dusknoir+Darmanitan)

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@NakaiBee Looks can be deceiving…the concept is easy to understand, but knowing what to do and when to do it is a different story.

People said the same thing about my Charizard/Dusknoir deck, but then they make all the wrong plays and wonder why they lost.

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@AsherJohns13877 @shutterst0ck_ @QuentinCTCG I like the Tatsugiri in there.

Also, have the Fez and Mew been worth the liability on the bench? I feel like they can cost you games, especially with giving up prizes with the Dusk line.

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@H04Ms I’m assuming you meant less prize cards than opponent.

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@H04Ms You can pop Dusclops and Noirs, or go into Budew or Blood Moon.

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@PinesTCG Yeah, you can attack with Blood Moon earlier(or just not need an attachment) and also with Pidgeot if needed(which does come up sometimes).

It’s definitely a crucial card to close out games, especially against less favorable matchups.

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@jjericho_ Thanks!

And Hilda is one of the best supporters in the format imo.

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@shutterst0ck_ @QuentinCTCG I wasn’t aware of this, but it’s cool to see someone else come up with the concept.

Not sure how I feel about no Pidgeot, but the list looks solid.

Also, this may have been the person I ran into on ladder today.

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@theinfernohippo Pidgeot is essential for this deck because you want to combo multiple turns in a row through disruption. It keeps you from losing to your and your opponent's Ionos and allows you to close the game out much easier. Also, Squak is a liability and you want to avoid easy 2 prizers.

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@QuentinCTCG I created the list back in March, but didn't ever play it on ladder because I might surprise an event with it. I updated it a few days ago, then made the mistake of running the deck on ladder this past few days, likely leading me to run into a version of the deck on ladder today.