My good friend @Stoige14 did all the work preparing questions and editing but I am indeed the one in the video.
Especially in longer games, stage can actually gain you cards in hand by allowing you to cycle your deck and draw all 4 of the 4c Mr. 3 rather than just the 1 or 2 you would’ve seen naturally!
Let’s bring (back) top level deck profiles to the OPTCG community! Feels like I haven’t seen post tourney deck profiles explaining their choices in a while.
9/1512 OP09 Buggy Deck Profile: https://t.co/K2Xk9ixQFR
Hope this clears up some of the questions I’ve been getting!
Please cut us some slack for quality, we one shot a 20 min interview w/ no script.🙏🏻🧎🏻♂️
@Vallewyo If RG gets banned I would definitely just be playing Buggy. I put in a ton of testing and work into the deck because I genuinely thought it was a contender for BDIF if not the BDIF until Hiyori Oden became a consistent play.
Is the CLOWN KING back?
I made Top 16 of the 11/7 Pomona regional with OP09 Buggy, beating 5 different RG players and only losing to @Egoist_TCG (swiss my misplay, top cut he rolled me).
DONT PLAY 6 BORSA & 7 GRAV BLADE
MU Spread:
Rocks 2nd ✅
Kaido 2nd ✅
Mirror 2nd ✅
Rocks 2nd ✅
RG 1st ✅ 🎲
RG 2nd ❌ (my misplay)
Rosi 1st ✅ 🎲
Rg 1st ✅ 🎲
Rg 1st ✅
Rocks 2nd ❌
Rocks 2nd ✅
Top Cut:
RG 1st✅2nd✅
RG 2nd ❌1st ✅ 2nd ❌
Deck profiles are back!
Sat down with @nebulustcg to break down the OP09 Buggy list that went 9th out of 1512
https://t.co/8Mu6zV8vLr
Who should we profile next? 👀 #OPTCG#buggy
@CarlinhosBilung TLDR; Ask for cards from RG, control Xebec’s board. Combo 4c+10c from 9 Don onwards.
I’ll cover the MU’s more in depth thru a Metafy guide
@Hyperfixa8d Finds 4c Galdino and Boa too. Hope>stage generically because it’s card neutral.
Yes, not same slot though. Play it on most 9+ Don turns.
@Mahchii_ Probably better than the standard list with less searchers since it’s night and day between having 7k+7k and 7k+5k. Interestingly enough, mirror was the only MU I remember missing 9 Alvida all weekend.
@DeepDiverTCG I’m trying to avoid being blamed for publicly ruining Buggy’s spot in the meta so I’ll have to paywall that information lol. I’ll try to whip up a metafy guide soon if ppl are interested tho.
@Superwesky_tw Will cover more in either deck profile or guide. Tldr is you only play this card in niche scenarios you want to avoid and cutting it frees up deck space for tech.
@OPDeckmate You only need the card for GY robin and maybe Boa. Just save yourself from bricking and don’t play it. If you’re struggling with those matchups I would say just play Gloriosa.
@JTroost36 Stage is a card that single-handedly allows you to cycle your deck which lets you cultivate a “perfect” hand. It��s a must play in Rocks to -1 hand for dodging 4 Boa and cycle but in other MU’s I prefer to not play it if my hand already has most of perfect curve.
@DeepDiverTCG It’s almost impossible if the RG knows how to play the MU but none of my opponents this weekend did so.
The essence is asking for as many cards from them as possible every turn which Grav doesn’t help with.