7 月份热门3套牌

Hey, what's up PTCGO Store! I am stoked to be writing another article for you all! We just saw the first 3 major tournaments conclude in the Astral Radiance format, and the metagame has been altered quite substantially. Originally, many of us thought that it would just be 帕路奇亚VSTAR (Astral Radiance), 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR (Brilliant Stars), and Mew VMAX (Fusion Strike) dominating the standard format. However, with that being said, the metagame has begun to develop significantly different than I think a lot of people were expecting. Yes, we still have the most popular decks performing at a high level, but we have some surprises that truly have begun to alter the metagame. If you are looking for any cards in this article, make sure to use SmartTCG for 5% off your next order! With that being said, let's take a look at the #1 deck in the standard format

Although 帕路奇亚VSTAR did not win NAIC or Milwaukee, it was by far the most successful deck overall during the astral radiance format. I actually placed 9th at the Milwaukee, and it is one of the most powerful decks I have ever played in my competitive TCG Journey. What makes the deck so special is its aggression and consistency! Once this deck gets going, it truly is a force to be reckoned with!

1 玛纳霏 BRS 41

3 起源形态帕路奇亚 V ASR 39

1 光辉甲贺忍蛙 ASR 46

4 索布尔 CRE 41

3 毛毛细雨 SHF 99

2 英特尔龙 SHF 100

3 起源形态帕路奇亚 VSTAR ASR 40

2 进化香 SSH 163

1 训练场 RCL 169

4 交叉切换器 FST 230

1 回响之角 CRE 136

4 快速球 SSH 179

1 大魅力 SSH 158

1 工具干扰器 BST 136

1 梅洛尼 CRE 146

1 罗克珊 ASR 150

1 老板的命令 SHF 58

2 水平球 BST 129

2 舀取净 RCL 165

1 精选腰带 BRS 135

1 教授的研究 SSH 178

4 战斗 VIP 通行证 FST 225

1 希苏安重球 ASR 146

4 艾里达 ASR 147

1 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148

3 容量大桶 RCL 156

7 水能 SWSHEnergy 12

帕路奇亚VSTAR (Astral Radiance) is the crown Jewel of the Astral Radiance Set. Its attack Subspace Swell deals massive amounts of damage, paired up with its 280 HP, it makes it one of the most feared Pokemon in the standard format! What sets it apart from the other top VSTARS, is it has one of the most powerful abilities ever created! Its ability, Star Portal, allows you to attach 3 energy from the discard to any of your Pokemon! This will create crazy combo turns, and will allow you to flood the board with energy!

The inteleon engine is something that has run the Pokemon TCG for about a year now! The ability of 毛毛细雨 (Sword and Shield), and 英特龙 (Sword and Shield), has allowed for inconsistent decks to become some of the most consistent and powerful decks in the format! The standard of the Pokemon Trading Card Game has become whether you play Bibarel (Brilliant Stars), or the Inteleon Engine. Both engines are the main consistency source for the majority of the decks in the format. Being able to search your deck for any trainer card, allows for decks to pull off otherworldly combos that in the past were never feasible. What makes Inteleon decks so powerful is that it is the closest thing to playing chess. Variance is drastically reduced, and you have the ability to choose your own destiny, and not lose games to “bad luck”

Palkia is truly one of the most powerful Pokemon TCG decks we have ever seen. What really separates itself from the other decks, is that no matter how hard you try to counter it, it has such a large toolbox of attackers that it can adapt to any situation. Palkia is the shining star of the Pokemon TCG, and I look forward to seeing how successful it is at the 2022 Pokemon TCG World Championships

Who would've thought that a trading card seen as less a joke and a novelty, would propel itself into stardom overnight? Flying Pikachu VMAX is just that card! At the North American International Championship, we saw Azul GG take down over 1000 players with Arceus VSTAR Flying Pikachu VMAX! It is safe to say, that this is a deck no one was expecting to perform this well. When you take a look at it though, it actually begins to make a lot more sense. Let's take a look at a list

4 阿尔宙斯 V BRS 166

2 比多夫 brs 120

2 比巴雷尔 BRS 121

3 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR BRS 184

1 克罗巴特 V DAA 182

1 Crobat VMAX PR-SW 99

3 飞翔的皮卡丘 V CEL 6

2 飞翔的皮卡丘 VMAX CEL 7

1 南瓜灯 EVS 76

2 Cheren 护理 BRS 134

2 进化香 SSH 163

1 菲比 BST 161

4 超级球 DEX 102

1 开关总和 160

4 快速球 FST 237

1 莱汉电动汽车 152

1 罗克珊 ASR 150

1 好友 Pad SSH 172

4 Marnie CPA 56

4 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148

2 教授研究 BRS 147

2 老板的命令 RCL 154

1 捕获能量 DAA 201

4 双涡轮能量 BRS 151

3 黑暗能量 SWSHEnergy 16

4 闪电能量 SWSHEnergy 13

As stated above, Azul GG was able to win the tournament with Flying Pikachu VMAX of all things. When you begin to look at the list though, it is easy to realize how this deck was able to win! Going into the North American International Championships, the decks that were expected to perform well were, 帕路奇亚VSTAR, Arceus Duraludon, Regigigas, Blissey, and more. All of these decks were expected to be seen in huge numbers which favoured Flying Pikachu a lot. This deck was built to counter 帕路奇亚VSTAR with Flying Pikachu, and then use 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR as the consistency engine and main attacker versus non-lighting weak decks. With how the metagame began shaping up, it created the perfect storm for Flying Pikachu to be successful!

Flying Pikachu VMAX is a card that was seen more as a novelty, and celebration of the Pokemons 25 years of existence. Well, this Pikachu shocked the world when it won the International Championships! With a whopping 310 HP, it makes it one of the hardest Pokemon to knock out in the standard format. Along with its Free retreat, it already looks like a card that would have potential right? Well, its attack is what truly makes it a winner. Max Balloon, prevents all damage done to it by basic Pokemon. This means that cards like Blissey V (Chilling Reign), Zacian V (Sword and Shield) Regigigas (Astral Radiance), and so much more cannot do damage to it at all! This immunity is what really allowed this idea of Flying Pikachu VMAX to take off! Along with its typing, it is able to one-shot the most popular deck in the standard format being 帕路奇亚VSTAR (Astral Radiance)

Arceus Inteleon is a deck that we have seen around for quite some time. It is the closest thing to Zoroark GX Golisopod GX of old, where it relies on two-shotting the majority of Pokemon in the Standard format while healing with cards like Cherens Care (Brilliant Stars). This was a deck that at the beginning of Astral Radiance, people viewed as a deck of the past, as players flocked to new decks like Palkia VTSTAR. As time progressed, players began to revisit the deck and began to realize that it had an incredibly strong position in the standard format. As players began to innovate the lists, it saw a huge resurgence in popularity at Milwaukee with Justin Kulas making the top 8 with the deck! Heading into the North American International Championships, it continued to hit its stride with multiple Top 8’s and had scattered placings all through day 2. It is safe to say, that Arceus Inteleon is back, and it might be better than ever! Let's take a look at my current list!

4 阿尔宙斯 V BRS 122

3 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR BRS 123

4 索布尔 CRE 41

3 细雨 SSH 56

2 英特尔 SSH 58

1 星辰之眼 V ASR 30

1 玛纳霏 BRS 41

1 邓斯帕斯 FST 207

2 Marnie CPA 56

2 梅洛尼 CRE 146

2 Cheren 护理 BRS 134

1 老板的命令 BRS 132

1 教授研究 BRS 147

1 罗克珊 ASR 150

4 快速球 FST 237

4 水平球 BST 129

3 超级球 BRS 150

2 进化香 SSH 163

2 舀取净 RCL 165

1 普通杆 SSH 171

1 好友 Pad SSH 172

2 大魅力 SSH 158

2 迈向 CRE 巅峰之路 148

1 倒塌的体育场 BRS 137

7 Water Energy BRS

3 双涡轮能量 BRS 151

This is an Arceus variant that relies solely on 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR to attack! Yes, there are rare occasions where Aqua Bullet is useful, but this deck will heavily rely on using Arceus VSTAR’s Trinity Nova over and over again to win games! Arceus VSTAR clocking in at 280 HP, makes it one of the bulkiest VSTARs in the game. Paired up with Big Charm (Sword and Shield) it makes it one of the tankiest Pokemon in the trading card game! Paired up with Trinity Nova, and Starbirth, it is in the argument for the greatest Pokemon TCG card printed of all time. Arceus truly is god, and this deck utilizes it better than any other deck in the standard format!

Once again, the 英特尔龙引擎 strikes again! This time in the form of Arceus Inteleon! Inteleon is the sidekick that this 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR (Brilliant Stars) variant needs to be successful! This variant relies heavily on its 1 and 2 of, so being able to pick and choose which cards you need at any point is absolutely critical with a deck like this! This deck is built on grinding your opponent out of games, and the Inteleon engine works perfectly for that type of strategy! The longer the game goes, the more powerful the deck becomes, and the engine works in perfect harmony!

Since this 阿尔宙斯 VSTAR Variant does not have any reliable way to take a one-shot, that leaves it with a major weakness. This deck will end up struggling with decks that have the capability to one-shot once or twice in a game, like Mew VMAX (Fusion Strike) for example. With that knowledge of the deck's flaws, there needs to be some way to make up for dealing with lower amounts of damage. What better way to fix that, than healing all of the damage off your Arceus VSTAR! Cherens Care will buy you enough time to be able to build an invincible board state, and any deck that can't one-shot you is in for a rough time! With cards like pal pad, you can Cherens Care up to four times in a game! This deck is in it for the long haul, and Cherens Care is the perfect card for this type of playstyle!

Now, you might notice a very notorious deck, is not in the top 3 rankings. That deck is none other than Mew VMAX! As the metagame begins to develop, mew continues to be put in a more and more unfavourable spot. The deck struggled mightily at Milwaukee Regionals, and the North American International Championships, and the metagame continues to shift in a way, that is not favourable for it. Currently, the deck feels a little bit coin flip reliant, for it to be put in the top 3 decks. Even when it is firing on all cylinders, it can be stopped in its tracks by a Roxxane (Astral Radiance), and a Path to the Peak (Chilling Reign). Mew VMAX is still a very strong deck, but the metagame is not favourable for it! I do expect it to make a rise in popularity again when the Pokemon GO set gives it a boost with some new cards! Currently, 帕路奇亚VSTAR, Flying Pikachu VMAX, and Arceus Inteleon seem to be the best Pokemon online decks in the format. I await the new set and look forward to seeing how it alters the metagame. That's all for me today! I hope you enjoyed this article from me! If you are looking for any cards in this article, make sure to check out the PTCGO Stores for some PTCGO codes! They have the most amazing PTCGO Products on the market, and can fill all of your needs! I look forward to speaking with you again soon!