Minoru wrote:Yeah, you're right, I should. My anxiety's been really bad recently and if I don't at least try something soon I can't see it heading anywhere good. I've just let it dictate my life for so long that even small things are really hard these days. I will keep an eye out for the next pre-release since I find those easiest then maybe I can work my way up to it from there.
I bought mostly singles when I was playing in the past but even that can add up quickly, especially when you’re not sure what deck to play - I forked out for Volcanion then figured out I didn't really like how it played. I’m unemployed so it can be a bit painful keeping up. Maybe I can find a decent low tier deck that’ll be functional long term, Raticate was good for that. I’m not really sure what the meta’s like these days. Also, I agree, full arts are pretty and always really tempting! It can be hard not to buy boosters and hope you’ll get something awesome.
Understandable about Volcanion. It's a very clunky, weird deck. I've never liked it.
The Garchomp/Lucario/Cynthia deck is probably going to end up tier 2. You can get a lot of the cards you'll need for it by getting the Mach Strike theme deck twice.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki ... trike_(TCG)
There's no standard build for it but generally you'd want a 4/4/4 line of Garchomp, 3/3 Lucario, 4 Cynthia, 2 or 3 pal pad etc. I've not tested it too much but it's a pretty cool concept and can regularly do 200 damage per turn. Chcuk in a couple of staples from the sets in between (Field Blower, Guzma, Choice Band, etc) and you're going pretty well. The only real money card you'd need is Tapu Lele GX (x2) which is kind of like the new Shaymin.