Whoop Whoop, Subs! Welcome to a show I thought would never get performed: the Gholdengo show.
Dortmund Regionals has concluded, leaving some interesting decks in the finals. With no hesitation, I say that this tournament was an anomaly, meta-wise. We have been playing in the Paradox Rift Standard format for some months now, and I wouldn’t believe you if you said “Chien-Pao ex and Gholdengo ex will be in a Finals matchup.”
This tournament also stands out to me, because so many different countries were in attendance, and it felt way more internationally diverse than normal European Regionals. Some quick shout-outs before getting into the golden advice I have for you all, first to Gabriel Smart. Gabe, a teammate and co-writer here at Cut or Tap, placed in the Top 8 of the tournament with Gardevoir ex, so look for his article in the coming weeks. Also want to give a shout-out to Owyn Kammerman who has also written for our website in the past – he was the eventual Champion, piloting Chien-Pao to its first tournament win. Well done!
Now lets get into Gholdengo, and how the heck it’s possible for the deck to achieve such a feat.
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