Hi there, Cut or Tap readers! If you read my most recent article on my top cards from Twilight Masquerade, you would know that Lugia VStar is one of the decks I am most optimistic about in the upcoming format. It is the deck I have been testing most extensively, and the initial results have been very promising. If the North American International Championships were tomorrow, I would more than likely be playing the list presented in this article. 

To recap, there are several powerful new cards which elevate Lugia into a top-tier contender, worth serious consideration for NAIC and beyond.

Legacy Energy

As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides every type of Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time. Once per game, if the Pokémon this card is attached to is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon, your opponent takes 1 fewer Prize card.

Legacy Energy is the cornerstone of Lugia’s newfound power. Acting as a Rainbow Energy, it enables the use of a wide array of attacks that were previously inaccessible without playing Basic Energy. 

We can now utilize Iron Hands ex’s Amp You Very Much to take additional prize cards, and Lumineon V’s Aqua Return to shuffle itself back into the deck, preserving energy while removing a liability from our board. Legacy Energy also enables the use of Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex as a potent snipe attacker, and Radiant Charizard as an efficient zero-prize attacker. The options it opens up cannot be overstated.

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