Hey there, Cut or Tap Readers! Daniel Altavilla here, fresh out of Wisconsin Regionals. I was able to take another 4th place finish after my similar finish in Virginia, with another Dark variant. I guess we’ll never have a Dark deck sitting outside of the top tier! I really had a blast with every part of this Madison trip and though I didn’t have to … Continue reading Foxy Drampa in Cheese World – 4th Place Madison Regionals Tournament Report

 Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! We’ve had League Cups going on for two quarters already and we’re about to be heading into our third and final quarter for the season. Because players are often comfortable playing five different decks in five different League Cups, I’d like to share how to make a risky “Meta Call,” which is just a more extreme way to beat … Continue reading “Officer Jenny, I Got Your Number:” Calling Your Meta, plus A Taste of What’s to Come

Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! Daniel here again, with a little report on my findings at St Louis Regionals. With the tournament’s conclusion, we’ve been shown the complete and utter chaos that is Expanded. Good players did horrible while others pushed through, but for the most part the chaos of Day 2 was the result of those who managed to meet the stronger matchups … Continue reading “Bees are Endangered?” – A Follow Up on Vespiquen in Expanded

Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! Daniel here, to silence all talk of Standard PRC-SM. I feel that it will take plenty of innovation to actually change this format. We’re in a good place right now, with the gist of it all being: Ability-heavy decks Garbodor decks to counter the Ability decks Third-party decks with no affinity towards Abilities (Spare Shaymin or Hoopa-EX) or Anti-Abilities … Continue reading “What’s Changed, Jesse?” – Breaking (a) Bad Format

Hey, Cut or Tap readers! At the time of writing this, I’ve just gotten home from Dallas Regionals. I managed to put up what was probably my worst tournament performance ever, playing Vileplume. Despite this, Dallas was a very fun experience, and I had a great time ringing in the new year with friends from all over the US and Canada. Dallas saw a very … Continue reading “Don’t Mess With Techs-as:” Better Teching with Kiernan Wagner and Daniel Altavilla

Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! It has been a while, as my laptop 6-0’ed me back in the summer, but I am finally back with another article! A bit of an anecdote here, but I believe the last time I shared any content was in a brief statement on Olympia, in one of Phinn’s last articles. Collaborating with another player on an article is … Continue reading “Dark Side of the Lunala” – My Choices for San Jose and Why Sableye Won’t Work

Hey there, Cut or Tap readers! I’m back with another article, this time one a bit more abstract. I feel like reflecting on this past weekend of the World Championships, to let you all in on exactly what I feel went wrong for me and how I plan on improving this in the future. The Pokemon Trading Card Game is one filled with much more … Continue reading “Comfort is Klefki:” Sticking to What We Know, and Help with Both Formats

Hey again, CutorTap! Daniel Altavilla here, doing my second article for this wonderful site. My last one was on efficient playtesting, and it seemed to take off among newer players, which is wonderful. This time around, there will be more meat in the area of actual decks. I have four decks I’ve built recently that I have almost perfected, but I feel the meta as … Continue reading Hyperbolic Time Chamber: Awakening Untapped Potential with Steam Siege

Hello, everyone on CutOrTap! The United States has a very important, difficult, and grueling Nationals coming up, and in this article I will give you a choice that I feel will be strong for the tournament and I’ll give some tips on how to get the most out of playtesting. But before going into these things, I’ll introduce myself, as this is my first article … Continue reading Good Practice Makes Perfect