“Black Christmas:” Dark Decks for Winter League Cups

With the recent conclusion of the San Jose, CA Regional Championships and London Intercontinental Championships, one thing is abundantly clear: Dark is the king of both formats. Expanded format is more pertinent for me, with my upcoming League Cups in that format, and I’ve spent much of the past few months testing Expanded Dark decks with Kian Amini. While I was not able to attend … Continue reading “Black Christmas:” Dark Decks for Winter League Cups

“Winter is Coming:” The Decks to Beat in the Coming Months

Hello Cut Or Tap readers! The 2017 winter season is in full swing, and information is still absent regarding the League Cups that were supposed to have begun by now. This means a digression from my planned article topic, and instead a look into a few decks that I like for the next major tournaments: the Standard European Intercontinentals and the Expanded San Jose, CA … Continue reading “Winter is Coming:” The Decks to Beat in the Coming Months

A Fantastic Odyssey: Investigating the Contents of Steam Siege

Yo Cut or Tap, Liam back again, this time with a Steam Siege set review. This set has a lot of exciting possibilities in the XY-on Standard format that will be used at the 2016 World Championships, the Primal Clash-on Standard format for the 2016-2017 season, and the Black and White-on Expanded format that we can expect to see come Regionals next season. While every card … Continue reading A Fantastic Odyssey: Investigating the Contents of Steam Siege

US Nationals Top 4: Darkrai/Giratina/Hydreigon Deck Analysis + Tournament Report

Hey CutOrTap nation, Liam here with my US Nationals report. I was lucky enough to finish in fourth place in a field of 1,105 masters, making it the largest Pokemon TCG tournament ever, at least outside of Japan. Today I want to give you a run down of my play for Nationals, some of the card choices, and my matches. I played this deck at … Continue reading US Nationals Top 4: Darkrai/Giratina/Hydreigon Deck Analysis + Tournament Report