Lugia VStar is fresh off another win at the largest Regional ever, staving off a myriad of rogue ideas, despite the humongous target on its back. With the 2023 San Diego Regionals fast approaching, the overwhelming feeling has been to either give in and play Lugia, or play a deck that has at least an even matchup into the terror of the format. Typically, I … Continue reading “Fusionator 2: Judge-Mew Day:” Mew VMAX for San Diego Regionals

In this article, I cover Lost Box Charizard first and a new build of Mewtwo that fits this format in the latter half of the article. The Charizard section is more focused on list explanation and the Mewtwo section is almost entirely about how to play match ups against opponents with Mewtwo counters (Drapion V, Snorlax LOR, Regice, etc.) It seems most people have pushed … Continue reading Lost Box Charizard & Recreating Mewtwo V-Union

Hello, Cut or Tap! My name is Piper Lepine, and as you may know, I just won the Toronto regional championships with Mewtwo V-UNION control! This article goes over my group’s thought process in building and testing the deck, why we played the cards we did, how to navigate the different matchups, and looking at the deck for the upcoming Arlington regionals. Table of contents … Continue reading Mewtwo V-UNION: the Control List People Weren’t Expecting

I asked my followers on Twitter if they wanted an article about Mewtwo or a piece on options for Arlington. The response was about 50/50 so Cut or Tap is going to cover both bases. The Toronto Regional Champion Piper Lepine will write about Mewtwo and we will be posting an article from her next week. I am very excited about this because Cut or … Continue reading Options for Arlington

This article talks about several decks in less detail than one would normally expect from a Cut or Tap piece. If this article comes off a bit scattered, that’s because my options are still very open and many decks seem to have merit. The power of Lugia is unparalleled and finding the proper counter is not easy. In this piece you will see info on … Continue reading Final options for Toronto

I like to counter the meta. I like to play decks that are very hard to pilot and learn to outplay my opponents. I like to come up with creative takes on strong archetypes or recreate decks that are considered less than tier 1. Lugia is stopping me from doing all of the above. Lugia has been too strong for me to find a proper … Continue reading Type A Lugia (Yveltal & Charizard)

Mew MVax is the best aggro deck in standard and it probably would be the best deck in the format if not for Drapion V having a presence. How can you play Mew, without playing Mew? The best analog is Hisuian Zoroark VStar. Zoroark dishes out big one-shots starting on turn two and draws through almost as many cards as Mew does. The difference is … Continue reading A Better Way to Play Hisuian Zoroark VStar

Ironically, we see decks that are not unanimously considered tier 1 winning events repeatedly. You should not play the best deck if you want to win an event; you need to play the best deck for a given meta. Consider the results from Salt Lake City Regionals. Almost all the decks in top 8 were archetypes that are normally considered to be tier 2 or … Continue reading The Best Meta-call, Not the Best Deck

Have you missed me? I am excited to be writing again. In the traditional Cut or Tap style, there will not be much of an introduction; all meat, no fluff. This article explains how to build Giratina and play Giratina. I believe it is the best deck in the format and hopefully after reading this article you will understand why. Table of Contents – General … Continue reading Giratina Box – Everything You Need to Know