Best Cards From Darkness Ablaze

Introduction

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Howdy FlipSide readers! I'thousand thrilled to be returning with another article covering some of my favorite cards from the upcoming Pokemon TCG set "Darkness Afire". While nosotros have not received an official set list notwithstanding, nosotros take a general idea of what cards we are getting. For this article, I will be looking at cards that were revealed in two of the Japanese mini-sets, Eruption Walker and Infinity Zone, and discussing some of the best cards. I will also be taking into account our next rotation, TEU-DAA, and evaluating each menu's potential in upcoming formats. Without further adieu, permit's dive into this commodity!

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ten. Vikavolt 5:

Vikavolt V

Item lock has been infamous in the Pokemon TCG for many years. Anyone who has been effectually the game in the more contempo formats probably remembers how potent Seismatoad EX used to be with a similar set on. While Vikavolt V is non quite of the same quotient, I believe that this card has bully potential all the same. Unfortunately, lighting decks volition be rotating many of their smashing support cards such every bit Electropower and Thunder Mount Prism. However, we even so retain Tapu Koko Prism and Speed energy so there are even so tools for this deck to work with in the adjacent format. I think this bill of fare will exist slap-up if the format speeds up and we get more than item based acceleration. The second attack is also not a bad finisher on damaged pokemon. While electro power would have fixed a lot of the math issues between the ii attacks, in that location might be a partner who could combo well with detail lock. I would go along this card on your radar because I can meet it being viable at some point.

9. Bird Keeper

Switch effects became much more valuable after the rotation of Guzma last flavor. Frequently times decks will demand to pin their attackers, but paying retreat can be besides costly in some instances. This is why switch cards are of import in a lot of decks, considering they continue energy in play and allow decks to be mobile. We also see switch cards beingness used in conjunction with TEU Jirachi to dig through the deck. This carte du jour provides both a means to switch as well every bit some small consistency. With the loss of Escape Board, decks that all the same desire to take reward of "Steller Wish" could run this card every bit a means to switch out Jirachi and to draw cards. I could likewise see this card being useful in ADP Zacain every bit a means to either pivot the ADP or reset Zacain'southward "Brave Bract" attack. This carte could as well be interesting in control decks past allowing them to pin between Jirachis and Dolls. This card has good qualities and I recall It could reasonably see some play in the hereafter.

8. Toughness Cape

Many cards on this listing are remnants of other cards in the by. This one in particular is like a bulkier Fighting Fury Belt (without the extra damage). I retrieve this card has potential just given how high of HP some of the basic V's already have. Zacian, for instance, could be buffed upwardly to 270 hp which might be able go along the menu alive for more turns. Granted Tool Scrapper could always throw a wrench into things, only this card will make some knock outs harder to come by. This is also going to exist a neat inclusion in Spiritomb UNB decks who can at present swing for over 300 damage.

7. Piers

This card seems incredibly underrated. Existence able to search out Special energy, admitting any free energy, is very strong and not something we see printed oftentimes. This menu also has great synergy with Crobat V and gives a draw out plus a powerful search option. I see this card as a less expensive alternative to Guzma Hala. For the correct deck, I remember this card will provide a lot of useful support.

half dozen. Centiskorch VMAX

I originally wasn't very impressed by this card, only considering the corporeality of acceleration cards you lot can use with fire, it does not seem difficult to go this card set and attacking past plough two. If you lot were to use Welder plus Victini V or Volcanion, then you lot could reasonably go 7 to 8 energies on this bill of fare in ii turns, which would knock out most Pokemon. This card is also getting a new burn special energy that volition boost it'southward hp by xx, which could proceed this card alive long plenty to set up up more attackers. This card also has some natural synergies with a lot of the tools fire already has like Victini Five and Heatran GX. While it might be vulnerable to early aggression, I think if you tin keep this card alive for a few turns it should be able to sweep through all of your opponent's largest attackers.

five. Scizor VMAX

This might be the kickoff playable Scizor nosotros have gotten in a long time. This card is a tank and has a lot of tools to keep damage off itself. The first attack is dandy for setting up KO's on Tag Team and other GX/V Pokemon while also reducing the damage it takes past thirty. If you comboed this with Lucario Melmetal's "Total Metallic Wall GX" attack + Metal Goggles, you lot can effectively proceed ninety impairment off per plow which makes this 320 hp behemoth even harder to knock out. I also like the 2d attack because it can exist efficient in two hitting VMAXes as well as picks up inexpensive KOs on benched Dedennes and Crobats.

4. Rose

Rose finally gives us a faster style to set up VMAX Pokemon. While I don't feel equally though this carte is going to be useful with every VMAX deck, I think there are several that can benefit from the fast acceleration. Let's address the elephant in the room commencement, the price of playing this card is loftier. Discarding your entire mitt can mean forfeiting all of your options and putting you into a "Pinnacle Deck Mode" position. However, I call back if you paired this carte du jour with Silvally GX from Catholic Eclipse, you could employ this consequence to your advantage and plow it into an efficient draw engine. We are also getting a new stadium, coincidentally named "Rose Tower", which lets either role player draw until they take three cards in their hand that tin can also philharmonic with this card. With all that beingness said, two energies is a big deal and tin can save VMAX decks from losing too much momentum whenever an assailant gets knocked out. I have a ton of ideas for this bill of fare and information technology will probably be one of the first cards I mess with when testing the new expansion.

3. Turbo Patch

I yet cannot believe they are press this card. In the current Pokemon climate, most decks are defined by how chop-chop they tin can set upwards attackers and Turbo Patch is going to provide some other way to accelerate energy to any basic, non GX, attacker. I think this is going to provide a lot of back up to both Five and VMAX centered decks who are trying to streamline attackers turn to plough. The main issue with decks I have seen is how far back you can go set up by missing an zipper and this card is going to fix a lot and help decks maintain tempo. I wouldn't be surprised to see this card as a four-of inclusion in decks that are trying to exist aggressive early on. This menu could potentially rank higher, just I think the added variance of coin flips might brand this card become obsolete if improve free energy acceleration gets printed. Regardless, the bill of fare is solid and is probably going to come across a fair amount of play in decks post rotation.

ii. Eternatus VMAX

Definitely the winner for virtually hyped card in the set up, with good reason. This carte is big and swings for loftier numbers with a low assail cost.I think this carte will be actually good upon release. Other decks are going to need to find a manner to handle something this large taking knock outs every turn. It besides seems similar fighting decks are losing a lot of steam and so there are not going to be a lot of cards that can knock out a fully set up Eternatus VMAX in i turn. Information technology's biggest drawback is its limited carte du jour pool to work with when building. While Crobat V will be a very good depict option for this deck, it does not quite supplement the amount of consistency you get from running both Jirachi and Dedenne GX, especially when y'all are a set up deck. Yet, this card notwithstanding has great potential and I look to see a lot of upon release.

1. Crobat V

What can I say, drawing cards is proficient! (You can quote me on that). This card is bully and will well-nigh definitely discover itself equally an easy four of inclusion in most Eternatus VMAX builds. Outside of this, I feel similar this card is yet actually solid. At present that decks cannot play supporters going first, there is a demand to dig for certain cards on your first plow. Usually this has been limited to perhaps using "Dedenne Modify" if y'all are serious about excavation through your deck but at present we tin extend our turn fifty-fifty further with Crobat V. This card also provides an alternative to discarding your hand and allows decks to just draw. I also feel that using both Crobat V and Dedenne GX will generate a powerful depict engine for most decks and volition give players the power to rip through the deck in a few turns. If there was any carte du jour that was prophylactic to pick upward in this set, Crobat is the one.

Well, that wraps upward this Top 10 for Darkness Afire. This is all really early on speculation, but hopefully this list at least highlighted cards with bang-up potential. Permit me know what cards y'all are looking forward to in the comments! If y'all're looking to start testing post rotation, cheque out my previous article where I gave my thoughts and initial build on Eternatus VMAX. Brand sure to check back for FlipSide Gaming for more than mail rotation articles. If you lot enjoyed this article and desire to get updated when my adjacent article comes out, make sure to follow me on Twitter @theskypillar. If y'all desire to support the people at FlipSide Gaming, you can pre-order Darkness Ablaze product right at present and get the new cards right when the prepare comes out! That'due south all I got. Give thanks you so much for reading and I'll see yous all next time with some more than post-rotation decks!

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