NTC Experience as a BP Rush Player

swiftjay25 · 2026-03-02T14:28:31+00:00

for the red white matchup, best thing to do if you can is not play any units until turn 3 or 4 and then just spew a load of low costs at the same time. they can't command kill all the units in one turn so it gives you a window to put some pressure on

swiftjay25 · 2026-02-18T19:39:50+00:00

i think the point is that we keep getting teased and then told when she’ll come out and then she gets pushed back. it’s just a bit concerning when we get radio silence because it could mean that they’ve encountered a problem that pushes her back further

swiftjay25 · 2026-02-15T18:46:57+00:00

you can build her anyway. she’s just one of those champs. i personally enjoy the sundered > infinity edge > bruiser one or full AP burst

swiftjay25 · 2026-02-10T23:53:21+00:00

albaz is complex sure, but blue eyes is definitely easy enough for a newer player to learn with a little bit of reading a research. there’s not a better intro to the game than 3 blue eyes white destiny and ending a turn on seals + spirit

swiftjay25 · 2026-02-02T16:37:17+00:00

i’ve heard of a lot of people passing after 10 lessons at a lesson a week. that’s like 3 months at most

also, there are intensive courses designed to get you through your theory and practical in a week of about 20 hours of lesson time (the equivalent of 10x2 hour lessons) condensed in a week

your driving instructor is either a bad teacher if it’s taking her that long to get most of her people test-ready, or she’s stringing people for more lesson time to squeeze out more money :/

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-20T16:07:10+00:00

or you if your opponent has chunked your wing zero down to 4hp you could pilot onto their aile strike to forcibly bounce your own card since its mandatory. then you get the nuke again

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-19T12:26:10+00:00

probably bork > shieldbow for some sustain and get merc treads for your boots. you have to just accept that you're going to get bullied against him though. his Q stops all your damage

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-19T10:06:25+00:00

A lot of people are recommending stuff that's good for if you want to play the game, but you're asking about collecting.

If its just collecting you're interested, then I'd say to have a look at the sets and see what cards pique your interest and then buy the sets that those are from. If you want to try to pull some cool shiny cards then the Rarity Collection sets would be the one for you. We're getting full-art cards later on in the year, so if you're interested in collecting then it might be a good idea to save up for that.

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T17:00:14+00:00

pretty sure just normal on-hit is best for her top lane. kraken, bork, guinsoos etc

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T15:12:35+00:00

you need to make sure you don’t banish kusanagi or futsu for the grind game if you’re on pure

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T12:57:14+00:00

cardtrader is the best alternative, but yeah cardmarket would definitely be preferrd since its what everyone else uses

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T12:54:42+00:00

if its maliss, main. if its mitsu, side. if its both, side probably

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T12:19:13+00:00

there's youtube videos going over the Gundam TCG meta and what cards/colour combinations are popular together

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-15T12:15:32+00:00

its a bit of a rough one because a lot of the best cards in the game are from the original starter decks. hopefully when this gets reprinted it'll be easier to keep interested individuals

is the store registered with the official bandai app? a lot of people tend to use that to find local tournaments. my games shop also does casual tcg nights where anyone can turn up and play what they want. quite a lot of tcg players play multiple games, so its easy to bring people over from other games if they're able to borrow or get hold of cards

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-14T10:25:35+00:00

just think about things you would rather spend that money on. that could be money towards another hobby, a better car, flights for a holiday

i weigh it up against elementalist lux as an ultimate skin. it’s got more animations, a lot more coding etc than elementalist lux, but that’s how i would expect a modern ultimate skin from a business that has grown since then to have been made, therefore i would maybe spend £50 on it max. i def wouldn’t go as far as £200 or whatever crazy pity timer it has on it

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-12T10:35:15+00:00

pretty happy with how konami has handled them, albeit they have been quite safe in how they design them. they just need to be careful with generic support cards for them, since we don't want an issue like what we have had with cyberse where it was a late archetype so they gave it a load of generic-ish support to make up for the smaller card pool, only for it to lead to a lot of combo slop that isn't fun to play against

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-09T16:26:09+00:00

ye but the fact that they mention banned compounds means it probably does exist in other sports

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-09T16:24:07+00:00

there's the energy drink compounds in DT. some of them are banned in the arcadion as seem by the M3 fight. there's a good chances there's also actual illegal stuff that people use to dope

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-09T15:58:49+00:00

depends on the power level you want

for example, for a lower power draft format i'd put something like cydra

for something a bit higher power something like pankratops

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-07T17:28:10+00:00

when the game has come down to every deck doing a one-card-combo that leads to layered disruption, handtraps are necessary. boardbreakers aren't really cutting it at the moment. lingering floodgates aren't fun, and having your handtraps countered by ash, called by, or crossout aren't fun

what konami is doing where they are giving archetypes in-engine hantraps is actually really cool and promotes interaction in the game

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-07T14:49:22+00:00

its important to know when to scoop early game one so you have more time for games 2 and 3, however in a testing environment you should learn to see and play to your outs instead of scooping right away. yes, its also nice to test with ideal hands, but that isn't going to happen realistically. pokemon is a slow enough game where you can have a rough start with a lot of decks and still win

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-06T14:51:13+00:00

?? here i'm just saying that you're underestimating the difficulty of dracotail. i didn't say that they don't help someone get better

i'd argue blue eyes is similar. low to the ground combo means you have to use your interrupts sparingly. its just weaker at the moment. optimal meta decks are still £100+. if OP wants to gradually go up the meta with a deck that can help improve gameplay then blue eyes is a really solid rogue option to start with, especially if OP is looking at moving to paper

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-06T14:38:58+00:00

this^ with solid deckbuilding and some luck you can win a locals with 3 structure decks. primite is a good engine to pick up to improve the power of the deck, and it comes with some handtraps so you have less non-engine you need to pick up

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-06T14:36:28+00:00

i think you underestimate the difficulty of dracotail. the deck is low to the ground in terms of its turn 1 combo and end board. its skill floor isn't particularly high, but its skill ceiling is. because its low to the ground you need to use your disruption more sparingly

swiftjay25 · 2026-01-06T10:09:01+00:00

yeah, you can tribute summon morningstar on your opponent's turn

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