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Grand Archive: Silvie, Slime Sovereign Re:Collection Box Review

May 23, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

I was able to snag a Silvie, Slime Sovereign Re:Collection box at MSRP. The prices are going down on TCG player so if your LGS ran out, you can snag one on TCG Player using my affiliate link.

Whats in the Box?

The recollection box gets you:

Slivie preconstructed 60 card main deck and 12-card material deck
100 ct. Silvie Dragon Shield art Sleves
A set of cards to compete the playsets for your Main Deck
Damage Counter
Art Deviders
3 x Mercurial Heart Booster Packs

Thoughts

I didn’t pull any of the collector secret rares, I will never be that lucky, but I am happy with the product. The box is very nice and sturdy. Mine came a little dented, but its going to get beat up anyways. I am a huge fan of the magnetic latch and a bigger fan of the art on the inside flap.

The box is a little too small for my taste. It doesn’t fit any of my regular deck boxes like a Pokemon ETB does, but this isn’t a deal breaker. The box does fit three sleeved decks without a box including side board with enough room for dividers and counters, but I feel like pulling out a deck is more convenience. You can fit about three of the included Dragon Shield cardboard deck boxes which is fine, but the deckbox is only big enough for a sleeved main and material deck. You’ll have to find another solution for your sideboard.

The included deck box is fine. It has cute matching artwork and you can label the top, but it is cardboard. Although it is somewhat sturdy, you’re going to replace it. Mine is dented, but it is a valid solution for now. Again, not a deal breaker since I can buy a better solution.

The included sleeves are great! I love the art on the mat back. Dragon Shield makes great quality sleeves, and these are no exception.

The Re:Collection boxes are a great product, and I am glad I bought mine. I haven’t had a chance to try out the decks, but as a collector, I am satisfied. They boxes look great, and they will look amazing on your shelf, sealed or not. A playset of the main deck cards is a nice little bonus. Most importantly, the recollection boxes are the only way to get your hands on the Tristan and Silvie collector rares. I wasn’t so lucky, but maybe you will. Either way, I am happy with my purchase and can’t wait to bust it out!

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Check out Full Mercurial Heart Visual Set List – Grand Archive TCG

May 21, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

I know I’ve already posted the Mercurial Heart set list, but I thought I would upload a better-quality version of the list with a cleaner order. This set has some cards you definitely want to pull, especially the collector rares. I won’t ever pull these, but congratulations to everyone who does. If you haven’t bought any Mercurial Heart, go pick some up at your LGS. My LGS still had a couple. You can always use my TCG Player affiliate link if that isn’t an option.

Collector Secret Rares

Set List

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Grand Archive TCG: Re:Collection Shadowdancer card list

May 20, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Story Time!

We were out and about when we were passing my LGS. I pointed out to my wife thinking she wouldn’t want anything to do with my cardboard addiction anymore, but she pulled into the parking lot without asking any questions. The place was packed! We walked in during their Sunday events and my wife was surprised by how lively things were. As we were walking out, I saw the Tristan Re:Collection box and bought it without a second thought because they still had it at MSRP. My wife asked me if I wanted to sit down and play at one of the tables, but I think I’ll try to go in next week. I’m so excited!

What’s in the Box?

The Re:Collection box includes:

Preconstructed 60 Card Main deck
12 Card Material Deck
Tristan Dragon Shield Art Sleeves
A set of cards to complete the playset of cards included in preconstructed deck
Damage Spin Down Counter
Art Deviders
3 Mercurial Heart Booster Packs

Impressions

The Storage and presentation for this box is so pretty. I love purple and the box has a cool design. The components are all neatly stored inside the box, and the box opens to reveal a very cool Tristan illustration. I didn’t pull the art card, but I did pull a Foil Tristan, which was an auto include in the deck. The sleeves are very cool looking, they are easy to shuffle, and feel sturdy. I also like that the deck comes with a play set of all the cards, but we’ll have to wait and see what I keep. The deck box is a little disapointing, but fair for the $50 you’re putting into it. It barely fits the sleeved up preconstructed deck, but it will do for now. The life tracker is cardboard, but the art is very pretty. It works well, but I don’t want to use it because it looks nice. I’ll be using the art dividers though because the art is cool, and there is a lower chance of them getting beat up. I haven’t gotten to play the deck yet, but I am satisfied as a collector.

Card List

Note that the box comes with a play set of all these cards, but here it the preconstructed decklist:

Material Deck
1 x Spirit of Wind
1 x Tristan, Underhanded
1 x Tristan, Hired Blade
1 x Tristan, Shadowdancer
1 x Assasin’s Mantle
1 x Curved Dagger
1 x Life Essence Amulet
1 x Poisoned Dagger
1 x Gearstride Gloves
1 x Dusksoul Stone
1 x Malignant Athame
1 x Shadeblood Coating

Main Deck
3 x Shifting Mirage
3 x Shadow Strike
3 x Shadow Resonance
2 x Haunting Demise
3 x Grim Forboding
2 x Gloamspire Headhunter
4 x Surveil the Winds
2 x Stifling Trap
4 x Sirocco Opperative
4 x Shimmercloak Assassin
3 x Cloaked Executioner
4 x Betraying Blade
2 x Arrow Trap
2 x Thieving Cut
3 x Slice and Dice
4 x Sable Remnant
1 x Mastermind Scheme
3 x Incapacitate
4 x Idle Thoughts
4 x Exploit Vulnerability

Main Deck

Main Deck

Where to buy

I would check with your LGS to see if they have any Tristan Re:Collection, Shadowdancer Box stock, otherwise you can keep checking on TCG Player.

If you haven’t picked up any Mercurial Heart, always support your LGS, but you can pick some up on TCG Player through my affiliate links. If you enjoy these updates, please leave a like, comment, and share this with your friends. Don’t forget to follow the socials!

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Grand Archive: Changes to the Sideboard and New Ban List 05/24

May 20, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

The Mercurial Heart season is here, and there are a couple of changes that you should be aware of if you’re trying to play the game competitively. There are new sideboarding rules, and the ban list has been updated.

Changes to the Sideboard

Players are now allowed to have 15 cards in their deck as opposed the eight previously allowed. Please note that material deck cards such as Champion and Regalia take up three slots in this new system. That means that the sideboard can be made up of 5 material deck cards and 0 main deck cards, 0 material deck cards and 15 main deck cards, or a combination of the two.

Ban and Restricted List Update

Banned

There are no new bans this month, but keep in mind that following remain banned:

Category 2

Erupting Rhapsody has been moved up a category to the watch list. This means you should probably start making your decks without it in your decks because it is heading towards the chopping block.

Category 1

Chalice of blood has been added to the category 1 watch list. Category 1 is for the cards that the devs are watching as problematic, but there is no danger of a immanent ban. You can fill your decks with the following, but be mindful that a ban might come some day.

You can read the reasons for the changes on the official post.

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Grand Archive TCG: Full Mercurial Heart Set List Revealed!

May 14, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Mercurial Heart releases on May 17th, and we finally got a full set list. It may not be the most high definition collection of pictures, but it will do for now. This set has some amazing cards and some super pretty Collector rares that you’re going to want to chase. I know I’ll never pull them, but its nice to dream. I went ahead and assembled the card list for your convenience. Make sure you put in your preorders if you still can.

May 17 is also TCG Player‘s MAYhem promotion, where you can earn store credit on your purchase. It might be a good idea to hold off till then to earn that store credit. The amount has not been revealed yet. Stay tuned for that. If you need accessories for your cardboard, check out Gem Accessories. Use discount code churapereviews10 for 10% off your order.

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Grand Archive TCG Worlds: The Top Three Meta Decks

May 14, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

The Grand Archive TCG Worlds championship was this weekend, and Rai took its place as King for the Alchemical Revolution season. The VOD of the event is up for those of you in the mood to watch some competitive GA. You can check out the full event list on Omnidex.

I did grab the top three deck lists of the format, and links to the singles for those who need them. I’ll be leaving my TCG Player affiliate links where applicable. If you need accessories for your cardboard, pick them up at Gem Accessories. Use discount code churapereviews10 at checkout for 10% off your purchase.

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1. GlenyBoi #672: Fire Hybrid Merlin

Material Deck

Main Deck

Material Deck
1 Spirit of Fire
1 Lorraine, Wandering Warrior
1 Merlin, Memory Thief
1 Merlin, Kingslayer
1 The Majestic Spirit
1 Grand Crusader’s Ring
1 Safeguard Amulet
1 Tariff Ring
1 Tithe Proclamation
1 Sword of Seeking
1 Drawn Blade
1 Prismatic Edge

Main Deck
1 Spark Alight
3 Savage Slash
3 Hasty Messenger
2 Resolute Stand
1 Blanche, Sheltering Saint
2 Devastating Blow
2 Exorcise Curses
4 Stalwart Shieldmate
4 Cremation Ritual
4 Flame-Rune Swordsman
4 Dungeon Guide
3 Fast Cure
4 Ghosts of Pendragon
3 Incarnate Majesty
2 Crux Sight
2 Scry the Skies
3 Library Witch
4 Creative Shock
3 Purge in Flames
2 Tether in Flames
4 Fireball

Sideboard
1 Blanche, Sheltering Saint
2 Spurn to Ash
2 Vanish from Sight
1 Quicksilver Grail
1 Bulwark Sword
1 Nullifying Lantern

2. Lifdrasyl #291: Serene Fire Rai

Material Deck

Main Deck

Material Deck
1 Spirit of Serene Fire
1 Rai, Spellcrafter
1 Rai, Archmage
1 Rai, Storm Seer
1 Chalice of Blood
1 Quicksilver Grail
1 Safeguard Amulet
1 Tariff Ring
1 Tome of Knowledge
1 Viridian Protective Trinket
1 Storm Tyrant’s Eye
1 Tome of Sacred Lightning

Main Deck
4 Careful Study
4 Dungeon Guide
3 Peaceful Reunion
4 Resolute Stand
4 Scry the Skies
4 Creative Shock
3 Fireball
4 Gloamspire, Black Market
4 Increasing Danger
3 Advent of the Stormcaller
4 Arcane Blast
4 Arcane Disposition
4 Arcane Sight
2 Erratic Bolt
2 Power Overwhelming
3 Spellshield: Arcane
4 Voltaic Sphere

Sideboard
3 Peer into Mana
2 Disintegrate
3 Spurn to Ash

3. OkaygeBusiness #596 Lorraine

Material Deck

Main Deck

Material Deck
1 Gwendolyn, Spirit of Wind (You can use Spirit of the Wind)
1 Lorraine, Wandering Warrior
1 Lorraine, Blademaster
1 Lorraine, Spirit Ruler
1 Bulwark Sword
1 Drawn Blade
1 Grand Crusader’s Ring
1 Safeguard Amulet
1 Sword of Seeking
1 Tithe Proclamation
1 Viridian Protective Trinket
1 Prismatic Edge

Main Deck
3 Academy Guide
4 Banner Knight
4 Dungeon Guide
1 Deep Sea Beastbonder
1 Benevolent Battle Priest
1 Stillwater Patrol
3 Beseech the Winds
4 Fairy Whispers
4 Phalanx Captain
4 Rally the Peasants
4 Reclaim
4 Swift Recruit
4 Tactful Sergeant
3 Veiling Breeze
4 Zephyr
4 Crux Sight
4 Ghosts of Pendragon
4 Spirit Blade: Ascension

Side Deck
1 Nullifying Lantern
1 Quicksilver Grail
3 Dream Fairy
3 Hurricane Sweep

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Grand Archive TCG: All the Juicy World’s Announcments!

May 13, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

The end of Worlds marked the end of the Alchemical Revolution season, and Merlin came out as king of the format. The weekend featured some fantastic competitive gameplay. Those interested can still find the VODs available on the official Grand Archive TCG YouTube channel.

We also got a few spoilers should excite both collectors and players alike. Atendees got to participate in a special Mercurial Heart prelease event, and others got to play the Re:Collection decks early. A calendar for the upcoming season has been released, so its a good time to start planning your competitive grind for next year. Most importantly, we got a teaser for a 5th set, and I am hyped! There is a lot to go over, I’ll leave a table of contents so you can skip to whatever is relevant.

Mercurial Heart releases on May 17, so make sure you put in your preorder. May 17 is also TCG Player‘s MAYhem promotion, where you can earn store credit on your purchase. It might be a good idea to hold off till then to earn that store credit. The amount has not been revealed yet. Stay tuned for that. If you need accessories for your cardboard, check out Gem Accessories. Use discount code churapereviews10 for 10% off your order.

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Mercurial Heart Spoilers

These aren’t from worlds, but I didn’t know where else to put them.

Mercurial Heart Season Player Rewards

I definitely need to get my life together and make it out to locals after seeing these.

New Regionals Rewards

Supporter Pack 2 Preview

I continue to be blown away by how beautiful the art for this game is.

New Worlds Schedule

More Figures!

These are so cute!

New Set Revealed!

The fifth set coming to Grand Archive TCG is mortal ambition. There weren’t many details given during the keynote, but we did get some teasers! The art is so good!

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Grand Archive TCG: Last Mercurial Heart Spoilers Before Worlds

May 10, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

The Grand Archive World’s Championship is this weekend, May 10-12. This means we’re getting to see some of the best players in the world coming together to battle it out for the top spot. Which archetype will come out on top?

If you’re interested in or getting into the competitive scene, make sure you tune in today and set up your notifications so you don’t miss a second. There’s going to be a fantastic team of casters and some solid production. I am excited to see some high-level gameplay!

We will also be getting some juicy spoilers for the upcoming Mercurial Heart set. I am digging this set so far, and can’t wait to see what else this set has in store. Mercurial Heart releases on May 17, so make sure you put in your preorders if you haven’t done so already.

May 17 is also TCG Player’s May MAYhem celebration. Buying product off the site during the celebration earns you Store credit for a future purchase. If you’re going to load up on Grand Archive product, it might be a good idea to hold off till then. The amount you can earn hasn’t been announced yet, so stay tuned.

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Now without any more delay, here are the last bits of spoilers before worlds! I’ll be collecting all the spoilers from worlds, so stay tuned for those as well.

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Grand Archive TCG: Mercurial Heart Spoiler 5/7/24

May 7, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

We’ve gotten a few more updates since my last post, so I thought I’d do a quick update with the fresh new batch of spoilers. Mercurial Heart releases on May 17, and it is looking like an amazing set, at least from a collector’s perspective. Make sure you put in your preorders at your LGS , and don’t forget to tune into Worlds Vagas this weekend May 10-12 for some cool competitive action and more Mercurial Heart spoilers.

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Grand Archive TCG: Mercurial Heart Design Notes are Live!

May 3, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Mercurial Heart releases on May 17th. The set brings support to all classes and will feature the advanced elements: astra, neos, and umbra. May 17th will also be the launch of the Re:Collection decks for Silvie and Tristan. These decks aim to bring new life to older champions, which I am sure long time fans are hyped for. Make sure you check out the full design notes for more details.

May 17th is also TCG Player’s May Mayhem celebration. Buying product from TCG Player will earn you store credit for your next purchase, so I would hold onto your big purchases till then. The amount of store credit you can earn hasn’t been announced yet, so stay tuned to learn more.

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Silvie Re:Collection, Slime Sovereign

Silvie is getting her much needed upgrade in her very own Re:Collection deck. She will have access to all elements of slime, and the slimes are so cute!

Slimes

Advanced Elements

Food!

Tristan Re:Collection, Shadowdancer

Tristan fans will rejoice to see a whole new way to play Tristan. The deck will not only introduce cool new Tristan art, but it also introduce the new Agility keyword. If you gain agility, you will return an amount of cards back from your memory to your hand at the beginning of that turn’s end phase. This deck is about to cook up some spicy strategies, especially with those Phantasia allies!

Ominous Shadows

Preparation

Umbra

More Mercurial Hearts

Imbue

Imbue is a neat new way to summon coming to Mercurial Hearts. From the design notes:

By reserving the cards needed to play a card with the imbue keyword revealed, you gain additional effects as long as the elements of all the cards revealed and the card activated match! (Revealed cards are hidden again after costs are paid.)

Note: These cards are revealed as you reserve them into your memory, thus don’t enter the state of being hidden and revealed. So “whenever you reveal this card from your memory” triggers do not work with Imbue. Imbue rewards deckbuilding by choosing to include more cards of the same element to gain bonus effects.