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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: 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.

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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Weiss Schwarz: Saekano the Movie: Finale Card List is Live

May 6, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

The Saekano the Movie: Finale set is out for Weiss Schwarz and it is a cute looking set, especially if you’re a fan of the anime. Weiss Schwarz has a ton of cool IP’s to collect. Always check with your LGS for product, but you can always pick up the Saekano the Movie: Finale or any other Weiss Schwarz set from TCG Player through my affiliate links.

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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.

Powercells and Automatons

Fire

Water

Wind

Advanced Elements

Shinys!

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Digimon TCG: Beginning Observer Set List So far

May 3, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Beginning Observer hits stores on May 24th, which means its time to get excited and look at all the spoilers released so far. There are ton of very cute cards in this set, and some cards from the Digimon Seekers web novel. While the official release was a bit disappointing, it wasn’t so bad once I fixed it up a bit. Regardless if you read the novel, there are some cards in this set you’re going to want in your collection.

TCG Player is having their May’s Mayhem celebration on May 17 where players can earn store credit on singles, booster boxes, and everything else TCG. If you’re planning on placing your preorder for Beggining Observer, I would wait till the 17th. The amount you can earn hasn’t been announced yet, stay tuned to learn more.

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Grand Archive TCG: Fresh Batch of Mercurial Heart Spoilers – 5/2

May 2, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Mercurial Heart releases on May 17, so make sure you put in your preorders. Since we’re officially in spoiler season, here are a few more since my last update. This is a very good looking set and I can’t wait to see what else Weebs of the Shore have in store.

May 17th is also May’s Mayhem celebration on TCG Player. People buying Grand Archive, or any other TCG product on May 17 from 9 AM ET – 11 PM ET will earn store credit on their purchase. This will be a great time to load up on anything you might be missing for your collection. A percent hasn’t been announced yet, stay tuned to learn more.

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I’ll start off with the signed full arts because they are so cool:

Now in no particular order

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Grand Archive TCG: Mercurial Heart Spoiler Season Official Starts

April 29, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

Grand Archive has officially turned one! In celebration, the devs held a special celebration stream where they talked about the history of the game and had fun with the community. As someone just picking up Grand Archive, it was cool to see the history as well as the passion from both the devs and the community. You can check out the VOD of the steam on the official Grand Archive TCG YouTube.

The anniversary also marks the beginning of spoiler season for the upcoming Mercurial Heart set hitting stores on May 17. There are a lot of spicy spoilers that have me reaching for my wallet. Silvie is getting some amazing support with this set there is going to be a good amount of Tristan to keep fans happy. This round of spoilers definitely has me reaching for my wallet. I can’t wait to see what else they show at Worlds. Preorder Mercurial Heart today!

Silvie, Slime Sovereign

Tristan Shadowdancer

Other Spoilers

Conclusion

Worlds will also act as the official debut of Mercurial Heart, which means we’re getting more spoilers! I can’t wait to see how the meta is defined for worlds, and what else this Grand Archive has in store. If you want to pick up any Grand Archive, like the new Alchemical Revolution set, pick it up on TCG Player through my affiliate links.

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Other TCGs

Order World Beyond Product on Official Akora Website Today!

April 27, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

World Beyond is officially live on the Akora website. If you’re trying to get into Akora, this is a solid set to start with. The set will include some exclusive promos you’re going to want to get your hands on. While I enjoy the cozy vibes of the older sets, this new set has some art cards I want in my collection. Too bad I don’t get paid till Tuesday. Stock is still available, but it is limited. Act before they’re gone!

You can find out more details about World Beyond from the official website and Discord. I’ve also collected all the spoilers in a post for those who want it. If you enjoy these updates, please leave a like, comment, and share this with your friends. Don’t forget to follow the socials. I am opening packs of Spellbound Wings on my TikTok and YouTube.

Full Store

Collectors Box $150

Blister Pack $9

Fire Theme Deck $15

Darkness Theme Deck $15

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WONDRLND TCG: Starlight Genesis is such a beautiful set!

April 27, 2024 josechurape Leave a comment

I started following WONDRLD because the cards are so pretty. They are a little anime-heavy, but that is the appeal. I love the use of color, and the unique layout makes each card stand out. Their upcoming set, Starlight Genesis, is no exception. I would love to start collecting these because they are going to look sick in a binder. Maybe I’ll even make time to learn this one too. In case you missed it, check out the Binary Mind set. Product is still available on the official site.

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