Recollection Step: A Grand Archive TCG Podcast

Join us today as we dive into Wind Crux - a deck that Taylor is "Undefeated" at Regionals on! Lots of emphasis on the quotes! Let's give our props for the players at OCE nats and discuss the results - plus our insanely caffeinated Store Champs - then dive into a comparison of three incredible players' different takes on Wind Crux - what we can we learn about how to build and play the HOTTEST rising deck in the current Grand Archive metagame? PREGISTER for the Maindeck/JWW 2K Regional on July 11 HERE: https://jwwcards.com/collections/events/products/grand-archive-tcg-radiant-origins-regional-event-entry Nathan's Wind Crux List (OCE Nats 16th): https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/33698 GlenyBoi's Wind Crux List (OCE Nats 18th): https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/33670 Lifdrasyl's Wind Crux List (OCE Nats 20th): https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/33682 Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get ASPHODEL PARADISE and more from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fasphodel-paradise Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro, Trolling Mitch with Wakeup, and Strides 9:10: OCE Nats Results and Props 17:21 Why YOU should come to our Regional 20:00 Let's Talk Wind Crux 55:55 Matchup Talk and Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

We're back at last! Time to debrief Japan and Ascent Akihabara, and as it's the release day of Phantom Monarchs - we've picked out what we think are some of the BEST cards in the set that you need to watch out for! Decks we looked at: Nathan's Wind Umbra Diana: https://fractalofin.site/DTR/38740.html#deck_520 Sub to @Advanced-Elements on YouTube!!! GO DO IT NOW fome's Fire Umbra Diana: https://fractalofin.site/DTR/38740.html#deck_225 Henkie's Fire Oblation Ciel: https://fractalofin.site/DTR/38740.html#deck_810 Zer's Water Aetherwing Diana: https://fractalofin.site/DTR/38740.html#deck_1617 Killydis's Water Aetherwing Diana: https://fractalofin.site/DTR/38740.html#deck_705 Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get PHANTOM MONARCHS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fphantom-monarchs Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro and Genshin Dweebs 7:50 Japan, Magic Potions, and Suspicious Hot Dogs 12:46 Casting Aki: Freed0m, Hiro, and Dak Prescott 22:58 Very Cool Decks from Akihabara 51:07 How to Support Maindeck 52:52 Insane Phantom Monarchs Cards 1:33:19 Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

The Maindeck Team has returned from Ascent Niagara, so it's time to recap the event before we lose the chance with Ascent Auckland finishing up this weekend! Let's talk about the team's excellent run with 2 Top 8 slots - Maindeck Alex at 2nd, and Perfy at 8th! Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get PHANTOM MONARCHS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fphantom-monarchs Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 We Told You So (About Alex) 7:26 The Niagara Meta & Dan's Day 2 Recap 30:03 Alex's 2nd Place Run 56:27 Takeaways from Niagara & Meta Speculation 1:16:00 Outro & Merlin Excitement SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

One of the coolest things about Grand Archive is the ability to customize your Material Deck, including your Champion Levels! In our very 40th episode of Recollection Step, World Champion Taylor and I discuss how we approach such an open metagame, and the look at 3 decklists that show off an element of GATCG that Maindeck has always been fond of - hybridizing the champions in your Mat Deck! Get your ticket for The Banish Zone's regional here! https://thebanishzone.com/products/grand-archive-regionals-2k-10-11--11am DECKLISTS: Whimsy DTR Store Champs - KevinSan's Fire Prismatic Crux Byakko Guo Jia/Merlin: https://www.shoutatyourdecks.com/decks/453d15a1-549c-4906-b74d-e17ff7b1c253 DTR Regional Reaper Game Store - Kaze7869's Wind Allies Wakeup Lorraine/Nico Hybrid: https://www.shoutatyourdecks.com/decks/6a55209b-ab6f-4673-b613-9e7d9edae337 Modern Table Top Regionals - 404Bassics's Fortuitous/Regular Wind Arcane Rai: https://www.shoutatyourdecks.com/decks/404918bc-ece6-47a0-b2ec-a773016fd2c0 Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get PHANTOM MONARCHS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fphantom-monarchs Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro, Store Champs, and DraftKings 7:57 The Open Metagame 16:26 History of GA Metagames 23:03 How to Support Maindeck 24:19 New Merlin Meta in PTM? 27:00 Thought Process Going into Niagara 38:25 Hybridizing Champions - Ways and Reasons 44:03 KevinSan's Guo Jia Merlin 52:22 Kaze7869's Wind Wakeup Lorraine/Nico 57:29 404Bassics's Fortuitous/Regular Wind Rai 1:06:26 Final Thoughts on Hybrids and Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

Let's dive back into a core concept/theory topic for our very 38th episode of Recollection Step - and let's talk about the Elementaries of the Basic Elements! Which Element beats which? Why does water feel SO GOOD when it's good? Where can we expect the meta to move over time? We will answer these questions are more in today's episode! Plus - should Rile be banned? Let's make a case AGAINST it - but let us know what you think the comments! Get your ticket for The Banish Zone's regional here! https://thebanishzone.com/products/grand-archive-regionals-2k-10-11--11am Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get PHANTOM MONARCHS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fphantom-monarchs Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro & Diana Exploration 9:32 The Banish Zone Regional!! 10:55 Should Rile the Abyss be Banned? 25:40 Big, Meaty Wads of Phantom Monarchs 27:12 Elementaries - Fire 40:40 Elementaries - Wind 49:48 Elementaries - Water 1:07:30 Putting it Together - How do Formats Adapt? 1:20:23 Hang in There!! & Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

The meta is already too hot to handle! Dan and Taylor review recent results from the first tournaments in the DTR metagame and give some perspective on key strategies that are performing well. From Rile the Abyss level 3 strategies to fast aggro decks, there's an Increasing Danger to consider with all this Focused Fire, but can any decks crop up to quench it? PLUS - our first Advice from a Literal World Champion segment is here! Got anything you want a Literal World Champion to comment on or answer? Let us know in the comments below! Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get DISTORTED REFLECTIONS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fdistorted-reflections Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro & Flooding 2:59 The DTR Fire Meta 31:20 How to Approach the Fire Meta 43:18 Advice from a Literal World Champion - Center Yourself! 52:52 Flooding Damage & Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh

The Materialize Phase is the most important phase of your turn, maybe! On Episode 34 of Recollection Step: A Grand Archive TCG Podcast, We discuss the theory that goes into choosing cards for that super-tight 12 card, searchable zone. When do you want to draw cards, or when do you want to address problems in the game? What decks have at easier or harder? Plus, we take a look at some of the decks performing in the meta after Mercurial Heart Alter Edition's small infusion of new toys! Maindeck x JWW x Hanh Chu Mighty Wallet available here: https://jwwcards.com/products/make-your-own-luck-tyvek-mighty-wallet-maindeck-x-jww-x-hanh-chu Get DISTORTED REFLECTIONS and more preorders from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off! Get the deal here https://jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fdistorted-reflections Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more! 0:00 Intro & MRCa Meta Recap 11:50 Winbless Lookout, Tristan, and Zander 24:16 Where to get DTR & Support Maindeck 25:26 Material Deck Theory - Drawing Cards vs Unique Effects 36:22 Material Deck Size and Different Champs' Needs 49:55 Synergizing with your Main Deck 1:01:57 Material Decks in 3v3 Teams Format 1:13:48 Outro SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link at no extra cost to you! https://tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck JOIN THE MAINDECK DISCORD and chat with other fans of a wide variety of TCGs! https://discord.maindeck.games Follow Dan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MaindeckGames #grandarchive #gatcg #tcg #podcast #podcasts ► We are supported by our generous patrons on Patreon - check out the link here and consider supporting us for bonus perks and behind the scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/maindeckgames ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaindeckGames/ ► Written content, resources and more at: http://www.maindeck.games Music from Epidemic Sound!! Get access to a huge music library for a small monthly fee. Try it out through my link below to support Maindeck as well! https://share.epidemicsound.com/pa4rmh