Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Phantom Monarchs season has brought tons of new tricks to the Grand Archive TCG metagame, and while we aren't seeing the newest champions performing yet, Ascent Manila set the stage for tons of interactions we are sure to see going forward!
Let's dive into 9 different archetypes from the new metagame that you NEED to know in order to compete - and how the new set has turned things a bit...TOPSY!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Mike0615's Wind Shadowstrike Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6859
HenkieTheGoat's Wind Shadowstrike Trsitan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6860
Raylam's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6861
TrueSightFugative's Serene Fire Luxem Zander - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6858
DuoDuo's Fire Suzaku Guo Jia (KFC) - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6862
Egg's Fire Crux Lorraine Spirit Ruler - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6865
Neoniclax's Fragmented Fire Crux Merlin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6864
Freedom0212's Wind Wakeup - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6863
Dennisyao's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6869
Tako's Fire Oblation Ciel - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6870
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
0:40 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan
11:28 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
16:56 Serene Fire Luxem Zander
21:40 Fire Suzaku Guo Jia (KFC)
24:45 Fire Crux Lorraine Spirit Ruler
27:52 Fragmented Fire Crux Merlin
31:46 Wind Wakeup
34:27 Water Aetherwing Diana
37:46 Fire Oblation Ciel
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
gatcg.com
📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
gatcg.com/article/getting-started
👇 Official Comprehensive Rules:
rules.gatcg.com
👥 **GATCG COMMUNITY** 👥
👇 Join the Discords below:
MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
👇 GATCG Facebook Community:
facebook.com/groups/grandarchivetcg
💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
tcgarchitect.com
silvie.org
shoutatyourdecks.com
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
silvie.gg
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
https://fractalofin.site/
#GrandArchive #TCG #GATCG #tradingcardgame
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The Phantom Monarchs season has brought tons of new tricks to the Grand Archive TCG metagame, and while we aren't seeing the newest champions performing yet, Ascent Manila set the stage for tons of interactions we are sure to see going forward!
Let's dive into 9 different archetypes from the new metagame that you NEED to know in order to compete - and how the new set has turned things a bit...TOPSY!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Mike0615's Wind Shadowstrike Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6859
HenkieTheGoat's Wind Shadowstrike Trsitan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6860
Raylam's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6861
TrueSightFugative's Serene Fire Luxem Zander - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6858
DuoDuo's Fire Suzaku Guo Jia (KFC) - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6862
Egg's Fire Crux Lorraine Spirit Ruler - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6865
Neoniclax's Fragmented Fire Crux Merlin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6864
Freedom0212's Wind Wakeup - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6863
Dennisyao's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6869
Tako's Fire Oblation Ciel - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/6870
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
0:40 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan
11:28 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
16:56 Serene Fire Luxem Zander
21:40 Fire Suzaku Guo Jia (KFC)
24:45 Fire Crux Lorraine Spirit Ruler
27:52 Fragmented Fire Crux Merlin
31:46 Wind Wakeup
34:27 Water Aetherwing Diana
37:46 Fire Oblation Ciel
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
gatcg.com
📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
gatcg.com/article/getting-started
👇 Official Comprehensive Rules:
rules.gatcg.com
👥 **GATCG COMMUNITY** 👥
👇 Join the Discords below:
MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
👇 GATCG Facebook Community:
facebook.com/groups/grandarchivetcg
💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
tcgarchitect.com
silvie.org
shoutatyourdecks.com
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
silvie.gg
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
https://fractalofin.site/
#GrandArchive #TCG #GATCG #tradingcardgame
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![CALL the STORM! Wind Slimes Silvie Deck Profile + Gameplay! [Grand Archive TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EAsASsv8OTY/mqdefault.jpg "CALL the STORM! Wind Slimes Silvie Deck Profile + Gameplay! [Grand Archive TCG]
The Slimes deck has always been one of my favorites in Grand Archive - pretty straightforward, satisfying to play, and always fairly budget-friendly as well!
With the new Slime support in Radiant Origins - as well as the shifting of the ban list as Baby Gray Slime became unbanned and Baby Green Slime became banned - its time to revisit Slimes, as right now, its having its best showing in a long time in many competitive events!
This WIND slimes list is one you could easily take to a Regional, and focuses more on both gaining early card advantage and re-using your key slimes like Storm Slime. This is not the only effective Slime list though - great early results are being shown for Fire and Norm as well, with Water in the wings!
But despite it being a different element, a lot of the core slime philosophies are here - so dig in and learn many of the tricks through both our profile AND 15-minute commentated gameplay at the end, and take them to your own Slime list in your personal favorite element!
Decklist on TCGArchitect: https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/decks/019dac99-9347-719e-87b0-3ce635bd19a2
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Material Deck
12:07 Main Deck
32:40 Sideboard
35:52 Gameplay vs Serene Wind Astra Arisanna
The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: https://youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
https://www.gatcg.com
📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
https://www.gatcg.com/article/getting-started
👇 Official Comprehensive Rules:
https://rules.gatcg.com/
👥 **GATCG COMMUNITY** 👥
👇 Join the Discords below:
MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
👇 GATCG Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/grandarchivetcg/
💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
https://silvie.org/
https://shoutatyourdecks.com/
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
https://silvie.gg/
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
https://fractalofin.site/
#GrandArchive #TCG #GATCG #tradingcardgame
► 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")
