Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Ascent London - and its incredible players - has brought Water back from the depths! The return of Genbu, Fractals, and even the promise of Nico have joined Diana to give shape to Water's meta presence!
Alongside this, new takes on Seiryuu, tech in Tristan, and adaptations in Horse and Taxes fill out some incredible options for players in what might be the best Grand Archive metagame we've ever had!
We'll close out the video looking at some future directions powered by Mortal Ambition Alter Edition - and Jin fans have a lot to consider!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Superior's Water Genbu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9773
Fallinbuu14's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9818
TeamTrueCaban's Water Fractals Diao Chan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9870
Lifdrasyl's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9887
Dragowil's Wind Shadowstrike Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9860
DJNoVa's Fire Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9851
klvr's Fire Umbra Ciel - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9746
axis261's Wind/Fire Horse and Taxes Vanitas - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9720
Maindeck Alex's Serene Water Nico - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9916
Maindeck Jeremy's Wind Exia Jin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9901
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
0:49 Water Genbu Guo Jia
5:21 Water Aetherwing Diana
8:51 Water Fractals Diao Chan
15:32 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
19:35 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan
21:53 Fire Aetherwing Diana
25:04 Fire Umbra Ciel
27:50 Wind/Fire Horse and Taxes Vanitas
30:20 Serene Water Nico
33:22 Wind Exia Jin
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
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👇 Official Getting Started:
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👇 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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Ascent London - and its incredible players - has brought Water back from the depths! The return of Genbu, Fractals, and even the promise of Nico have joined Diana to give shape to Water's meta presence!
Alongside this, new takes on Seiryuu, tech in Tristan, and adaptations in Horse and Taxes fill out some incredible options for players in what might be the best Grand Archive metagame we've ever had!
We'll close out the video looking at some future directions powered by Mortal Ambition Alter Edition - and Jin fans have a lot to consider!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Superior's Water Genbu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9773
Fallinbuu14's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9818
TeamTrueCaban's Water Fractals Diao Chan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9870
Lifdrasyl's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9887
Dragowil's Wind Shadowstrike Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9860
DJNoVa's Fire Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9851
klvr's Fire Umbra Ciel - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9746
axis261's Wind/Fire Horse and Taxes Vanitas - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9720
Maindeck Alex's Serene Water Nico - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9916
Maindeck Jeremy's Wind Exia Jin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/9901
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
0:49 Water Genbu Guo Jia
5:21 Water Aetherwing Diana
8:51 Water Fractals Diao Chan
15:32 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
19:35 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan
21:53 Fire Aetherwing Diana
25:04 Fire Umbra Ciel
27:50 Wind/Fire Horse and Taxes Vanitas
30:20 Serene Water Nico
33:22 Wind Exia Jin
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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Legends of the Force prereleases are here!! Prerelease Sealed Deck is a great time to flex your game understanding, especially when the cards you open - your pool - doesnt deliver you everything you might want!
In this video Im going to go through my process for building a sealed deck out of a Prerelease pack, including how I analyze my cards to find what I think is the strongest line. While at the end of the day you are somewhat at the mercy of your pulls, sometimes a solid strategy and synergy can win out against lucky rips!
Would you have built it differently? Let me know down below, and good luck at your next Star Wars Unlimited prerelease!
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Check out our amazing previews for A Lawless Time - including a competitive staple that you are SURE to play or play against!
Lets take a look at Shadow Cloaking, Thats a Rock, and Single Reactor Ignition!
A Lawless Time releases worldwide on March 13, 2026, and brings with it a rotation of the Premier format, booster pack changes, rules updates, and more! This set kicks off the third year of the game and is an incredible time to join or jump back in to Star Wars Unlimited!
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While a lot of excitement exists around Carbonite Boosters, for most players, those are too expensive! On the other hand, regular Booster Boxes usually get priced down soon after release, making them a much easier buy for regular players of Star Wars Unlimited!
Today well look at a pretty average booster box so you can get an idea of what might be inside if you plan to pick any up for SWUs newest set, Legends of the Force!
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