Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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For this special "who knows?" Meta update, 2025 World Champ Maindeck Taylor joins me to discuss the critical question - what the heck do we play now that Rile the Abyss has been banned, and Purifying Thurible has been locked away again until PTM?

Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:

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DECKLISTS
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Wind Shadowstrike Tristan: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2101
Wind Seiryuu: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2876
Fire Crux Merlin: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2875
Fire Luxem Zander: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2881
Fire Crux Lorraine: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2866
Fire Aggro Zander: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/1671
Fire Aggro Suzaku (KFC): tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2871
Fire Suited Tonoris: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2105
Water Genbu: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2199
Water Arisanna Fractals: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2872
Fire Umbra Ciel: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2867
Wind Ciel: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/1191
Water Aetherwing Diana: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2205
Water Crux Merlin: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2745
Horse and Taxes Vanitas: tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/2106

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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI

0:00 Intro & The Bans
0:50 Returning Wind Decks
3:15 Returning Fire Decks
11:58 Returning Water Decks
18:05 Ciel and Diana Brews
24:08 Other Rogue Decks & What Do You Think?


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