Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Following North American Nationals and Ascent Las Vegas, the Grand Archive meta for Nationals season has been set! And to the surprise of many - Diana is far from dead, holding her place at the top of the deck alongside other Level 1 decks that preyed on greedy Level 3 decks all weekend!
Let's dig into the decks and players who made waves at the events and give you a snapshot of the decks you NEED to know to compete in the new metagame as we lead up to Worlds 2026!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Aqua's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31374
Auli's Wind Razorgale Arisanna - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/30884
Matt's Fire "Erupting" Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31314
curlpixels' Fire Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31459
Gem's Fire Slimes Silvie - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31379
FrankieDoodle's Water Fractals Diao Chan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31287
Stevo's Water Exia Jin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31070
Superior's Water Genbu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/30931
TLux's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31129
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
1:02 Water Aetherwing Diana
4:02 Wind Razorgale Arisanna
8:39 Fire "Erupting" Tristan
14:18 Fire Aetherwing Diana
17:23 Fire Slimes Silvie
19:43 Water Fractals Diao Chan
23:14 Water Exia Jin
26:41 Water Genbu Guo Jia
29:48 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
35:56 Outro
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
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Following North American Nationals and Ascent Las Vegas, the Grand Archive meta for Nationals season has been set! And to the surprise of many - Diana is far from dead, holding her place at the top of the deck alongside other Level 1 decks that preyed on greedy Level 3 decks all weekend!
Let's dig into the decks and players who made waves at the events and give you a snapshot of the decks you NEED to know to compete in the new metagame as we lead up to Worlds 2026!
Thanks to tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
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DECKLISTS
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Aqua's Water Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31374
Auli's Wind Razorgale Arisanna - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/30884
Matt's Fire "Erupting" Tristan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31314
curlpixels' Fire Aetherwing Diana - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31459
Gem's Fire Slimes Silvie - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31379
FrankieDoodle's Water Fractals Diao Chan - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31287
Stevo's Water Exia Jin - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31070
Superior's Water Genbu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/30931
TLux's Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/31129
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
1:02 Water Aetherwing Diana
4:02 Wind Razorgale Arisanna
8:39 Fire "Erupting" Tristan
14:18 Fire Aetherwing Diana
17:23 Fire Slimes Silvie
19:43 Water Fractals Diao Chan
23:14 Water Exia Jin
26:41 Water Genbu Guo Jia
29:48 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
35:56 Outro
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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