Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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!
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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
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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: 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 ➡️ 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
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![Ascent Day 2 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan Deck Profile - And How Id Change It! [Grand Archive TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QIrdP1vHfcA/mqdefault.jpg "Ascent Day 2 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan Deck Profile - And How Id Change It! [Grand Archive TCG]
We just got back from Ascent Niagara, and it was my first time competing in a major since January!
Tristan is a comfort deck for me, so we tweaked the list the night before for an expected meta, and while our calls were almost spot on - I got cursed by matching up with the minority of the meta that we gave up matches for during most of the event! I played 3 Tristan Mirrors and 4 Razorgale matches that weekend - and only 2 Crux Merlin!
In this Deck Profile, well look at the Wind Shadowstrike Tristan list that I brought, the specific tech choices I made for this metagame, and then Ill go through my Hindsight is 20/20 changed list that I WOULD have brought if I could go back in time! Hopefully my thoughts are useful for you if you are considering taking Tristan to Auckland or Akihabara later this year, or just want to try some new toys out in your current build!
The Tristan List I Brought: https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/decks/019a1965-a999-71d6-b2fe-9fbed2f5c99d
The Tristan List I SHOULD HAVE Brought: https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/decks/019a2874-ccf0-70b7-b444-8e146d77b2ca
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