Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
** This episode was recorded days before the new Ban/Restricted updated! Please excuse the out-of-date references to Baby Green Slime and others!**
Today we have a little fun! Dan and Taylor discuss the results of EMP's Charity Cup and some of our favorite deck innovations seen at the top tables - then after channeling our inner Mark from SolarGames to discuss Angelic Channeling's price, we dive into a fun question - what are the WORST cards in Grand Archive?
We love Grand Archive - and are just having fun looking back at some early designs and slight missteps over the game's first 3 years. Let us know what you think missed the most in the comments below!
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0:00 Intro & Dog
3:14 Mercurial Heart Cup Results
7:00 Razorgale Arisanna Variations
21:41 Water Neos Tonoris
29:05 Wind Luxem Zander Innovations
32:15 The Angelic Channeling Price Discussion
46:56 Shop at JWWCards.com
47:55 Main Topic - The Worst Cards
1:15:58 Outro
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** This episode was recorded days before the new Ban/Restricted updated! Please excuse the out-of-date references to Baby Green Slime and others!**
Today we have a little fun! Dan and Taylor discuss the results of EMP's Charity Cup and some of our favorite deck innovations seen at the top tables - then after channeling our inner Mark from SolarGames to discuss Angelic Channeling's price, we dive into a fun question - what are the WORST cards in Grand Archive?
We love Grand Archive - and are just having fun looking back at some early designs and slight missteps over the game's first 3 years. Let us know what you think missed the most in the comments below!
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 RADIANT ORIGINS and more from our store, JWWCards - and use discount code MAINDECK for 5% off!
Get the deal here ➡️ jwwcards.com/discount/MAINDECK?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fgrand-archive-radiant-origins
Audio only version available on iTunes, Spotify, and more!
0:00 Intro & Dog
3:14 Mercurial Heart Cup Results
7:00 Razorgale Arisanna Variations
21:41 Water Neos Tonoris
29:05 Wind Luxem Zander Innovations
32:15 The Angelic Channeling Price Discussion
46:56 Shop at JWWCards.com
47:55 Main Topic - The Worst Cards
1:15:58 Outro
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![RAMP UP and END THEM! Black Sapphire/Ender Deck Profile! [Cyberpunk TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JIKwewOZvb0/mqdefault.jpg "RAMP UP and END THEM! Black Sapphire/Ender Deck Profile! [Cyberpunk TCG]
Our first Deck Profile is here, and of course I am using Bootleg Black Sapphire Show!
This deck showcases the power of ramp, as well as aligning your numbers right with some incredibly powerful Turn 3 plays enabled by going up to 7 eddies. From Adrenalined-up Johnny to giving Gorilla Arms to Rogue Amendiares, this deck has lots of ways to bring the pain back to the opponent while squeezing their play lines!
And, of course, your top end is the Ender of Legends himself - Adam Smasher!
Settle in as I explain the thought processes of the deck, and let me know what you think if you give it a try!
Decklist is here:
https://exburst.dev/cyberpunk/deck/752
The Ultimate How to Play Cyberpunk TCG:
https://youtu.be/9lS 4Tpe2w
The Maindeck Review - Cyberpunk TCG:
https://youtu.be/dql 0_f5Q
CYBERPUNK TCG KICKSTARTER:
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![The TOP DECKS for Ascent Akihabara || DTR Final Meta Update [Grand Archive TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M0Oo-1-xKjo/mqdefault.jpg "The TOP DECKS for Ascent Akihabara || DTR Final Meta Update [Grand Archive TCG]
Ascent Akihabara is around the corner, so lets take a look at the results of Ascent Niagara Falls and Ascent Auckland to try to Scry the Stars and determine what decks we might see perform well in Aki - the final Ascent of the Distorted Reflections season!
Thanks to www.tcgarchitect.com for the decklists! See all the decklists we reference below:
DECKLISTS
Emps Wind Razorgale Kongming - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5302
Maindeck Alexs Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5092
Asunas Wind Shadowstrike Tristan - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5303
Yamikins Wind Wakeup - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5305
Fruitcakes Wind Astra Arisanna - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5094
TeamTrueCabans Fire Crux Lorraine - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5308
Maindeck Perfys Fire Crux Merlin - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5093
Limelights Fire Oblation Ciel - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5304
Superiors Water Genbu Guo Jia - https://tcgarchitect.com/grand-archive/tournaments/decklists/5089
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Tournament Stats
5:37 Wind Razorgale Kongming
9:03 Wind Seiryuu Guo Jia
12:36 Wind Shadowstrike Tristan
16:01 Wind Wakeup
19:01 Wind Astra Arisanna
23:10 Fire Crux Lorraine
25:59 Fire Crux Merlin
28:39 Fire Oblation Ciel
31:32 Water Genbu Guo Jia
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
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📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
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👇 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
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💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
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👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
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