Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In today's hefty episode of Rec Step, we are going to dive into our predictions for the major players in the metagame of Grand Archive's BIGGEST North American Ascent yet - Ascent Los Angeles! What will take the whole thing down?
Plus, there have been so many spoilers from GA's first Capstone set, Radiant Origins! Let's just take a look at a few that really catch our eyes!
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0:00 Intro & Mordred Thoughts
6:02 How to Support Maindeck
12:05 The Maindeck RDO Release Party Livestream
20:58 The Los Angeles Expected Metagame
54:55 "Turbo Mode" RDO Spoilers (hint: not Turbo)
1:27:33 Outro & Our Shortest Episodes
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In today's hefty episode of Rec Step, we are going to dive into our predictions for the major players in the metagame of Grand Archive's BIGGEST North American Ascent yet - Ascent Los Angeles! What will take the whole thing down?
Plus, there have been so many spoilers from GA's first Capstone set, Radiant Origins! Let's just take a look at a few that really catch our eyes!
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 & Mordred Thoughts
6:02 How to Support Maindeck
12:05 The Maindeck RDO Release Party Livestream
20:58 The Los Angeles Expected Metagame
54:55 "Turbo Mode" RDO Spoilers (hint: not Turbo)
1:27:33 Outro & Our Shortest Episodes
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![CALL the STORM! Wind Slimes Silvie Deck Profile + Gameplay! [Grand Archive TCG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EAsASsv8OTY/mqdefault.jpg "CALL the STORM! Wind Slimes Silvie Deck Profile + Gameplay! [Grand Archive TCG]
The Slimes deck has always been one of my favorites in Grand Archive - pretty straightforward, satisfying to play, and always fairly budget-friendly as well!
With the new Slime support in Radiant Origins - as well as the shifting of the ban list as Baby Gray Slime became unbanned and Baby Green Slime became banned - its time to revisit Slimes, as right now, its having its best showing in a long time in many competitive events!
This WIND slimes list is one you could easily take to a Regional, and focuses more on both gaining early card advantage and re-using your key slimes like Storm Slime. This is not the only effective Slime list though - great early results are being shown for Fire and Norm as well, with Water in the wings!
But despite it being a different element, a lot of the core slime philosophies are here - so dig in and learn many of the tricks through both our profile AND 15-minute commentated gameplay at the end, and take them to your own Slime list in your personal favorite element!
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1:09 Material Deck
12:07 Main Deck
32:40 Sideboard
35:52 Gameplay vs Serene Wind Astra Arisanna
The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: https://youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
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** 👥
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MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
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💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
https://silvie.org/
https://shoutatyourdecks.com/
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
https://silvie.gg/
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
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![SKIP THE LEGENDARY?? Building a Secrets of Power Prerelease Sealed Deck! [Star Wars Unlimited]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G87PzMaGAyo/mqdefault.jpg "SKIP THE LEGENDARY?? Building a Secrets of Power Prerelease Sealed Deck! [Star Wars Unlimited]
Secrets of Power prereleases are here, so lets dive in with some SWU Sealed Deck theory! Our pool gives us some solid rares and a decent Legendary, but we clearly have options for what our final deck should look like.
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. We have several routes to go with this kit, but I really like the deck we landed on - which one would you have gone with?
Let me know down below, and good luck at your next Star Wars Unlimited prerelease!
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