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Isaiah Bradner revisits his Mega Excadrill ex list after Baltimore Regionals, where his group faced no Alakazam/Dudunsparce decks across 36 combined rounds.
Isaiah Bradner explains why he stayed with Mega Excadrill ex for Baltimore Regionals, where his group faced zero Alakazam/Dudunsparce decks across 36 rounds despite teching for that matchup.
Mega Excadrill ex took just over 4% of the Worlds field and earned no Top 32 finishes despite its 340 HP, 330-damage attack and favorable Dragapult ex matchup.
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Mega Excadrill ex took just over 4% of the Worlds field and earned no Top 32 finishes despite its 340 HP, 330-damage attack and favorable Dragapult ex matchup.
Grant Manley argues Blaziken ex improves Dragapult ex by countering Lillie’s Clefairy ex, Mega Excadrill ex, Hydrapple ex, and other difficult matchups.
Keiyo Watanabe, Ikkyu Ando and Taisei Shiba won the Master, Senior and Junior divisions on September 20 and 22 with Mega Excadrill ex, N’s Zoroark ex and Mega Diancie ex decks.
Dragapult is projected to comprise 40–50% of the Worlds meta in San Francisco, with N’s Zoroark, Slowking, Festival Lead and Mega Excadrill among its leading challengers.
Dragapult ex and Festival Lead rank first and second among contenders for Worlds, running August 28–30 at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
The Worlds deck analysis assumes Dragapult ex could reach 50% of the field, while the author gives Dragapult ex or Mega Excadrill ex a combined 90%-plus chance of being his choice.
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Dragapult ex is forecast to exceed 50% of the Worlds field, while Pitch Black additions such as Mega Excadrill ex are expected to make only limited changes from the NAIC metagame.
Testing suggests Pitch Black decks will claim only 10–12% of the metagame, while Dragapult ex builds evolve through tech choices such as three or four Crushing Hammer copies.
Dragapult ex/Blaziken ex ranks first after Pitch Black reshaped the Standard meta, followed by Mega Excadrill ex; the guide targets Worlds preparation in late August.