After a bit of a rocky start in its first few days in the Standard format, the
Mew VMAX /
Genesect V archetype has picked up some steam. In fact, that’s a bit of an understatement: Mew VMAX is the dominant force in the meta right now. I wasn’t too keen on the deck initially, but after several top players tested it more and pushed the deck to its limits, it became clear that Mew is quite good, to say the least. At the time of writing, Mew VMAX is everywhere on the PTCGO Standard ladder, and it’s also taken first place at the past five large online events.
To many players, this is a reason to play the deck to pick up some wins. To me, this is an incentive to counter the deck — I would much rather beat the dominant deck than play it. That, and the deck is quite expensive, at least by online standards. To be...
