Standard NagQuag Kyurem

[Mr.Pond]

Hey yall. I'm building a deck for a friend who is new to the competitive scene and I needed more opinions. I whipped this up and I would really appreciate your feedback. I took into account of what he had and what I and some others were willing to trade. I am very unsure about the supporter line, possible ditto prism, and the number of Kyurems I should have. I'm not too worried about the rotation because he isn't ready to go to tournaments yet. I'm urging him to go to a league challenge but that's another topic. Thank you!

****** NagQuag Kyurem ******

##Pokémon - 16

* 3 Kyurem UNB 50
* 1 Dedenne-GX UNB 57
* 3 Wooper UNB 96
* 1 Quagsire UNB 97
* 1 Volcanion ◇ FLI 31
* 2 Poipole FLI 55
* 2 Quagsire DRM 26
* 2 Naganadel LOT 108
* 1 Magikarp & Wailord-GX PR-SM SM166

##Trainer Cards - 32

* 3 Nest Ball SUM 123
* 2 Pokégear 3.0 UNB 182
* 3 Aqua Patch GRI 119
* 3 Brooklet Hill GRI 120
* 2 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 3 Wishful Baton BUS 128
* 3 Lillie SLG 62
* 2 Cynthia UPR 119
* 2 Escape Board UPR 122
* 3 Acro Bike CES 123
* 1 Adventure Bag LOT 167
* 4 Ultra Ball FLF 99
* 1 Judge BKT 143

##Energy - 12

* 12 Water Energy SUM 166

Total Cards - 60

 

[TuxedoBlack]

Following are a few comments for your consideration:

The Dedenne GX is a nice card-draw option, but it's too situational, IMO. Secondly, it is also an "easy" 2HKO prize since it just a "bench warmer." Let Loose Marshadow or Instruct Oranguru may be a better alternative.

Although running Nest Balls help you get Basic Pokémon into play, an investment of 3 seem a bit excessive with 4 Ultra Balls and no Timer Balls.

With the Quag-Nag "engine" do you really need Wishful Batons which would possibly be Field Blower'd away?

The 3 Acro Bike, 2 Cynthia,1 Judge, 3 Lillie and 2 Pokégear don't "feel" balanced enough, IMO.

1 Adventure Bag does not really seem helpful when you may not really need Wishful Batons.

Why no Guzmas?​

Suggested deck changes:

-1 Dedenne GX
-3 Aqua Patch - may not be really needed with Quag-Nag engine
-1 Nest Ball
-1 Brooklet Hill - 2 seem sufficient
-3 Wishful Baton
-2 Escape Board - other switching options may be better to preserve energy
-1 Acro Bike
-1 Adventure Bag

+1 Poipole
+1 Naganadel - to help ensure you get a 2-2 line into play
+1 Cynthia - more card-draw support
+2 Escape Rope / Tate & Liza - switching options
+3 Guzma
+2 Sophocles - to also help get W energy into discard pile
+2 Timer Ball
+1 W
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I hope you find these comments helpful.

 

[Mr.Pond]

Thanks, Tuxedo. I took some of your recommendations into a much better list. Thanks again for your help!