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Regidrago VSTAR has been around for a while, but decks in thePokemon TCGwax and wane as new cards change the meta every couple of months. With the release of Shrouded Fable, several strong decks suddenly fell off, leaving the Apex Dragon to climb to the top.
Regidrago VSTAR is an extremely flexible deck capable of adjusting to different threats on the fly while presenting an oppressive presence in the competitive circuit. Offering power, versatility, and ease of customization, Regidrago VSTAR is a force to be reckoned with.
Dragapult ex, TWM 81 (2)
Kyurem, SFA 47 (1)
Fezandipiti ex, SFA 38 (1)
Squakabilly ex, PAL 169 (1)
Temple of Sinnoh (1)
Grass Energy (8)
Fire Energy (3)
The Regidrago deck is reasonably variable, allowing you to add or remove Pokemon as necessary to meet the demands of your local metagame.
Regidrago VSTAR Best Card
Regidrago VSTAR
Regidrago VSTAR is the star of this deck, and despite having no damaging attacks, it’s the only Pokemon you should be attacking with in most games. Its Apex Dragon attack requires two Grass and one Fire Energy and allows you tocopy any attack from a Dragon-type Pokemon in your discard pile.
The ability to copy attacks this way means that you canload your deck with one-of Dragon-type Pokemonthat you don’t need to play, evolve, or have energy for, as long as you have ways to throw them into your discard pile. This gives you potentialaccess to dozens of different attacks, depending on what you include in your deck.
Dragapult ex
Regidrago VSTAR needs access to an all-around strong attack that it can use every turn, and Dragapult ex provides. Its Phantom Dive attack deals200 damage to your opponent’s Active Pokemon, then allows you to putsix damage counters on your opponent’s Benched Pokemonany way you want.
In addition to doing enough damage to two-shot any current Pokemon, thosesix extra damage counters give you a lot of flexibility. You can snipe weak Benched Pokemon before they can be evolved into threats, soften upcoming threats so that you can KO them once they become Active, and disrupt draw engines like Radiant Greninja and Comfey.
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex provides the ability to attach an extra Basic Grass Energy each turn, as long as you attach it to Ogerpon. You could use this to build up Ogerpon’s Myriad Leaf Shower attack, but the real point is to set upRegidrago VSTAR faster.
Combo Teal Mask Ogerpon ex’s Teal Dance ability with Energy Switchto move those Basic Grass Energy cards from Teal Mask Ogerpon ex to Regidrago VSTAR to be ready to start attacking on your second turn.
Kyurem
The Shrouded Fable version of Kyurem has the Trifrost attack, whichdeals 110 damage to each of three of your opponent’s Pokemon, at the cost of discarding all energy from the Pokemon that used the attack. It costs five Energy on Kyurem, but only three on Regidrago, making it a much more efficient attack, especially since Regidrago can reasonably get all three energy cards attached to attack again on the next turn.
Kyurem is most effective against decks that use Stage 2 Pokemon,like Charizard ex and Gardevoir ex. By targeting your opponent’s Basic Pokemon before they can evolve, you can disrupt their strategy and force them to play around yours. Ideally, one good Trifrost on your second turn should be enough to throw your opponent off and secure a win.
Squawkabilly ex
One of the most important things to get Regidrago VSTAR up and running is getting other Dragon-type Pokemon into your discard pile. Ultra Ball and Earthen Vessel let you discard a card or two to search for other cards, and Professor’s Researchdumps your entire hand into the discard pileand replaces it with seven new cards, but can’t be used on the first turn.
Squawkabilly ex accelerates the deck by allowing you anextra Professor’s Research each turn, including on turn one. It will come up one card short, of course, but it still puts your Dragons in your discard pile and gives you six fresh cards.
Use Ultra Ball to search for the Dragon-type Pokemon you need in your discard pile before using Squawkabilly or Professor’s Research to put them there.
Regidrago VSTAR Strategy
Regidrago VSTAR can set up and start attacking in two turns, soyou’ll want to go firstto be able to attack before your opponent can get their deck running.Set Regidrago V as your Active Pokemon, and use Nest Balls to put an Ogerpon ex and a Squawkabilly onto your bench.
If you have any Basic Energy in your hand, play one on your Regidrago V and a Basic Grass Energy on your Ogerpon ex. You’ll also want to Energy Switch the Basic Grass Energy onto Regidrago V and use an Ultra Ball to search for a Dragapult ex beforeusing Squakabilly ex’s Squawk and Seize ability as a first-turn Professor’s Research.
If your opponent sets Charmander, Ralts, or another Basic Pokemon that will evolve into a threat, try to get Kyurem into your discard pile instead of Dragapult ex.
A perfect first turn like that means that all you need to do on turn 2 is attach the final energy and evolve Regidrago V to Regidrago VSTAR, and you’re off to the races. If you missed any of those steps, don’t fret!On turn two, you still have access to Squawkabilly’s Squawk and Seize as well as Professor’s Researchto look for any Energy, Energy Switches, or other items and Pokemon you need to finish setting up.
Once you’re set-up, you canstart using Apex Dragon to copy Phantom Divefor KOs and to soften your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. Watch out for situations that would warrant a different attack, though; If your opponent plays several Basic Pokemon or three or fewer Pokemon with 110 HP,use Kyurem’s Trifrost to disrupt their gameplay or even take an early winor, in a mirror match,use Hsuian Goodra VSTAR’s Rolling Iron to soften up your opponent’s Regidragowhile protecting your own.
Regidrago VSTAR Common Threats
Lugia VSTAR
Lugia VSTAR is potentially a tough matchupfor Regidrago VSTAR. The Archeops / Cinccino combo has the potential to start picking off your Regidrago VSTARs in just a couple of turns, while Mist Energy and V Guard Energy will make it that much harder to KO your opponent’s Pokemon, both Active and Benched.
Hsuian Goodra’s Rolling Iron attack can protect your Regidrago VSTARfor a couple of turns while you take out your opponent’s Archeops, which will slow down their setup. Then start working on the Cinccinos, focusing on KOing them before they can accumulate enough Special Energy cards to be a threat.
Triftost can KO three Cinccinos at once, but not if they have V Guard Energy attached.Temple of Sinnoh can turn off the V Guard Energy effect, but Lugia VSTAR can discard it the next turn. Hold it until it’s strategically advantageous, ideally when you may KO three Cinccinos, each with a V Guard Energy attached.
Gardevoir Ex
Gardevoir ex decks include a lot of disruptionand can one-shot your Regidrago VSTAR if allowed to set up their Drifloon. Watch out for your opponent to use Counter Catcher to pull out your Pokemon that can’t attack, or to use Unfair Stamp to get rid of your hand.
To counter disruption,hold off on using your Legacy Star ability until after your opponent has used their Unfair Stamp(or revealed another Ace Spec card), and be careful about putting damage counters on your opponent’s Drifloons unless you can KO them immediately.
