steve wimmer

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Mega Lucario looks REALLY good post rotation and as I’m scouring through Facebook Marketplace to pickup IR Riolu’s, here’s why Lucario is going to be very strong: 1. Strong OHKO threats rotate. Gone are the titans of Gholdengo/Gardevoir/Charizard that can trivially kill a Lucario in one hit for pretty low commitment. Cards like Hero’s Cape don’t even work, since you’ll still get one shot through Hero’s Cape against these archetypes frequently. Most post-rotation archetypes will struggle to KO Lucario. 2. Iono Rotates Iono rotating benefits aggressive decks that can snowball early leads. It also benefits decks that can stash strong hands when they don’t get disrupted (think multiple Premium Power Pro, Wally’s Compassion, Hariyama, Boss’s Orders, etc) 3. Effective Judge Enabler There are few decks that can apply early pressure combined with the primary disruption of the format, Judge. (No, I will not be playing Harelequin) In a post rotation environment filled with single prize decks like Alakazam/Festival Lead, slamming Judges & hitting turn 1-2 KO’s with Solrock + Hariyama feels inherently strong. 4. Wally’s Compassion + Hero’s Cape In a field where we expect our Lucario to survive semi-often, the ability to eat a hit, retreat into a second Lucario & Wally the damaged one into an Aura Jab to re-establish energies feels quite good, especially given we’ll be more likely to hold Wally’s on key turns without Iono in format. I will definitely have to fly to Prague in April to play this deck 👍