Gengar Energy Control

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Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

  • Pidgeot ex (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Pidgeotto (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Pidgey (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Toedscool (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Toedscruel (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Arven (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Counter Catcher (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Earthen Vessel (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Iono (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Nest Ball (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Professor's Research (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Super Rod (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Technical Machine: Evolution (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Deck Primer

Fast setup, able to attack on your turn 2.

Move around damage counters and energy to disrupt the opponents active pokemon and set up their bench for KO's, while keeping you active pokemon alive.

Win by prize cards or by the opponent conceding.

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (20)
3 Gengar ex sv5-104
$6.57 Darkness 310
2 Pidgeot ex sv3-164
$1.25 Colorless 280
1 Fezandipiti ex sv6pt5-84
$11.76 Darkness 210
1 Pecharunt ex sv6pt5-39
$6.01 Darkness 190
1 Toedscruel sv4-17
$0.16 Grass 120
1 Genesect sv6pt5-40
$0.15 Metal 110
1 Munkidori sv8pt5-44
$0.27 Psychic 110
1 Haunter sv5-103
$0.24 Darkness 90
1 Pidgeotto sv3-208
$12.13 Colorless 90
4 Gastly sv5-102
$0.21 Darkness 60
1 Toedscool sv1-25
$0.11 Grass 60
2 Pidgey sv3pt5-16
$0.20 Colorless 50
1 Budew sv8pt5-4
$0.18 Grass 30
Trainer (32)
4 Arven sv3-186
$0.34
2 Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) sv2-172
$0.39
2 Buddy-Buddy Poffin sv5-144
$0.28
1 Counter Catcher sv4-160
$0.26
2 Earthen Vessel sv8pt5-106
$0.19
1 Energy Switch sv1-173
$0.20
1 Grand Tree sv7-136
$0.57
3 Handheld Fan sv6-150
$0.31
1 Iono sv4pt5-80
$0.32
3 Janine's Secret Art sv6pt5-88
$6.59
1 Nest Ball sv1-181
$0.22
Trainer (32)
2 Night Stretcher sv6pt5-61
$0.30
1 Professor's Research sv4pt5-88
$0.15
4 Rare Candy sv1-191
$0.24
1 Super Rod sv2-188
$0.30
1 Technical Machine: Evolution sv4-178
$0.23
2 Ultra Ball sv1-196
$0.19
Energy (8)
8 Darkness Energy swsh12pt5-158
$6.58 Darkness

Card Types

Trainer 32
Pokémon 20
Energy 8

Energy Types

Darkness 10
Colorless 5
Grass 3
Metal 1
Psychic 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 8 attacks
8
29.6% of attacks
2 Energy 16 attacks
16
59.3% of attacks
3 Energy 3 attacks
3
11.1% of attacks

Opening Hand Probability Calculator

Calculate the probability of drawing specific cards in your opening hand

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Comments

inkessant avatar
inkessant

I'd consider adding another attacker as Gengar simply isn't very good in its current role as attacker. Maybe something that can scale based on damage counters like JT's Lycanroc?

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