Checkmate (Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR w/ Kingambit)

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Core Zoroark VSTAR as the main attacker, but with Kingambit as a utility instead of the other way around like I had originally built. It's been way more consistent and powerful now with this list. 

Making the focus be on Kingambit was proving too easy for opponents to play around. Having him as just a 1 prize, 1 Energy attack utility that protects your main Zoroarks by tending to draw out their Boss's Orders or as just a sneaky Cheren's Care switch in-KO/follow up-KO after another one of your

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Core Zoroark VSTAR as the main attacker, but with Kingambit as a utility instead of the other way around like I had originally built. It's been way more consistent and powerful now with this list. 

Making the focus be on Kingambit was proving too easy for opponents to play around. Having him as just a 1 prize, 1 Energy attack utility that protects your main Zoroarks by tending to draw out their Boss's Orders or as just a sneaky Cheren's Care switch in-KO/follow up-KO after another one of your pokes goes down is a much better role for him.

 

**New video with the current build now linked! 👍

 

Thanks for checking it out! Any and all comments or suggestions are welcome and appreciated, and thanks again for Deck of the Day!

😊🙏🏻🫡✌🏻

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (19)
3 Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR swshp-SWSH298
$1.40 Colorless 270
4 Hisuian Zoroark V swshp-SWSH297
$1.99 Colorless 210
2 Kingambit sv3-150
$0.15 Metal 180
4 Luxray swsh12pt5-44
$0.23 Lightning 160
1 Radiant Alakazam swsh12-59
$1.75 Psychic 130
2 Gengar swshp-SWSH241
$29.03 Psychic 120
3 Pawniard swsh12pt5-92
$0.20 Metal 70
Trainer (28)
2 Arven sv1-235
$2.56
2 Boss's Orders swsh2-189
$61.50
1 Cheren's Care swsh9-168
$1.57
Trainer (28)
2 Damage Pump swsh11-156
$0.15
1 Energy Search sv1-172
$0.23
3 Gapejaw Bog swsh12-213
$2.63
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball swsh10-146
$0.28
1 Klara swsh6-194
$14.85
2 Nest Ball sv1-181
$0.22
1 Professor's Research (Professor Sada) sv1-240
$2.94
2 Rare Candy sv1-191
$0.23
1 Rocky Helmet sv1-193
$0.16
2 Serena swsh12-193
$13.91
3 Trekking Shoes swsh10-156
$0.16
3 Ultra Ball sv1-196
$0.22
1 Vengeful Punch sv3-197
$0.19
Energy (13)
4 Double Turbo Energy swsh10-216
$2.93
4 Luminous Energy sv2-191
$0.28
5 Metal Energy sm1-171
Metal

Card Types

Trainer 28
Pokémon 19
Energy 13

Energy Types

Colorless 7
Metal 5
Lightning 4
Psychic 3

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1 Energy 15 attacks
15
60.0% of attacks
2 Energy 4 attacks
4
16.0% of attacks
3 Energy 6 attacks
6
24.0% of attacks

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Comments

sludgdge avatar
sludgdge

Love this deck, Hisuian Zoroark is one of my favorite mons and seeing the Kingambit release I was thinking of making a very similar deck, they seem to pair so well together. Especially with the upcoming Iron Valiant, I feel like its going to be a great contender.

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vulp3s_vulp1x

@sludgdge definitely! Thanks for the comment, would love to see your take on it in the future if you remember to run it by me! It's performing incredibly well already, aside from a couple piloting errors on my part in a few games, 75%+ win rate after adding Serenas.

 

Going to try to get a video uploaded of this one and my other main deck Meowscarada/Vespiquen either tonight or sometime tomorrow if you're interested in seeing how either plays. 😊

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vulp3s_vulp1x

@dawgs-on-top 😅 lol it's a little excessive, isn't it? 😂 might be changing up the entire build soon to use Zoroark Vstar as the main focus, drop King down to 2-2, and throw in nether gengars & damage pumps like pure Zoroark star plays, but with King as a nice utility. Was talking about it with someone who commented on the youtube video. Seems a bit more optimized, but we'll see.

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I wish I had this deck myself.

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