The Ant Hill (Budget Deck)

Dinotology Dinotology Expanded 1,693 views May 04, 2024 Updated May 07, 2024
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I got destroyed by this deck on the ladder so I put up my version online. It's just one of those cheap budget decks that go under the radar. This deck's biggest counters are Iron Hands and Lost Box, but lately, all those decks have been chased off by Charizard ex. This deck is almost a 1-1 copy of the Steelix/Dodrio deck, except with Durant as the attacker instead of Dodrio. strategy is simple, attack with Steelix to build up attackers with its single energy attack and

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Any suggestions are welcome

I got destroyed by this deck on the ladder so I put up my version online. It's just one of those cheap budget decks that go under the radar. This deck's biggest counters are Iron Hands and Lost Box, but lately, all those decks have been chased off by Charizard ex. This deck is almost a 1-1 copy of the Steelix/Dodrio deck, except with Durant as the attacker instead of Dodrio. strategy is simple, attack with Steelix to build up attackers with its single energy attack and when enough counters have been built up you can attack with Durant for huge damage. Salvatore can actually allow Steelix to attack going second. Heros cape can make Steelix 280 hp single prizer and bravery charm can let your durants gert to higher damage numbers.

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (15)
4 Steelix sv4-125
$0.22 Metal 180
1 Radiant Greninja swsh10-46
$3.11 Water 130
4 Onix sv4-90
$0.09 Fighting 120
4 Durant sv4-129
$0.06 Metal 70
1 Rabsca sv5-24
$0.15 Grass 70
1 Rellor sv5-23
$0.14 Grass 50
Trainer (33)
2 Artazon sv4pt5-76
$0.27
2 Boss’s Orders (Ghetsis) sv2-172
$0.39
2 Bravery Charm sv2-173
$0.31
1 Energy Loto swsh10-140
$0.21
Trainer (33)
1 Hero's Cape sv5-152
$27.50
2 Hisuian Heavy Ball swsh10-146
$0.30
4 Nest Ball sv4pt5-84
$0.31
1 Pal Pad sv1-182
$0.25
4 Professor's Research sv4pt5-87
$0.19
4 Salvatore sv5-160
$0.23
2 Super Rod sv2-188
$0.30
3 Switch sv1-194
$0.17
1 Town Store sv3-196
$0.27
4 Ultra Ball sv4pt5-91
$0.25
Energy (12)
8 Basic Metal Energy sve-8
$0.14 Metal
4 Double Turbo Energy swsh9-151
$0.25

Card Types

Trainer 33
Pokémon 15
Energy 12

Energy Types

Metal 8
Fighting 4
Grass 2
Water 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 10 attacks
10
37.0% of attacks
2 Energy 4 attacks
4
14.8% of attacks
3 Energy 9 attacks
9
33.3% of attacks
5 Energy 4 attacks
4
14.8% of attacks

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Comments

MathematicalRac avatar
MathematicalRac

You will want 1-2 heavy ball for when durant are prized also replace escape board with bravery charm it makes durant a little less easy to accidently KO. also heavy baton doesnt make a ton of sense because steelix should only be using one energy anyway. so swap those for switches so you can swing with steelix and then switch and start destroying with Durant.

Eminginjo avatar
Eminginjo

maybe nest balls because you can't get any onix/greninja with buddy pofs

Dinotology avatar
Dinotology

Thanks Eminginjo and MathematicalRa, I adjusted the list to your suggestions.

 

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GrandmaGusta

I wonder if Rabsca (Temporal Forces) would be better than manaphy and jirachi for the deck simply because of jirachi only preventing basic damage counters. so Mismagius (Silver Tempest) for example could destroy a lot of durants quickly. Also would leave more space on the bench for durants, but I guess it has its own issues of getting knocked out from the damage from steelix and can't use the charms unlike manaphy and jirachi

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patrickhays2 Premium

I've been trying to build a good drant deck for a while, but haven't been very successful. I'll give this one a try.

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