Notes & Combos

I can say ED Crisis is the most enjoyed format so far. I'm glad the game has progressed beyond the Druddigon/Oricorio leads.

I piloted this deck all the way through UB3/UB4. Reaching UB4 was a breeze only until the last stretch of matchups, likely due to the Ursiiday tournament win that put this deck under the microscope. Nonetheless I stuck to my guns and made it to MB with it.

The initial idea for the deck was to have the Silvally line act as a meat shield attacker while you set up the stage 2. The one copy of Charmander made it so I started with Null 2/3 of the time. Gladion at 2 copies not only gets Silvally asap, but also thins out the deck, raising the odds of accessing the Zard line in later turns.

Lillie, Leaf, Charmeleon are the flex spots of the deck. The second Lillie can be bricky and doesn't synergize with Silvally well. It was added mostly for the Buzzwole matchup that can easily put your Zard within KO range. Leaf counteracted Sabrina as well as fulfilling Silvally's attack boost, and would reconsider the second one. Charmeleon in theory allows for a quicker evolution, but I don't recall it having a tremendous impact. I would probably add Gio since it could be helpful against opposing Silvally. Of course, the notorious Mars could be included. Many options to choose from.

As an anti-meta deck, Silvally Zard had a favorable matchup against the likes of Buzzwole & Solgaleo, but they weren't auto-wins. Stoutland/Gallade and Nihilego/Guzzlord were probably the least favorable.