u/FiveCheeseburgers

Need help prepping for YCS Columbus; my LGS players are not a great resource atm

A bit of a preface, I live nowhere near Columbus Ohio. Nobody that attends my LGS is going. The only reason I am going is because a work-related trip lined up perfectly. Yay for me. So, what's the problem?

My LGS playerbase can be described as about 20 regular players where about four of us are legitimately good at the game and we regularly dominate our twice-per-week Genesys tournaments, The rest are your run-of-the-mill players that are having a good day if they go even.

The problem is that of the good players, I am the only one with a deck I am taking seriously at the moment. The other good players are just brewing and pubstomping and having a great time. If you could consistently go 3-1 at your locals with Pumpkins,Hecahands, or Paleo, wouldn't you?

The mediocre players are the only ones attempting to play meta, but they are misplaying and playing bad cards so often, I have no goddamn idea what their decks are supposed to do. Idk what the current endboard for Kewl Tune is right now when they open Overtake and Synchro, but I sure as shit know it isn't Zalen + Loudness.

My observations suggest that the best decks of the event will likely be Magnet Warriors, Kewl Tune, and *maybe* Radiant Typhoon. Popular decks will include Clown Runick, Elfnote variations, DoomZ, Ice Barriers, Gem-Knights, and RDA.

My question is, for each of these decks, what is their ideal end-board? What card(s) is most critical to interrupt? What is the best free card against them? What is the best reasonably-pointed card against them?

Right now my sideboard is Kaijus, Godos, Lancea, Soundproof, NFA, and Illusion Gates. I have no real idea how to uss Godos ir what matchup a Kaiju is actually necessary in.

Any help is appreciated.

**I am maining Belle, Charmies, and Cosmics.

Edit: If there are any decks I missed or you just have a deck you want to talk about, I am all ears. No doubt I'll run into a few rogue players that are on PUNK, Odion, or White Forest.

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u/FiveCheeseburgers — 3 days ago