Dragapult ex League Battle Deck Revealed! (Pokemon TCG News + Deck List + Upgrades)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- As if the Charizard League Battle Deck wasn't amazing enough, Pokemon have outdone themselves with this Dragapult ex League Battle Deck!
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They're killing it with these league battle decks.
All fun and games until they release a Budew/Dusknoir deck💀💀💀
That is going to drop Fezandipiti ex prices down a lot, just like prime catcher.
that and unfair stamp
I'm new in the game but whats the point of including cards that are effected by the rotation?
@@quicksmasherlp5247they aren’t affected by rotation, all cards are rotation proof as this will release after rotation
@@quicksmasherlp5247neither of them will be affected by the rotation.
@@samudec5134Unfair stamp isn’t that expensive though, although I disagree to Fez being pricey, I picked up 2 copies for around £10.
As an MTG player recently getting into pokemon this is so refreshing. This deck is woth in spitting distance of tournament ready. I love the feeling of the company giving top tier reprints at a low price.
Ever since Pokemon launched their League Battle Deck line in 2020, they’ve gotten better and making these decks as close to tournament-ready builds as they can. The Mew VMAX League Battle Deck had the same 38 of the 60 cards that would win the world championships the following year. Charizard is amazing and pretty close to tournament ready and Dragapult might be even better.
I’ve only played Magic once. A game of Commander with a friend. Fun game! But those prices (and a crippling preexisting addiction to Pokemon) will likely keep me away.
@@InThirdPersonWhen I was active in mtg, about 10 years ago mind you, the equivalent "buy and bring to FNM" product would be the Elite decks. They were glorified starter decks that had up to 2 copies of the lynchpin rares with the only 4 of copies being for commons and uncommons.
I know the 4-4-4 line for Pult isn't technically ideal but seeing Pokemon bother to include 4 copies of the entire evolution line instead of something like 4-3-2 is just so refreshng to see.
@InThirdPerson I love magic but I hate the precon experience. Last year they released a set for thier modern format and instead of releasing pre built modern decks they sent commander decks out with the set. When asked they said that players wouldn't pay the price for a near meta precon deck. Said another way they didn't want to tank the secondary market value of high demand cards. Meanwhile pokemon is out here printing cards like unfair stamp into the ground.
I quit Yugioh a month or so ago to move back to Pokemon - best decision I've made in a while.
fenzan and fair stamp are crazy good reason to buy this product. both cards complete the value of the deck.
Honestly, you can take this deck as is to a tournament and do okay. That is impressive.
I may well pick this up. The Charizard league battle deck got me into the game, and im more than happy to have a backup to play casually 😊
I'm so happy this is coming out. It's like they can read my mind. I've been thinking about switching to Pult after rotation and what should come along but this. Loving the League battle deck selections. Some great choices have been made.
Thank God Fezandipiti ex prices will finally come down, been waiting for this moment
As a veterant Dragapult player, I've only been using 2 Rare Candies with the Dusknoir line because most of the time you'd want to draw engine into Drakloak or TM Evo into them, and keeping more than 2 Rare Candy feels obsolete since you can opt for more counter catchers or bosses orders.
Seeing this after Dragapult is doing really well in Japan in a post rotation format is fantastic.
Definitely looking into this upon release. Fez is all I need for my upgraded Zard deck too.
I'm so happy with this. I hope there are more to come!
League Battle Decks are released twice a year. The next one will release around November 2025.
Thanks for sharing this! I downloaded the list and have it soooo consistent! I hardly need anything when I use Arven. I like it so much I’m using this at my League Challenge this weekend.
This is bonkers! Fez and unfair stamp is a nice touch
Great Video! Very informative! I may give dragapult a try if i can get my hands on this LBD.
It’s refreshing people were selling fezandipity for 20-25$ in my local stores (particular players not store itself)
Was thinking on getting the Zard deck, after this announcement I'll get this one 100%, will need just a few cards to make it fully competitive
This is great I almost started building this deck from scratch 😂
im definitley buying this when it comes out
Had it been released with Sparkling Crystal, this would have been a magnificent release. But still, getting access to an Unfair Stamp is a nice deal
Also buying this battle deck will be usefull for upgrading the Zard battle deck
Been playing TCG live and not stepped into the card world. But I'm gonna pick up a Gardevoir/Charizard and this battle deck when it drops so I will have a few nice decks to play at home.
thanks for letting us know that this kind fo deck is coming out! i was about to spend 80$+ on cardmarket just for the dragapult ex deck
The fez is massive. That’s an amazing addition to this deck. Wish they gave sparkling crystal as the aspec. Make it even more meta. Or add some crispins but this is a very strong battle deck. Charizard with the moltres felt way clunkier out of the box. Excited for this
Idk the sparkling crystal is worth 4x less than stamp, sure it’s not the meta for this deck but the value is much better. You can get a crystal online for like $1-2
@ honestly that’s a good point. I was coming from the perspective of a competitive out of the box deck for players. But unfair stamp is way more widely applicable. And the upgrade cost is still cheap
I’m so excited for this one. Hell yeah, another Fez and an Unfair stamp! That’s amazing
I'm definitely getting this just for the fez and the stamp lol
Currently have a cart full of cards on TCG Player for building my Dragapult ex deck for Atlanta regionals (April 11-12). This is a great product though. Excited to see Fez ex prices drop.
Best of luck in Atlanta! 💪
I think 2 rare candies is the meta now, where Budew will take over the meta, not much opportunities to use it, IMO these cards are for Dusknoir more than Dragapult ex, so 2 would be nice. I think Xatu could work nicely as a 1-1 line, and add one or two copies of night stretchers, and add 2 Crispin and 2 Budew and two Nest Balls, thinking of using Unfair Stamp, if changing to Sparkling Crystal take the Xatu line and add one Hawlucha
Perfect for my son's birthday April 30th.
This deck is wild! They are making the game very accessible for new players which I love! Don't need to spend much to make this a fully competitive deck too
Why did this come out, after I just made a dragapult deck 😅
Oh my god I just finished building this
Will there probably be another one soon? Me and my son still play with the mew/palkia decks but hopefully another one so we can both play something new
Next League Battle Deck won’t come out until around November. They only put out 2 a year. If you want one now, Charizard is fantastic!
Excellent, all the battle pass items let me try this before it's on shelves to see how it plays
I played against this deck multiple times online with my Gardevoir deck and can confirm it's extremely strong.
Dragapukt and Raging Bolt were the 2 decks I was looking at to start playing but chose Raging because it is a good beginner deck from what I saw. Now I see that they are doing a battle dack literally the week after I got my cards... If I just held out for a little bit longer. Well that's still awesome tho!
I’m a pretty new player as well (started back in December). If you keep playing in your locals, you’re going to want multiple decks so that your opponents don’t always know what you’re playing. It’s nice to have multiple decks!
Dragapult and Raging Bolt are the 2 best decks post-rotation and they play wildly different from one another. If you can, get both!
I was going to buy the new LBD regardless of what they would give us, but seeing it's this i'm excited! I remember when i started playing people at locals were giving me tips how to upgrade the Charizard deck and what variants i could eventually play if i so wished. Dragapult Charizard is gonna be my next deck!
Excellent Video
Now I have to pre order it in the nearest store.
Btw Any opinion for having sparkling crystal ace an Acespec for this deck better?
Sparkling Crystal is great!
Holyshit I actually wanted to build a dragapult ex deck this is actually insane
I\m exited to try this deck... just got the gardevoir deck and missing a few pieces
I was just saying last night that I was going to build Dragapult next. Pokemon Company killing it with the TCG right now.
Im happy they are releasing this product but so mad because i hate playing against Dragapult
def gonna get this when it comes out
I played yugioh for 20 years and just picked up the charizard deck. Getting Decks with 2-4 Copies of the good cards feels so nice to play. Also picked up the 2024 Trainer toolkit
Definitely grabbing this! Glad I didn’t go all in on a Dragapult build!
Due to the new Charizard promo wich will released in april, isn't it also playable until 2027?
No. The promo has the same G tournament marking and will also rotate in 2026.
My arch nemesis deck!
I was just thinking about building Drag because I'm losing all my decks under rotation so this couldnt have came at a better time
lowkey just gonna get for Earthen, Unfair Stamp and Fezandpiti ex
Goddamnit XD I've just completed my deck. Oh well :D
Okay this is just CRAZY.
Night stretchers in here wouldve fed families.
I really think all the good cards missing from this deck like Night Stretcher all got left out because they had to lock in the deck list almost a year in advance. So basically whatever they had during Twilight Masquerade is all they could put in this box. Quicks like this happen with every League Battle Deck unfortunately due to the immense logistics that come with planning, producing, and shipping thousands of these worldwide.
@ checks out, driving down the price for Fez and allowing new players to get the framework for a tier 1 deck (when upgraded) is huge for the game. Hope they keep it up!
The release date is my Birthday... So i have to have it!
As someone who collected cards around the Black and White to XYZ era and recently got back into pokémon again, I have to say I really prefer how they handle stuff now.
I remember around then barely being able to get as mucb as 3 EX cards, and now they seemingly give them out like candy.
I would like to know one thing. I've recently started buying these decks and would like to know wich of the following 3 I should buy: Dragapult, Miraidon + Regileki or Meowscarada?
I don't think I'll play any tournaments any time soon, so i don't really care about rotation, I just play with friends.
I already have Gardevoir and Charizard because they're some of my favorite pokémon.
I know Meowscarada is a level 2 deck, but I have the necessary cards to upgrade (Pidgeot ex line, 4 double colorless, 4 Rare Candy, Ultra Balls, Nest Balls...). Whereas I have no cards to upgrade Miraidon and Dragapult. So wich one is best to buy for me? (I don't plan on buying more than 2 the coming period)
In the early days, those theme decks that Pokemon would put out were awful for competitive play. Their League Battle Deck line absolutely obliterates them.
Of those 3 decks, Dragapult is my recommendation and it's not even close. Dragapult is quite possibly the new best preconstructed deck ever. Miraidon is IMO, the worst League Battle Deck ever made. Miraidon fully-upgraded is great, but the League Battle Deck missed the mark by a wide margin. If you already have the cards to upgrade Meowscarada and understand its strengths and weaknesses, then proceed as you wish.
I vote for the cat, such a nasty cat, I saw the list for the deck and I think it could be a lot of fun.
@InThirdPerson
Thank you. I was a little iffy on Miraidon, because I didn't see the use for Zeraora and baby Regileki. I think I'll definitely get Dragapult. Might buy Meowscarada as well, but I think I prefer to wait a bit because the newer decks seem to be getting better and better.
Do you think this one would be able to play against the charizard's league battle deck out of the box without one overpowering the other?
Ignore the rotations etc, i'm talking about casual out-of-the-box play.
Yeah these two should be fine head-to-head. When fully-upgraded, Dragapult is generally favoured.
@@InThirdPerson Thanks a lot mate, been having a sealed charizard deck for a while and i wanted to have something to suggest to friends to play with :)
I'm thinking about making a charizard and Dragapult deck
"Manaphy is rotating out, which League deck should we release?"
Manaphy never blocked Dragapult anyway…
@@InThirdPerson You meant Jirachi. And that one won't rotate
@@JulioLenin88 that doesn’t block dragapult either lol
Rabsca is your only bench protection here, I think.
I might just pick this up & the charizard leauge deck up and some singles and build Zard/Pult off of these two deck. One other thing is 4 dragapult lowkey excessive
& then maybe take out the stamp and put in crystal as the ace spec
@@Mega_Mewtwo_Enjoyer They were going for something more generic. Plus, crystal is so cheap right now. Value and use wise, Stamp is better
I'm a bit confused about Mela. Wouldn't most players prefer to play 2 Crispin?
Crispin came out after the presumed cutoff point for locking in the deck list. The newest card in the deck is Fezandipiti ex from Shrouded Fable and Crispin came out right after. It takes months to mass produce these decks and distribute them around the world so stuff like this is an unfortunate reality. Metas move faster than mass production on a global scale.
@@InThirdPerson Yeah, I'm pretty aware of that. I've just seen a couple of videos where people say Mela is decent for Dragapult.
I'd expect people to say "throw out that card, use Crispin", but instead most people say "Mela is decent" and that confuses me lol
Mela IS decent! It sees a bunch of play in post-rotation Japan in a number of Dragapult and Charizard decks. limitlesstcg.com/cards/PAR/236/decklists/jp?page=1
YO I JUST PLAYED WITH IT LETS GOOO
Lol was literally debating on opening my TM packs to finish building my Goldengo/Dragapult deck.
I'm surprised they didn't include sparkling crystal as the ace spec
Sparkling Crystal doesn't make as much sense when you have Xatu for energy acceleration.
@@InThirdPerson right, makes sense
Looks like a good product to me
I'm gonna crash out. I literally built this deck last weekend. My Fezandipitis are gonna go down in price. Massive L for me. Like I can acknowledge it's a net positive for the rest of the community but damn man
Same, I feel the same. I literally built mine yesterday.
Same here, bought mine this week! But well, it was 5 bucks anyway so it's not too bad
Might as well sell now and rebuy later if money is a concern my man, but yeah that really sucks dude! 😢
You only lose money if you sell
UHM YES PLEASE
right after i spent money buying Dragapult ex singles. dang
Products like this can only appear once somebody has bought it all elsewhere, so we thank you for your service
@Spilsbury1989 🥹🥹🥹🥹
They should have put tera crystal as the ace spec and 4 pult is too much but oh well still a good product
Fezandipiti ex is the newest card in the deck, indicating that Shrouded Fable was the cutoff point for the deck list before they had to go into mass production. This would leave Sparkling Crystal out because that came out in Stellar Crown.
Also, League Battle Decks have to have exactly 6 holofoil cards on the front of the box. Dragapult builds generally don’t run that many ex cards, so they had to fill the space with 4 Dragapult ex.
can't believe they're killing their player-made market by just handing out Fezandipitis and Unfair Stamps
why 4 dragapult tho?
Every League Battle Deck has to have exactly 6 holofoil cards on the front of the box. They probably couldn’t find enough unique cards to put in there, hence 4 Dragapult. This happened with the Gardevoir deck too, where it was bloated with 3 Gardevoir ex, 1 Mew ex, and 1 Lumineon V. Competitive builds only used 2 Gardevoir ex and 1 Radiant Greninja but the box NEEDS 6 holofoil cards.
@InThirdPerson fair enough, I think 4 iron thorns and 2 dragapult could have been cool, but that wouldn't leave any space for an ace spec, or fez, so I see why they did this
For post rotation, which one should I choose, Dragapult ex League Battle Deck or Charizardex League Battle Deck?
1. Dragapult
2. Charizard
3. Both, and mash them together into one deck.
Is this deck good to play against the Charizard ex league battle deck? Or will one deck have visible advantage?
With no upgrades, I'd say there about even or that Dragapult might have a bit of an advantage cause of its bench sniping.
@@InThirdPersonI see, thanks for answering!
It's still year of the dragon
I can run Zard in Expanded
Lillies Clefairy psychic decks vs dragapult all 2025
I just bought cards to build this deck bruh
Ya reservé una!
Bro this game treats its players better than yugioh. Yugioh does not care for its players in the slightest
I migrated from Yugi to Pokémon and I'm having a hell of a good time with the variety of decks in the meta and its prices
Dang, I just bought all the cards lol😢
FFFFFFFF apr 25 :( I want that shit now 😭😭😭😭
Interesting they didn't use crystal..😊
If you were gonna use Xatu, then Sparkling Crystal doesn't make as much sense. I'd personally take Crystal over Xatu though.
I Buy a dragapult at 6 dollars, I was gonna expend 22 dollars just in the family of dragapult. Lucky they just announce this, 30 dollar for fezan, unfair stamp that I don't have, and 4 familys of draga is the best
I just bought two fezandipiti ex for the price of this battle deck....
1:04 until as usual scalpers will steal most of the stock from true players and resell it for 120-150USD
Eh I’ve seen zard at an lgs, gardevoir at a different non lgs, and miraidon at Walmart so they don’t seem to be particularly attracted to ex battle decks
Yeah, I think scalpers are looking more for expensive cards, and booster boxes and bundles, this one is more player focused, but is good not to boost the hype too much for this. Act casual 😆
I don’t see any value in this box for scalpers.
I bought the Charizard ex League Battle Deck and only used it once. Since then that deck became obsolete. This is a pattern with every League Battle Deck. They release them and right after that they come up with a new set that dethrones that league battle deck. I'm tired of Pokémon TCG.
Charizard ex is not obsolete as an archetype, and these pre-cons are not meant to be top-tier out of the box. They are meant to give you a strong starting point, and PTCG is BY FAR the easiest to get into from a cost perspective b/c of this. If these were an MtG product, they'd be at least twice the price.
Obsolete? What are you talking about? Charizard is one of the strongest decks with a few cards added in?
There is also an easy upgrade path for Expanded
Hard disagree. Not obsolete just evolved
2:48 you can clearly see Zard is #3 on the tier list lol.