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{F} → Mach Cut : 60
Discard a Special Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
{W}{F} → Dragonblade : 100
Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.
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It is said that when one runs at high speed, its wings create blades of wind that can fell nearby trees.
feyblade
Unlike Hydreigon, this card is far from elegant.
If you’re wondering why this is so much better than the free-retreat garchomp, keep in mind that the other garchomp (as well as the other hydreigon) was a reprint from a half deck. This is definitely intended to be the more awesome one-“Dragon Blade” is the name of the japanese expansion that it’s from!
Onto the card itself, I really don’t see any water flavor here at all. Ingame ground types have historically used mill effects(whether self inflicted, mutual, or aimed at the foe.) So we have that down perfectly…but where is the water flavor, here?
Whatever the case, should you manage to rare candy into this, you’re going to have a monster on your hands.
Ziggmiceter
Maybe it’s a homage to MTG?
Mantidactyle
We can clearly see Garchomp using its draw power or casting a counterspell here :P
Ziggmiceter
As in it discards the top 2 of your deck, even if it’s your own :P
HEZ
I think the secondary type was chosen like… “it looks like a shark… WATER!”
I wouldn’t try too hard to get your head around B&W design, it’s usually simple.
TheDewottClan
This thing is my decks backbone. I LOVE IT!!
skanadian69
I think the water falvor could come from Milotic.
coolestman22
Which has to do with Garchomp how?
EverPhoenix
You guys were definitely overthinking. Its a ground type (F) and it’s sort of blue (W). Mystery solved.
Hamfood Lufan
And I thought this was over-rated… I was so wrong!
Ziggmiceter
You were so right. It has been VERY overshadowed by Darkrai/Hydreigon, Eels and Garbodor variants based on the BR results I’ve seen so far.
coolestman22
That’s true. I think after enough testing people realize that the deck is easy enough to beat by KOing Altarias.
David Sun
it’s funny cuz BR results are so messed up right now with different websites doing their own tallying. the first BR I’ve been to in North York, Ontario there were 3 garchomp/altaria in the top 4 (1st, 2nd and 4th) and obviously it wasn’t reported anywhere.
Ziggmiceter
Tell the Top Cut (www.thetopcut.net) and that’s the one that has the most BR results.
Ziggmiceter
Garchomp is going to be the BDIF….
Aaaaand it’s gone
Cristian Martinez
This Garchomp’s attacks are worthy of an EX, if not more than that. Thank Arceus it’s a Stage 2…
Calil BFR
Evolve Gible into the Gabite that searches for Dragons and you’re one turn away from it.
GadgetJax
Man, Dragonblad is such a strong attack. I mean, how can you argue with 2 Energy for One Hundre?