Hey guys! After my last article, recapping my Top 8 finish at Portland, I was able to place in the Top 8 again, this time at NAIC! Ending my season with back-to-back Cuts felt great, and catapulted me to the top of the leaderboards to get stipends for Worlds and probably LAIC as well, so overall I’m super excited and hope to continue the momentum into Worlds.
嘿,伙计们！在我的上一篇文章之后，回顾了我在波特兰的前 8 名成绩，我能够再次进入前 8 名，这次是在 NAIC！以背靠背的 Cuts 结束我的赛季感觉很棒，并让我一跃成为排行榜的榜首，获得了 Worlds 和 LAIC 的津贴，所以总的来说，我非常兴奋，希望能继续保持这种势头进入 Worlds。

Back to my NAIC run – I ended up playing the new Marnie’s Grimmsnarl archetype, which I discussed how to play against as Gardy last time, but I was not considering it as a play at that point. So what changed?
回到我的 NAIC 运行——我最终玩了新的 Marnie's Grimmsnarl 原型，上次我讨论了如何以 Gardy 的身份与之对抗，但那时我并没有把它当作游戏。那么，发生了什么变化呢？

Leading up to the event, I was pretty dead set on playing Dragapult Dusknoir, however while some of my friends and I were testing the deck, I watched Raz Wolpe destroy our current PultNoir list with his Grimmsnarl build. At that point Raz was playing heavy Poffin, a PokeGear, and a Fezandipiti ex, which made the deck look super smooth, contrary to my early testing with it. Since we lost to the deck, I asked him for his list so we had a better list to practice against, and that is where I got the start to my final list, which I will discuss more later. 
在活动之前，我非常决心玩 Dragapult Dusknoir，但是当我和我的一些朋友正在测试这副牌时，我看到 Raz Wolpe 用他的 Grimmsnarl 构建摧毁了我们目前的 PultNoir 列表。那时 Raz 正在玩沉重的 Poffin、PokeGear 和 Fezandipiti ex，这使得套牌看起来超级流畅，这与我早期的测试相反。既然我们输给了牌组，我就问他要了他的清单，这样我们就有了一个更好的清单来练习，这就是我最终清单的起点，我将在后面详细讨论。

I started playing a bit more Grimmsnarl with everyone, as I am pretty fond of spread decks, so I figured learning the deck as a backup pick was a good idea. Soon, I got to New Orleans, and tested the PultNoir versus Grimmsnarl matchup more, as we were getting a bit worried about it. We went like 0-8, and that got us very scared about playing PultNoir, and a bit desperate on what to play. As my group kept trying to optimize PultNoir, I was playing Grimmsnarl into people who wanted to play the matchup, and I was drawing super well, beating bad matchups like Eevee Box and Joltik, and finding really good lines despite poor prizes like both Grimmsnarl ex or TM: Evolutions. I also really liked how self-sufficient and consistent the deck is, as consistency was something many lists were lacking. The consistency, along with me assuming I would play better than most of my opponents (at least in Day 1), meant I would be at a significant advantage, which really drew me to the deck.
我开始和大家一起多玩一点 Grimmsnarl，因为我很喜欢分散的套牌，所以我觉得学习这副套牌作为备用选择是个好主意。很快，我到了新奥尔良，并更多地测试了 PultNoir 与 Grimmsnarl 的对决，因为我们对此有点担心。我们差不多是 0-8，这让我们对玩 PultNoir 感到非常害怕，并且对要玩什么有点绝望。当我的团队不断尝试优化 PultNoir 时，我正在将 Grimmsnarl 与想要玩对决的人玩，我抽得非常好，击败了像 Eevee Box 和 Joltik 这样的糟糕对局，并在像 Grimmsnarl ex 或 TM： Evolutions 这样的奖品不佳的情况下找到了非常好的线路。我也非常喜欢这副套牌的自给自足和一致性，因为一致性是许多列表所缺乏的。这种稳定性，再加上我认为我会比大多数对手玩得更好（至少在第 1 天），这意味着我会有很大的优势，这真的吸引了我。

After tons of testing, it is 11 pm Thursday night, so I play a bit of mirror match to figure out the best route, and while Bodhi had just built a super-consistent PultNoir list, I figured my time would be better spent getting a good sleep and playing Grimmsnarl, rather than trying to learn or optimize the new build, and be super tired the next day. Obviously, both options were good, since Bodhi and I both made Top Cut.
经过大量的测试，现在是周四晚上 11 点，所以我玩了一点镜像比赛以找出最佳路线，虽然 Bodhi 刚刚建立了一个超级一致的 PultNoir 列表，但我认为我的时间最好花在睡个好觉和玩 Grimmsnarl 上，而不是尝试学习或优化新版本， 第二天超级累。显然，这两个选项都很好，因为 Bodhi 和我都制作了 Top Cut。

The List  名单

https://limitlesstcg.com/decks/list/18501

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As I mentioned earlier, Raz was playing a Fezandipiti ex, however as I played games with the card, I felt like I ran into one of two problems. On the one hand, there were many boards where I simply did not have the bench space for Fezandipiti, so it did not help, and on the flip side, there were some boards where I could bench it, but doing so lost me the game, or gave my opponent better winning odds. With this in mind, I decided that the niche situations where Fez was good would not outweigh the games I lost to from starting it. This meant I wanted to find additional consistency to make up for the lack of Fez. 
正如我之前提到的，Raz 正在玩 Fezandipiti 的前任，但是当我用这张牌玩游戏时，我觉得我遇到了两个问题之一。一方面，有很多板子我根本没有 Fezandipiti 的板凳空间，所以这没有帮助，另一方面，有一些板子我可以让它板凳，但这样做让我输掉了比赛，或者给了我的对手更好的获胜赔率。考虑到这一点，我决定 Fez 擅长的小众情况不会超过我从一开始就输掉的比赛。这表示我想找到额外的稳定性来弥补 Fez 的不足。

Right before the event, I was discussing with Raz the changes he had made since he last spoke, and he told me that his group had cut PokeGear for third Boss. I was not a fan of this change, since I was rarely using two Boss in a game. Additionally, I was not having too much of an issue with finding them when I needed with Secret Box, so I figured three would be a bit too clunky. This is where PokeGear comes in. Not only can it bail you out of a hand with a Research or Iono, but it improves your chances of finding a Boss. A play I have also discussed a lot with the card, is if you have a strong opening hand to evolve without an Item from Arven-searching, but no Supporter for next turn, you can Arven for PokeGear and TM: Evo. Normally, these kinds of situations would force you to Arven for Secret Box to stay in the game, but now you can save your Box for a more impactful combo in the mid- to late-game, as with your draw for turn and plenty of draw Supporters in the deck, you have good odds to get out of the dead hand.
就在活动开始前，我正在与 Raz 讨论自上次发言以来他所做的更改，他告诉我他的团队已经将 PokeGear 削减为第三个 Boss。我不喜欢这种变化，因为我很少在游戏中使用两个 Boss。此外，当我需要使用 Secret Box 时，找到它们并没有太大的问题，所以我认为三个会有点太笨拙了。这就是 PokeGear 的用武之地。它不仅可以用 Research 或 Iono 将您从一手牌中解救出来，还可以提高您找到 Boss 的机会。我也对这张牌讨论了很多的一出手，如果你有一手强大的开局牌可以进化，没有来自 Arven 的物品搜索，但下一回合没有支持者，你可以为 PokeGear 和 TM：Evo 使用 Arven。通常情况下，这类情况会迫使你用 Arven 来玩秘密盒子来留在游戏中，但现在你可以把盒子留到游戏中后期来打出更有影响力的组合，就像你的回合听牌和牌组中大量的听牌支持者一样，你有很大的几率摆脱死手。

The main change I wish I had made before the event was cutting Budew for a fourth Munkidori. I got really low value out of Budew due to the absurd amount of Munkidoris in the meta, and lost many games to starting it. The fourth Munkidori also puts less strain on recovery, and reduces variance to prizing, so overall I think it is a very strong inclusion. 
我希望我在活动之前所做的主要改变是将 Budew 砍掉第四个 Munkidori。由于 meta 中 Munkidoris 的数量荒谬，我从 Budew 中获得的价值真的很低，并且为了开始它而输了很多游戏。第四个 Munkidori 也减少了对恢复的压力，并将差异减少到奖品，所以总的来说，我认为这是一个非常强大的包含。

That is pretty much everything worth talking about; the list is very vanilla, focusing mostly on consistency. The only other thing is that with the new set coming out before Worlds, I think Air Balloon is better than Rescue Board, as it makes your Grimmsnarls more mobile, letting you play around Mind Bend confusion easier. 
这几乎是值得谈论的一切;该列表非常普通，主要关注一致性。唯一的另一件事是，随着新系列在世界赛之前推出，我认为 Air Balloon 比 Rescue Board 更好，因为它让你的 Grimmsnarls 更具机动性，让你更容易解决 Mind Bend 的混乱。

Matchup Rundown  对战流程

R1 Raging Bolt WW  R1 愤怒之箭 WW

Both of these games went exactly as I wanted. My opponent opted to go first in both games, which while correct in Game 1, they should have adjusted for Game 2. Grimmsnarl wants to go second against everything I found. Since I was going second both games, I was able to TM: Evo into Froslass immediately, and start pressuring the Bolt’s board. With Froslass set up, it is just a matter of chaining two or three Grimmsnarls to take your prizes. You usually only need the third one if they are able to get a high value Turo’s, or discard a ton of damage with an Area Zero bump. I was luckily able to keep pace quite well, so my opponent was on an odd prize map, and I was able to use two Grimmsnarl attacks, taking three prizes from Froslass damage each time. Something to note is that the excess damage on your board typically does not matter, so if you can, move less to avoid taking the knockout on your turn, instead taking the KO in between turns with Freezing Shroud. This avoids activating Fez, and as you will typically use this tactic on an Ogerpon with three Grass, it can hinder their ability to make a response. 
这两场比赛都完全按照我想要的进行。我的对手在两场比赛中都选择了先发制人，虽然这在第 1 场比赛中是正确的，但他们应该在第 2 场比赛中进行调整。Grimmsnarl 想在我找到的所有东西中排名第二。由于我在两场比赛中都排名第二，因此我能够立即将 TM：Evo 放入 Froslass，并开始向 Bolt 的棋盘施压。设置 Froslass 后，只需链接两三个 Grimmsnarls 即可获得奖品。如果他们能够获得高价值的 Turo，或者用零区碰撞丢弃大量伤害，您通常只需要第三个。幸运的是，我能够很好地跟上步伐，所以我的对手在一个奇怪的奖品地图上，我能够使用两次 Grimmsnarl 攻击，每次都从 Froslass 伤害中夺取三个奖品。需要注意的是，你的棋盘上的额外伤害通常无关紧要，所以如果可以的话，减少移动以避免在你的回合被击倒，而是在轮次之间用 Freezing Shroud 进行 KO。这样可以避免激活 Fez，而且由于您通常会在拥有三个草的 Ogerpon 上使用此策略，因此可能会阻碍他们做出回应的能力。

R2 Grimmsnarl WW  R2 格林姆斯纳尔 WW

I was pretty scared in both of these games as I drew pretty poorly, but my opponent made a lot of mistakes with their bench, whereas I limited my board to Grimmsnarls, Munkidoris, and Shaymin. This meant that despite going down two prizes early in Game 1, I was able to make a comeback with Ionos, and the fact my opponent had a really weak board. In Game 2, my opponent did not have as much pressure as Game 1, so the poor draws were not really punished, and I once again set up the Froslass-less board. Since my list was more consistent, I was able to set up more Munkidoris than them.
在这两场比赛中，我都非常害怕，因为我的平局很糟糕，但我的对手在他们的替补席上犯了很多错误，而我将我的板凳限制在 Grimmsnarls、Munkidoris 和 Shaymin。这意味着，尽管在第 1 局早期落后两个奖项，但我还是能够用 Ionos 卷土重来，而且我的对手的棋盘非常弱。在第 2 局中，我的对手没有第 1 局那么大的压力，所以糟糕的听牌并没有真正受到惩罚，我再次设置了无 Froslass 的棋盘。由于我的列表更加一致，因此我能够设置比他们更多的 Munkidori。

R3 Gardevoir Espathra WW

I did not test against this build of Gardy, so I just targeted the Flittle when I could, and it worked out pretty well. In Game 1, I went for a Froslass strategy, and my opponent almost made a comeback since I played a bit greedy and went to one prize. However their line forced them to attack with a Scream Tail with 80 damage, then I was able to use their Artazon to grab Budew and Itchy Pollen for game. In Game 2 they had a pretty slow start, so I was able to chase down Ralts and Kirlias and get super far ahead before I was being pressured. Overall, against Gardy builds like this, Froslass is pretty strong, and the Espathra was surprisingly very weak, especially since they need to damage it quite a bit to knock out a Grimmsnarl, and with Froslass and Munkidoris, it could be fairly easily dealt with TM: Devo. 
我没有针对这个版本的 Gardy 进行测试，所以我只是尽可能地瞄准 Flittle，效果很好。在第 1 局中，我选择了 Froslass 策略，我的对手几乎卷土重来，因为我玩得有点贪婪，只中了一个奖。然而，他们的防线迫使他们用 80 点伤害的尖叫尾巴攻击，然后我能够使用他们的 Artazon 来抓住 Budew 和 Itchy Pollen 进行游戏。在第 2 场比赛中，他们的开局相当缓慢，所以我能够追上 Ralts 和 Kirlias，并在我受到压力之前取得超级领先。总的来说，面对这样的 Gardy 构建，Froslass 非常强大，而 Espathra 出奇地非常弱，特别是因为他们需要对它造成相当大的伤害才能击倒 Grimmsnarl，而有了 Froslass 和 Munkidoris，它可以很容易地对付 TM：Devo。

R4 Grimmsnarl LWW  R4 格里姆斯纳尔 LWW

This Grimmsnarl mirror set was a little close for comfort. My opponent’s list was less consistent than mine and did not play Shaymin, so I was able to pile up much more damage than them in Games 2 and 3. In Game 1, however, I prized Shaymin and Devo, making my life pretty difficult, and my opponent drew out of late-game Ionos. Anyhow, Shaymin is a really big factor in the mirror. If both players set up a ton of Munkis, Shaymin is really weak. However, typically the game does not play out like this, so with only one or two Munki, you cannot heal a lot, so preventing the extra 30 with Shaymin is really good. In this set, my opponent left a lot of excess damage on my Grimmsnarls which opened up a ton of lines for me, and I was able to capitalize.
这套 Grimmsnarl 镜子组为了舒适起见有点接近。我对手的名单不如我的稳定，也没有下 Shaymin，所以我在第 2 局和第 3 局中能够积累比他们更多的伤害。然而，在第 1 场比赛中，我很看重 Shaymin 和 Devo，这让我的生活变得相当困难，而我的对手在游戏后期抽出了 Ionos。无论如何，Shaymin 是镜子里一个非常重要的因素。如果两个玩家都设置了大量的 Munki，那么 Shaymin 真的很弱。然而，通常游戏不会像这样进行，所以只有一个或两个 Munki，你无法治愈很多，所以防止 Shaymin 的额外 30 真的很好。在这组中，我的对手在我的 Grimmsnarls 上留下了很多多余的伤害，这为我打开了大量的线路，我能够利用。

R5 Grimmsnarl LWW  R5 格林姆斯纳尔 LWW

In this set, I played against a Japanese player with their unique build playing four Munkidori and Shaymin, which disadvantaged me heavily. In Game 1, my opponent set up quad Munki, so I scooped pretty quick. In Game 2, I set up three Munki and ran over them, leaving plenty of time for Game 3. I drew pretty rough, and my board was strictly worse than my opponent’s, however I got to a place where my opponent could whiff Devo for two turns and I could win, which somehow they did! I definitely got really lucky here, but that is the game.
在这组比赛中，我与一位拥有独特身材的日本玩家对战，他们打了四个 Munkidori 和 Shaymin，这让我非常不利。在第 1 场比赛中，我的对手设置了四周跳 Munki，所以我很快就舀到了。在第 2 场比赛中，我设置了三个 Munki 并碾过它们，为第 3 场比赛留下了充足的时间。我抽牌很粗糙，我的牌面比对手的牌面差很多，但是我到了对手可以闻到德沃两回合的味道，我可以赢，不知何故他们做到了！我在这里真的很幸运，但这就是比赛。

R6 Raging Bolt WW  R6 愤怒螺栓 WW

My opponent blinded second for Game 1, because they thought I was playing Gardy, which I thought was hilarious. Anyhow, I was able to set up pretty well in Game 1 and establish the typical board state of Grimmsnarl, Morgrem, Munkidori, Froslass and Shaymin. In Game 2, my opponent once again opted second, but they pretty much full-bricked so I got a pretty quick win.
我的对手在第 1 场比赛中第二场失明，因为他们认为我在玩 Gardy，我觉得这很搞笑。无论如何，我能够在第 1 场比赛中很好地设置并建立 Grimmsnarl、Morgrem、Munkidori、Froslass 和 Shaymin 的典型棋盘状态。在第 2 场比赛中，我的对手再次选择了第二名，但他们几乎全力以赴，所以我很快就赢了。

R7 Straight Dragapult LWL
R7 直 Dragapult LWL

In this set I played against Ryuki, who was on a double-Munkidori list. This made things pretty tricky, as my damage was less permanent and my Munkidoris were under pressure even without Froslass in play. In Game 1, I was unable to set up any Froslass, so I could not make any Devo plays in the late-game, and I ended up losing as my opponent was able to find Neo Upper at the perfect time. For Game 2, I set up the typical Froslass strat to ping their Drakloaks, which allowed me to have stronger late game options and win. In Game 3 I got griefed early by a Turn-1 Jamming and had some rough draws, but I got the game to a board state where time was going to be called soon, so I had two options. The first was to play aggressively for a win, but I would have higher odds to lose, or take a safer line that I would not be able to win in the few turns I had left, but it would be really difficult to lose. As time was winding down, I felt pretty rushed and ended up playing the aggressive line, which in hindsight was probably lower value. 
在这盘比赛中，我对阵的是 Ryuki，他在双 Munkidori 名单上。这让事情变得非常棘手，因为我的伤害不那么持久，即使没有 Froslass 在场，我的 Munkidoris 也承受着压力。在第 1 局中，我无法设置任何 Froslass，因此我无法在游戏后期进行任何 Devo 游戏，最终我输了，因为我的对手能够在最佳时机找到 Neo Upper。在第 2 场比赛中，我设置了典型的 Froslass 策略来标记他们的 Drakloaks，这让我在游戏后期有更强的选择并获胜。在第 3 场比赛中，我早早地被 Turn-1 Jamming 弄伤了，并且有一些艰难的听牌，但我让游戏进入了即将结束时间的棋盘状态，所以我有两个选择。第一种是积极地玩以获得胜利，但我输的几率会更高，或者采取更安全的路线，这样我就无法在剩下的几个回合中获胜，但输真的很难。随着时间的流逝，我感到非常匆忙，最终玩了激进的路线，事后看来，这可能价值较低。

R8 Ethan’s Typhlosion LWW
R8 伊森伤寒 LWW

I am pretty sure this matchup is really good, but the first two games looked really close, so maybe not. In Game 1, I started Budew, which let their Cyndaquil/Quilava knock me out, then I had a dead hand off Iono, so they were on even prizes. Once I finally started attacking, they were able to Quick Search for Gravity Mountain, so I Iono’ed to two and they found another one, so I lost. In Game 2 I started Shaymin, so I thought the same thing was going to happen as Game 1, but luckily I did not fall behind a turn, and cooked up a line where I left their Gravity Mountain in play so my Morgrem could knock out their Typhlosion. This meant I could not lose to whiffing Grimmsnarl off Iono, and we had a Game 3 where they drew pretty egregiously.
我很确定这场比赛真的很精彩，但前两场比赛看起来真的很接近，所以也许不是。在第 1 场比赛中，我开始了 Budew，让他们的 Cyndaquil/Quilava 将我击倒，然后我从 Iono 手中拿到了一手死牌，所以他们的奖品是平局。一旦我终于开始攻击，他们就能够快速搜索重力山，所以我 Iono 到两个，他们又找到了另一个，所以我输了。在第 2 场比赛中，我开始使用 Shaymin，所以我认为和第 1 场比赛会发生同样的事情，但幸运的是我没有落后于一个回合，并编了一条线，让我的 Morgrem 可以击倒他们的 Typhlosion。这意味着我不能输给 Iono 的 Grimmsnarl，而且我们在第 3 场比赛中打得非常糟糕。

R9 Dragapult Dusknoir LL

Here I hit my friend Bodhi, and we had an awful Game 1 where we both made multiple misplays, and I ultimately lost to a combination of those, plus starting Budew, plus whiffing for two turns in the late-game. Game 2 was a full brick on my end.
在这里，我打了我的朋友 Bodhi，我们经历了一场糟糕的第 1 场比赛，我们俩都犯了多次错误，我最终输给了这些组合，再加上开始 Budew，再加上在游戏后期的两个回合中呜咽。第 2 场比赛对我来说是一整块砖头。

R10 Grimmsnarl WW  R10 格林姆斯纳尔 WW

In this set I was paired against Azul, and was forced into an aggressive strategy both games. In Game 1, I noticed I prized both my Counter Catchers, so I decided that playing from behind, which I typically like to do, was not a viable strategy. Luckily, I was able to piece together a Turn-2 Candy Grimmsnarl going first, and Azul stumbled a bit in the early game, so I was able to get far enough ahead to win pretty convincingly. In Game 2, I was once again going first, but Azul’s Turn 1 was very weak, so I went aggressive again since my hand allowed it. While this game was much closer, I was able to squeak it out despite him having the fourth Munkidori.
在这盘中，我与 Azul 配对，两场比赛都被迫采取激进的策略。在第 1 场比赛中，我注意到我很珍视我的两个 Counter Catchers，所以我决定从后面玩，我通常喜欢这样做，不是一个可行的策略。幸运的是，我能够拼凑出一个 Turn-2 Candy Grimmsnarl 先行，而 Azul 在游戏早期有点磕磕绊绊，所以我能够领先足够远，非常有说服力地获胜。在第 2 场比赛中，我再次先发制人，但 Azul 的第 1 回合非常弱，所以我再次采取了激进的态度，因为我的手允许。虽然这场比赛更接近，但尽管他有第四个 Munkidori，但我还是能够吱吱作响。

R11 Eevees WW  R11 伊布 WW

My opponent played this set somewhat poorly. In Game 1 they played really aggressively, using Moss Agate at the first possible time. This left them with a Flareon in play with no energy, which I was able to gust, Iono, and Itchy Pollen many times. With this, even though my opponent was able to Moss Agate multiple times, once I dealt with the Leafeon, there were very few threats, so I was able to close out the game. In Game 2, I had a solid start where I was able to Evo into Morgrem and Froslass, but I did not realize my opponent was playing Wellspring Mask Ogerpon, so they were able to take a double-knockout on my turn. This board looked pretty doomed, however my opponent had evolved both their Hoothoots to piece together the play, and their Eevee ex was taking damage from Froslass. Due to their weak board, I went Iono and Itchy Pollen to buy a ton of time and reestablish my board, this time with Shaymin. From there, my opponent’s deck stopped functioning, so I won shortly thereafter.
我的对手这盘玩得有点差。在第 1 场比赛中，他们打得非常激进，在第一时间使用了 Moss Agate。这让他们有一个没有能量的 Flareon 在游戏中，我能够多次阵风、Iono 和 Itchy Pollen。有了这个，即使我的对手能够多次 Moss Agate，一旦我处理了 Leafeon，威胁就很少了，所以我能够结束游戏。在第 2 场比赛中，我有一个不错的开局，我能够 Evo 进入 Morgrem 和 Froslass，但我没有意识到我的对手正在玩 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon，所以他们能够在轮到我时进行双击倒。这个板子看起来注定要失败，但是我的对手已经进化了他们的 Hoothoots 来拼凑出比赛，而他们的 Eevee 前任正在受到 Froslass 的伤害。由于他们的董事会较弱，我去找 Iono 和 Itchy Pollen 争取了大量时间并重新建立我的董事会，这次是与 Shaymin 一起。从那时起，我对手的套牌就停止运作了，所以我很快就赢了。

R12 Charizard Dragapult LWW
R12 喷火龙 Dragapult LWW

This set was pretty odd, as I was playing as if my opponent was playing Dragapult, since they did not show a Charmander until Turn 3 or 4. Their TM: Evo let them set up really well on Game 1, and a whiff on my end prevented me from putting on pressure, so they were able to establish Munki, and the game started to get out of hand. In Game 2, things went a bit better for me, but I mostly got bailed out by them committing a Luminous early, and prizing two more, making it really difficult for them to attack with Dragapult. With this, my opponent scooped pretty quickly, leaving us plenty of time for Game 3. I do not remember the details of this game except that I used Iono, and I needed to draw Boss off three of my last four prizes, and have my opponent whiff the hand disrupt. Luckily, the stars aligned, and I was able to get myself to a win-and-in to Top Cut.
这组很奇怪，因为我玩得好像我的对手在玩 Dragapult，因为他们直到第 3 轮或第 4 轮才显示 Charmander。他们的 TM：Evo 让他们在第 1 场比赛中设置得非常好，而我这边的一丝气息阻止了我施加压力，所以他们能够建立 Munki，比赛开始失控。在第 2 场比赛中，情况对我来说稍微好一些，但我主要是因为他们提前犯下了一个 Luminous，然后又奖励了两个，使他们很难用 Dragapult 攻击。这样一来，我的对手很快就抢到了，给我们留下了充足的时间进行第 3 场比赛。我不记得这个游戏的细节，只记得我使用了 Iono，我需要从我最后的四个奖品中的三个中抽出 Boss，并让我的对手闻到这手牌的滋味。幸运的是，星星对齐，我能够让自己在 Top Cut 中获胜。

R13 Gardevoir 4 Munkidori LWW
R13 Gardevoir 4 门基多里 LWW

If you want to watch this game in full, it was streamed. I was pretty nervous going into this match, because despite it being a good matchup on paper, I was playing against Henry Chao, who I knew beat Tim Franklin on Grimmsnarl earlier. I had a game plan for the matchup not to set up Froslass unless I was ahead, and try to attack with Morgrem early to play around Mind Bend value. I forgot this second part in Game 1, and due to a few other small misplays, such as using Artazon for a Munkidori instead of Shaymin, where I think I just spaced out, I ended up losing this game. Going into Game 2, I actually adapted my strategy, and it worked better, but I still had to play into Mind Bend. I decided that even if I flipped tails, I was not in a super bad spot, and if I flipped heads, I was winning faster, which was really important since we burned about half our time in Game 1. In Game 3, I got off to a super aggressive start, and Henry was struggling to evolve his Ralts/Kirlias. Ultimately, in our flurry of plays, Henry accidentally attacked with Lillie’s Clefairy instead of Scream Tail, allowing me to get too far ahead for him to really do anything, then I closed out the set with a Boss on Gardy. 
如果您想完整观看这场比赛，它是流媒体的。这场比赛我非常紧张，因为尽管这在纸面上是一场精彩的对决，但我的对手是 Henry Chao，我知道他之前在 Grimmsnarl 上击败了 Tim Franklin。我有一个对决的游戏计划，除非我领先，否则不要设置 Froslass，并尝试尽早使用 Morgrem 进攻以利用 Mind Bend 值。我在第 1 场比赛中忘记了第二部分，由于其他一些小失误，例如使用 Artazon 作为 Munkidori 而不是 Shaymin，我认为我只是隔开了，我最终输掉了这场比赛。进入第 2 场比赛，我实际上调整了我的策略，效果更好，但我仍然必须玩 Mind Bend。我决定，即使我翻转了反面，我也不会处于一个非常糟糕的位置，如果我翻转正面，我会更快地获胜，这真的很重要，因为我们在第 1 场比赛中消耗了大约一半的时间。在第 3 场比赛中，我有一个超级激进的开局，而 Henry 正在努力发展他的 Ralts/Kirlias。最终，在我们一连串的比赛中，Henry 不小心用 Lillie 的 Clefairy 而不是 Scream Tail 攻击，让我领先得太远，以至于他无法真正做任何事情，然后我用 Gardy 的 Boss 结束了这个系列。

I think this match was really interesting because you can see our visible shift of pace of play in Games 2 and 3, as we did not want to tie. An important concept in the game is deciding whether sacrificing your accuracy for speed is worth it, as you have worse odds of winning, but you can actually win in time. As seen in this set, the lowered accuracy ended up losing Henry the game, however with how the matchup plays out, and the Gentleman’s Agreement we had in place, if he played the game out in a more methodical approach, I may have been too far ahead at the end of time. 
我认为这场比赛真的很有趣，因为你可以看到我们在第 2 场和第 3 场比赛中明显的比赛节奏变化，因为我们不想打平。游戏中的一个重要概念是决定为了速度而牺牲准确性是否值得，因为你获胜的几率更差，但你实际上可以及时获胜。从这个系列中可以看出，降低的准确性最终让 Henry 输掉了这盘游戏，然而考虑到对决的进行方式，以及我们达成的绅士协议，如果他以更有条理的方式进行游戏，我可能在时间结束时领先得太远了。

T16 Raging Bolt WW  T16 狂怒螺栓 WW

In both of these games I went first, which was not what I was hoping for, but I could make it work. As I was looking at my opening hand I saw Shaymin and no basic outs, and I am so scared that I will get donked. Off my top deck, I get blessed with a Nest Ball, and do not instantly lose. My opponent was unable to get a Turn-1 knockout on my Shaymin anyways, due to its 80 HP keeping it out of Fan Rotom range, but it was definitely scary. As the game progresses, I do not get a chance to TM: Evo, which leads to me whiffing Froslass for a turn too many, and getting punished by a Turo’s. At this point, my opponent and I both had two prizes left, but I did not have a Candy Grimmsnarl combo, so I flexed into a one-prize board, and just chilled for a turn, figuring if they disrupted me it would probably be with Judge. Alas, they played Iono, and my Arven + Night Stretcher not only went to the bottom, but I only got two cards. I used the Spikemuth in play to shuffle my deck, and slam Research into around 13 cards. I need to draw Rare Candy and Stretcher, and not my last two Darks. I got there. That game was a bit close for comfort, and I definitely got a bit lucky at the end, so I am a little nervous going into Game 2. Once again scared of a donk, I see a Poffin in my opening hand and breathe a sigh of relief. Then my opponent does basically nothing on their turn, and I quickly put together the win. 
在这两场比赛中，我都是先发制人的，这不是我所希望的，但我可以让它发挥作用。当我查看我的起手牌时，我看到 Shaymin 没有基本的补牌，我非常害怕我会被打败。在我的顶层甲板上，我得到了一个 Nest Ball，并且不会立即输掉。无论如何，我的对手都无法在我的 Shaymin 上获得 Turn-1 KO，因为它的 80 HP 使其不在 Fan Rotom 的射程范围内，但这绝对是可怕的。随着游戏的进行，我没有机会使用 TM：Evo，这导致我在 Froslass 的回合中呜咽了太多次，并受到了 Turo's 的惩罚。此时，我和我的对手都还剩下两个奖品，但我没有 Candy Grimmsnarl 组合，所以我弯曲成一个一奖的棋盘，然后冷静了一回合，想着如果他们打扰了我，那可能是裁判。唉，他们玩了 Iono，我的 Arven + Night Stretcher 不仅跌到了底部，而且我只得到了两张牌。我在游戏中使用了 Spikemuth 来洗牌，并将 Research 猛击到大约 13 张牌中。我需要画 Rare Candy 和 Stretcher，而不是我的最后两个 Dark。我到了那里。那场比赛有点接近安慰，最后我肯定有点幸运，所以我在进入第 2 场比赛时有点紧张。我又一次害怕了驴子，看到我张开的手里有一口棺材，松了一口气。然后我的对手在他们的回合基本上什么都不做，我很快就把胜利放在一起。

T8 Gardevoir 4 Munkidori LWL

I was ecstatic heading into Top 8, as this was my first cut at a Masters IC, but unfortunately my happiness was cut short when I opened lone Budew with no Basic searchers, and Isaiah opened Scream Tail to donk me. (Donked by Gardy… that is a first.) My mental is so chalked going into Game 2, especially when the only Supporter in my hand is Research, and I see a Stretcher and Super Rod. While the Gardy matchup may be favored, recovery cards are super important, and you typically need all three of them to win a game where you both set up. Anyhow, I had a decent enough start despite that, so I was able to keep up, then I top-decked an Iono and was able to conserve my resources. Eventually I was able to set up triple-Munkidori and closed out that game super quickly. In Game 3, it is the same as Game 1, just with a Snorunt instead of Budew. On the next turn I found a Budew to Itchy Pollen, but Isaiah was able to find double Kirlia, so it is looking pretty bad. I top-deck Secret Box but it is just too late at this point. I can set up my board a bit, but with the double Kirlia, I was just too far behind, and the game slowly got out of control.
进入前 8 名时我欣喜若狂，因为这是我第一次参加 Masters IC，但不幸的是，当我在没有 Basic 搜索者的情况下打开孤独的 Budew 时，我的快乐被打断了，而 Isaiah 打开了 Scream Tail 来打败我。（被 Gardy Donked...这是第一次。进入第 2 场比赛时，我的心理状况非常紧张，尤其是当我手上唯一的支持者是 Research 时，我看到了担架和超级棒。虽然 Gardy 对决可能受到青睐，但恢复卡非常重要，您通常需要所有三张恢复卡才能赢得一场你们都设置好的比赛。无论如何，尽管如此，我还是有一个足够不错的开始，所以我能够跟上，然后我顶装了 Iono 并能够节省我的资源。最终，我能够设置三重 Munkidori 并超级快速地结束了那个游戏。在第 3 场比赛中，它与第 1 场比赛相同，只是用 Snorunt 而不是 Budew。在下一个回合，我找到了 Budew 到 Itchy Pollen，但 Isaiah 能够找到双 Kirlia，所以看起来相当糟糕。我顶上了 Secret Box，但此时为时已晚。我可以稍微设置一下我的板子，但是对于双 Kirlia，我落后得太远了，游戏慢慢失控了。

Future Thoughts  未来思考

I am incredibly proud of my Top 8 finish considering how uncertain I was about what to play in the days leading up to the event. The Grimmsnarl archetype was super enjoyable to play, and I think it is very strong heading forward. Not much changes with the new Black and White set, and Gardy should be increasing in popularity, which sounds great for the deck. Something I want to try is a no-Froslass aggro build, with three or four Rare Candies, maybe a Pidgeot line, and the new Archeops. The Archeops is really interesting against something like Dragapult, effectively allowing you to Devo a Pult and knock out the Drakloak with energies. This may be a bit gimmicky overall, but with the decline in Budew, it could be an option.
考虑到我在活动前几天对要玩什么的不确定性，我为我的前 8 名成绩感到无比自豪。Grimmsnarl 原型玩起来非常有趣，我认为它向前发展非常强大。新的黑白系列没有太大的变化，Gardy 应该越来越受欢迎，这对套牌来说听起来很棒。我想尝试的是无 Froslass 的 aggro 构建，有三到四个稀有糖果，也许是 Pidgeot 系列，还有新的 Archeops。Archeops 对付像 Dragapult 这样的东西真的很有趣，有效地让你可以 Devo a Pult 并用能量击倒 Drakloak。总的来说，这可能有点花哨，但随着 Budew 的衰落，它可能是一个选择。

Other than that, I mentioned the Air Balloon addition earlier, but there is not much else I have seen. The deck was played by great Japanese players like Yoshiyuki at their Nationals, so the deck is a force to be reckoned with at Worlds.
除此之外，我之前提到了 Air Balloon 的添加，但我没有看到太多其他内容。这副牌是由像 Yoshiyuki 这样的伟大日本玩家在他们的 Nationals 上玩过的，因此这副牌在世界锦标赛中是一股不可忽视的力量。

With that said, thank you for reading and for all of the support lately. It has been a great season for me, and I hope I can cap it off with a strong Worlds run!
话虽如此，感谢您的阅读和最近的所有支持。这对我来说是一个很棒的赛季，我希望我能以强劲的全球锦标赛成绩来结束它！