Welcome to Regional Round-Up! Here, you'll find a breakdown of decks that topped, and who won, from the latest Digimon TCG Regional. This will be covering the European Regional out of Rotherham, UK from July 25-26.

The top 16 cut included a healthy mix with many newer decks seeing viability and a surprise winner that matched up well into the competition. They are as follows from most seen, to least, for the Top 16 cut:

  1. Toho Braves (TB) - 3
  2. Vulcanusmon - 3
  3. TS Angels - 3 
  4. Beelstarmon (3M) - 2
  5. Xros Heart -1
  6. Red Hybrid - 1
  7. Medusamon - 1
  8. Olympus XII - 1 
  9. Glowing Dawn - 1

So, which deck walked away as the winner? Xros Heart, with Robin Thompson as the pilot, topped after winning 2-1 against Toho Braves, with Fizz Moore as the pilot. 3rd place was shared by Shane Waite on Red Hybrid and Jacob Sellars on Medusamon.

Shoutmon X7

 

How did Xros Heart come away with the victory? AD-01 gave the deck some much needed support to which Robin effectively utilized in their matchups in Shoutmon X7 and Ziegreymon, but the deck's competitiveness in the current format looks to be because of the meta's lack of tamer removal. Xros Heart's strength lies in tamer set-up and deep DigiXros reductions. TS and TB don't interact with tamers much, if at all, outside of a Karakurumon stun. Unless Xros Heart has Digimon on the board, TS and TB won't be doing much unless they're checking security and even that would be a risk in speeding up Xros Heart if they're checking tamers, a stray Fire Rocket, or one of the 11 high DP Digimon lying in wait. Xros Heart is effectively made as an effective match-up into today's format. 

Susanoomon

 

TB walks out of EX-12 as the premier deck to give TS decks a reality check. The deck is sticky and can go wide in a hurry by way of decode, deletion effects propped up by the Onibimon egg granting Execute, and Susanoomon's assembly taking advantage of a full trash thanks to your opponent, or your own doing thanks to the puppet inherits. What made Fizz's deck different? A Kimeramon tech for the free DNA digivolution to help things along and an extra color if Susanoomon can digivolve on top of it to boost its boardwide DP minus to -18,000. Unfortuntely, we didn't see it happen in the final, but the tech can be lethal. The deck's ability to have level 6's spit out level 5s on deletion and then have Sanmyojin Arrival play any of their level 6s if they're deleted as well is still a brutal strategy. TB looks to be around for a while, so expect to see this deck topping again in the future. 

Aldamon

 

Red Hybrid refuses to go away with AD-01's support and remains a threat with a smart pilot leading the way. The deck has taken advantage of its non-archetype support as well with Nezhamon tech'd in alongside Medusamon as their top end to finish off games after aggressive Aldamon checks. Atomic Inferno is a must into TB while the new Kaguyamon exists. The opponent risks an unblocked 2-3 checks on security and/or +2 memory, or they block for +3 memory and the ability to let them play out their full combo for game. Crimson Blaze is also critical to keep TB and TS decks at bay with their multiple ways of getting extra bodies out by effects. Delay them for one turn and Red Hybrid will make you pay on the follow-up.

Medusamon

 

Medusamon is the Liberator deck that won't be tossed aside. The Lamiamon and Gigimon pairing are the engine that pushes this deck to keep up with the faster decks in the format. Let Medusamon set up shop, and then Styracomon plants it feet to finish the opponent off. This deck does its one thing better than others and we should be seeing it top for the foreseeable future until things change. 

Congratulations to Robin for taking the last European regional of season 1, and to all the competitors that came out throughout the season looking to show their mettle. Tamers will have another chance at punching their ticket to nationals on August 8th and 9th in Rotterdam, Netherland with the start of Season 2 Regional Championships. Until next time Tamers!