Welcome to the Mirror Series, an ongoing series of events with custom 60-Card Mirror formats. All participants will use the same decklist, which in most cases will be budget-friendly. All events are free and open to everyone!

Tournaments are sponsored by Card Cavern Trading Cards.

Mirror Series Decklists

Duel of the Duos

Duel of the Duos featured 3 sets of Pokemon duos: Hitmonchan & Hitmonlee, Volbeat & Illumise, and Plusle & Minun. The Pokemon supported one another to increase the deck’s power. This was perhaps the most straightforward deck geared toward beginners, but a fun one nonetheless!

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/8M3W0Jqz

Flying Frenzy

Flying Frenzy focused on birds. The famous Swanna/Bird Keeper combo is there along with Pidgeotto and its excellent consistency boost. Swellow allowed for potential swings in the prize trade. Special Energy proved to be the key to this one, but with just 2 copies of each energy available the deck required some careful planning to be successful.

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/VJvDZ6it

Bug Slugfest

Bug Slugfest was packed with bug Pokemon and plenty of Bug Catchers to accompany them! The most intriguing card was Kricketune with its Improvisational Performance able to either deliver a knockout to the active or spread damage to the entire bench - all depending on how many cards you have in your hand. Switches, Scoop Up Nets, and Custom Catchers allowed for a lot of movement. But be careful, there’s no recovery… once a bug is squashed it stays in the discard pile!

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/nrimRvdF

Eyes on the Prize

Eyes on the Prize was all about the player’s prize card counts. The power of the Pokemon in the deck changes depending on the number of prizes remaining. With “Counter” cards allowing for comeback potential, this was an exciting matchup where it felt like you always had a chance to regain the upper hand and steal the game from your opponent!

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/HjazT5SR

Bats and Snow Foxes Do Puzzles

Bats and Snow Foxes Do Puzzles can’t be put in a box. It’s best described as a strategic war of attrition. This was the most complex of the decks - it took a while to “get”, but once everyone played it they remarked on the impressive number of card interactions to consider.

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/NNt4dzFp

Alolan Tools Party

Alolan Tools Party was all about Tool card management! It featured the Alolan variants of some popular Pokemon along with a bunch of Alola Supporters. The combination of Tool-dependent attacks and the Tool cards themselves (which increased damage output or increased HP) led to some interesting mathematical situations in this one!

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/scPdvKyp

Risk Taker

Risk Taker provided players with just one Pokemon and one attack to use. Flip heads and you mill 5 cards from your opponent’s deck; flip tails and you mill your own. Add in some special conditions, energy denial, and coin manipulation and you’ve got an exciting back-and-forth game in a race to deck out your opponent!

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/MVysFtYL

Smokescreen

Smokescreen allowed players to thwart their opponent’s next attack. It was a luck-based format to some degree, but with a nice balance of decision-making regarding retreating, energy management, and when exactly to use the limited number of “power-ups” in the deck. The type-weakness dynamics also made for some explosive KOs.

Import Decklist: https://pastebin.com/vcPXrjt1