We are fresh out of the PPT in Las Vegas and Broly, The Awakened Threat takes another event. We all thought that Baby, Out for Revenge for was going to be the dominant deck this past weekend but we were wrong. Many talented players such as Bryan Samuels and Russell Stelzer took a Tri-color approach to the deck. Meanwhile Tommy Vi (who ended up winning the event) took a Blue/Green Broly deck. Granted his super combos are yellow and he did play Great Ape Bardock, Raider’s Warcry but his energy consisted of only two colors.

At first glance his list looks average but if we dive into his ratios and card choices we can see that he prepared well for the event. Not including many yellow cards meant he was unable to play Cold Bloodlust but in return he made his deck more consistent. Whenever he activated Zen-oh Button you knew he was untapping all of his energy, which is why he maxed out on it.

Let’s take a look at the Top 16 decks of the event. 8 different leaders makes this such a diverse format. Janemba, Demigra, Shenron, and even Golden Frieza from previous formats make an appearance. Ramon DeVilla, a fellow Dood member managed to get top 16 playing Beerus. My favorite deck that topped was David Fujimara’s Hatchhyack deck. His deck was tailored to beat this worst match-up, Android 21. He mained Dende, New to the Job to help against the ramp decks. I watched as David beat an Android 21 player who wasn’t able to ramp and had too much pressure. Ghastly Malice Demigra was a surprise to see. Turles, the Unstoppable Ghost Warrior from the new tournament pack helps this deck push for more attacks and damage. Bryan Gomez piloted Demigra to a top 4 finish. His decklist was also able to grind out the slow matches against Hatchhyack.

Now to the fly in the room, Baby. Another fellow Dood member Jeffrey Lina made top 8 playing Baby. This was the most feared deck in the room and for good reason. It is a very versatile strategy that can play defensively with Epochal Grudge Great Ape Baby or aggressively with Great Ape Baby, the Ultimate Evil Lifeform in combination with SS4 Son Goku, a Heartfelt Plea. The Doods have a Switch tournament coming up at the end of December hosted by Card Forge Gaming and I expect to see a variation of these decks show up. With the ban of Zen-oh Button on January 17th I am curious to see how Broly, the Awakened Threat will adapt to the new format.

All in all, this format is healthy and not dominated by one single deck. With the regional season around the corner and the vast amount of new cards Bandai is throwing at us, the library of decks to choose for an event only grows and grows. Stay update with all the new Dood content coming up by subscribing to our YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_EbqSPGZjs-xTqG9qgkirA ) or follow us on Instagram ( https://instagram.com/the_dbs_doods?igshid=k5fo0zbib5le ) Happy Holidays to everyone.

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