<Maartin> Welcome fans to
Martin's Mansion
<Maartin> Today we will be reviewing a Dark Muk deck.
Here it is:
Please help my deck. Dark muk has been my
favorite since the days Of doll. Whatever happened to her?
anywho, thanks
for the help.
-Paul Stein
Pokemon- 15
4 Grimer
4 Dark
muk
2 Cleffa
2 Magby
3 Chansey
Trainers-20
2- Professor
Oak
2- Computer search
1- Item Finder
4- Nightly Garbage run
3-
Energy Removal
4- Gust of wind
1 Scoop up
2- Switch
1 Goop gas
attack
25 energy
21 Grass
4 DCE
<Maartin> Whatever happened to her? Well, for one time
only folks, Doll is making a RETURN to the days of deck fixing
=D
<Doll> Hey all!!! =D
<Maartin> Dark Muk, a deck you
have been no stranger to.
<Doll> I'd only do this for my old
favorite, Dark Muk =D
<Maartin> Well, for those people living under
a rock, tell us a little about yourself
<Doll> Well, since I used
to do Doll's House, my deck Garage on Pojo.com
<Doll> I've since
gotten married to Scott Gerhardt
<Doll> Pojo Guru
;)
<Maartin> he currently writes articles for Pojo's Magic site for
you Magic fans out there
<Doll> and now we own our own card selling
business
<Doll> Shuffle and Cut Games.com
<Doll>
Scott's working on some articles as we speak
<Maartin> great, lets
get to the deck
<Doll> coolness
<Maartin> First of
all, what do you think of the Muk line?
<Doll> Muk is
amazing
<Doll> Grimer in and of itself isn't
bad
<Doll> Dark Muk can be devastating
<Doll> and you
have the advantage of using Muk
<Doll> which can be a great sneak
up against Pokemon powers
<Doll> I always kept a single Muk in my
deck "just in case"
<Maartin> But with the new ruling of Poison
stopping Powers, do you feel it will still be necessary?
<Doll>
yes, because of the Pokemon Powers on the bench
<Maartin> damn
slowking ;x
<Doll> ;)
<Doll> "Back in the day" we used
to say the same about Blastoise
<Doll> Muk just ruined
Blasty
<Maartin> As for grimer,
<Maartin> he didn't
mention which he used
<Maartin> which would you
recommend?
<Doll> true
<Maartin> I have always played
fossil
<Maartin> The rocket one is horrid
<Doll> Me
too
<Doll> Fossil has been my favorite, and I believe is
superior
<Maartin> It's also a key card if your opponent Survives a
Focus band. You have an opportunity to smack them for the last point of damage
with Sticky Goo
<Doll> exactly
<Maartin> The Chansey
is Risky IMO
<Maartin> With the popularity of Tyrogue they are a
target
<Maartin> and Slowking decks can get an easy mean look off
of them
<Doll> yes
<Doll> Chansey wasn't really a
great addition to the Dark Muk deck
<Doll> not even way back
when
<Maartin> Speaking of Tyrogue, I say it should be played in
here
<Doll> it seems to be a mainstay,
nowadays
<Maartin> It packs a wallop against Wigglytuff, Chansey,
Clefable, and the ever so Popular SNORLAX
<Doll> We may want to
consider Scyther
<Doll> I know he's old school
<Doll>
but he's a good counter against tyrogue
<Doll> no retreat is great
in this deck
<Maartin> That little bugger can get
nasty
<Doll> key sometimes while you set up Dark
Muk
<Maartin> how many would you say we should
include?
<Doll> I'd try out 1 - 2
<Doll> have the deck
owner experiment with the qty.
<Doll> see what works best for
him/her
<Maartin> and finally, I feel that 4 cleffa is staple in
just about any standard deck
<Doll>
absolutely
<Maartin> Lass/Eeeeeeek is just
nasty
<Doll> and again, the free retreat is
great
<Maartin> gotta love babies =)
<Doll>
;)
<Maartin> Now On to the Trainers...
<Doll> ah
yes
<Doll> The key to utilizing Dark Muk
<Doll> is
Energy Removal
<Doll> and tons of it
<Doll> Here,
there is only 3 ER involved
<Doll> I would definitely go to 4
Energy Removal
<Doll> and add 3 to 4 Super Energy
Removal
<Doll> the key is
<Doll> you remove energy on
your target
<Doll> gust it up
<Doll> kill it before
they can power back up
<Doll> they can't retreat due to Dk Muk's
power very easily
<Doll> so they're trapped
<Maartin>
One of the main cards that helped weaken this strategy back then was Recycle
Energy
<Maartin> to this day, it is used in practically every
Standard deck
<Maartin> but, the Promo Pokemon
Tower
<Maartin> will aid this
<Doll>
yep
<Doll> and if you play your trainers right, you shouldn't need
Item Finder
<Maartin> Tower also prevents your opponent from using
them at the same time
<Doll> exactly
<Doll> so they
can forget their Recycle Energy
<Maartin> lets get to the drawing
now
<Doll> making the Energy Removal strategy
viable
<Maartin> 4 computer search
<Maartin> 4
computer search
<Maartin> 4 computer search
<Maartin>
sorry to repeat....
<Maartin> but
<Maartin> if you
hear it more than once
<Maartin> it sticks
<Doll> how
many, Martin?
<Maartin> 4 computer search
<Doll> 4
COMPUTER SEARCH!
<Doll> Computer search has always been
vital
<Maartin> 3 Professor Oak is fine, and one of the newest
editions to the elite Trainer Pool is copycat
<Doll> for one
thing
<Doll> you really need it in case you need to get that Muk on
the board
<Maartin> (Shuffle your hand into your deck, then draw as
many cards as your oppponent has in their hand)
<Maartin> Copycat
is the perfect comeback to a Lass/Eeeeeeek
<Maartin> IF you topdeck
it...go heart of the cards
<Doll> lol
<Maartin> With
the 4 cleffa, goes 4 Lass
<Maartin> PLAY it
<Doll>
Don't forget the Gusts
<Doll> definitely
keepers
<Maartin> Yep, but the 4 gusts is overdoing
it
<Maartin> he can get away with 3
<Doll>
yes
<Doll> you need the room
<Doll> so probably go
down to 2 or 3
<Doll> depending on your room
<Maartin>
and finally, Energy
<Maartin> Dark Muk has a relatively cheap
attack
<Doll> yes
<Maartin> You play too much, try
going for 15
<Doll> He's economical
<Doll> you
shouldn't need more than that
<Maartin> it seams low, but Nightly
garbage run will help
<Doll> I remember playing with
9
<Doll> sometimes 11
<Maartin> aah
memories.
<Doll> yep
<Maartin> A little history lesson
folks
<Doll> we were lean and mean back then
<Doll>
;)
<Maartin> And well, that about wraps up this session of Doll's
hous--I mean, Martin's Mansion
<Doll> I miss you
all...!
<Maartin> Any final comments before you go back to the
world of Magic? *sniff*
<Doll> thanks, Martin, for giving me
the chance to say hi and reminisce!
<Doll> I loved
it
<Maartin> Your always welcome back to the
mansion!
<Doll> Before I go
<Doll> for old time's
sake
<Doll> I'd love to impart a bit of Doll's
Wisdom
<Doll> Doll's Wisdom for the day: I intend to live forever
-- so far, so good...
<Maartin> *sniff* I hate
good-byes
<Doll> Thank you, Martin! It's been great!
*huggles*!
<Doll> me too
<Maartin> buh-bye,
*huggles*!
<Doll> *sniff*
<Maartin> Until next
time...
<Maartin> this is Marty
<Doll> and
Doll...
<Maartin> Signing off!
Doll's New Age
Dark Muk
Pokemon-14
4- Cleffa
2- Tyrogue
4-Grimer
3- Dark
Muk
1- Fossil Muk
1-Scyther
Trainers- 30
4- Computer
Search
4- Lass
3- Professor Oak
3-Focus band (anti heavy hitter)
2-
CopyCat
4- Energy Removal
3- Super Energy Removal
3- Gust of Wind
2-
Pokemon Tower
1- Nightly garbage run
1-Item
Finder
Energy-15
15-
Grass