Crustle — Standard Strategy Guide

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Archetype Overview

Crustle is a lock deck built around one rule: damage from your opponent's Pokémon ex doesn't happen. Crustle's Mysterious Rock Inn prevents all damage done to it by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon ex. The rest of the list keeps that wall in the Active Spot, keeps it healthy against everything else, and strips the opponent of the tools they need to get around it. Limitless user TBG | King Heracross piloted this exact 60 to 1st Place out of 379 players at TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! SPOOOOOOKY! on 2026-10-31.

What the Deck Is

Only three lines run on Pokémon: Dwebble into Crustle, and four Mega Kangaskhan ex. Everything else is Trainers, including 20 Supporters, plus twelve Energy split evenly among Mist Energy, Growing Grass Energy, and Spiky Energy. Most of the deck's work happens through Trainers, not attacks.

• The wall: Crustle at 150 HP, plus 20 from Growing Grass Energy and plus 100 from Hero's Cape. Mist Energy prevents the effects of opposing attacks on the Pokémon it's attached to, which covers what the Ability doesn't.
• The engine: Mega Kangaskhan ex's Run Errand draws 2 each turn from the Active Spot. Lillie's Determination refreshes your hand, and Team Rocket's Petrel with Team Rocket's Factory turns a Trainer search into a draw-2 as well.
• The sustain: four Jumbo Ice Cream heal 80 from an Active with three or more Energy attached. That describes an attack-ready Crustle or Mega Kangaskhan ex. Pokémon Center Lady and Bianca's Devotion back it up.
• The disruption: Eri, Xerosic's Machinations, Boss's Orders, Gravity Gemstone, Handheld Fan, and Tool Scrapper.

The Plan

Get Crustle into play fast. Then make the opponent prove they can damage it, and take Prizes on your own schedule. Every Pokémon ex they rely on becomes dead weight in the Active Spot against Crustle. They have to find a non-ex attacker, and you spend your turns making that harder:

• Eri discards the Items they're using to dig.
• Xerosic's Machinations cuts their hand to three.
• Gravity Gemstone raises the Retreat Cost of both Actives, so a stranded Pokémon ex stays stranded.
• Boss's Orders drags up the exact target you want, whether that's a key support piece, a Benched non-ex attacker before it's powered, or a Pokémon ex you can trap.

Superb Scissors does 120 for [Grass][Colorless][Colorless], and its damage isn't affected by any effects on the opponent's Active Pokémon. Defensive effects on their side don't blunt your damage. Mega Kangaskhan ex is your second attacker. Rapid-Fire Combo hits for 200 plus 50 per heads, which closes games when the 120 math is too slow.

Why the Plan Is Strong

It wins without racing. Most decks are built to trade damage, and Crustle cancels the damage half of that trade against Pokémon ex entirely. An opponent leaning on ex attackers has to beat your disruption to find a different route.

The healing is built for this deck. The three-Energy condition on Jumbo Ice Cream is a real restriction in most lists. Here it lines up exactly with Superb Scissors and Rapid-Fire Combo. Any attacker you've powered is a legal target, so four copies give you a lot of healing against the non-ex hits that do get through.

The setup is redundant. Hilda grabs Crustle and an Energy in one card. Dwebble's Ascension evolves itself straight from the deck. Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Ultra Ball, and Lumiose City find Dwebble. Pokégear 3.0 and Team Rocket's Petrel turn a deck of 20 Supporters into a consistent one.

Your tools punish their attacks. Spiky Energy puts 2 damage counters on any attacker that damages your Active. Handheld Fan moves an Energy off it. Both make each non-ex hit cost the opponent something.

Where It's Vulnerable

The lock only covers Pokémon ex. Non-ex attackers hit Crustle normally, and Crustle's Fire Weakness ×2 makes Fire attackers especially dangerous. Dwebble has 70 HP and no protection, so every turn it sits unevolved is a free Prize.

Mega Kangaskhan ex is the real liability. Under the Mega Evolution Pokémon ex rule, it gives up three Prize cards when Knocked Out (source: Scrydex Mega Evolution expansion listing, accessed 2026-10-19). It also has Fighting Weakness ×2 and Retreat 3. Treat it as an engine you expose deliberately, not a body you hand over.

Who Should Pick It Up

Play this if you like long games and can count resources. You need to track which non-ex attackers the opponent has left, how many Supporters they've used, and which disruption piece to spend each turn. The deck rewards reading the opponent's outs more than raw speed. It is strongest when you expect opponents built mostly around Pokémon ex.

Skip it if you rely on fast, linear turns. Skip it too if you struggle to finish rounds on time, because a deck that wins by grinding needs a pilot who plays quickly and decisively.

Core Strategy & Game Plan

Crustle is a wall deck with a draw engine attached. The whole list is built around one fact: Crustle takes no damage from attacks by your opponent's Pokémon ex. Every opposing Pokémon ex that sees a Crustle in the Active Spot has to find a non-ex attacker, a way to remove Crustle without attacking, or a way to get around the Active Spot. Your job is to make that search fail while you take Prizes 120 damage at a time.

How the Deck Wins

You win on Prizes, slowly. Crustle hits for 120 with Superb Scissors, and that damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Damage-reduction effects on their side don't save them, so 120 is reliable, and stacking it with Boss's Orders lets you choose what dies. Regular Pokémon ex give up 2 Prizes each, so three ex Knock Outs end the game. Each Crustle gives up only 1. An ex-heavy opponent who can't damage your Active has to trade single-Prize KOs they can't actually make.

Mega Kangaskhan ex is the exception to that Prize math. As a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, it gives up 3 Prizes (source: Scrydex Mega Evolution expansion rules page, accessed 2026-10-19). Treat it as a draw engine and closer, not a frontline attacker you can afford to lose.

Posture: Reactive Board, Proactive Hand Attack

The board plan is reactive. You put down a Pokémon they can't hurt and dare them to answer it. Your Supporter turns should be proactive, aimed at taking their answers away before they arrive:

• Eri shows you their hand and discards up to 2 Items. Use it on the switching, gust, or removal Items they need to get around Crustle.
• Xerosic's Machinations cuts their hand to 3. It hits hardest right after they've drawn into a full hand or played a big draw Supporter.
• Boss's Orders pulls their non-ex attackers off the Bench and Knocks them Out before they're powered. These are the only Pokémon that can really pressure Crustle, so remove them first.

The Engine

• Draw: Mega Kangaskhan ex draws 2 every turn it sits Active. Lillie's Determination draws 8 on your first Supporter turn while you still have all 6 Prizes. Later, it's a 6-card refresh.
• Search: Team Rocket's Petrel finds any Trainer. With Team Rocket's Factory in play, it also draws you 2 cards. Use it to grab the exact Item, Tool, or Stadium the turn calls for. Pokégear 3.0 digs for Supporters.
• Evolution: Buddy-Buddy Poffin benches two Dwebble. Hilda fetches Crustle plus an Energy in one card. Dwebble's Ascension is the backup when you lack the Supporter.
• Sustain: Crustle needs 3 Energy to attack, so Jumbo Ice Cream always works on an attacking Crustle and heals 80. Pokémon Center Lady and Bianca's Devotion cover the turns you can't find it.

The Energy suite is the second layer of the wall:

• Growing Grass Energy pays the Grass cost and adds 20 HP.
• Mist Energy stops the effects of opposing attacks on whatever it's attached to. That covers damage counters placed by an attack, which Crustle's Ability does not, because they aren't damage.
• Spiky Energy punishes any non-ex attacker that actually damages Crustle by putting 2 damage counters on it.

Build each Crustle for the specific threat you're facing, not a fixed template.

The Ideal Game

1. Setup turn: Put Mega Kangaskhan ex in the Active Spot and use Run Errand. Play Buddy-Buddy Poffin for two Dwebble. Attach Energy to a Dwebble. Make your first Supporter Lillie's Determination for 8 if the hand needs it.
2. Evolution turn: Run Errand again. Play Hilda for Crustle plus Energy, evolve, and keep building Energy on the Bench. Hold Switch for the move from Kangaskhan to Crustle. Retreating Kangaskhan costs 3 Energy you'd rather keep on Crustle.
3. Lock turn: Get a fully powered Crustle Active. Start swinging for 120, and use Boss's Orders on anything non-ex first. A Gravity Gemstone on your Active raises both Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost, which traps an ex that can't touch you.
4. Grind turns: Cycle Jumbo Ice Cream and use your Supporters for disruption. Tool Scrapper clears Tools that change the math on either side. Keep a second Crustle powered on the Bench, so one KO never leaves you without a wall.
5. Closing turn: When a big hit is the cleanest way to finish, bring Mega Kangaskhan ex back in for Rapid-Fire Combo. Do it only once its 3-Prize liability no longer matters, meaning the opponent can't take 3 Prizes or the game ends on your attack.

What Breaks the Plan

The wall fails against four things:

• single-Prize attackers that deal damage normally,
• attack effects that land on a Crustle without Mist Energy,
• Fire-type attackers, because Crustle is weak to Fire,
• Bench damage that removes Dwebble before it evolves.

Every resource decision should answer one question: which of these can your opponent actually do, and which card in your hand stops it?

Card Choices & Breakdown

Pokémon (10)

Dwebble / Crustle (3-3). Crustle is the reason the deck exists. Mysterious Rock Inn prevents all attack damage from opposing Pokémon ex, so any ex-based attacker staring at it is doing nothing. Superb Scissors for 120 isn't fast, but it ignores effects on the opponent's Active Pokémon, so damage-reduction effects on their side don't stall you out. A 3-3 line is enough because nearly every search card in the list can find a piece:

• Buddy-Buddy Poffin fetches Dwebble (70 HP qualifies).
• Lumiose City and Ultra Ball find either Basic.
• Hilda grabs Crustle plus Energy.
• Ascension evolves straight from the deck when you have nothing better to do with the attack.

A fourth copy would cost a disruption or healing slot the deck needs more.

Mega Kangaskhan ex (4). This is your other attacker and your draw engine. It is a Basic with 300 HP, so it is your most reliable opening Active. Run Errand draws 2 every turn it sits in the Active Spot, and it is the deck's best source of draw outside Supporters. Rapid-Fire Combo hits 200 or more for three Colorless Energy, which is your answer to anything Crustle can't race or wall.

Four copies make it the likely starter. Note that a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex gives up three Prize cards when Knocked Out (source: Scrydex Mega Evolution rules listing, accessed 2026-10-19). Every point of Hero's Cape, Jumbo Ice Cream, and healing in this list is partly there to stop that.

Supporters (20)

Lillie's Determination (4). This is your primary refresh. Drawing 8 at six Prize cards makes it your best turn-one or turn-two Supporter. Later it is a full hand reset when you're holding dead healing cards.

Team Rocket's Petrel (4) + Team Rocket's Factory (2). Team Rocket's Petrel is the only "Team Rocket" Supporter in the list, so the Stadium exists for it. With Team Rocket's Factory in play, Team Rocket's Petrel becomes "search any Trainer, then draw 2." That turns every single-copy card in the deck into a reliable one, including the following:

• Boss's Orders
• Hero's Cape
• Gravity Gemstone
• Tool Scrapper
• Xerosic's Machinations
• whichever Stadium you need

Boss's Orders (4). A full playset is unusual for a wall deck, and it earns it. A wall wins when you choose what it faces. Drag up a Pokémon ex that can't touch Crustle and it either retreats or sits there while you take Prize cards. You can also pull the non-ex threat forward so Mega Kangaskhan ex removes it.

Hilda (3). It finds Crustle and Energy in one card, typically Growing Grass Energy, since that is your only Grass source. Three copies, because Ascension and Ultra Ball cover the rest.

Eri (2) and Xerosic's Machinations (1). This is your disruption suite. Against Crustle, an opponent playing Pokémon ex needs specific outs: a non-ex attacker, a way to move it, or a way to strip your Energy and Tools. Eri takes two of their Items. Xerosic's Machinations cuts the hand to three. Used while Crustle is holding the Active Spot, both deny them the pieces they are digging for.

Pokémon Center Lady (1) and Bianca's Devotion (1). These are healing Supporters that work on any Pokémon, not just an Active with 3 Energy. Pokémon Center Lady also clears Special Conditions. Bianca's Devotion is narrow, needing 30 HP or less remaining, but a full heal at that point erases an entire attack's worth of progress.

Items (15)

Jumbo Ice Cream (4). Both of your attackers already run three Energy, so the condition is nearly free. Healing 80 per Item lets Mega Kangaskhan ex survive repeated hits and keeps Crustle topped up against non-ex attackers.

Pokégear 3.0 (3). This is Supporter access. With 20 Supporters, seven cards deep usually hits one, and finding Boss's Orders or Hilda on the right turn is what makes the deck function.

Buddy-Buddy Poffin (2), Ultra Ball (1). These are setup pieces. Buddy-Buddy Poffin only finds Dwebble here, and two Dwebble on turn one is the ideal fetch. Ultra Ball is the flexible single copy for a missing Crustle or Mega Kangaskhan ex.

Switch (1). Both attackers have Retreat 3. You'll want one way to pivot Mega Kangaskhan ex out after a Run Errand turn, or to escape your own Gravity Gemstone lock.

Tool Scrapper (1). It clears opposing Tools. It can also remove your own Gravity Gemstone when the lock starts hurting you more than them.

Pokémon Tools

Hero's Cape. It puts Mega Kangaskhan ex at 400 HP or Crustle at 250, which is often the difference between a two-hit and three-hit Knock Out.

Gravity Gemstone. This is the trap piece. Pair it with Boss's Orders on Crustle and the stranded Pokémon ex now needs even more Energy to retreat. It also raises your own Retreat Cost, so plan the exit.

Handheld Fan. It only triggers when your Active is actually damaged. That means it belongs on Mega Kangaskhan ex or on Crustle facing a non-ex attacker, never on a Crustle facing an ex.

Stadiums (3)

Team Rocket's Factory is the engine Stadium, covered above. Lumiose City is setup insurance: it fetches any Basic, but it ends your turn. Use it when the Bench matters more than an attack, or late in a turn you've already finished.

Energy (12)

• Growing Grass Energy (4). This is the only Grass in the deck, so Superb Scissors needs one. Each copy also adds 20 HP to Crustle. Protect these; they are your scarcest resource.
• Mist Energy (4). This closes the gap in Mysterious Rock Inn. The Ability stops damage, not effects. Mist Energy prevents attack effects done to the Pokémon it's attached to, so damage counters placed by spread attacks no longer land on that Pokémon. That holds even on the Bench.
• Spiky Energy (4). Punishment for anything that damages your Active, putting 2 damage counters on the attacker. It works best on Mega Kangaskhan ex and against non-ex attackers.

The Decklist

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The full 60 is below, grouped exactly as registered. Cards marked Flex are the slots you can tune for your local field. Everything else is the skeleton of the deck. Cutting from it weakens either the Crustle wall, the draw engine, or the Energy count that Superb Scissors and Jumbo Ice Cream depend on.

Pokémon (10)

Trainer (38)

Energy (12)

Reading the List

The shape is 10 Pokémon, 38 Trainers and 12 Energy. The deck is a toolbox of Supporters wrapped around one lock piece.

• Supporter density: Twenty Supporters plus three Pokégear 3.0 means you almost always have a Supporter for the turn. The real choice is which one.
• Energy: The 12 Energy all fill Superb Scissors and the 3-Energy threshold for Jumbo Ice Cream, but only Growing Grass Energy provides Grass. Count your Grass before you discard anything to Ultra Ball.
• Spiky and the wall: Spiky Energy only triggers when your Active is actually damaged. Against ex attackers that Crustle is walling, it does nothing. Its value comes against single-Prize attackers.
• Hero's Cape: Treat the single Hero's Cape as Crustle's card. On a Mega Kangaskhan ex it makes a big target bigger. On Crustle it shores up the one weakness Mysterious Rock Inn doesn't cover, which is non-ex attackers.
• Trimming flex slots: If you trim for a local field, cut from the singleton Items and Tools first. Then trim Eri down to one. Keep the 4-4-4 Supporter core and the 3-3 Crustle line intact.

Opening Hands & Setup

No hand gets shuffled back for being slow, so the real question every game is how quickly you can get a Crustle into the Active Spot with Energy under it and a second Dwebble behind it. Every decision in your opening should push toward that board.

Strong vs. Weak Openings

• Ideal: Dwebble plus a way to bench a second one (Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Ultra Ball, or Team Rocket's Petrel to fetch either), at least one Energy, and a draw or search Supporter. Growing Grass Energy in the opener is a bonus. It is your only Grass source, and every attacking Crustle needs one for Superb Scissors.
• Fine: Mega Kangaskhan ex plus Dwebble plus any Supporter or Pokégear 3.0. Run Errand smooths out the draws from the Active Spot while the Dwebbles develop on the Bench.
• Weak: a lone Mega Kangaskhan ex with no Supporter, or a lone Dwebble when you are going first with no Energy. Your outs are Run Errand (2 cards a turn, Active only), Pokégear 3.0, and Lillie's Determination.

Treat Lillie's Determination as your reset button. It draws 8 only while you have exactly 6 Prize cards remaining, so use it to fix a bad hand before you take your first Prize. A hand that already holds Dwebble, Energy and Hilda doesn't need it. Save it for later.

Which Basic to Start Active

The rule is simple and depends on turn order:

• Going second: start Dwebble. Ascension costs one Energy of any type and pulls Crustle straight from your deck onto it. You don't need Hilda or a Crustle in hand. You get a walled Active before your opponent's first attack.
• Going first: start Mega Kangaskhan ex. A 70 HP Dwebble gets no protection from Mysterious Rock Inn until it evolves, so leaving it Active hands the opponent an easy early Knockout. Kangaskhan's 300 HP absorbs a hit, and Run Errand draws 2 on your first turn.

The exception is a Fighting deck such as Lucario Hariyama. Mega Lucario ex hits for 270 against Kangaskhan's Fighting ×2 Weakness, and Mega Evolution Pokémon ex give up 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out (per the brief's rules source). If you can't tell what your opponent is playing, still lead Kangaskhan when going first. Plan to get it out of the Active Spot quickly against anything Fighting.

Going First or Second

Choose second almost every time. Going second gives you a Supporter and an attack on your first turn. Here, that attack is Ascension. You can open with Team Rocket's Petrel or Hilda, set up the Bench, attach, and evolve into Crustle in one turn.

Going first gets you no Supporter and no attack. Your Dwebble has to survive a full turn before it can evolve. Against decks built mostly from Pokémon ex, the brief's sample Basic Box lists among them, an early Crustle shuts off their damage entirely. Each turn you delay gives them free attacks.

Turn One Priorities

1. Bench a second Dwebble. Buddy-Buddy Poffin fits it under the 70 HP cap. Mega Kangaskhan ex doesn't qualify, so Poffin is strictly a Dwebble card here.
2. First attachment goes on the Active Dwebble. Growing Grass Energy is the best choice. Energy carries through evolution, so it covers Superb Scissors' Grass requirement later and gives +20 HP while it's still a Dwebble.
3. Petrel line: going second, Team Rocket's Petrel can fetch Team Rocket's Factory. Play the Factory after the Supporter and you still draw 2, because the Stadium only checks whether you played a Team Rocket Supporter this turn. If your Bench is already set, this is the best opening Supporter. If you still need a second Dwebble, Petrel for Buddy-Buddy Poffin or Ultra Ball instead.
4. Lumiose City is a last action only. Searching with it ends your turn. Going first, you can't attack anyway, so finishing with Lumiose for a Basic costs you nothing. Going second, never use it before Ascension.

Turn Two Priorities

1. Evolve the benched Dwebble. Use Hilda for Crustle plus an Energy, ideally a Growing Grass Energy if you don't have one in play.
2. Going first: get Crustle Active. Spending your single Switch here is correct if it lets Crustle wall the next attack. Otherwise, let the 300 HP Mega Kangaskhan ex take one more hit while you build. It has Retreat 3, and paying that early costs you the Energy you need for Superb Scissors.
3. Against spread decks, put Mist Energy on the Bench. Dragapult ex's Phantom Dive places 6 damage counters on Benched Pokémon. Damage counters are an attack effect, not damage, so Mysterious Rock Inn doesn't stop them. Mist Energy does. A Benched Dwebble or Crustle carrying Mist is safe from that spread.
4. Build toward three Energy on the Active Crustle. Superb Scissors needs three, and Jumbo Ice Cream only heals an Active with 3 or more attached. Hitting that count early turns every Ice Cream in your hand into 80 HP of healing.

Keep Mega Kangaskhan ex off the Bench unless it is your starter or you plan to attack with it. Every extra one benched is a big Prize target sitting next to your wall.

Sequencing & Key Lines

Turn One: Bench First, Draw Last

Your first turn has one job: get Dwebble on the Bench and keep Mega Kangaskhan ex in the Active Spot so Run Errand fires every turn. The standard order:

1. Play Buddy-Buddy Poffin for two Dwebble. Without it, use Ultra Ball for Dwebble or Crustle, depending on whether you already have a Dwebble down.
2. Play any Items you want to resolve before a shuffle.
3. Play your Supporter. If Team Rocket's Factory is in hand, play Team Rocket's Petrel, fetch the Factory, and play it. The Factory checks whether you played a Team Rocket Supporter this turn, so you still draw 2.
4. Use Run Errand last.

Lillie's Determination shuffles your hand away. Running Errand before it throws two cards back into the deck, so play Lillie's first and draw your 2 on top. Lillie's draws 8 only at exactly 6 Prizes remaining. If it's in your opening hand, use it before you take a Prize, not after.

Lumiose City ends your turn when you search with it. Treat it as your final action, after everything else is done. It's best on the turn going first, when you have no attack to lose.

The Crustle Transition

The key branch point every game is when Crustle takes over the Active Spot. Against a deck that attacks mainly with Pokémon ex, move Crustle up as soon as it has Growing Grass Energy plus two more Energy and you're done drawing for the turn. Every turn Mega Kangaskhan ex stays Active risks a three-Prize Knock Out (Mega Evolution Pokémon ex give up 3 Prizes; source: Scrydex Mega Evolution expansion rules, accessed 2026-10-19).

Mega Kangaskhan ex has Retreat 3, and the list plays only one Switch. You have two options:

• Pay the retreat if Kangaskhan has done its job and those Energy aren't needed elsewhere.
• Keep Kangaskhan Active one more turn behind Hero's Cape if the opponent can't take it out in one hit, and save Switch for later.

Use Dwebble's Ascension only when Dwebble is already Active, for example after starting with it or after a gust. Ascension costs your attack but saves Hilda for an Energy-plus-Crustle turn later. Don't move Dwebble up on purpose just to use Ascension. You lose Run Errand that turn, and Dwebble has 70 HP.

Energy and Tool Assignment

Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan trigger only when the holder is damaged. Mysterious Rock Inn means Pokémon ex can't damage Crustle, so neither card ever triggers on Crustle against those attackers. Assign accordingly:

• Crustle: Growing Grass Energy for the Grass requirement and +20 HP, plus Mist Energy to block attack effects. Add Hero's Cape only against non-ex attackers, where HP matters.
• Kangaskhan: Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan. Every hit it takes costs the attacker damage counters or an Energy moved to the Bench.

Both attackers need three Energy to attack, and that also makes them eligible for Jumbo Ice Cream. Don't leave an attacker one Energy short and lose access to your main healing.

Playing Around Phantom Dive

Dragapult held 37 of 176 online Top 8 slots (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026). Its Phantom Dive is the interaction you'll face most often. Dragapult ex is a Pokémon ex, so its 200 damage does nothing to Active Crustle. The six Bench damage counters are an attack effect, not damage, so Mysterious Rock Inn doesn't stop them. Mist Energy does, including on the Bench.

• Attach Mist Energy to Benched Crustle or Dwebble you plan to keep. Prioritize it over a third Energy on a Pokémon that isn't attacking soon.
• A Dwebble at full HP survives one Phantom Dive even if all six counters land on it. Two spreads kill it. Evolve, attach Mist, or heal before the second one.
• Keep your Bench small. Every extra Dwebble or Kangaskhan without Mist is another target for spread damage.
• Pokémon Center Lady removes exactly one Phantom Dive's worth of counters. Bianca's Devotion saves a Pokémon at 30 HP or less. Spend them on the Pokémon that keeps your wall in place.

Against Kangaskhan, Phantom Dive needs Fire and Psychic Energy. Handheld Fan moving one of those to the Bench forces a re-attach before the next attack.

The Lock: Boss's Orders + Gravity Gemstone

The winning line against ex-heavy decks: attach Gravity Gemstone to Active Crustle, then use Boss's Orders to drag up a Benched Pokémon ex with little or no Energy. That raises its Retreat Cost by one while Crustle stays Active. If it can't damage Crustle and can't easily leave, you get free Superb Scissors hits. Superb Scissors ignores effects on their Active, so damage-reduction effects on that Pokémon don't change your math.

Count your hits before you gust. Superb Scissors does 120, so a 320 HP Dragapult ex takes three. Pick a target you can take out before they find a non-ex answer or a switch.

What to Hold

• Tool Scrapper: save it for the Tool that actually stops your lock. Don't fire it at the first Tool you see.
• Eri: play it early, while their hand is still full of setup Items. Basic Box lists play Energy Switch and Night Stretcher (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026), and those are what get around a stalled Active.
• Xerosic's Machinations: save it for the turn they've sculpted a large hand toward breaking the lock.
• Your second Stadium: hold it so you can replace theirs. Remember Team Rocket's Factory also rewards opponents who play Team Rocket Supporters.

Matchup Matrix

Crustle's Mysterious Rock Inn decides most of this matrix. It prevents all damage from attacks by your opponent's Pokémon ex, so each matchup comes down to three questions:

• How many non-ex attackers does the opponent have?
• How fast can you get Crustle Active and powered?
• Will Mega Kangaskhan ex have to take hits? Losing it gives up three Prize cards.

Dragapult (Favored)

Dragapult took 37 of 176 online Top 8 slots and won 9 of 22 events (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026). It is the deck you should expect most.

What protects you:

• Phantom Dive's 200 does nothing to an Active Crustle.
• Its 6 Bench damage counters are an effect of the attack, not damage. Mist Energy prevents attack effects on the Pokémon it's attached to, so a Benched Dwebble or Crustle carrying Mist can't be targeted for value.
• Mega Kangaskhan ex survives one Phantom Dive at 300 HP, or 400 with Hero's Cape. Don't leave it exposed to repeated hits.

Your plan:

• Get Crustle Active early with Ascension.
• Attach Gravity Gemstone to Crustle so a stranded Dragapult ex costs more to retreat.
• Chip with Superb Scissors. A 320 HP Dragapult ex takes three hits.
• Use Eri and Xerosic's Machinations to strip the resources they'd need to find a different answer.

For that side of the matchup, see our Dragapult Standard guide.

Basic Box (Favored)

Basic Box lists are almost entirely Basic Pokémon ex. All 17 Top 8 lists run Chien-Pao, and Enamorus and Passimian appear as common flex (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026).

Your plan:

• Treat those single-Prize Pokémon as the only cards that can remove Crustle, and Boss's Orders them first.
• Their Mega Kangaskhan ex, Raging Bolt ex and Iron Crown ex all bounce off the wall.
• Teal Mask Ogerpon ex is immune to attack damage while Benched. Pull it Active before you swing at it.
• Tool Scrapper answers Hero's Cape, which shows up in about half their lists.

For that side of the matchup, see our Basic Box Standard guide.

Dragapult Blaziken (Even)

The Dragapult half is walled exactly as above. The Blaziken line is the unknown.

• If their attacking Blaziken is not a Pokémon ex, it ignores Mysterious Rock Inn. It becomes your first Boss's Orders target, ideally before it's powered.
• Use Eri early to cut the Items that accelerate it.

For that side of the matchup, see our Dragapult Blaziken Standard guide.

Lucario Hariyama (Even)

Mega Lucario ex is Fighting type, and Mega Kangaskhan ex has Fighting Weakness ×2.

• Mega Brave's 270 doubles past Kangaskhan's HP even with Hero's Cape. Keep Kangaskhan out of the Active Spot once Lucario is online.
• Crustle blanks Mega Lucario ex completely. Three Superb Scissors clear its 340 HP for three Prize cards.
• The rest of their line, Hariyama, Solrock and Lunatone, is what decides the game. If any of those attack without being Pokémon ex, the wall does nothing against them.
• Spend Boss's Orders on those support pieces rather than racing Lucario with Kangaskhan.

For that side of the matchup, see our Lucario Hariyama Standard guide.

N's Zoroark (Even)

Night Joker borrows a Benched N's Pokémon's attack, but the attack is still used by N's Zoroark ex. Crustle prevents that damage no matter which attack is copied.

• The pressure comes from their single-Prize Pokémon, N's Zekrom, N's Darmanitan and Munkidori, attacking directly.
• Boss those up while they're under-powered.
• Use Xerosic's Machinations to shrink the hand that rebuilds them.

For that side of the matchup, see our N's Zoroark Standard guide.

Evolution decks attacking with Pokémon ex (Favored)

If their damage comes from ex attackers, Crustle sits Active indefinitely.

• Use Eri and Boss's Orders on unevolved Bench pieces to keep them from building a non-ex answer.
• Don't rush. Their clock is zero while the wall holds.

Single-Prize attacker decks (Unfavored)

Here Crustle is just a 150 HP attacker, or 170 with Growing Grass Energy, and every Kangaskhan Knock Out hands over three Prize cards. Your plan is to win the exchange rather than the wall:

• Lead Mega Kangaskhan ex with Spiky Energy so every hit costs them damage counters.
• Keep three Energy on it so Jumbo Ice Cream is live.
• Stack heals with Pokémon Center Lady.
• Let Crustle trade one-for-one only when Kangaskhan needs a turn off the front.

Tech Choices & Variations

Most of this 60 is load-bearing. Treat these as locked: 4 Mega Kangaskhan ex, the 3-3 Dwebble/Crustle line, 4 Lillie's Determination, 4 Team Rocket's Petrel, 4 Boss's Orders, 3 Hilda, and 4 Growing Grass Energy. That last one is easy to overlook. Superb Scissors needs a Grass Energy, and Growing Grass Energy is the only Grass source in the deck. Never cut it to make room for a tech. The real flex space is the disruption Supporters, the healing package, the Tools, the Stadium split, and the Special Energy ratio.

The Flex Slots

The Special Energy Split

Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan only trigger when the holder is damaged. Crustle takes no damage from Pokémon ex attacks, so against an ex-only opponent those cards do nothing on the wall. They work on Mega Kangaskhan ex or against non-ex attackers. Mist Energy does a different job, because placing damage counters is an effect, not damage. Attached to a Benched Pokémon, it stops attack-based counter placement that Crustle's Ability ignores. If you expect lots of ex attackers, move a Spiky Energy into a 5th Growing Grass Energy. That gets you +20 HP on Crustle and more Grass to find for Superb Scissors. If you expect lots of single-Prize attackers, keep all four Spiky Energy.

Tuning for Your Field

Dragapult-heavy. Dragapult was the most represented archetype, with 37 of 176 online Top 8 slots (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026). Dragapult ex is a Pokémon ex, so Phantom Dive's 200 bounces off Crustle. The 6 damage counters on your Bench are the real threat, and a Benched Dwebble at 70 HP dies to them. Keep all 4 Mist Energy so you can pre-load your Benched Crustle. Keep Pokémon Center Lady, and consider a 4th Dwebble over an Eri so one spread turn can't wipe your evolution line.

Basic Box-heavy. These lists are almost entirely Basic Pokémon ex, the wall's best-case opponent. Hero's Cape showed up in 9 of 17 Basic Box Top 8 lists (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026), so a 2nd Tool Scrapper earns a slot. You can cut Handheld Fan for it, since Fan rarely triggers on Crustle here. Their Teal Mask and Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex take no attack damage on the Bench under the Tera rule (source: Limitless TCG card pages, accessed 2026-10-19), so don't spend Boss's Orders expecting Bench pressure there. Use Gravity Gemstone to strand whatever you drag up. Keep Eri, because Item disruption slows their setup.

Lucario Hariyama. Mega Kangaskhan ex has a Fighting Weakness (×2) and gives up 3 Prize cards when Knocked Out (source: Scrydex, Mega Evolution card rules, accessed 2026-10-19). Mega Lucario ex is still a Pokémon ex, though, so lean on Crustle as your Active. A 2nd Hero's Cape is the best swap here. It puts Mega Kangaskhan ex at 400 HP for the turns it has to stand in front.

Non-ex attackers (Dhelmise/Banette, single-Prize decks). Mysterious Rock Inn does nothing against these decks. Shift your slots toward Mega Kangaskhan ex: keep all four Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan, add a 2nd Hero's Cape, and trim Gravity Gemstone. Trapping matters less when your wall isn't a wall.

Unknown field. Play the list as registered. The 1-of Tools and split healing are already a hedge across all of these matchups. Make one change at a time, and cut from Bianca's Devotion or Gravity Gemstone first.

Budget Options

No price total is listed for this build, so treat the following as a guide to where your money goes, not a quote. Check current market prices before you buy. The structure of the list makes the cost drivers predictable, and most of this deck's power comes from the parts that are likely the cheapest to assemble.

Where the Cost Likely Sits

• Mega Kangaskhan ex ×4: This is the biggest likely expense. It is a Mega Pokémon ex run as a full playset, and other decks compete for it. Every Basic Box Top 8 list ran 3-4 copies (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026).
• Cross-archetype staples: Boss's Orders, Ultra Ball, Lillie's Determination, and Hero's Cape all appear in other top decks. All 17 Basic Box Top 8 lists played Ultra Ball and Boss's Orders, and 9 of them played Hero's Cape (source: Limitless TCG online platform, Oct 5-19, 2026). All 4 Dhelmise Top 8 lists ran 4 Lillie's Determination (same source and dates). Shared demand tends to keep prices up.
• Special Energy: Mist Energy and Spiky Energy are 8 Special Energy cards. Special Energy typically costs more than Normal Energy like Growing Grass Energy.

The good news is that the Crustle engine itself is not where the money is: Dwebble, Crustle, Growing Grass Energy, Jumbo Ice Cream, and Hilda. The card that walls Pokémon ex attackers is the one you need first.

Budget Swaps and What They Cost You

Cutting Mega Kangaskhan ex Down

Two copies is the floor, not zero. Crustle has no answer to attackers that aren't Pokémon ex. Mega Kangaskhan ex is your 300 HP body that hits for 200+ and draws two cards from the Active Spot every turn it sits there. With only two copies, Lumiose City and Hilda matter more for consistency, and Lillie's Determination becomes your main draw.

The fourth Dwebble and Crustle make your wall come online more reliably. Against Pokémon ex attackers, that is often the more important plan anyway.

Which Special Energy to Keep

If you can afford only one set, buy Mist Energy and cut Spiky Energy. Mysterious Rock Inn stops damage from Pokémon ex attacks. Placing damage counters is not damage, though, so it doesn't stop that. Phantom Dive places 6 damage counters on your Bench as an effect of the attack (source: TCGdex, Dragapult ex, accessed 2026-10-19). Mist Energy prevents effects of attacks on the Pokémon it's attached to, so it protects Crustle from that kind of spread. Together, the two cards cover the gaps that each leaves open.

Spiky Energy punishes attackers, but your deck functions without it. Replacing it with Growing Grass Energy keeps your Energy count intact. That matters because Jumbo Ice Cream only heals an Active with 3 or more Energy attached. Never cut total Energy to save money, or your healing stops working.

Do Not Cut These

• Jumbo Ice Cream ×4 and Pokémon Center Lady: Healing is how Crustle and Mega Kangaskhan ex outlast attackers that can actually damage them.
• Hilda ×3: It finds Crustle and an Energy in one card. That is the core setup.
• Boss's Orders: You can drop to 3 temporarily. Below that, you lose the ability to close games against Benched threats.
• Team Rocket's Petrel and Team Rocket's Factory: These are a package. If you cut Petrel copies, cut a Team Rocket's Factory too, because the Stadium's draw only triggers off "Team Rocket" Supporters.

Upgrade Path

1. The wall: 4-4 Dwebble/Crustle, 8+ Growing Grass Energy, 4 Jumbo Ice Cream, 3 Hilda, 4 Lillie's Determination, Pokémon Center Lady, plus both Stadiums.
2. Mist Energy ×4: This closes the damage-counter gap. Buy it before anything else, because it is what makes the wall complete.
3. Mega Kangaskhan ex to 2, then 4: Each copy improves both your draw and your answers to single-Prize attackers. When you reach 4, cut back to the 3-3 Crustle line.
4. Full Boss's Orders and Team Rocket's Petrel counts: Prize control and Trainer access.
5. Finishing pieces: Spiky Energy, Hero's Cape, Ultra Ball, and the disruption package of Eri and Xerosic's Machinations.

The step-two build already plays the deck's real game plan, a wall that Pokémon ex attackers can't damage and heal-through against everything else. Everything after that adds consistency and coverage.

Common Mistakes

1. Treating Mysterious Rock Inn as total immunity

Crustle prevents damage from attacks by your opponent's Pokémon ex. It does nothing against single-Prize attackers, and nothing against attack effects. Phantom Dive from Dragapult ex does 200 to an Active Crustle that gets prevented, but its 6 damage counters still land on your Bench, because placing counters is an effect, not damage. Players who put Crustle in the Active Spot and stop thinking lose their Benched Dwebble to spread or get run over by a non-ex attacker they never planned for.

Fix: Before every turn, count your opponent's single-Prize attackers and treat them as the real threats. Use Boss's Orders, Eri, and Xerosic's Machinations to deny those attackers specifically. Against spread effects, put Mist Energy on the Benched Crustle or Dwebble you can least afford to lose. It prevents all effects of your opponent's attacks on that Pokémon, including damage counter placement.

2. Putting reactive cards on a Pokémon that never takes damage

Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan only trigger when the holder is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack. A Crustle facing a Pokémon ex is never damaged, so both cards do nothing there.

Fix: Against ex attackers, put Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan on Mega Kangaskhan ex, which does take hits. Put them on Crustle only when a single-Prize attacker is the one swinging at it.

3. Forgetting the Grass in Superb Scissors

Superb Scissors costs one Grass and two Colorless. Mist Energy and Spiky Energy only provide Colorless, so a Crustle loaded with Special Energy can't attack. Only Growing Grass Energy provides Grass. It also gives Crustle +20 HP, which matters when single-Prize attackers are chipping at it.

Fix: Your first attachment to an attacking Crustle should almost always be Growing Grass Energy. When you play Hilda, take the Grass Energy unless that Crustle already has one.

4. Wasting draw by sequencing it badly

Lillie's Determination shuffles your hand away. If you use Run Errand first, you shuffle those 2 drawn cards right back into your deck. Also remember that Run Errand only works from the Active Spot and only once per turn, no matter how many Mega Kangaskhan ex you have in play. The bigger leak is spending your Lillie's Determination after you've taken your first Prize. At exactly 6 Prize cards remaining, it draws 8 instead of 6.

Fix: Play Lillie's Determination first, then use Run Errand. If your hand needs a full refresh, do it before taking a Prize.

On Team Rocket's Petrel turns, you don't need Team Rocket's Factory already in play. The Factory checks whether you played a Team Rocket Supporter this turn, so you can use Team Rocket's Petrel to search out the Factory, play it, and still draw 2.

5. Using Lumiose City too early

Searching for a Basic with Lumiose City ends your turn. Players use it at the start of the turn, then realize they never attached Energy, played a Supporter, or attacked.

Fix: Treat Lumiose City as the last action of a turn where you have nothing better to do, usually turn one going second or a setup turn with no attack. Also remember that playing it replaces your Team Rocket's Factory, and your opponent can use it too.

6. Locking yourself in with Gravity Gemstone

Gravity Gemstone raises the Retreat Cost of both Active Pokémon. Crustle and Mega Kangaskhan ex already have Retreat 3, and you run only one Switch. A careless Gravity Gemstone strands your own Pokémon as often as your opponent's.

Fix: Put Gravity Gemstone on a Crustle that intends to stay Active for several turns. The best spot is opposite a Pokémon you dragged up with Boss's Orders that can't hurt it. Never put it on a Pokémon you plan to pivot out of next turn unless Switch is already in your hand.

7. Spreading Energy so thin that Jumbo Ice Cream is dead

Jumbo Ice Cream heals only your Active Pokémon, and only if it has 3 or more Energy attached. Splitting attachments between two half-powered attackers turns your four copies into dead draws.

Fix: Fully power one attacker at a time. A fully attached Mega Kangaskhan ex can tank hits with Hero's Cape and repeated Jumbo Ice Cream heals. Keep Pokémon Center Lady and Bianca's Devotion for the Pokémon that falls outside the Ice Cream conditions.

8. Playing Mega Kangaskhan ex like a free Prize trade

Mega Evolution Pokémon ex give up three Prize cards when Knocked Out, and Mega Kangaskhan ex is Weak to Fighting. Rapid-Fire Combo does a guaranteed 200 and nothing more.

Fix: Never plan a Knockout that needs heads. Only let a vulnerable Mega Kangaskhan ex sit in the Active Spot if losing it doesn't hand your opponent the game. When it's in danger, especially against Fighting attackers, use it to draw and then switch to Crustle.

Tournament Prep & Final Notes

What to Practice Before the Event

• Counting the non-ex attackers in every list you face. Crustle's whole value rests on the opponent's damage coming from Pokémon ex. Each matchup is decided by how many single-Prize answers they have and how fast they find them. Basic Box is almost entirely Basic Pokémon ex (source: Limitless online Top 8 lists, Oct 5–19, 2026), but most of those lists also run a few single-Prize Basics. Dhelmise/Banette builds attack with non-ex Pokémon throughout. Before each Bo3, note every non-ex attacker you see so your Boss's Orders targets and Prize map are set before game two.
• Supporter selection under pressure. The list runs twenty Supporters and you play one per turn. Drill the choice until it is automatic. Consider Hilda when you need Crustle plus a Growing Grass Energy, Team Rocket's Petrel with Team Rocket's Factory down when you need a specific Trainer and cards, Boss's Orders when there is a Prize or a stranded ex to pull, and Eri or Xerosic's Machinations when their hand is the real threat.
• The Dragapult matchup. Dragapult was the most represented archetype, with 37 of 176 Top 8 slots and 9 event wins across 22 events (source: Limitless online platform, Oct 5–19, 2026). Practice positioning against bench spread until you do it without thinking.

Rules Interactions to Know Cold

• Mysterious Rock Inn stops damage, and Mist Energy stops effects. The Ability prevents damage from attacks by your opponent's Pokémon ex. Mist Energy prevents the effects of attacks on the Pokémon it's attached to, and its text says damage is not an effect. Dragapult ex's Phantom Dive places damage counters on Benched Pokémon as part of the attack. Put Mist Energy on a Benched Crustle so you aren't relying on the Ability for something it doesn't name.
• Spiky Energy and Handheld Fan need actual damage. Both trigger only when the Active Pokémon "is damaged by an attack." If Mysterious Rock Inn prevents the damage, neither triggers. On Crustle, they only punish non-ex attackers. On Mega Kangaskhan ex, they punish everything. Assign them accordingly.
• Superb Scissors needs a Grass Energy. It costs one Grass and two Colorless, and Growing Grass Energy is your only Grass source. Track all four copies. Never let your last one be discarded or stuck on a Pokémon that won't attack. Its damage also ignores effects on the opponent's Active Pokémon, so damage-reduction effects on their Active don't change your math.
• Growing Grass Energy adds HP. It gives +20 HP to Grass Pokémon, so a Crustle with one attached has 170 HP and a Dwebble has 90. Recalculate knockout thresholds against non-ex attackers.
• Jumbo Ice Cream has a three-Energy requirement. The Active Pokémon needs three or more Energy attached. A fully powered Crustle or Mega Kangaskhan ex qualifies, and a two-Energy one does not.
• Run Errand only works from the Active Spot, and only one Run Errand can be used per turn no matter how many copies you have in play.
• Mega Kangaskhan ex gives up three Prizes. When a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, the opponent takes 3 Prize cards (source: Scrydex expansion rules listing, accessed 2026-10-19). Exposing it is a bigger risk than exposing Crustle.
• Gravity Gemstone affects both Actives. It raises both Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost by one while its holder is Active. Use Boss's Orders to bring up an ex that can't damage Crustle, and the extra Retreat Cost makes it harder for them to get out. Your own Retreat Cost goes up too, so keep Switch or Tool Scrapper available if you need to pivot.
• Your Stadiums are symmetric. Your opponent can also draw off Team Rocket's Factory if they play a Team Rocket Supporter. Either player can use Lumiose City, and using it ends that player's turn.
• Lillie's Determination draws 8 at exactly six Prizes remaining. Once you take your first Prize, it draws 6.

Clock Management

Wall decks give the opponent many turns of searching for an out, and every one of those turns burns time. A game you are winning on board but haven't closed when time runs out is not a win. Keep a steady pace:

• Map your Prizes on the turn you go active with Crustle, not after the opponent has already stalled.
• Decide your Lillie's Determination shuffle and your Team Rocket's Petrel target before you pick up the card.
• Resolve Rapid-Fire Combo flips quickly.
• Don't heal a Pokémon nothing can currently damage. Spend that turn on Boss's Orders instead.

When the opponent clearly has no out to Crustle, take Prizes every turn rather than playing for extra disruption.

Final Assessment

This list is precise. It runs only ten Pokémon, gets Crustle online through Hilda, Ascension and Buddy-Buddy Poffin, and uses its remaining slots on gust effects, hand disruption and healing. Against strategies that rely on Pokémon ex for damage, Crustle makes many of their attacks useless, and Boss's Orders plus Gravity Gemstone keep them stuck facing it.

The deck's weaknesses are clear:

• Single-Prize attackers ignore the wall entirely.
• Crustle's Fire Weakness is a liability.
• Mega Kangaskhan ex gives up three Prizes when Knocked Out.

Bring it when you expect the field to be full of Pokémon ex attackers. Rethink it if your local scene is full of single-Prize Psychic attackers or Fire. Pilot it with discipline and a good sense of the clock, and it took first place in a 379-player field at TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! SPOOOOOOKY!

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Crustle deck win games?

It wins on Prizes, slowly. Crustle takes no damage from attacks by your opponent's Pokémon ex and hits for 120 with Superb Scissors, while Boss's Orders lets you choose what gets Knocked Out.

What are the key cards in the Crustle Standard list?

Crustle is the wall, and Mega Kangaskhan ex is the draw engine and second attacker. Lillie's Determination, Team Rocket's Petrel with Team Rocket's Factory, Hilda, Boss's Orders, and Jumbo Ice Cream keep the plan running.

Why does the deck run Mist Energy if Crustle already blocks Pokémon ex damage?

Mysterious Rock Inn stops damage, not effects. Placing damage counters, like Phantom Dive's Bench spread, is an attack effect. Mist Energy prevents attack effects on the Pokémon it's attached to, even on the Bench.

What are Crustle's hardest matchups?

Single-Prize attacker decks are unfavored because Mysterious Rock Inn does nothing against them, and each Mega Kangaskhan ex Knock Out gives up three Prizes. Fire attackers are also dangerous because of Crustle's Fire Weakness.

Why is Mega Kangaskhan ex considered a liability?

As a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, Mega Kangaskhan ex gives up three Prize cards when Knocked Out. It also has Fighting Weakness and Retreat 3, so treat it as an engine you expose deliberately.

Should I go first or second with Crustle?

Choose second almost every time. Going second lets you use a Supporter and attack with Dwebble's Ascension, so you can evolve into Crustle before your opponent's first attack.

What are good budget swaps for the Crustle deck?

You can cut two Mega Kangaskhan ex for a fourth Dwebble and Crustle, and swap Spiky Energy for Growing Grass Energy. If you can afford only one Special Energy set, buy Mist Energy. Never cut total Energy, or Jumbo Ice Cream stops working.

What should I practice before taking Crustle to a tournament?

Practice counting your opponent's non-ex attackers, choosing the right Supporter each turn under pressure, and positioning against Dragapult's Bench spread. Also keep a steady pace, because a grinding wall deck needs to finish games on time.

Metagame Context

Built from TBG | King Heracross's 1st Place list at TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! SPOOOOOOKY! (379 players, 2026-10-31), via the Limitless platform. Metagame context comes from a research brief dated 2026-10-19 covering 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-19, drawn from Limitless TCG event results; TCGdex; Scrydex. Card text and prices: TCGdex.

Source: tournament results. Decklist and placements as reported by the event organizer.