Miraidon ex Deck List and Strategy (3rd at Worlds 2024)
Miraidon ex has been a favorited deck strategy ever since Twilight Masquerade happened and people stopped playing so much Charizard ex. Jesse parker showed just how deadly this deck can be in the 2024 World Championships. Here’s the deck he used to climb to the summit of Pokemon TCG competition and how to pilot it at your next event.
Miraidon ex Deck Strategy Basics
Miraidon is not a particularly difficult deck to use – its effectiveness lies in its simplicity. Much like Zacian before it back in Sword and Shield, Miraidon is a basic Pokemon and main attacker of this deck. It’s greatly aided by the likes of Raikou V. Although you won’t need to worry too much about benching Miraidon as it’s a basic Pokemon, you’ll want to take advantage of its “Tandem Unit” ability to load up your bench with your other electric Pokemon attackers.
Tandem Unit to set up your bench
Miraidon ex’s Tandem Unit ability might have seemed strong when it first came out. However, it’s only gotten more relevant since Battle VIP pass rotated out. Now, it’s one of the better ways in the entire game to ensure you get the cards you need on your bench from the start.
If only Tandem Unit worked for Pokemon beyond just electric it would be absolutely broken. Oh well. At least you have your vital electric Pokemon taken care of this way so you can focus your energy and Poke balls on bringing your supporter Pokemon to the bench.
A Squawk and Sieze a day keeps the doctor away
If you cant’ tell by the fact this deck runs two Squawkabilly’s that this card is essential to this deck’s strategy then I don’t know what to tell you. Squawk and Sieze has become a vital component of many, many decks in Pokemon TCG now and rightfully so as this card gives you a huge leg up on the competition if you manage to get it off in the first turn. Use it to help quickly and effectively get what you need to accelerate energies to your Pokemon.
Power up your Pokemon with Electric Generator
Speaking of powering up your Pokemon, nothing helps get this done better in your Miraidon ex deck than Electric Generator. Miraidon is the trickiest to power up because you’ll need all Lightning energies on it – Double Turbo won’t have any avail here. However, assuming you can get Miraidon ex charged up and ready to go, you’re looking at a walloping 220 base damage output that can easily scale to 230 Thanks to Zapdos and take KOs against basic Pokemon ex and V no problem.
Use Raikou V as a secondary attacker
Raikou V is a very popular Pokemon V in the meta. It sees play in two different decks primarily: Miraidon ex and Lugia VSTAR. Of the two, Miraidon ex is the deck type that it fits more naturally into, of course, given the 16 Lightning energy it runs. However, Raikou V cannot be underestimated as a handy attacker. He’s not a hugely heavy hitter, but his Fleet Footed comes into play more often than you’d think and can be a life saver, while his one retreat cost works well with Rescue Board, letting him move swiftly in and out of the active spot.
Most Miraidon ex players tend to start with Raikou V in the active, and will then pivot him to Miaidon ex when knockouts are in order.
Speaking of heavy hitters…meet Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex
There is a Pokemon at your disposal in this deck that does actually hit harder than Miaidon ex. That Pokemon is Ursaluna ex. The only problem is you won’t be looking to attack with it until towards the end of the game. That being said, it’s a powerful card that works well with a strategically placed Boss’s Orders to bring out an easy to knock out two prize basic Pokemon for the win.
3rd Place World Championships 2024 - Jesse Parker
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Pokémon: 14
2 Miraidon ex SVI 81
2 Iron Hands ex PAR 70
2 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169
1 Raikou V BRS 48
1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex TWM 141
1 Mew ex MEW 151
1 Lumineon V BRS 40
1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38
1 Zapdos PGO 29
1 Radiant Greninja ASR 46
1 Iron Bundle PAR 56
Trainer: 28
4 Arven OBF 186
3 Boss's Orders PAL 172
1 Professor's Research SVI 189
4 Electric Generator SVI 170
4 Nest Ball SVI 181
4 Ultra Ball SVI 196
2 Switch Cart ASR 154
1 Prime Catcher TEF 157
2 Forest Seal Stone SIT 156
1 Bravery Charm PAL 173
1 Rescue Board TEF 159
1 Town Store OBF 196
Energy: 18
16 Lightning Energy SVE 4
2 Double Turbo Energy BRS 151
Miraidon ex Deck – Key Cards
Miraidon ex
Take advantage of the strongest Pokemon to come out in Pokemon TCG Scarlet and Violet base set. Deal damage quickly to take out basic Pokemon V and ex before they can evolve while simultaneously lining up your bench.
Electric Generator
Electric Generator is a game changer for the meta, enabling speedy electric decks like Miraidon to be really successful thanks to its insane energy acceleration.
Forest Seal Stone
This card is a must for this deck, as it doesn’t have a VSTAR ability otherwise. Forest Seal Stone does a lot to make up for this shortcoming, however, enabling you to draw any card from your deck that you need. To make things even better, it can’t be blocked by cards like Path to the Peak.
Iron Hands ex
As strong as Iron Hands ex is, not every deck is capable of using it. Miraidon ex is one of those that uses it no problem, granting a huge competitive advantage to Miraidon ex players.
Miraidon ex deck matchup guide
Favorable against Lugia VSTAR
Miraidon ex has a very favorable matchup against Lugia VSTAR because of the Lugia VSTAR weakness to electric type Pokemon. That being said, Lugia VSTAR has tools at its disposal to cause you some trouble so just make sure you stay ahead of the prize race and you should be fine.
Poor against Charizard ex
Charizard ex’s former tier-zero status is what largely caused Miraidon ex to drop out of the competitive scene almost entirely. It’s a very difficult matchup. You have nothing you can do to knock Charizard ex in a single go whereas Charizard ex can just cut through your line of defense. The best chance you have here is to try and disrupt Charizard ex by taking out its line of support and going for two prize knockouts with Iron Hands ex versus low level Pokemon.
