Learn about the way to play an Arven’s Mabosstiff ex deck in the current Pokemon TCG meta and the best cards that work alongside it.

An Arven’s Mabosstiff ex deck is meant to utilize Arven’s Mabosstiff ex’s Vigorous Tackle while keeping the card damage-free with Arven’s Sandwich and Munkidori. In practice, this Pokemon ex card has a relatively low damage output compared to its peers, even taking its high healing rate into account. It can use its second move, Boss Headbutt, for a quick KO, but as the move isn’t exactly spammable, it needs careful consideration beforehand.

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Pokemon TCG Best Arven’s Mabosstiff Ex Deck Guide Overview

The plan with this deck is to keep Arven’s Mabosstiff ex damage-free so that it can spam its move, Vigorous Tackle. Vigorous Tackle normally does 30 damage, but this shoots up to 150 if the card has no damage counters on it. Players will rely on Arven’s Sandwich, a card that heals 100 damage from any Arven’s Pokemon, to ensure that Arven’s Mabosstiff ex remains damage-free.

However, in cases where Arven’s Mabosstiff has taken too much damage, players will need to use its second move, Boss Headbutt. It deals 210 damage for three Colorless Energy but cannot be used on consecutive turns. As a result, the move can only be used in certain situations.

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How To Play This Best Arven’s Mabosstiff Ex Deck in Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals

Ideal Starting Hand

Arven’s Maschiff needs to be played on your first turn so it can evolve into Arven’s Mabosstiff ex next turn. If the card is in your hand, you’re able to even consider putting it in the Active Spot. If not, use any of the Trainer cards in the deck to get a copy in play. Cards that can be used for this purpose include Ultra Ball, Nest Ball, or Artazon. Getting Arven’s Sandwich early on is not very useful.

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The best way to play this deck is:

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Best Matchups

While this deck struggles to deal massive damage consistently, it can do decently well against Psychic types. It has an aggro style of play but needs constant healing to maintain its peak efficiency.

Counters to Arven’s Mabosstiff Ex Deck in Pokemon TCG

Unfortunately for Arven’s Mabosstiff, there are better aggro decks that deal more damage without the restrictions that the Stage 2 card has. Grass-type decks in particular are a hard counter to this deck.

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Some things to consider when playing this deck

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