If You Can't Win Worlds...DRAFT! || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 63
Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 01:19:36
Sorry for missing last week! We are BACK to briefly recap what happened at Worlds, then dive into some tips and tricks for DRAFTING Asphodel Paradise with 2-time (and probably would have been 3-time) Worlds DRAFT winner Taylor "BoeBoe" Boe!
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0:00 Intro and Kaya Toast
3:30 The Seasonal Banlist
10:26 Worlds 2026 Recap
35:13 Side Events and Taylor's Drafting Tips
1:07:13 Announcements and Seaside Splash!
1:16:00 Collecting Dudes and Outro
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These new cards are META SHAPING || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 62
Friday, August 7, 2026 • Duration 01:06:32
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We're about to head out to Singapore for Grand Archive's third World Championship - and the premiere of .asphodel/paradise!
On the eve of our leave, let's chat about which spoiler cards look like they will make a big splash in Grand Archive's set 10 meta, shaped of course by the introduction of the seasonal banlist!
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0:00 Intro and Gen Con Success
3:30 The Seasonal Banlist
18:25 Best PRD Spoilers - Blood Surge
24:25 Best PRD Spoilers - Camil, Basked Abundance
30:22 Best PRD Spoilers - Virgil, Altered Future
38:21 Best PRD Spoilers - Devil's Lifeline
44:26 Best PRD Spoilers - Capacitance X Psycho
1:01:43 PRD Honorable Mentions
1:05:05 See you in Singapore! And Outro
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What AUTOMATONS Need to be STRONG || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 61
Friday, July 24, 2026 • Duration 01:13:23
Hey oops! This went live a little early! Traveling issues!
Welcome to another exciting Recollection Step, folks, apparently releasing at night!
Today Taylor and I discuss ROBOTS, and what we are hoping to see out of Asphodel Paradise to make the Automaton Decks keep up in the upcoming meta (if your name isn't JC Calonge). Let's dive in!
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0:00 Intro and Dante lv4
6:45 The Meta going into Worlds
15:00 Aggro Decks and Suited Variants
24:43 JWW and PixiePopShop Sponsors!
28:16 Revenge of Robots?
1:02:40 Reciprocity Strikes Back
1:07:00 Spoiler Season, Omni Codes, and Outro
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The Meta WITHOUT Diana - and WITH Tonoris? || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 60
Friday, July 10, 2026 • Duration 01:29:03
The meta has certainly been distorted with the loss of the premier pressure deck after the banning of Ranger Strides!
Let's dig into what exactly this means, and what you need to consider when choosing a new deck to play - including whether or not the new Proxia's Vault adjustments will shake things up!
Will reimagining Clarent Reimagined change how Lorraine plays? Will Endura Reimagined bring the enduring Hyouka to a Worlds victory? Will Reciprocity help Tonoris strike back?
All of this is discussed today - in the 60th episode of Recollection Step: A Grand Archive TCG Podcast!
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0:00 Intro, Birthdays, and the Intervention
6:45 JWW Regional LIVESTREAM is coming!
11:55 Bye, Diana! The Meta After Strides Ban
44:39 Clarent Reimagined, Reimagined
49:18 Endura Reimagined: Hyouka's Hope
1:02:40 Reciprocity Strikes Back
1:16:00 The Rules Around Prevention Effects (Hear us out!)
1:25:43 A Clean 45m and Outro
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The OVER- and UNDER-performing Radiant Origins Cards! || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 59
Saturday, June 27, 2026 • Duration 01:20:33
Today we are going to look back on the performance of some of the most hyped-up cards of Radiant Origins! Which ones had an explosive impact on the meta, and which ones came and went with more of a whimper?
Let us know what your personal RDO Uppies or Downies are in the comments below, Grand Archive fans!
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0:00 Intro and Arisanna in Pantheon
3:27 JWW Regional on July 11
7:45 RDO Booms and Busts (Uppies and Downies)
1:03:00 Potential Sleepers in RDO
1:16:14 Desperate Dan and Outro
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BUILD or BEAT the HOT new Lorraine deck!! || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 58
Friday, June 12, 2026 • Duration 01:07:43
Join us today as we dive into Wind Crux - a deck that Taylor is "Undefeated" at Regionals on! Lots of emphasis on the quotes!
Let's give our props for the players at OCE nats and discuss the results - plus our insanely caffeinated Store Champs - then dive into a comparison of three incredible players' different takes on Wind Crux - what we can we learn about how to build and play the HOTTEST rising deck in the current Grand Archive metagame?
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0:00 Intro, Trolling Mitch with Wakeup, and Strides
9:10: OCE Nats Results and Props
17:21 Why YOU should come to our Regional
20:00 Let's Talk Wind Crux
55:55 Matchup Talk and Outro
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Was The Meta SOLVED in Prague!? What's Next for Nationals || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 57
Friday, May 29, 2026 • Duration 01:04:09
Caban took down EU Nationals with Water Allies Ciel, so what can we take away from EU Nationals and where does the meta shift as we look towards OCE Nationals and SEA Nationals? Half of the slots in Grand Archive's Worlds Gauntlet have already been locked down, so there's a lot to consider for players looking to try to earn them on the other side of the world!
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0:00 Birthday Intro, Jetlagged Prague experiences, Tony English, and Beavers
19:52 How to Support Maindeck
20:45 Taylor's Assassin Merlin list!??!?!?!??
23:17 Lessons from Prague
50:16 Where to go for OCE and SEA Nats
1:02:45 Outro
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What did we learn from NA Nationals & Ascent Las Vegas? || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 56
Friday, May 15, 2026 • Duration 01:02:04
It was an extremely eventful weekend for the Grand Archive metagame, and we are here to bring you Maindeck's insights following our run scoring 3 Worlds Gauntlet slots at Nationals, and a 3rd Place finish at the Ascent by new Maindeck member Matt G.!
Let's dig into some of the lessons learned and insights gained as the season moves into the Icebound Slam Cup, EU Nationals, and beyond!
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0:00 Intro, Our Wins in Vegas, and Denny's Problems
5:44 Digging Into Erupting & Matt G.
15:13 Maindeck's Seiryuu List & Optical Control
24:56 Other Amazing Lists & Teams
29:33 GA Let's Talk About It: Ranger Strides
36:00 Nats Results Discussion & www.JWWcards.com
46:18 Ascent Results Discussion
53:25 Deck Choice Considerations Going Forward
59:13 Taylor: The Man of the People & Outro
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What is ACTUALLY Meta Now!? Impact of the New Banlist! || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 55
Friday, May 1, 2026 • Duration 01:02:31
In our last podcast before Nationals Season kicks off with NA Nationals & Ascent Las Vegas, Dan and Taylor dig into the newest Grand Archive TCG Banlist - including the impact of new Proxia's Vault cards, the unbanning of Baby Gray Slime, and three huge bans that completely rattled the format!
How do these bans impact deck power levels, and what is winning tournaments now as we head into the first Nationals leading up to Worlds? Tune in as we discuss all this and more!
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0:00 Intro & Happy 3rd Anniversary DOA
6:45 Banlist Drop & Timing
11:21 Mantle of the Abyss Buff
18:42 The Duchess's Thornes
22:57 Welcome Back Baby Gray Slime!
25:53 Goodbye Baby Green Slime!
33:27 Auf Wiedersehen Carpsong Coda!
40:05 Au Revoir Grim Pastiche!
45:43 Drown your Sorrows at JWWCards.com
48:52 What is Winning in the New Meta?
55:55 Nationals Winner Guesses
59:59 Maindeck Team Placement Guesses & Outro
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What are the WORST GA Cards? || Grand Archive TCG Recollection Step 54
Sunday, April 19, 2026 • Duration 01:25:34
** This episode was recorded days before the new Ban/Restricted updated! Please excuse the out-of-date references to Baby Green Slime and others!**
Today we have a little fun! Dan and Taylor discuss the results of EMP's Charity Cup and some of our favorite deck innovations seen at the top tables - then after channeling our inner Mark from SolarGames to discuss Angelic Channeling's price, we dive into a fun question - what are the WORST cards in Grand Archive?
We love Grand Archive - and are just having fun looking back at some early designs and slight missteps over the game's first 3 years. Let us know what you think missed the most in the comments below!
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0:00 Intro & Dog
3:14 Mercurial Heart Cup Results
7:00 Razorgale Arisanna Variations
21:41 Water Neos Tonoris
29:05 Wind Luxem Zander Innovations
32:15 The Angelic Channeling Price Discussion
46:56 Shop at JWWCards.com
47:55 Main Topic - The Worst Cards
1:15:58 Outro
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