CRIT VS STAND

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Where we learn how to be a better card fighter.

I am your host, Rauzes, and today, we will be comparing STAND styles versus CRIT styles.

Most decks out there run one of these three styles of trigger balance:

8 Crit, 4 Draw, 4 Heal
8 Stand, 4 Draw, 4 Heal
4 Stand, 4 Crit, 4 Draw, and 4 Heal

Notice the difference that some decks work better with more STAND and others with more CRIT.

Now, lately, the top decks seem to be playing more and more stand...

The reason for this is that certain decks run better with stand and others with Crit.

And, quite frankly, with 11k, 12k, and 13k Vanguards running around, games become longer and longer, which is the reason for the shift to making stand more powerful.

So, what decks prefer Stand and which decks like Crit more?

Well, first off, Critical Triggers means that the opponent effectively can take less attacks.

Hence, its best for decks that can be fast and hard, attacking fast and with high power, such as Fangs of Light build, or Royal Paladins of other styles.
Fangs of light has the strength of being able to create medium power lines... at MUCH faster rates, another point to take into consideration for the Criticals.

Styles that can generate high power lines in all 3 columns should aim at putting more crit, as it will bring the opponent to 5 damage faster, and burn through their cards at a faster rate.

Hence, Critical styles are better for decks that have LOW base power for their G2 and G3 attackers, but higher power for their G0 and G1s.

Clans that best fit this are Grand blue, Royal Paladin, Shadow Paladin and Dark Irregulars(But they dont have many crit :(

Stand styles, on the other hand, require rear guards hat have a high attack power, before the stand.

A deck style that has many 11k or 12k attackers, such as Nova Grapplers, can fully utilize stand triggers, as even without a boost, their attack power is very high.

Clans that have a high front row power, but lack high power boost units that are stable fall into this category.

Clans such as Kagerou, Nova Grapplers, Murakumo, Tachikaze, etc

The other reason you would use stand is for a specific purpose, such as in Dimension Police decks for Miracle Beauty, and to increase the number of attacks so a specific few can hit the vanguard, like in Neo Nectar.

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