Mega Lucario ex League Battle Deck Upgrade Guide

Quick verdict

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What's in the box

These are the cards that decide how the deck plays. Each one links to its card page, with its current price.

Mega Lucario ex

Mega Evolution #77

×3. Mega Brave does 270 for two Energy.

Lunatone

Mega Evolution #74

×2. Draws 3 with Solrock in play.

Hariyama

Mega Evolution #73

×2. Pulls up a Benched Pokémon when it evolves.

Riolu

Mega Evolution #76

×4.

Fighting Gong

Ascended Heroes #187

×4.

Premium Power Pro

Ascended Heroes #199

×4. +30 damage for the turn.

How it plays

Mega Lucario ex is a Stage 1, so it comes down a turn earlier than the Stage 2 decks on this list. Aura Jab does 130 for one Fighting Energy and attaches up to 3 Basic Fighting Energy from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon, which powers your next attacker while you attack. Mega Brave does 270 for two Energy, and can't be used two turns in a row, so you alternate between the two attacks or between two Lucario.

Four Fighting Gong find a Basic Fighting Energy or a Basic Fighting Pokémon, and four Premium Power Pro add 30 damage to your Fighting Pokémon's attacks for the turn. Lunatone draws 3 cards when you discard a Fighting Energy from your hand while Solrock is in play, which also fills the discard pile Aura Jab draws from. Hariyama's Heave-Ho Catcher switches in one of your opponent's Benched Pokémon when you evolve into it.

Is it Standard legal?

Every card in this deck is Standard legal; the Pokémon and Trainers all carry the H or I mark.

Every upgrade card below carries an H, I or J regulation mark, the marks legal in Standard since the April 10, 2026 rotation, checked against our Pokémon card catalog on October 10, 2026. Basic Energy is always legal. See which cards are legal in each format for how regulation marks and reprints decide it.

Upgrade path 1: Smooth the draws

The box is already a fair tournament list. The cheapest improvement is a fourth Mega Lucario ex, since the deck alternates two attacks and wants a fresh Lucario ready, and a third Boss's Orders to aim Mega Brave's 270 at the Pokémon worth the most Prize cards.

Brock's Scouting finds two Basic Pokémon or one Evolution Pokémon, so it is a Riolu and a Makuhita early and a Mega Lucario ex later. Night Stretcher gets back a Knocked Out Lucario or a Basic Energy. (Buddy-Buddy Poffin does not help here: Riolu and Makuhita have 80 HP, over its 70 HP limit.)

Mega Lucario ex

Mega Evolution #77

A fourth copy.

Brock's Scouting

Journey Together #146

Two Basics early, or a Mega Lucario ex later.

Boss's Orders

Ascended Heroes #183

A third copy for picking Knock Outs.

Night Stretcher

Ascended Heroes #196

A third copy; it already runs two.

What comes out: Both Gravity Mountain (they only matter against Stage 2 decks), one Air Balloon and one Surfer.

Upgrade path 2: Hit Pokémon ex harder

Most decks Lucario faces lead with a Pokémon ex. Maximum Belt, an ACE SPEC Tool, adds 50 damage against an Active Pokémon ex, so Mega Brave with one Premium Power Pro does 350, enough for most Mega Evolution Pokémon ex in one hit. It replaces Secret Box as the deck's ACE SPEC.

Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex is in the box already; its Blood Moon costs one less Energy for each Prize card your opponent has taken, which makes it a strong late-game attacker. Prime Catcher is the alternative ACE SPEC if you prefer to choose targets.

Maximum Belt

Prismatic Evolutions #117

ACE SPEC Tool: +50 damage to an Active Pokémon ex.

Prime Catcher

Prismatic Evolutions #119

The other ACE SPEC option: pull up a Benched Pokémon.

Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex

Twilight Masquerade #141

Already one in the box; a second gives a stronger late game.

What comes out: Secret Box (one ACE SPEC per deck) and one Lunatone.

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