Battle Deck Upgrade Guide
Umbreon ex 30th Celebration Battle Deck Upgrade Guide
Two Umbreon ex in an all-foil anniversary deck with a Zeraora promo. Preorders were trading far above the $19.99 price in early October.
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These are the cards that decide how the deck plays. Each one links to its card page, with its current price.
How it plays
Umbreon ex is a Stage 1 that evolves from Eevee. Its Lunatic Claw costs one Darkness and one other Energy and does 100 damage, plus 140 more if your opponent's Active Pokémon already has damage counters on it. So the deck's job is to put any damage on the Active Pokémon first, then let Umbreon hit it for 240.
In the Japanese list, Zeraora, Toxtricity and a Deino line are the other attackers, and Boss's Orders, Judge and Crushing Hammer are the interaction. The promo Zeraora's Electrobullet does 50 to the Active Pokémon and 20 to a Benched one, which is exactly the kind of first hit Lunatic Claw wants. It is built as a learn-to-play deck: two-Energy attacks and few decisions per turn.
On October 6, 2026 the Umbreon deck's TCGplayer preorder price was about $69, against Espeon's $45, which is the main reason it leads this list.
Is it Standard legal?
The headline Pokémon ex are 30th Celebration cards with the J mark, so they are Standard legal. The English decklist has not been published as of October 10, 2026; this guide describes the Japanese version, released September 16, 2026, which shares the same promos and is expected to match. Check the box list when it arrives before buying singles to replace anything.
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: Set up Lunatic Claw every turn
Everything that puts a damage counter on the Active Pokémon before Umbreon attacks is worth 140 damage. Munkidori is the best fit: while it has a Darkness Energy attached, Adrena-Brain moves up to 3 damage counters from one of your Pokémon to one of your opponent's, once a turn. That both heals your Pokémon and switches on Lunatic Claw.
Dusknoir's Cursed Blast places 13 damage counters on one Pokémon (Dusknoir is Knocked Out), which either Knocks Out a smaller Pokémon or leaves a big one in range of Lunatic Claw.
Munkidori
Ascended Heroes #99
Moves 3 damage counters to the opponent: Lunatic Claw is then 240.
Duskull
Prismatic Evolutions #35
Duskull into Dusknoir.
Dusknoir
Prismatic Evolutions #37
Cursed Blast: 13 damage counters on one Pokémon.
Boss's Orders
Ascended Heroes #183
A second copy, to drag up the Pokémon you damaged.
What comes out: Crushing Hammer, the Deino line and Minior.
Upgrade path 2: Find Eevee and Umbreon on time
Two Umbreon ex is few for a deck built around it. A third and fourth copy, plus Buddy-Buddy Poffin to bench two Eevee at once (Eevee has 70 HP), make the plan show up most games. Lillie's Determination is the strongest draw Supporter in Standard and replaces the deck's smaller draw cards.
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
Ascended Heroes #184
Two Eevee onto the Bench.
Lillie's Determination
Ascended Heroes #192
Draw 6, or 8 before you take a Prize.
Ultra Ball
30th Celebration #128
Finds Umbreon ex.
Night Stretcher
Ascended Heroes #196
Gets back a Knocked Out Umbreon ex.
What comes out: Murkrow, Cresselia and the second Toxtricity line.
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