Pokémon Precon+ · Delta Reign
Mega Rayquaza ex: Emerald Storm
A Standard deck built around Delta Reign's Mega Rayquaza ex: load Fire Energy onto a Bench of Ethan's Ho-Oh ex, and Storm Emerald does 50 damage for every Fire and Lightning Energy on all of your Pokémon. A 60-card Colorless, Fire and Lightning deck built from singles, $48.41 for every card.
Mega Rayquaza ex is Delta Reign's headline card, and it is a Basic Pokémon with 280 HP: no Evolution to wait for. Its attack, Storm Emerald, costs a Fire, a Lightning and one more Energy, and does 50 damage for each Fire and Lightning Energy attached to all of your Pokémon, not only to Rayquaza. Like every Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, it gives up three Prize cards when it is Knocked Out.
The plan is to fill your Bench with Energy. Each Ethan's Ho-Oh ex in play can attach two Basic Fire Energy from your hand to a Benched Ethan's Pokémon once a turn, Crispin attaches one more, and Rayquaza's Ruler's Roar can attach one from the top of your deck when you bench it. Two Ho-Oh with two Fire each, plus a Rayquaza with two Fire and a Lightning, is seven Energy, or 350 damage. Adventure Lantern and Crispin find the Fire and Lightning, Cyrano finds three Pokémon ex at once, Electabuzz and Magmar are cheap Basics that bench Pokémon or find Energy on the first turn, and Energy Switch moves what Rayquaza needs to attack. Mega Kangaskhan ex draws two cards a turn from the Active Spot, and Talonflame ex jumps onto your Bench from your hand for free and attacks for 150 while it searches out two cards.
The rule people get wrong is Golden Flame. It only attaches to a Benched Ethan's Pokémon, so it can't power Rayquaza itself. It doesn't need to: Storm Emerald counts the Energy on your Bench too. Ruler's Roar is the other one, because it only works when you play Rayquaza from your hand onto your Bench, never when it starts the game in play. Delta Reign cards are legal at Standard tournaments from November 20, 2026, the second Friday after the set's release.
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The decklist, by card type
Every card in the deck, grouped by type, with how many copies it runs, what it is there to do and what one copy costs. Tap a card to see it, its other printings and its price history.
Pokémon (13) $37.79
Mega Rayquaza ex
Delta Reign #84
2x · The attacker: Storm Emerald does 50 for every Fire and Lightning Energy you have in play · $11.93 each
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
Ascended Heroes #26
4x · Golden Flame: two Fire Energy a turn onto a Benched Ethan's Pokémon, each one +50 for Storm Emerald · $0.75 each
Mega Kangaskhan ex
Mega Evolution #104
2x · Draws 2 a turn from the Active Spot, then swings for 200 or more · $1.60 each
Talonflame ex - 088/103
Delta Reign #88
1x · Benches itself for free beside a Colorless Mega; 150 damage and a search for two cards · $6.13 each
Electabuzz
Delta Reign #30
2x · A turn-one Basic: Call for Family benches two Basic Pokémon for one Energy · $0.40 each
Magmar
Delta Reign #20
2x · A turn-one Basic: Gather Strength finds two Basic Energy for Golden Flame · $0.40 each
Trainers (29) $7.68
Cyrano
Surging Sparks #170
4x · Finds three Pokémon ex: Rayquaza, Ho-Oh, Kangaskhan or Talonflame · $0.21 each
Crispin
Prismatic Evolutions #105
4x · A Fire and a Lightning: one attached, one to your hand for Golden Flame · $0.25 each
Boss's Orders
Ascended Heroes #183
3x · Pulls up the Pokémon you want to Knock Out · $0.24 each
Lillie's Determination
Mega Evolution #119
3x · Shuffle in and draw 6, or 8 with all six Prizes left · $0.26 each
Ultra Ball
Mega Evolution #131
4x · Finds any Pokémon, usually Rayquaza or a Ho-Oh · $0.21 each
Energy Switch
Mega Evolution #115
4x · Moves a Fire or Lightning onto Rayquaza so it can attack · $0.26 each
Adventure Lantern
Delta Reign #90
2x · Finds a Basic Fire and a Basic Lightning Energy: Storm Emerald's cost · $0.70 each
Switch
Mega Evolution #130
3x · Gets Kangaskhan or a setup Pokémon out of the Active Spot · $0.20 each
Night Stretcher
Ascended Heroes #196
2x · Gets back a Knocked Out Pokémon or a Basic Energy · $0.23 each
Energy (18) $2.94
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