Mid Piece: A TCG Podcast

With London Regionals fast approaching, it’s time to step away from the endless Mihawk vs Kaido debate and take a proper look at the rest of the OP17 format.
This week, I’m talking through the decks making waves across the meta, from Nico Robin, Sabo and Xebec to Black Luffy, Purple Enel, Luffy & Ace, Red Ace and more.
I then rambler about mental fortitude and how important it is for big events like regionals and large scale events. Plus, I give an update on my London testing, look ahead to the Brotherhood Brawl, and, as always, we finish with questions from the listeners.

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After the madness of Utrecht, this week on Mid Piece things are a little quieter as I take a much needed week away from actually playing the game, but there's still plenty of One Piece TCG to talk about! We start by catching up on the competitive scene and looking at the results from the latest Regional events in Virginia and Athens, including the winning decks and what those results might tell us about where the meta currently stands. From there, we take a broader look at the current format and the five to seven decks I believe make up the top of the meta. Rather than there being one obvious answer, we discuss why each of these decks is genuinely viable, what they bring to the table and why there's plenty of room to find success with the right choice. Then I go on a bit of a ramble about something arguably even more important than choosing the "best deck", actually becoming a better player. We talk about testing properly, finding and building a strong testing group, surrounding yourself with players who will challenge you, and getting the most out of the time you put into the game. Finally, as always, we wrap things up by answering another great selection of questions sent in by the Mid Piece community.
A slightly more chilled one after Utrecht, but plenty of competitive One Piece goodness to get stuck into.

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This week on Mid Piece, we're back from Utrecht, and there's a LOT to talk about!
I'm breaking down my entire experience at the European Nationals weekend: the highs, the lows, the good, the bad, and everything that happened across an absolutely packed few days of One Piece TCG.
We go through my run in the Flame-Flame Colosseum, the European National Finals and Sunday's Extra Grand Battle, breaking down the games, the matchups and some of the biggest moments from across the weekend.
25 games of competitive One Piece. Three events. One massive weekend.
After months of testing, preparation and talking about Nationals on the podcast, it's finally time to tell the full story of what happened in Utrecht.
There's plenty to unpack in this one, so sit back and enjoy Episode 132 of Mid Piece!
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This week on Mid Piece, we take a deep dive into the current state of Green Mihawk and the problems surrounding what has quickly become a Tier 0 deck in the OP-17 meta. We discuss just how dominant Mihawk has become and look at some of the potential solutions Bandai could explore, including whether paired bans could help bring the format back towards a healthier and more balanced place.
I then recap my week in the hobby, where I took Purple Kaido to locals before continuing my final testing with both Kaido and Mihawk as I try to make that all-important decision ahead of Nationals.
We also dive into a plethora of other topics from around the One Piece TCG before, as always, rounding out the episode by answering questions sent in by the community.
With that, the preparation is done. The next stop is Utrecht for Nationals!
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In Episode 130 of the Mid Piece TCG Podcast, I look back at OP-17 pre-release week, including the different events I attended and my experience winning one of them.
I then recap my week in the hobby before exploring some of the new decks and strategies beginning to emerge from the OP-17 format. I discuss the Fish-Man package finding a home in Green Mihawk, the growing use of the Big Mom package across Yellow Enel and Blue/Yellow Boa Hancock, and its most disgusting form yet in Purple/Yellow Nico Robin.
Finally, I round out the episode by answering questions from the community.
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Don't forget to join the discord server, so if you want more One Piece TCG content from Levi and the community then come and join and hang out!

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We now have a Patreon, to help us fund and improve the podcast. So go over and give it a look.

https://www.patreon.com/c/MidPieceTCGPodcast

We now have a discount code for you guys from the fantastic https://www.bulkbox.co.uk/store/ for all your card storage and bulk needs, their fantastic bulk boxes have got you covered. So use MIDPIECE10 at checkout for 10% off on BulkBox QUADbundle, both of their special edition BulkBoxes, the Watercolour and Grizzly, as well as on their new products the BulkBox SLAB (single) and the SLABbundle (SLAB triple pack). So go give them a look!