Genesys Gameplay with Joshua Schmidt

We invited four-time YCS champion Joshua Schmidt to a Genesys duel at the Cardmarket studio, and he brought a deck that came to 100 points. How many points does Taylor need in his deck to beat Joshua? Tune in to find out!

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Embracing Change

Genesys points may change—and so does the point threshold on one side of the battlefield here. We wanted to find out how many points Taylor needs to beat Joshua Schmidt. Find all decklists from our experiment (all based on October's Genesys update) below!

Joshua's Genesys Deck (100 Points, October 27–December 15)
Main DeckExtra Deck
  • 3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  •  
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  •  
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
Taylor's Genesys Deck (0 Points, October 27–December 15)
Main DeckExtra Deck
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 2
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
  •  
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
Taylor's Genesys Deck (500 Points, October 27–December 15)
Main DeckExtra Deck
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
  •  
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
Taylor's Genesys Deck (Unlimited Points)
Main DeckExtra Deck
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  •  
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  •  
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1