Ness's Nest
with Jason Klaczynski
Top 5 Supporters - Modified
April 8, 2008

5) TV Reporter (Crystal Guardians)

While Felicity’s Drawing can get you four, discarding after you draw often outweighs the ability to get a fourth card for an additional discard. Decks that focus on Banette (SW), for example prefer TV Reporter because it gives them a higher chance of getting a Banette in the discard pile. Additionally, it can never become unplayable like Steven’s Advice.

4) Steven’s Advice (Power Keepers)

Both Gardevoir (SW)/Gallade (SW) and popular Magmortar (SW) decks usually paired with cards like Claydol (GE) and Blaziken (PK) provide a large bench that can give you a large hand. One downside though: Steven’s Advice often produces a hand that will make it impossible to lower your hand size back under 7 – making other Steven’s Advice you draw unplayable. This makes Steven’s Advice a powerful draw card, but one you may not want to play too many of in your deck.

3) Team Galactic’s Wager (Mysterious Treasures)

The only hand disruption that exists in the format, Wager gives you a chance to put your opponent in a very tough spot if you time it well. Because of cards like Claydol (GE) and Furret’s (SW), both which produce large, powerful hands, sometimes even lowering your opponent’s hand to six cards will have weakened it.

2) Roseanne’s Research (Secret Wonders)

Given that most decks now run heavy amounts of basic energy, Roseanne’s Research has become the preferred basic seeking card over Holon Mentor. Although Holon Mentor gets three basics, it requires you to discard a card when your hand is at the most vulnerable: the very beginning of the game.

1) Celio’s Network (Crystal Guardians)

The ability to search out any Pokemon (except ex, but there are very few playable ex Pokemon left) with no downside. It is the simplest and fastest way to get your evolutions out, and you’ll notice every  strong and even mediocre modified deck runs four.