How JacobPomegranate hit Rank #1 in the California Beyblade Scene

"In Beyblade, each player must create a deck of three Beyblades for competitive tournaments. The most skilled players strategize to cover each Beyblade’s weakness, with most using multiple types ranging between the four core types: Stamina, Attack, Defense, and Balance. However, in the newest Beyblade generation, Beyblade X has changed the game so much that the usual strategies have changed completely. Attack types are the most dominant type used, which I as a player lean into greatly. With this Attack-type revolution shifting strategies in the competitive Beyblade scene, top players like myself can now show how diverse each deck can be to back up their methods and techniques.

The first Beyblade that makes up my attack-oriented deck is one many in my California community know me for, Aero Pegasus. This Beyblade can be considered pay-to-win, but due to its foremost attack nature, has a higher skill floor than someone may expect. I chose to use this beyblade as a main attacker that is good into stamina types like Wizard Rod or other attackers such as Phoenix Wing. I paired this powerful blade with the ratchet, nine-sixty, and the bit, Rush. These parts together make a well-balanced attacker with great stamina to continuously output strong attacks. If you happen to find yourself with this rare beyblade, this combo is one of if not the best there is. 

My next choice for this attack-type deck is a beyblade that could be considered a Balance or even Stamina type, Cobalt Dragoon. The first left spin Beyblade. Although it is not very remarkable on its own, the parts on it turn it into a demon fiending to obliterate any foe. The ratchet one-sixty, and the bit, Elevate, is quite possibly one of its best combinations. This Beyblade as a whole can tank attack-type hits, and outspin any defense and stamina type. The only counters to it are to aim for a burst or launch your wizard rod so strongly you can get lucky with an outspin. Overall, this combo balances my deck into annihilating any stamina or defense type that may stand in the way of victory. 

The last Beyblade combo in my deck is one most people have yet to grow accustomed to, Impact Drake. The forbidden Beyblade weighs in at a heavy thirty-nine grams and is an all-out attacker that can be used on most heavy-reliant attack setups. I chose the ratchet, three-sixty, and settled on the bit Cyclone to give Impact Drake its extra oomph in battle. The full combination threatens Cobalt Dragoon on Elevate and most pure stamina blades as well. With that, this Beyblade can be compared to the likes of Dran Buster, Whale Wave, and Shark Edge in the way it performs. It's a beyblade that is hard to master, but once nailed down can guarantee highly skilled attack players two or three points. 

Beyblade X takes the meta in a new direction that is so extreme it can almost be overwhelming for new players to grow accustomed to, and some Beyblades like Wizard Rod or Cobalt Dragoon on Elevate can make it intimidating at first. However, the diversity used by top players skillfully shows that the Beyblade meta can be combated by hard work and technical practice. Even though I do use one of those sinister combos, my other two Beyblades more than make up for Cobalt Dragoon on Elevate’s easy-to-use nature. Aero Pegasus is used to combat Wizard Rod with its heavy weight and its three aerodynamic blades, and Impact Drake demolishes most Beyblades with its sheer force and aggressive movement. These three may not seem to make a well-balanced deck at first, but when looking at the results they more than back each other up against anything the Beyblade X meta can throw at it." - Jacob Pomegranate