Festival Lead
Standard legal
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Meta share
7.1%
of all decks played
Win rate
52.5%
862 matches
Ties
1.4%
of matches
Events covered
22
in 14 days
Up 2.6 points over the last 1 week (4.4% -> 7.1%), and win rate climbed alongside it (51.4% -> 52.5%) -- players are picking it up because it's winning, not just hype.
Data via LimitlessTCG · updated 2026-07-28
Cost to build
As of Jul 23 for 32 of 41 cardsCheapest to build
$25
cheapest legal printing of every card
Collector
$605
nicest copies: alt art, special art, SIR
Same 60 playable cards, priced two ways: bulk copies, or the prettiest legal version of each.
See which printings change (16)
4x Thwackey
Cheap Twilight Masquerade · Common $0.46
Collector Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · Promo $10.91
3x Dipplin
Cheap Twilight Masquerade · Uncommon $0.12
Collector Twilight Masquerade · Illustration Rare $8.94
1x Goldeen
Cheap Prismatic Evolutions · Common $0.10
Collector Twilight Masquerade · Common $0.19
1x Shaymin
Cheap Destined Rivals · Uncommon $0.31
Collector Destined Rivals · Illustration Rare $11.40
4x Lillie's Determination
Cheap Mega Evolution · Uncommon $0.31
Collector Mega Evolution · Special Illustration Rare $63.14
2x Boss's Orders
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.21
Collector Ascended Heroes · Ultra Rare $7.35
1x Kieran
Cheap Twilight Masquerade · Uncommon $0.15
Collector Twilight Masquerade · Special Illustration Rare $30.13
4x Buddy-Buddy Poffin
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Common $0.16
Collector Twilight Masquerade · Hyper Rare $12.34
4x Poké Pad
Cheap Perfect Order · Uncommon $0.39
Collector Perfect Order · Ultra Rare $12.34
3x Bug Catching Set
Cheap Twilight Masquerade · Uncommon $0.17
Collector Prismatic Evolutions · Uncommon $0.20
2x Ultra Ball
Cheap Scarlet & Violet · Uncommon $0.18
Collector Brilliant Stars · Rare Secret $17.04
1x Night Stretcher
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Common $0.31
Collector Surging Sparks · Hyper Rare $11.12
1x Sacred Ash
Cheap Destined Rivals · Uncommon $0.18
Collector Perfect Order · Ultra Rare $2.14
1x Tool Scrapper
Cheap Rebel Clash · Uncommon $0.10
Collector Rebel Clash · Rare Secret $13.06
3x Air Balloon
Cheap Ascended Heroes · Uncommon $0.19
Collector Mega Evolution · Ultra Rare $2.17
4x Basic Grass Energy
Cheap Evolutions · Common $0.16
Collector Paldea Evolved · Hyper Rare $10.82
The fine print
Live listings cover 11 of 25 priced lines: $11 in cards plus $1.49 to $14.90 shipping. Combine sellers within each marketplace to pay the low end.
Buy prices were checked within the last 12 days.
1 of 26 lines have no price data yet, so they are not in these totals.
Playsets (2x to 4x) are priced per copy from the cheapest listing. Stock at that exact price is not guaranteed.
The TCGplayer cart matches by name and set, so exact printings can differ from the list shown.
Does it set up?
51.6%
Thwackey (Stage 1) in play by turn 2
Mulligan
21.1%
no Basic in hand
Dead start
14.4%
by turn 2
Prized out
0%
key cards stuck in prizes
Set up
64.7%
by turn 4
From 10,000 opening hands dealt with this exact list. 15 cards not modeled yet, so the real deck only runs better than this.
Lyrax reads it
solid pickTournament results
51
446-404-12 recorded; the win rate's statistical floor is 49.1%.
Setup consistency
52
Sets up on curve in 51.6% of simulated openings.
Matchup spread
56
Clearly favored in 1 and clearly behind in 0 of its 8 tracked matchups; the rest are close.
Meta presence
74
7.1% of the field plays it, up 2.6 points this week.
Lyrax only reads the numbers on this page. Strong results count most, small samples soften the call, and nothing here predicts a win.
Head-to-head
vs Mega Excadrill
39.3%
22-34-1
vs Dragapult Dusknoir
49%
25-26-1
vs Dragapult Blaziken
45.1%
23-28-1
vs Grimmsnarl Froslass
50%
24-24-1
vs Dragapult
42.6%
20-27-1
vs Dhelmise
47.8%
22-24-1
vs Alakazam Dudunsparce
74.4%
29-10
vs Slowking
52.6%
20-18
How often Festival Lead wins when the two decks meet at the same event. Matchups with 20+ decisive games only. Data via LimitlessTCG.
The 60 cards
Tap any card for live prices.
Not matched to our catalog yet, so not in the totals above.
2x Gladion's Final Battle (PBL 77)