Magmortar Deck
0.0% of the meta · Updated September 14, 2026
Signature card
Magmortar
Rare
Strengths
- Smoke Bomb's coin-flip denial can completely blank the opponent's attack, effectively winning the turn on both offense and defense.
- 74-75% win rates against Charizard, Tyrantrum, and Porygon-Z decks show strong performance against slower evolution-based opponents.
- Electabuzz and Electivire in the same list give an alternate energy-type attacker, complicating the opponent's defensive planning.
Weaknesses
- Smoke Bomb disruption is coin-flip dependent; a heads streak for the opponent nullifies the entire strategy.Consistency
- Stage 1 evolution requires Magmar on bench before Magmortar can attack; early Magmar knockouts strand the deck.Tempo
- 25% win rate against Chandelure and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex signals hard matchup losses where 70 damage is insufficient.Matchup
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Key Moves & Abilities
Strategy Guide
Auto-generatedMagmortar wins by attacking with Smoke Bomb each turn, dealing 70 damage while imposing a coin-flip tax that can completely negate the opponent's next attack. The deck aims to outlast opponents through attack disruption rather than raw damage.
Open with Magby and use Poké Ball to find Magmar, then rely on Professor's Research and Copycat to draw into Magmortar through natural evolution. The Electabuzz and Electivire package provides a parallel attacker option that runs on a different energy type via Elemental Switch. Once Magmortar is active, attack every turn with Smoke Bomb — the 70 damage chips the opponent down while the tails clause on the disruption effect can blank an attack entirely. Cyrus and Sabrina provide disruption and targeting tools to keep the pressure aligned.
Damage Math
140 HP Stage 2
Smoke Bomb 70 dmg x2 = 140
Two Smoke Bomb hits KO a 140 HP target if opponent's attacks are not blanked; disruption may extend this to 3+ turns
How to Play
Sustain Attack Disruption Over Multiple Turns
Use Smoke Bomb consecutively once Magmortar is active. Each turn you attack applies a new coin-flip tax to the opponent's next action. Even a 50% blank rate on their attacks dramatically shifts the damage race in your favor. Training Area and May help refuel to keep Magmortar attacking without pausing.
Run Electivire as a Surprise Secondary Threat
Electabuzz and Electivire on the bench threaten a second attacker on a different energy type. Elemental Switch allows energy repositioning between your fire and lightning attackers. Opponents who commit resources to countering Magmortar can find themselves unprepared for a fully charged Electivire stepping in.
How to Beat This Deck
Consistently Win the Smoke Bomb Coin Flip
Magmortar's disruption relies on flipping tails against the opponent. Statistically, the opponent will flip heads roughly half the time and attack normally. Decks with high burst damage can absorb a tails blank occasionally and still reach their KO threshold faster than Magmortar's 70-per-turn output allows.
Target Magmar Before Evolution
Magmar is the only path to Magmortar and sits on the bench for at least one turn. Bench damage or Sabrina-style forced-active plays that expose Magmar to a KO cut off the primary attacker before it can threaten Smoke Bomb. A stalled evolution line reduces the deck to Electivire, which the opponent can prepare for.
Apply Type Pressure with Water Attackers
Fire-type Pokemon are typically water-weak. Bringing water attackers means reaching Magmortar's 120 HP threshold with fewer hits, bypassing the attrition advantage the disruption effect is designed to create. Two water-effective hits that OHKO Magmortar deny it the multi-turn Smoke Bomb sequence entirely.
Common Substitutions
Secondary attacker
- Electivire:Alternate lightning attacker that forces opponents to account for a second energy type.
Draw support
- Copycat:Flexible hand refill that pairs with Professor's Research to find evolution pieces.
- May:Supplemental draw tool in the top build.
Matchups
Threats — Weak Against
Based on type weakness analysis of core cards. View full matchup matrix →