Mega Camerupt ex deck: the core, the flex slots, and what beats it

What Mega Camerupt ex looks like when you open the box

Across the 28 lists we counted, this deck runs 11 to 22 Pokémon, 30 to 38 Trainers and 8 to 11 Energy. Its attacks are paid for in Fire.

On results pages and on stream you will see it written « mega-camerupt-ex ». Every card named in that label turns up in the tables below, which is what makes it a fair name for the deck.

Look at the Energy: 8 to 11 out of 60, exactly the median of the 97 decks we track. It draws neither too much nor too little, so this is not where its games are won or lost.

It sets up fast. Mega Camerupt ex is a Stage 1 Pokémon: a Basic, one evolution on top, and you are attacking. Two cards instead of three. You lose fewer turns building, and you rebuild much more easily when an early knockout lands on you.

Look at the Trainers: 30 to 38 cards out of 60, against a median of 31 across the 97 decks we track. Inside that, 10 to 17 Supporters, and the rule there is strict — one a turn, even if you are holding three. The 13 to 20 Items you can play all of in the same turn. It also brings up to 4 Stadiums, and 57 of the 97 decks we track bring that many or more. Only one Stadium sits on the table at a time: the one you play sends the one already there to the discard pile.

What Tools and Stadiums do — the two Trainer families we skipped here — and why the Energy count says so much: how to read a deck list.

How Mega Camerupt ex actually wins

Mega Camerupt ex attacks with Volcanic Meteor for 280. It needs 4 Energy, 1 Fire and 3 Colorless attached, and it has 340 HP. And the number is not everything the card says. There is one more line printed under the attack, and it is the one everybody skips: "Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon."

The cost of Volcanic Meteor decides your first few turns. You only get to attach one Energy a turn, and that attack asks for 4. On your own attachments alone, your first real swing lands on turn 4. We have not found anything in this list that attaches Energy faster than that, so plan on holding out for 3 turns before you swing. Those turns still get played: you fill your Bench, you build your lines, and you keep something back to rebuild with when your attacker falls.

Energy is not your only clock. Numel has to climb a step before it becomes Mega Camerupt ex, and an evolution asleep at the bottom of your deck does you no good at all. The list has that covered. Hilda, which the list runs 2 of, goes into your deck for an evolution. Careful, though: only 26 of the 28 lists bring it, so it is a choice, and players are still arguing about it.

Here is the detail that quietly loses games. To pull Mega Camerupt ex back to the Bench you have to discard 4 Energy attached to it. Retreating does not cost you your turn, you can step back and still swing right after. What it costs you is the 4 Energy you spent 4 turns attaching, and you start that climb again from nothing. Pack a card that moves it for free, or send it up knowing it stays up.

Mega Camerupt ex is a Mega Evolution ex, and that is the most expensive rule in the game: your opponent takes 3 Prize cards instead of one the turn it goes down. They need 6 to win the game, so 2 well-placed knockouts on that card beat you, where it would take 6 knockouts anywhere else on your Bench.

The attackers in the deck's core, with their best attack, its cost and their Weakness

Pokémon	HP	Attack	Damage	Cost	Weakness	Retreat
Close Mega Camerupt exStage 1	340	Volcanic Meteor	280	Fire + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless	Water ×2	4

The core: the 6 cards every list runs

These 6 cards appear in all 28 lists, without a single exception. That is 23 of the 60 slots. The other 37 are decided player by player.

Look at how those 23 slots break down: 13 Trainers, 3 Pokémon, 7 Energy. Trainers outweigh everything else put together, which is the mark of a deck that goes and fetches its cards rather than waiting to draw them.

4 of those 6 cards do not sit at the same count from list to list: Mega Camerupt ex (2 to 3), Ultra Ball (1 to 4) and Boss's Orders (2 to 3), plus 1 more. Add those spreads up and you get 10 copies the 28 lists do not agree on, inside the core itself.

What "3 to 4" means in the copies column, what the "TWM 130" code under each name is for, and why we count dozens of lists instead of one: how to read a deck list.

The cards present in every list counted, with the number of copies

Copies	Card	Printing	Kind
2–3	Close Mega Camerupt ex	MEG 22	Pokémon
4	Close Lillie's Determination	MEG 119	Trainer
4	Close Poké Pad	POR 81	Trainer
1–4	Close Ultra Ball	MEG 131	Trainer
2–3	Close Boss's Orders	MEG 114	Trainer
6–11	Fire Energy	MEE 2	Energy

The 65 cards that change from list to list

65 cards fight over the 37 slots that are left: 19 above three lists in four, 43 below one in four, and the percentage on each row says how many players took it.

The most agreed on first: Switch at 96 %, Ignition Energy at 96 % and Hilda at 93 %, plus 16 more above 75 %. Add those to the core and you have the common build.

The dividing line runs through Moltres, at 68 %: 19 of 28 players took it, 9 put something else there. The ones who run it bring 1 copy. Right at the bottom of the table, Air Balloon (6 lists out of 28) and Firebreather (6 lists out of 28).

Why a card at 45 % is not a bad card, and what order to buy all this in: how to read a deck list.

The cards some lists run and others don't, most common first

Lists running it	Card	Copies	Printing	Kind
96 %27/28	Close Switch	1–4	MEG 130	Trainer
96 %27/28	Close Ignition Energy	2–3	WHT 86	Energy
93 %26/28	Close Hilda	1–4	WHT 84	Trainer
89 %25/28	Close Numel	2–4	ASC 27	Pokémon
89 %25/28	Close Volcarona	2	BLK 16	Pokémon
89 %25/28	Close Night Stretcher	1–3	ASC 196	Trainer
89 %25/28	Close Wally's Compassion	1–4	MEG 132	Trainer
86 %24/28	Close Pokégear 3.0	2–4	SVI 186	Trainer
86 %24/28	Close Gravity Mountain	1–2	SSP 177	Trainer
86 %24/28	Close Special Red Card	1–2	CRI 82	Trainer
82 %23/28	Close Buddy-Buddy Poffin	1–4	TEF 144	Trainer
79 %22/28	Close Dudunsparce	1–3	TEF 129	Pokémon
79 %22/28	Close Dunsparce	1–2	TEF 128	Pokémon
79 %22/28	Close Meowth ex	1	POR 62	Pokémon
79 %22/28	Close Numel	1–3	MEG 21	Pokémon
75 %21/28	Close Larvesta	2	SSP 24	Pokémon
75 %21/28	Close Fezandipiti ex	1	ASC 142	Pokémon
75 %21/28	Close Shaymin	1	DRI 10	Pokémon
75 %21/28	Close Battle Cage	1	PFL 85	Trainer
71 %20/28	Close Energy Retrieval	2	SVI 171	Trainer
68 %19/28	Close Moltres	1	PFL 14	Pokémon
68 %19/28	Close Maximum Belt	1	TEF 154	Trainer
21 %6/28	Close Air Balloon	1–2	ASC 181	Trainer
21 %6/28	Close Firebreather	1–2	PFL 89	Trainer
18 %5/28	Close Xerosic's Machinations	1	SFA 64	Trainer
14 %4/28	Close Dunsparce	2–3	JTG 120	Pokémon
14 %4/28	Close Volcanion ex	1–3	JTG 31	Pokémon
14 %4/28	Close Team Rocket's Petrel	1–2	DRI 176	Trainer
14 %4/28	Close Hero's Cape	1	TEF 152	Trainer
11 %3/28	Close Dudunsparce ex	1	JTG 121	Pokémon
11 %3/28	Close Fan Rotom	1	SCR 118	Pokémon
11 %3/28	Close Team Rocket's Watchtower	2–4	DRI 180	Trainer
11 %3/28	Close Judge	2	POR 76	Trainer
11 %3/28	Close Dangerous Laser	1	SFA 58	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Larvesta	2–3	JTG 28	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Magmar	2–3	JTG 20	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Magmortar	2–3	JTG 21	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Fennekin	2	CRI 11	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Larvesta	2	BLK 15	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Latias ex	1–2	SSP 76	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Chien-Pao	1	SSP 56	Pokémon
7 %2/28	Close Mega Signal	4	MEG 121	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Surfer	4	SSP 187	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Blowtorch	1	PFL 86	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Cyrano	1	SSP 170	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Sacred Ash	1	DRI 168	Trainer
7 %2/28	Close Nitro Fire Energy	2	CRI 86	Energy
4 %1/28	Close Drakloak	3	TWM 129	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Dreepy	3	TWM 128	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Ninetales	2	CRI 9	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Salandit	2	POR 15	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Salazzle ex	2	POR 16	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Vulpix	2	CRI 8	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Budew	1	ASC 16	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Camerupt	1	ASC 28	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Psyduck	1	ASC 39	Pokémon
4 %1/28	Close Dawn	2	PFL 87	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close AZ's Tranquility	1	CRI 76	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Energy Recycler	1	DRI 164	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Jumbo Ice Cream	1	PFL 91	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Lana's Aid	1	TWM 155	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Lucian	1	TWM 157	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Prime Catcher	1	TEF 157	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Salvatore	1	TEF 160	Trainer
4 %1/28	Close Scoop Up Cyclone	1	TWM 162	Trainer

The most common Mega Camerupt ex list, all 60 cards

Here they are in full, ready to build. 23 slots come from the core, the cards all 28 lists run. The remaining 37 come from the table just above, working down it: the cards the most players chose, each at its most common copy count, until the total lands on 60.

This list is nobody's list in particular. It takes, slot by slot, what the most people played, under the guardrails a judge would hold you to: never more than four copies of a card, and one ACE SPEC. Behind the core it took 22 more cards to reach 60. The whole thing comes to 18 Pokémon, 32 Trainers and 10 Energy.

One thing to know before you build it: the 28 lists we counted are all from players who came in the top twenty of their tournament. Nobody publishes the lists of the players who lost. So what you have in front of you is what the players finishing near the top bring most often.

The text under the table is the one the game expects: copy it, paste it into the deck manager, and the list builds itself.

There is no price total on this page. The readings we have are Cardmarket's, in euros, and the shop link further down sends you to TCGplayer, which quotes in dollars. Putting a euro figure next to a dollar shop would be one currency too many. The French and German pages carry the total.

Why we only read lists from players who came in the top twenty of their tournament, and what that changes about every percentage on this page: how to read a deck list.

Pokémon: 18
3 Mega Camerupt ex MEG 22
2 Numel ASC 27
2 Volcarona BLK 16
2 Dudunsparce TEF 129
2 Dunsparce TEF 128
1 Meowth ex POR 62
1 Numel MEG 21
2 Larvesta SSP 24
1 Fezandipiti ex ASC 142
1 Shaymin DRI 10
1 Moltres PFL 14

Trainer: 32
4 Lillie's Determination MEG 119
4 Poké Pad POR 81
3 Ultra Ball MEG 131
2 Boss's Orders MEG 114
2 Switch MEG 130
2 Hilda WHT 84
2 Night Stretcher ASC 196
2 Wally's Compassion MEG 132
3 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186
1 Gravity Mountain SSP 177
1 Special Red Card CRI 82
2 Buddy-Buddy Poffin TEF 144
1 Battle Cage PFL 85
2 Energy Retrieval SVI 171
1 Maximum Belt TEF 154

Energy: 10
7 Fire Energy MEE 2
3 Ignition Energy WHT 86

Total Cards: 60

What Mega Camerupt ex costs to build, and how long it will last

You need 71 different cards to cover every version of this deck, 6 of which nobody argues about. We do not have card prices, so we are not going to put a number on it.

All 28 lists bring an ACE SPEC, and that is where they part ways: 19 took Maximum Belt, 4 took Hero's Cape and 3 took Dangerous Laser. The flex table shows you all 5. You are allowed ONE ACE SPEC card in your whole deck, so a single copy covers it whatever it costs. New to this deck? Take Maximum Belt and watch what the others do with theirs before you switch.

Then there is time, and the answer is a good one: not one of the 6 core cards carries the letter H, the one that goes at the next rotation. This deck walks through the change whole.

What Mega Camerupt ex struggles against

The attackers in this deck are Weak to Water, so they take DOUBLE damage from that type. 24 of the 97 decks we track attack in exactly that type.

Concretely, here is what is waiting for you: Festival Lead (Seaking), Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass and Raging Bolt ex (Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex), plus 21 more decks. The table below takes them one at a time, and those are the lists you practise against first before an event.

This table counts one thing, Weakness, and that comes to 24 decks out of the 97 we track. The other 73 do not attack into yours, and this table says nothing about them. You will still run into them.

Going the other way, your attackers are Fire, and 29 of the decks we track have an attacker Weak to one of those: Mega Excadrill ex, Festival Lead and Slowking, among others. That is you doubling, for once. Second half of the table.

Questions people ask

What is the Mega Camerupt ex deck list?

There isn't one, so we built one for you: all 60 cards are written out further up this page. Across 28 tournament lists harvested between 16 August 2026 and 1 September 2026, 6 cards turn up in every single one, 23 slots out of 60. The remaining 37 change from player to player, with 65 different cards competing for them. Both tables are above.

How many lists is this counted on, and where do they come from?

28 lists, played across 27 different tournaments, harvested between 16 August 2026 and 1 September 2026 from play.limitlesstcg.com. All 28 were read card by card, and every card recognised.

Where do I start if I want to build Mega Camerupt ex?

With the whole core: 6 cards, 23 slots. Inside it, buy the 13 Trainer slots and the 7 Energy first: they carry over into your next deck. Leave the 3 Pokémon slots for last. Only then work down the flex table and add the cards the most lists agree on, starting with Switch at 96 % and Ignition Energy at 96 %.

What beats Mega Camerupt ex?

Its attackers are Weak to Water, so they take double damage from an attacker of that type. 24 of the 97 decks we track play an attacker of that type: Festival Lead, Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass, Raging Bolt ex and Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex, among others.

Will Mega Camerupt ex survive the next rotation?

Yes, whole: not one of the 6 core cards carries the letter H. At equal price, that is the argument that should settle where your money goes.

Are a lot of people playing Mega Camerupt ex?

We have read 28 lists of it, which puts it 55th of the 97 decks we track by lists read. The platform those tournaments run on counts 31 entries for it, 0.08 % of the field, across all its players. That figure is theirs.

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