The Pale Moon clan had received a lot of support in the last quarter of last year. With the addition of the Silver Thorn archetype, the clan’s standing on the meta skyrocketed completely. In this deck feature, we will be talking about how this Freak Show stands on the current meta in February.

[Silver Thorn Dragon Tamer, Luquier] Taken from Cardfight Fandom from user SergeantGrif

The sweet image of the BDSM Queen was one that was feared and loved even in pre-G Era CFV. Silver Thorns arrival in both first-edition Vanguard and V-series Vanguard had brought identity to the clan (Sorry, Alice but it’s true).

It is a well-known fact that the initial release of Pale Moon which featured Golden Beast tamer was an extremely inconsistent depiction of what this clan is supposed to be. Like all other accel clans, a single defensive trigger, more often than not, shut-down entire turns which rendered the clan very weak especially in Force Clan dominated environments.

[V-BT06 Phantasmal Steed Restoration Official Illustration] Taken from official Bushiroad Media Kit.

Even though Pale Moon received an incredibly broken support in the prominent Visible Songster/Purple Trapezist combo in the Premium Format, their standard counterparts extremely struggled in the meta especially with support that didn’t really fit into the mechanics of archetypes like Nightmare Doll and Golden Beast Tamers. Also, it really doesn’t count since Premium isn’t a real Cardfight! Vanguard format anyway.

Thanks to the arrival of V-BT06 Phantasmal Steed Restoration, Pale Moon finally received a worthwhile support in standard. The ability to generate a consistent flow of hand cards, a full-field which requires very little resource, and the ability to gain a decent amount of power to save them from defensive triggers made this clan a really difficult opponent to face.

[Silver Thorn Beast Tamer, Doriane] Taken from Cardfight! Fandom from user MugenGlider

The Silver Thorns have nothing to fear, they tamed the beast that is defensive triggers and have everything built in their kit perfectly. They have mastered what it means to be an accel clan. Building up soul easily and trimming the deck so that only triggers remain are only a few of the features that make this clan so scary to face.

Even in this meta, Silver Thorn is still considered relevant. Playing this deck is worth your while since it is expected to be relevant for the longest time. However, take time to study how this deck plays out since it is one that requires extensive knowledge in resource management and sequencing so that you can plan out not only the present turn but also the succeeding turns to come.