Drakloak
The middle step that quietly tidies up your deck while you wait.
What this card does
Drakloak has 90 HP and sits in the middle of the line, between Dreepy and Dragapult ex. Its ability does genuinely useful work by smoothing out your draws, and it can attack for 70 with Dragon Headbutt if needed.
Recon Directive
Once during your turn, you may look at the top 2 cards of your deck and put 1 of them into your hand. Put the other card on the bottom of your deck.
Once a turn you look at the top 2 cards of your deck, keep 1 in your hand and put the other on the bottom. This helps you find the cards you need while you wait to evolve.
Attacks
Abilities
Once during your turn, you may look at the top 2 cards of your deck and put 1 of them into your hand. Put the other card on the bottom of your deck.
Which deck it belongs in
It belongs in the Dragapult deck and is there to evolve into the main attacker.
- •Useful card-smoothing ability
- •A solid middle step
- •Still needs to evolve to do real damage
Pairs well with
It evolves into Dragapult ex next.
Use Recon Directive every turn, even when waiting, as the free look adds up.
Top players who use this deck
Bayzen A. · Australia
5th, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (Junior division), and Oceania Junior #6 with 1,020 Championship Points
Gareth Murphy · Australia
Runner-up, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (959 players)
Hiromu Sasaki · Japan
Champion, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026
Shun Takemasa · United States
Top 4, Melbourne Regional Championships 2026 (Dragapult Dusknoir)
Dragapult ex is the most successful deck of the season, with event wins including the Korean League Final, Lima, Los Angeles, Champions League Aichi and Prague. At Australia's Melbourne Regional it took first, second and several Top 8 places, and Australian Junior Bayzen A. finished 5th.
Drakloak floats around looking after its Dreepy until they are ready to grow up.
These are cheap common cards, so it helps to buy the whole evolution line together.
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