This week we got to see more of the full art gold cards for the Versus Royal Knights set and they look so good! I might need to just buy the singles for these because they are going to look so good in the binder. The set is out now so make sure you pick yours up from your LGS, or TCG Player if you don’t have one. We also got to see the rest of the alt art cards that will be included in the Beezlemon Binder. Preorders are still open over on Premium Bandai.
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This week we got a lot of reveals for the upcoming Versus Royal Knight set, and the cards look very cool. Versus Royal Knights is set to release July 21st, but it isn’t available for pre-orders yet. Until then, I guess we will have to settle for looking at the card art longingly until we can add them to the collection. If you have been enjoying these updates, don’t forget to subscribe and share this with your friends!
Versus Royal Knights Box Topper
I’ll start off with one of the set’s box toppers. Box toppers are unique promos you can get for buying a booster box of the set. While it isn’t guaranteed you’ll get a WarGreymon Ace, it is still very cool card to lo look at. I’ve never gotten lucky with the box toppers.
Versus Royal Knights Spoilers
In Store Tournament Promos (July – Nov)
The in-store promos are so cute! I wish I had enough time to make it to locals. I would love to start using my collection to play games, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. I just hope this game gets enough traction to get an online client so I can play it as much as I play Pokemon now.
That’s it for this week. This set is cool looking, but its not as cool as Alternative Being was. I am not sure I’m convinced enough to buy into this set, but there are some cards I am going to need to update some of the decks I have kicking around. The art is fine, but there hasn’t been a card that excites me like the previous sets have. Maybe they’ll win me over with the full arts? See you next week.
This week, we got previews for more of the full art cards from the Alternative Being(EX-04), set and they are beautiful. This set has some very cool cards that you are going to want to add to your collection. Alternative Being is in stores now, so make sure you grab a couple of packs from your LGS or TCGPlayer if they don’t carry Digimon. Don’t forget to subscribe and share if you’ve been enjoying these updates!
Alternative Being(EX-04) Full Art Cards
I’m starting off with the cutest card in this set. I need this card badly and am just about ready to sell my soul for a play set of these. If this isn’t the card that moves boxes, I don’t know what is. Sure there are some cool Greymons to chase, but how can you say no to this face?
This card looks so sick! I love the mayhem in the background and how coolly ZeedGarurumon is landing, like he is ready to cause his own mayhem. It also has some solid bounce abilities you might want to add to your deck.
I love the glow effect they added to the metal armor and weapons. I love how this looks like a painting and the heroic prescience the artist gives ChaosGallontmon. Its got removal and a chance to play it free? Sign me up.
This set does a great job with these heroic poses. This looks like it could be on the cover of comic book and would look so sick in a binder or a slab. It also has some solid removal.
The artist does a beautiful job at making BlackMegaGargomon feel massive with this one. It is raining down death and destruction with such a nonchalant expression. I love it. I love it, and the effect isn’t bad either.
The foiling for this card is going to look so good in person. I love the moonlight effect washing over Kuzuhamon and the spirit flying around it.
Another cute card I need in my binder. It’s got a solid search ability and card destruction is always nice.
This Omnimon is amazing and the foiling is going to looks pretty. I love the zombified jankiness of this form! The mummy wraps, the tethered cape, and the eyes on the cannon and sword all give it a very Frankenstein monster vibe that I am here for. It’s a purple card with solid removal and a chance to play it for free? Say no more!
Royal Knights Pre-Release
Versus Knights comes out July 21! Make sure you check with your LGS to see if they are running any pre-release so that you can pick up these cool promos. I need this Psychemon!
More Ultimate Cup Results
And for those interested in the competitive scenes. Always check your LGS for a local scene, and head over to the official site to sign up for events near you.
North America
Looks like Green and Purple are consistent contenders in this format across all regions. Might be the safest bet to buy into green, or getting the Beelzemon deck and fix it up.
Latin America
Looks like blue is making a splash in Latin America this time around.
The decklist for the upcoming Deck Wolf of Friendship (ST-16) has been released, and I am very excited about this one. I love purple and there are some beautiful pieces I need for my collection. If you are a fan of the Garurumon line, you might want to get ready for the preorder.
Tsunomon Inherited Effect [When Attacking] If you have 6 or less cards in your hand, ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck).
Elecmon Card Effect [On Play] ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck). Then, trash 1 card in your hand.
Gabumon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 0 from [Tsunomon] Card Effect [Start of Your Main Phase] If your opponent has a Digimon, gain 1 memory. Inherited Effect [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck). Then, trash 1 card from your hand.
Tapirmon Inherited Effect ＜Retaliation＞ (When this Digimon is deleted after losing a battle, delete the Digimon it was battling).
Gotsumon Card Effect ＜Retaliation＞ (When this Digimon is deleted after losing a battle, delete the Digimon it was battling). [Your Turn] When this Digimon attacks your opponent’s Digimon, lose 2 memory.
Bakemon Card Effect ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead).
Meramon Card Effect [On Deletion] Gain 1 memory.
Garurumon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 2 from Lv.3 w/[Gabumon] in its name Card Effect [Security] You may play 1 [Gabumon] or Tamer card with [Matt Ishida] in its name from your hand or trash without paying the cost. [When Digivolving] ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck). Then, trash 1 card from your hand. Inherited Effect [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck). Then, trash 1 card from your hand.
Pumpkinmon Card Effect [On Play] You may play 1 purple level 3 Digimon cards from your trash without paying the cost.
Mammothmon Card Effect ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead). Inherited Effect ＜Retaliation＞ (When this Digimon is deleted after losing a battle, delete the Digimon it was battling).
WereGarurumon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 3 from Lv.4 w/[Garurumon] in its name Card Effect [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] By trashing 1 card from your hand, unsuspend this Digimon. Inherited Effect [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] By trashing 1 card from your hand, delete 1 of your opponent’s level 4 or lower Digimon.
MetalGarurumon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 3 from Lv.5 w/[Garurumon] in its name Card Effect [Hand] [Counter] ＜Blast Digivolve＞ (Your Digimon may digivolve into this card without paying the cost). [When Digivolving] By trashing up to 3 cards in your hand, gain 1 Memory for each card trashed. [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] By trashing 1 card from your hand, delete 1 of your opponent’s Digimon with the lowest level. Inherited Effect Ace Overflow ＜-4＞ (When this card is sent from battle area or under your card to another area, lose 4 memory).
SkullMammothmon Card Effect [When Digivolving] ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck). Then, trash 1 card from your hand. [All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When a card is trashed from your hand by your effect, you may play 1 purple level 4 or lower Digimon card from your trash without paying the cost.
Matt Ishida Card Effect [Start of Your Turn] If you have 2 memory or less, set your memory to 3. [All Turns] When you trash a card in your hand using one of your effects, by suspending this Tamer, gain 1 memory. Security Effect [Security] Play this card without paying its memory cost.
Lament of Friendship Card Effect While you have a Tamer with [Matt Ishida] in its name, you may use this card without meeting its color requirements. [Main] Return 1 Digimon card from trash to your hand. Then, 1 of your Digimon with [Garurumon] in its name gains “[On Deletion] Play this card without paying its cost” until the end of your opponent’s turn. Security Effect [Security] Activate this card’s [Main] effect.
Baldy Blow Card Effect [Main] Delete 1 of your opponent’s level 5 or lower Digimon. Security Effect [Security] Activate this card’s [Main] effect.
There is a lot of nice flavor to this deck, especially if you are a fan of the original series. I think I prefer the this deck to the Greymon deck because of the aesthetic, but it is going to be hard not to pick up both. With a bit of tweaking, this will be a fun deck.
This starter deck has already released in Japan, so we were able to get a full deck list for the newest starter deck coming to us in October. It has some very cool art, especially if you like the Greymon line. I will be adding it to my collection, but it might be worth picking it up for some of the black staples as well.
Koromon Inherited Effect: [All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When an attack target is switched, this Digimon gets +1000 DP for the turn.
Agumon Card Effect: [Start of Your Main Phase] If your opponent has a Digimon, gain 1 memory. Inherited Effect: [All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When an attack target is switched, gain 1 memory.
ClearAgumon Inherited Effect: ＜Reboot＞ (Unsuspend this Digimon during your opponent’s unsuspend phase).
Solarmon Card Effect [On Play] Reveal the top card of your deck. If it is a black card, add it to your hand. Trash the rest.
ToyAgumon Card Effect ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead). [Your Turn] When this Digimon attacks a player, lose 2 memory.
Mekanorimon Inherited Effect ＜Reboot＞ (Unsuspend this Digimon during your opponent’s unsuspend phase).
Tankmon Card Effect ＜Jamming＞ (This Digimon can’t be deleted in battles against Security Digimon).
Greymon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 2 from Lv.3 w/[Agumon] in its name Card Effect [Security] You may play 1 [Agumon] or Tamer card with [Tai Kamiya] in its name from your hand or trash without paying the cost. ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead). Inherited Effect [All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When an attack target is switched, gain 1 memory.
Knightmon Card Effect [On Play] Delete 1 of your opponent’s Digimon with a play cost of 5 or less.
Andromon Card Effect [When Digivolving] ＜De-Digivolve 1＞ on 1 of your opponent’s Digimon (Trash up to 1 card from the top of one of your opponent’s Digimon. If it has no digivolution cards, or becomes a level 3 Digimon, you can’t trash any more cards). Inherited Effect ＜Reboot＞ (Unsuspend this Digimon during your opponent’s unsuspend phase).
MetalGreymon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 3 from Lv.4 w/[Greymon] in its name Card Effect ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead). Inherited Effect ＜Security Attack +1＞ (This Digimon checks 1 additional security card).
WarGreymon Alt. Digivolution Requirements [Digivolve] : 3 from Lv.5 w/[Greymon] in its name Card Effect [Hand] [Counter] ＜Blast Digivolve＞ (Your Digimon may digivolve into this card without paying the cost). [All Turns] [Once Per Turn] When either players’ security is reduced, you may unsuspend this Digimon. Inherited Effect Ace Overflow ＜-4＞ (When this card is sent from battle area or under your card to another area, lose 4 memory).
HiAndromon Card Effect ＜Blocker＞ (When an opponent’s Digimon attacks, you may suspend this Digimon to force the opponent to attack it instead). [When Digivolving] Delete 1 of your opponent’s Digimon with a play cost of 8 or less.
Tai Kamiya Card Effect [Start of Your Turn] If you have 2 memory or less, set your memory to 3. [All Turns] When an attack target is switched, by suspending this Tamer, ＜Draw 1＞ (Draw 1 card from your deck) and 1 of your Digimon gets +2000 DP for the turn. Security Effect [Security] Play this card without paying its memory cost.
Advance of Courage Card Effect While you have a Tamer with [Tai Kamiya] in its name, you may use this card without meeting its color requirements. [Main] Unsuspend 1 of your Digimon. Then, 1 of your Digimon with [Greymon] in its name is not affected by your opponent’s Digimon’s effects until the end of your opponent’s turn. Security Effect [Security] Activate this card’s [Main] effect.
Trident Arm Card Effect [Main] ＜De-Digivolve 3＞ on 1 of your opponent’s Digimon (Trash up to 3 cards from the top of one of your opponent’s Digimon. If it has no digivolution cards, or becomes a level 3 Digimon, you can’t trash any more cards). Then, 1 of your opponent’s Digimon gains “[Start of Your Main Phase] Attack with this Digimon”, until the end of your opponent’s turn. Security Effect [Security] ＜De-Digivolve 3＞ on 1 of your opponent’s Digimon (Trash up to 3 cards from the top of one of your opponent’s Digimon. If it has no digivolution cards, or becomes a level 3 Digimon, you can’t trash any more cards).
I recently just got back into the Digimon fandom and even have started collecting the card games because they look so cool. Digimon con just happened, and while most of the announcements and releases target the Japanese audience, there are some cool announcements for those outside Japan to look forward to. There were a few interesting interviews with voice actors and artists that are worth looking into if you are a fan of the anime, but I will be focusing more on the trading card and game news. I will provide links to the videos and pictures where available.
Digimon World: New Order
With Digimon World: New Order releasing on February 22, 2023, we got news about new features coming with this port. We got a bit of the initial gameplay, nothing too exciting, but it did provide insight into the type of game this will be for those of us that never got to play the original. The new port comes with a new “beginner” difficulty setting aimed at newcomers. There is also 1.4x speed to make travel over the world quicker. I always appreciate these types of quality-of-life changes because, for those of us that are too busy for gaming, this allows us to enjoy the game without being bogged down by its mechanics.
New Order’s gameplay places its focus on how you raise your Digimon. They showed different ways to raise your Digimon. You have to feed, train, talk to, and even discipline your Digimon to help it grow. Like any pet management game, it is looking like a very relaxing experience with a solid story behind it. The way you treat your Digimon, how you talk to them, train them or even discipline them affects their Digivolution path. It might be necessary to have a guide handy to make sure that you get the Digimon you want. As long as I get a Wizardmon, I will be okay.
I announced my excitement for this game previously and still plan on playing this game on Launch. Watching the bits of gameplay has only made me more impatient for the 22nd to come around.
Digimon TCG News
What I was most excited about for Digimon Con was news about the Digimon TCG. While I am disappointed that there was no announcement for an online client, there are a fair amount of promos to be had.
The first screening of the Digimon Illustration Competition 2023 was announced, and there are some cool-looking designs to look forward to. From this group, one design from each Digimon will be selected to be made into promo cards.
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Which ones are your favorite?
3rd Anniversary Set Announcement
The 3rd Anniversary set has been revealed for Japan. This collection showcases 9 golden promo cards that come in a nice holder with some very cool art. As of writing this, pre-orders are only available for the Japanese market. Those of you fans outside of Japan will either have to pay the premium and get your hands on the Japanese edition or gamble on a global release.
Get Magnamon
The “Get Magnamon” campaign was announced in Japan for March and April 2023 where players of the TCG will be able to compete in Tamer Battles and Tamer Exchange events for a chance to win a new alt version of the BT8 Magnamon. I love the classic style of this card and pray that we get a US release of this promo.
Digimon Card Game Championship 2022 Finals
The Digimon TCG Championship Finals are around the corner, and the promo cards for participating in the event and the prize cards have been announced. These cards look very nice, and I envy those players who were able to make it this far. The Finals will be on February 24 – 26, 2023 at the Los Angeles Conversion Center. Those who qualify will move on to the World Championship finals on March 11, 12, 18, and 19.
Digimon Fan Meetup 2th Anniversary Echibition
But that isn’t all. The convention will also be home to the Digimon Fan Meetup pop-up event. This museum will exhibit over 140 art pieces from the Digimon IP. It is free to everyone but get there quickly because they are giving away some cool promos. Those who attend will get their hands on a special guidebook that is sure to have some cool art and a pack of the alt cards of last year’s winners of the Digimon Illustration contest. Get there quickly because these promos are only available while supplies last.
Digital Monster 25th Anniversary Project
The biggest focus for the convention seemed to be on the Digimon Vital Bracelets. They announced the Digital Monster 25th anniversary project which seems to be a comic, some live-action shorts, and products centered around the Vital Bracelet game. This came with the announcement of the new Digimon Loogamon and an introduction to his story. This is an attempt to expand on the experience for those who play the game which I hear is fun but lacking. If the story is good enough, I can see it selling more of the toy. I wish this game would come out for the smartwatch. I don’t want to have to wear two watches to have access to this game.
More news of the story is set to be announced closer to its release but at the moment we know that it will be a darker Digimon story where 3 factions fight for dominance. There are the Crackers who work in the shadows, the Digipolice that fight Digimon crime, and the Hackers who work somewhere in the middle. Art for the project has been released, but I am not sure how invested I will be in something that I won’t have access to.
Loobamon’s Vitabracelett has been announced, but preorders are only open for Japan at the moment. This Digimon is cute, and I can’t wait for the card versions.
There are a few other announcements specific to the Digivice games that are cool for any collector:
The Digimon Con Kenji Watanabe Editions
Winners of the Digmion Evolution Results
Voting has begun for the upcoming Bird/Angel Bememory for those fans of the game.
Closing
I thought the event was interesting as a fan of Digimon. Since I am only a fan of the game and the TCG, I found the announcements to be a bit underwhelming. I enjoyed the live performances and even some of the more silly content like the card matches, but I was hoping for news on an online client. I want to be able to play the card game online like I can with Pokemon or even MTG, since locals isn’t really accessible for me. I guess I will keep waiting.
If you play the Vital Bracelet game, there was a lot of cool sounding information for you. I wish they could port this game to smart watches. I would love to play this game, but I don’t see the point of having two watches. Either way, I enjoyed it enough to do this again next year. There was a lot to go over but I tried to condense it to the most important.
**All images and video were taken from the stream or Bandai site. I don’t own these images**
