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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Cardfight!! Vanguard:
New Rules & Announcements
- w.e.f May 2018

(I) Tournament Formats

(1) Standard Format
- Only Cards from the V series onward can be used.
- Start from May 2018

(2) Premium Format
- All Cards can be used.
- Start from May 2018

(3) G Standard Format
- All Cards can be used except the cards from the V series onward.
- End in October 2018

Note:
- Shop Tournament will now be able to host 3 type of formats.
- Shop may host Premium Standard Format and Standard Format up to 4 times each month.
- World Grand Prix (WGP) will come in 2 Format - Premium Standard Format and Standard Format!

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(II) Gameplay

(1) Mulligan

Currently:You may choose any number of cards from your hand and shuffle them into your deck. If you do, draw the same number of cards returned to the deck.

New:
You may choose any number of cards from your hand, put it on the bottom of your deck, draw the same number of cards that was placed at the bottom of the deck, and shuffle them into your deck.

(2) G-assist

Currently:
- Look at five cards from the top of your deck.
- From among them, put up to one card that is a grade greater than your vanguard into your hand, and shuffle your deck.
- If you put a card into your hand, choose two cards from your hand and two cards from your G zone, and remove the chosen cards from the game. These cards can no longer be used for the rest of the game.

New:
- Look at five cards from the top of your deck.
- From among them, put up to one card that is a grade greater than your vanguard into your hand, and shuffle your deck.
- If you put a card into your hand, choose two cards from your hand, and remove the chosen cards from the game. These cards can no longer be used for the rest of the game.

(3) Guardians

Currently:
- Choose a card with grade equal or lesser than your vanguard’s grade from your hand and normal calls it to your [G] as [Rest].

New:
- Choose a card from your hand and normal calls it to your [G] as [Rest]. You can call cards with grades higher than your vanguard’s grade from your hand and normal calls it to your [G] as [Rest].

(4) Stride

Currently:
- When both players’ vanguards are grade 3 or greater.

New:
- When both players’ vanguards are grade 3 or greater OR when you have a grade 3 vanguard at the start of your turn.

(5) 1/Turn

Currently:
- [1/Turn] ability are forced to trigger/active when the fulfilment is met.

New:
- [1/Turn] ability are not forced to trigger/active when the fulfilment is met.

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(III) Icon Design Changes

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(IV) Effect Text Changes

Current:Auto: [Counter Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on [V], you may pay the cost. If you do, choose up to one card named 「Blaster Blade」 from your hand or your soul, call it to [R], it gets [Power] +10000 until end of turn. If you called a card, draw a card.

New:AUTO [V]: When placed, COST[C-Blast (1)], call a “Blaster Blade" from your hand or your soul to [R], it gets [Power] +10000 until end of turn. If you called a card, draw a card.

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(V) Triggers Changes + A New Trigger

- The triggers get a total new changes for the V series onward:
• The Critical, Draw, Heal Triggers, instead of [Power] +5000, it will get a boost and changed to [Power] +10000.
• The [Shield] of Critical, instead of [Shield] +10000, it will get a boost and changed to [Shield] +15000 and the [Shield] of Heal, instead of [Shield] +10000, it will get a boost and changed to [Shield] +20000! However, the [Shield] of Draw remains at [Shield] +5000.
• There is no news whether there will be Stand trigger in V series onward.
• A New Type of Trigger will be introduced, and it is called Front Trigger!
* It will give all your front row [Power] +10000!!
* It is currently unknown whether Front Trigger have [Shield] power.

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(VI) New Mechanism

Imaginary Gifts (イマジナリーギフト)

- When you ride a unit with the Gift icon, you receive a power of blessing from your units.

- Gift Marker can be place anywhere on the field other than the main deck, drop zone, damage zone or any circles, and Gift Marker cannot share the same card sleeve design as your main deck. You can have both Gzone and Gift Markers, and the Gift Markers does not put into the count for the number of cards in your G zone or Generation Break.

Gift Markers

ACCEL

(アクセル)

- Excels in offensive strategy, such as aggressive attacks or continuous attack

- Get an additional front row rear-guard circle that cannot be boosted apart from your current circles. That circle gains +10000 power on your turn.

- You get 2 more additional [R] with the ACCEL Gift Card, however, you have to call it in the sequence of Left -> Right -> Left -> Right.

FORCE

(フォース)

- Balanced in offense and defense

- Choose a vanguard or rear-guard circle to place this marker. The unit in the circle gets +10000 power on your turn. It will get +20000 power if there are 2 markers.
- Each unit in the circle with the FORCE marker will get +10000 power, so if you are in [Legion], the Legion units will get +20000 power as there are 2 units in the circle with the FORCE marker!

PROTECT

(プロテクト)

- Defensive strategy like an impenetrable fortress

- Add this card into your hand and it functions like a “Perfect Guard” ability (the unit cannot be hit if you discard a card when playing this card). This card has to be revealed.

- The PROTECT Gift Cards do not have grade, you can use it as a cost for [Discard a card from hand], and the Gift Marker will be remove.

Current Clans with the Imaginary Gift:

(I) ACCEL (アクセル)
• Murakumo
• Tachikaze
• Nova Grappler
• Aqua Force
• Pale Moon
• Unknown
• Unknown
• Unknown

(II) FORCE (フォース)
• Royal Paladin
• Shadow Paladin
• Kagero
• Dimension Police
• Spike Brothers
• Unknown
• Unknown
• Unknown
• Unknown

(III) Protect (プロテクト)
• Oracle Think Tank
• Dark Irregulars
• Granblue
• Megacolony
• Unknown
• Unknown
• Unknown

Note:
- The remaining of the 24 clans will introduce with their Imaginary Gift icon in the future set.
- Each of the 24 clans will get an upgrade at least once a year.

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(VII) The Special Rubber Playmat Exchange Campaign

Wave 1:

CEO Amaterasu (CEO アマテラス)
Illustrator: イラスト/春乃壱
Card Number: BT01/006, BT01/S05, FC01/S03

Marine General of Heavenly Silk, Lambros (天羅水将ランブロス)

Illustrator: イラスト/DaisukeIzuka

Card Number: G-BT02/006, G-BT02/S05

Steam Maiden, Arlim (スチームメイデンアルリム)
Illustrator: イラスト/碧風羽
Card Number: G-BT01/021, G-BT07/S35

Evil God Bishop, Gastille (邪神司教ガスティール)

Illustrator: イラスト/篠丸峰山

Card Number: G-BT14/024, G-BT14/S12

Goddess of Mercy, Inanna (哀憐の女神イナンナ)

Illustrator: イラスト/白井秀実

Card Number: G-BT14/019

Blazing Demonic Stealth Dragon, Shiranui "Zanki" (焔魔忍竜シラヌイ“慚愧”)
Illustrator: イラスト/近藤途轍
Card Number: G-BT14/011, G-BT14/S06

Wave 2
T.B.C.

Wave 3
T.B.C

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(VIII) Product Schedule for May 2018 to August 2017

May 2018:
• V-TD01 (Royal Paladin)
• V-TD02 (Kagero)
• V-BT01 (Royal Paladin, Oracle Think Tank, Kagero, Nova Grappler)

June 2018:
• V-EB01 (Tachikaze, Spike Brothers, Megacolony)

July 2018:
• V-TD03 (Aqua Force)
• V-EB02 (Dimension Police, Granblue, Aqua Force)

August 2018:
• V-TD04 (Shadow Paladin)
• V-BT02 (Shadow Paladin, Murakumo, Dark Irregulars, Pale Moon)

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(IX) Reboot of Cardfight!! Vanguard’s Anime

Announcing the Cardfight!! Vanguard based on the manga series by Akira Ito.

The new season embarks on a new story with Aichi and Kai returning to take up the helm as main protagonists.

Anime begins on 5th May 2018

The Characters: