Cardfight!! Vanguard (English):
Fighters' Rule
- Premium Format, V Premium Format & Standard Format
[As of 21st April 2023 (English Edition)]
Deck regulation restrictions differ for each regulation. In this update, there are changes on the card restrictions applicable to all formats.
※The card restrictions are not applicable to Extreme Fight.
※All cards with the same abilities as the specified cards are included. (Cards with different abilities are not subjected to the restrictions)
(i) Unrestricted
- After much consideration, the specified card has been unrestricted. You may use up to four copies.
(I) Removed from Restricted to 1
(II) Removed from Choice Restriction
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(ii) Restricted
- You may not use the card in your deck.
[NIL]
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(iii) Restricted to 1
- You may only have up to one of these in your deck.
[NIL]
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(iv) Choice Restriction
- Choose one of the types from this group, and you may include up to four copies in your deck.
- All other cards within the same group cannot be included in your deck.
(E.g.) Card A, Card B
O 4pc Card A, 0pc Card B
X 3pc Card A, 1pc Card B
[NIL]
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(v) Restricted as FV
- You may not use the card as a first vanguard.
[NIL]
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※The card restrictions are not applicable to Extreme Fight.
※All cards with the same abilities as the specified cards are included. (Cards with different abilities are not subjected to the restrictions)
(i) Unrestricted
- After much consideration, the specified card has been unrestricted. You may use up to four copies.
[From Restricted to 1]
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(ii) Restricted
- You may not use the card in your deck.
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(iii) Restricted to 1
- You may only have up to one of these in your deck.
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(iv) Choice Restriction
- Choose one of the types from this group, and you may include up to four copies in your deck.
- All other cards within the same group cannot be included in your deck.
(E.g.) Card A, Card B
O 4pc Card A, 0pc Card B
X 3pc Card A, 1pc Card B
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(v) Restricted as FV
- You may not use the card as a first vanguard.
[NIL]
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※The card restrictions are not applicable to Extreme Fight.
※All cards with the same abilities as the specified cards are included. (Cards with different abilities are not subjected to the restrictions)
(i) Unrestricted
- After much consideration, the specified card has been unrestricted. You may use up to four copies.
[From Restricted]
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(ii) Restricted
- You may not use the card in your deck.
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(iii) Restricted to 1
- You may only have up to one of these in your deck.
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(iv) Choice Restriction
- Choose one of the types from this group, and you may include up to four copies in your deck.
- All other cards within the same group cannot be included in your deck.
(E.g.) Card A, Card B
O 4pc Card A, 0pc Card B
X 3pc Card A, 1pc Card B
- Cards with the Over Trigger icon
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(v) Restricted as FV
- You may not use the card as a first vanguard.
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(B) Tournament Cards Regulations
- The following tournament regulations are applied to official and sanctioned tournaments.
- Shop Tournaments from May 2021 onwards will be separated into 3 regulations.
- The cards allowed for each regulation are different.
(I) Standard - Nation Fight
Choose a nation, and construct a deck with only cards from that nation.
- Ride Decks will be used.
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(II) V-Premium - Clan Fight
- Choose a clan, and construct a deck with only cards from that clan. Ride decks cannot be used.
※The rules regarding deck construction and restrictions that applied to “Standard” before May 2021 also apply for “V Premium”.
※ V-SD01/001EN~014EN and V-SD02/001EN~014EN cards are regarded as cards with the icon.
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(III) Premium - Clan Fight
- All English edition cards sold or distributed can be used.
- Ride decks cannot be used.
- Choose a clan, and construct a deck with only cards from that clan.
- If nation cards are used, they must correspond to the appropriate nation that the clan belongs to.
- Special Construction Conditions:
• «Royal Paladin» decks may consist of up to 4 copies of “Blaster Dark”; Other «Shadow Paladin» cards are not allowed.
• «Link Joker» decks may consist cards with “Яeverse” in its name, including Dragonic Overlord “The Яe-birth”.
• Fighters with “Neon Gyze” in their main deck may use [Zeroth Dragon] regardless of clans in their G deck.
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(IV) Premium - Extreme Fight
- You may mix cards from different clans and nations when constructing a deck.
- All English edition cards sold or distributed can be used. Ride decks cannot be used.
- From May 2021, the rules applicable to the trigger effect of drive check and damage check will be changed. The trigger effect will be activated even if “the vanguard circle or the rear-guard circle has a unit of the same clan as the unit in the trigger zone” is not met.
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(C) Manners During Fights
- Fight fairly by following the rules and paying respect to your opponent at all times.
- Communicate with your opponent by speaking and making actions clear. Also, when your opponent makes a move, give a response to express that you understand their actions.
- Do not touch your opponent’s cards without his or her permission. If you handle your opponent’s cards, handle them with care.
- Do not move the cards in your hand out of view of your opponent (such as under the table). Also, do not shuffle the cards in your hand loudly, or shuffle them excessively.
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(D) Handling of Card Abilities
- Depending on the release date, there may be cards with the same abilities with updated text.
- When referencing the text for the card abilities, and its related rule resolutions, it will refer to the latest version of text released.
(e.g. When you play G-BT02/103EN “Rain Elemental, Tear”, it will be treated to have the text of PR/0463EN)
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(E) Regarding Decks & Cards
(I) Ride Deck
- Ride Decks will be used for Standard.
- From your main deck of 50 cards, choose a unit card of each grade 0, 1, 2 & 3 as your ride deck.
- The grade 0 unit chosen for your ride deck will be your first vanguard.
- Please confirm the number of cards in each others’ ride deck before the fight.
- Generally, the contents of your ride deck cannot be modified during a tournament.
※Ride decks cannot be used for V Premium or Premium formats.
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(II) Cards in G zone
- G Decks will be used for Premium Standard.
- You may have 0 to 16 cards in your G zone that is separate from the 50 cards in your main deck. Cards in your G zone must be from the same clan as your main deck.
- Generally, the contents of your G zone cannot be modified during a tournament.
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(III) “”Gift Markers”, “Token Cards”, and “Marker Cards””
- Please use officially released “gift markers”, “token cards” and “marker cards”.
- Please prepare sufficient “token cards“ and “marker cards” before the start of the fight, and put it face down in an area separate from the zones of the game.
- At the start of the fight, you do not need to announce that you are using “token cards” or “marker cards”
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(IV) Aid Items
- Official Fighter’s Counters and official Fighter’s Coins may be used to indicate any changes to the power and/or critical.
- Please prepare the amount you would require before the fight, and use them in a manner that does not obstruct the playing of cards.
- You may use a container to hold your aid items, but no other items should be included in the container.
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(V) Sleeves for the Main Deck
- Sleeves must be used for the main deck.
- When using a single layer of sleeves, please use mini sized, opaque sleeves (illustrated or monochrome).
- If 2 or 3 layers of sleeves are used, please follow the usage guideline found further below.
- The following combinations of sleeves are examples of what can be used for all levels of tournaments.
※ Even if the following combinations are used, there may be instances where information on cards are not clearly visible, or can be distinguished from other cards, or becomes too thick to be stacked neatly, and other issues that may obstruct the fight from proceeding. In such cases, you may be instructed to remove or replace the sleeves used.
- Opaque sleeves made for mini sized cards should be used for the first layer of sleeves (not including the inner sleeves for sized cards) [marked in red in the table below].
- If you wish to use opaque sleeves made for regular sized cards [marked in blue in the table below], please use monochrome mini sized sleeves (sleeves that are not inner sleeves, and are standard mini sized sleeves) as the first layer.
※ If you use 3 layers of sleeves, please ensure that the thickness of the deck does not cause difficulty in stacking as one pile or in shuffling.
- To prevent information on cards from becoming difficult to read, or to prevent cards from becoming distinguishable, please avoid using the combination of sleeves below.
• Card sleeves that are too large for the cards
→ It is recommended that you use opaque sleeves for mini sized cards as the first layer. This is especially the case for Regional tournaments or higher, where the use of opaque mini sized sleeves as the first layer is a requirement.
※ Even if you are using inner sleeves with aluminum film backing, please use opaque mini sized sleeves.
※ There may be additional requirements on the usage of sleeves imposed by the tournament organizers or judges. In those cases, please use sleeves that comply with the additional guidelines.
• 4 or more layers of sleeves
→ Please use only up to 3 layers of sleeves.
※ For tournaments that do not require 2 layers of sleeves only, fighters may choose to use up to 3 layers of sleeves.
• Clear sleeves only
→ Please only use clear sleeves in combination with opaque sleeves, such as sleeves with illustrations.
• Soiled or damaged sleeves
→ Check the conditions of your sleeves before participating in any tournaments. Using sleeves with transparent sections along with opaque words and/or patterns
→ As soiled or damaged sleeves may make information on cards difficult to read, or make it possible to distinguish the cards, please do not use soiled or damaged sleeves.
• Sleeve with patterns or words that is partially opaque
→ Please do not use them as they might cause difficulty in reading information on cards, or create a mark that distinguishes it from other cards.
• Using opaque sleeves on top of opaque patterned sleeves
→ Please do not use another opaque sleeve over opaque patterned sleeves.
• Card loaders
→ Non-sleeve products cannot be used. Examples of recommended usage of sleeves:
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(VI) Sleeves for Other Decks
- Sleeves must be used for the ride deck and cards in the G Zone.
- You may freely choose whether to use sleeves for “token cards” and “marker cards”.
- If you use sleeves, please use different sleeves in order to distinguish them from your main deck. While the rules for sleeves for token and marker cards are not as detailed as the rules for sleeves for the main deck, please do not use sleeve combinations that may disrupt the fight.
• You may use a combination of sleeves with different illustrations of patterns. (You may use the same for all as well).
• You may use sleeves made for regular sized cards.
• You may use clear sleeves as the sole sleeves.
• You may use card loaders, but card loaders that are too thick may disrupt the fight, and should be avoided.
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(VII) Playmat Usage
- You may use a playmat that you have prepared beforehand.
- You may not use playmats that have zones different from vanguard.
- Please obtain permission from your opponent before using your playmat.
※ A staff may deem your playmat unsuitable for usage due to piracy and/or morality.
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(VIII) Regarding Units with No Clan or Nation
- Unit cards that have no clan or nation can be included in any deck, regardless of the clan or nation chosen.
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(VIV) Usage of Cards with Mermaid Text
- Cards with text written in mermaid text, e.g. V-EB15/ASR01EN “Happiness Heart, Lupina”, included in Extra Booster 15: Twinkle Melody that went on sale on January 22nd 2021, can be used in official sanctioned tournaments.
- Additionally, when using these cards in official sanctioned tournaments, please print and bring along this PDF for ability reference.
Credit: Fighters Rule Information from https://en.cf-vanguard.com/howto/fighters_rules/
