Digimon Start Deck 20 (ST20):
Protector of Light
[光の守護者]
Official Release Date: 19th April 2025 Official Price: 1,650 Yen (including Tax) / 15.99 USD
Total Number of Cards: 21
Rarities:
SR: 2
R: 3
U: 5
C: 5
Bonus Cards: 6
Features:
- Protector of Light is the 20th Digimon Deck released in the Japanese formats.
- Featuring cards from Digimon Adventure.
- Introducing a new Trait: ADVENTURE.
- Further boosts to Red.
- Each deck contains 54 playable cards, total of 3 Index Cards and 1 Double Sided Paper Playsheet.
- 2 types of Starter Decks filled with characters from "Digimon Adventure"!
• 2 new Starter Decks are here and filled with characters from the TV Anime "Digimon Adventure"! [ST-20] will use "WarGreymon" as a trump card while [ST-21] uses "MetalGarurumon. Both startes will provide a great start for new players and be refreshing for current players. For extra fun the cards in each of these decks can be combined to make a new deck.
-
A small number of them will have a card with special specification!• There are lucky decks in which, 1 of the cards will be a special version. In other words, if you're lucky 1 of the Agumon cards if [ST-20], or Gabumon cards if [ST-21] might be an Alt-Art version!
-
The versatile "Scramble" cards of each color are back!• The "Scramble" cards for each color, such as the "Red Scramble", that can work well in many different deck types, are back with new illustration!
Red Scramble (レッド・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a red Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 red Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 red Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 red Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
Blue Scramble (ブルー・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a blue Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 blue Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 blue Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 blue Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
Yellow Scramble (イエロー・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a yellow Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 yellow Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 yellow Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 yellow Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
Green Scramble (グリーン・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a green Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 green Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 green Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 green Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
Black Scramble (ブラック・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a black Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 black Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 black Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 black Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
Violet Scramble (ヴァイオレット・スクランブル)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Effect:
• Main: 1 of your Digimon may digivolve into a purple Digimon card in your hand with the digivolution cost reduced by 3. Then, place this card in the battle area.
• Start of Your Turn: If your opponent has a Digimon, Delay.
— Return 1 purple Digimon card from your trash to the top of the deck. Then, if you don't have a Digimon, you may play 1 purple Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 purple Digimon card with 2000 DP or less from your trash without paying the cost. Then, add this card to the hand.
P
:: Cardlist ::
Koromon (コロモン)
Digi-Egg
Form: In-Training | Type: Lesser / ADVENTURE
Lv.2
Inherited Effect:
• All Turns: This Digimon with the [ADVENTURE] trait gets +1000 DP.
Biyomon (ピヨモン)
Digimon
Form: Rookie | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Bird / ADVENTURE
Lv.3 | Play Cost: 3 | Digivolve Cost: 0 from Lv.2
DP: 1000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 0 from Lv.2 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• On Play: Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Add 1 Digimon card with the [ADVENTURE] trait and 1 such Tamer card or Option card among them to the hand. Return the rest to the bottom of the deck.
Inherited Effect:
• Your Turn: This Digimon gets +2000 DP.
U
Birdramon (バードラモン)
Digimon
Form: Champion | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Giant Bird / ADVENTURE
Lv.4 | Play Cost: 4 | Digivolve Cost: 2 from Lv.3
DP: 4000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 2 from Lv.3 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• On Play When Digivolving: If your Tamers with the [ADVENTURE] trait have 3 or more total colors, this Digimon may dig ivolve into a Digimon card with the [ADVENTURE] trait in the hand without paying the cost.
Inherited Effect:
• Your Turn: This Digimon gets +2000 DP.
Garudamon (ガルダモン)
Digimon
Form: Ultimate | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Birdkin / ADVENTURE
Lv.5 | Play Cost: 7 | Digivolve Cost: 3 from Lv.4
DP: 7000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 3 from Lv.4 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• On Play When Digivolving: For the turn, 1 of your Digimon gains Security A. + 1, and for every 2 colors your Tamers have, gets +2000 DP. (This Digimon checks 1 additional security card.)
• Your Turn Once Per Turn: When your other Digimon are played or digivolve, if any of them have the [ADVENTURE] trait, 1 of your Digimon gains Alliance for the turn. Then, 1 of your Digimon may attack.
Inherited Effect:
• Alliance (When this Digimon attacks, by suspending 1 of your other Digimon, this Digimon gains Security A. + 1 and the suspended Digimon's DP for the attack.)
R
Gatomon (テイルモン)
Digimon
Form: Champion | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Holy Beast / ADVENTURE
Lv.4 | Play Cost: 4 | Digivolve Cost: 2 from Lv.3
DP: 4000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 2 from Lv.3 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• Security: At the end of the battle, play this card without paying the cost.
• On Play When Digivolving: Give 2 of your opponent's Digimon Security A. - 1 until their turn ends. (This Digimon checks 1 fewer security card.)
Inherited Effect:
• When Attacking Once Per Turn: 1 of your opponent's Digimon gets -2000 DP for the turn.
Digimon
Form: Ultimate | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Archangel / ADVENTURE
Lv.5 | Play Cost: 7 | Digivolve Cost: 3 from Lv.4
DP: 7000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 3 from Lv.4 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• On Play When Digivolving: 1 of your other Digimon may digivolve into a Digimon card with the [ADVENTURE] trait in the hand without paying the cost.
• Your Turn Once Per Turn: When your other Digimon are played or digivolve, if any of them have the [ADVENTURE] trait, 1 of your Digimon gains Alliance for the turn. Then, 1 of your Digimon may attack.
Inherited Effect:
• Alliance (When this Digimon attacks, by suspending 1 of your other Digimon, this Digimon gains Security A. + 1 and the suspended Digimon's DP for the attack.)
SR
Tentomon (テントモン)
Digimon
Form: Rookie | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Insectoid / ADVENTURE
Lv.3 | Play Cost: 3 | Digivolve Cost: 0 from Lv.2
DP: 3000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 0 from Lv.2 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• Opponent's Turn: Your opponent can't reduce digivolution costs.
Kabuterimon (カブテリモン)
Digimon
Form: Champion | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Insectoid / ADVENTURE
Lv.4 | Play Cost: 4 | Digivolve Cost: 2 from Lv.3
DP: 4000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 2 from Lv.3 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• When Digivolving: If you have 1 or fewer Tamers, you may play 1 Tamer card with the [ADVENTURE] trait from your hand without playing the cost.
Inherited Effect:
• Piercing (When this Digimon attacks and deletes your opponent's Digimon in battle, it checks security before the attack ends.)
U
MegaKabuterimon (アトラーカブテリモン)
Digimon
Form: Ultimate | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Insectoid / ADVENTURE
Lv.5 | Play Cost: 7 | Digivolve Cost: 3 from Lv.4
DP: 7000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 3 from Lv.4 with the [ADVENTURE] trait
Effect:
• On Play When Digivolving: 1 of your Digimon unsuspends. Then, for every 2 colors your Tamers with the [ADVENTURE] trait have, suspend 1 of your opponent's Digimon.
• Your Turn Once Per Turn: When your other Digimon are played or digivolve, if any of them have the [ADVENTURE] trait, 1 of your Digimon gains Alliance for the turn. Then, 1 of your Digimon may attack.
Inherited Effect:
• Alliance (When this Digimon attacks, by suspending 1 of your other Digimon, this Digimon gains Security A. +1 and the suspended Digimon's DP for the attack.)
U
Agumon (アグモン)
Digimon
Form: Rookie | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Reptile / ADVENTURE / Hero
Lv.3 | Play Cost: 3 | Digivolve Cost: 0 from Lv.2
DP: 1000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 0 from Lv.2 with the [ADVENTURE] / [Hero] trait
Effect:
• Your Turn: While your opponent has a Digimon with 10000 DP or more, or your Tamers have 3 or more total colors, this Digimon can digivolve into [War Greymon] in the hand for a digivolution cost of 4, ignoring-digivolution requirements.
Inherited Effect:
• Reboot (This Digimon also unsuspends in your opponent's unsuspend phase.)
R
WarGreymon ACE (ウォーグレイモンACE)
Digimon
Form: Mega | Attribute: Vaccine | Type: Dragonkin / ADVENTURE / Hero
Lv.6 | Play Cost: 7 | Digivolve Cost: 4 from Lv.5
DP: 12000
Alternate Digivolution Requirements:
• Digivolve: 3 from Lv.5 with the [ADVENTURE] / [Hero] trait
Effect:
• Hand Counter: Blast Digivolve (Your Digimon may digivolve into this card without paying the cost.)
• On Play When Digivolving: Until your opponent's turn ends, for every 2 colors your Tamers have, their Digimon's effects don't affect 1 of your Digimon.
• When Digivolving When Attacking: Delete 1 of your opponent's lowest DP Digimon.
ACE:
• Overflow [-4] (When this card is moves from the field or under a card to an area other than those, Memory -4.)
SR
Sora Takenouchi & Kari Kamiya (武之内空&八神ヒカリ)
Tamer
Play Cost: 3
Type: ADVENTURE
Effect:
• Start of Your Main Phase: If you have a Digimon with the [ADVENTURE] trait, Memory +1.
• Your Turn: When any Digimon cards with the [ADVENTURE] trait would be played from your hand, by suspending this Tamer, reduce the play cost by 1.
Security Effect:
• Security: Play this card without paying the cost.
U
Tai Kamiya & Izzy Izumi (八神太一&泉光子郎)
Tamer
Play Cost: 3
Type: ADVENTURE
Effect:
• Your Turn: When any Digimon cards with the [ADVENTURE] trait would be played from your hand, by suspending this Tamer, reduce the play cost by 1.
• Opponent's Turn: All of your Digimon with the [ADVENTURE] trait gain Blocker. (This Digimon can block in the blocker timing.)
Security Effect:
• Security: Play this card without paying the cost.
R
Our Courage United (勇気をひとつに)
Option
Use Cost: 3
Type: ADVENTURE
Effect:
• While you have a Digimon or Tamer with the [ADVENTURE] trait on the field, you can ignore this card's color requirements.
• Main: Draw 2. (Draw 2 cards from your deck.) Then, place this card in the battle area.
• All Turns: When any of your Lv.5 or higher Digimon would leave the battle area, Delay. (By trashing this card after the placing turn, activate the effect.)
— You may play 1 Lv.5 or lower Digimon card with the [ADVENTURE] trait from your hand without paying the cost.
Security Effect:
• Security: Place this card in the battle area.
Island of Adventure (冒険の島)
Option
Use Cost: 2
Type: ADVENTURE
Effect:
• While you have no face up [Island of Adventure] security cards, you can ignore this card's color requirements.
• Security All Turns: All of your Lv.3 or higher Digimon get +2000 DP.
• Main: Add your top security card to the hand. Then, place this card face up as the top security card.
Security Effect:
• Security: You may play 1 Tamer card from your hand without paying the cost.
U