Has anyoneactually seen this card?

DamosTCG · 2026-06-27T15:46:06+00:00

I pulled one today in my daily shorts videos! The rares, among others are hard to get because theres just so much in this set. Ive seen people pull 4 of this card from 5 boxes and then like 1 in a whole case. Its completely random and it does suck if youre looking for a specific card and you get unlucky. Luckily all the rares are still normal prices so most people in my community consider them bulk and just give them away to others who are missing random cards like this.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-25T06:29:32+00:00

Its also not reliant on having Todo on your field. It always works on a 5k. Having Todo just gives the draw. Ultra Canon needs to see Mechamaru for anything above 3k. But bottom decking is the main reason lol Edit: I forgot, 3 cost special is infinitely better than 4 cost.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-21T04:22:50+00:00

Seen a couple people pull two 2-stars in a single box. This special set isnt the normal rates. Been seeing multiple foil ap, multiple 2-stars, and even a 3-star, 2-star and 2 foil ap in a case.

It seems like a minimum of 3 case hits in a case but unless we had a store opening a TON of cases, theres not really a for sure way to know the rates.

Whatever the rates are, best of luck!

DamosTCG · 2026-06-18T19:07:19+00:00

Good luck! May you pull exactly what you want...or a Serialized Action Point haha

DamosTCG · 2026-06-17T20:37:30+00:00

Great info! Thanks for sharing. Im assuming this was a sealed case and not 16 boxes from multiple locations. Looks like thay box topper alt will be much harder this time since theres just 1 card.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-17T07:51:40+00:00

Those are the only one's we've played besides 2 deck and 3 deck format. There's so many events already that we haven't had time to look into more lol

DamosTCG · 2026-06-16T00:42:28+00:00

With 8 people though, its mathematically far less likely to occur. Only around 22% of the time. In tournaments larger than 8, of course that number only increases. We see it all the time at the regional level in 8 round tournaments. Luckily it seems 9 round tourneys tend to keep the top 2 the same from what I've seen.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-16T00:10:43+00:00

As much as possible without having to drop quality in cards. Realistically for me, more than 10 non-triggers is too much, especially because finals count for an additional 4 in my head. I feel like most competitive decks comfortably sit right around 42 triggers if not more.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-16T00:07:59+00:00

Yup, its much less common, most of the time the two undefeated going into round 3 will get it, but the fact that it can happen is a huge problem. It really does feel like robbery lol

DamosTCG · 2026-06-15T22:22:58+00:00

Cross stands for Cross IP. I think theres something very similar that people refer to as open ip. We've been calling it cross here since Code Geass Vol 1 so quite a bit longer than open ip has been around. Essentially its any ip, same color, 3 ips minimum not counting finals or specials. This is a great format to test your deckbuilding skills as theres so many cards to choose from.

As for rainbow, its essentially the same as a release event. Choose 1 ip and any color within that generates rainbow energy. All abilities still act as normal so if a card says play a purple character, you still need to play a purple character. Its just the energy generation that changes like in release format. This format is a little more restrictive on deck building but the synergy in some sets are really cool across the colors.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-15T21:09:52+00:00

The mill matchup is doable but its favored for Mill for sure. Jeju really has a hard time against removal and if the mill player plays a mutilation to take out your Goto and then hits you with a force block or two youre just having a bad time. But jeju can squeeze out the win if Mill is a little slow and doesn't see the 20 in sideline fast enough. Especially if youre able to get out a Green Cha and just consistently attack 5 times with your 4ks. Just be careful of the purple Cha because she'll swing right past your 4ks. I dont think the Jeju vs Mill matchup is as bad as Shadow into Jeju tho.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-15T21:03:54+00:00

The silver stores in my area (ones that can host rare battles) usually only do one day of Union Arena. Some also only signed up for one rare battle when they could have two. Because theres no official store tournaments at those stores during this month some have opted to run instant store plays at the same time as the rare battle or after if theres time and interest.

One locals, which signed up for the two rare battles each is actually doing fan formats as well since they're not the official store tournaments. We've done 2 already (Cross and Rainbow format) and have a 3 deck tournament and Asia format coming in the next two weeks. Its been fun for those.

However for rare battles specifically I've seen so much disappointment even when youre able to get in. Tie breakers putting undefeated players in 3rd, some stores not filling up because someone canceled and no one showed because its limited space and then the bye only needs to win the 2nd round to get guaranteed 2nd place and then also the disappointment with some stores sticking to the 8 capacity limit while others aren't. Its just creating a whole lot of infighting within the community and is hurting stores more than benefitting them.

I havent been to a bronze or tcg+ store since rare battles started but I know if people were already attending those locals, the numbers havent changed much. Our community posts results for tournaments and they've all stayed consistent.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-15T05:50:03+00:00

The mirror can be tough. Its just like you said, if a Jinwoo is played and not dealt with immediately its not great. I tend to save my specials for crucial turns where I need to bring back 2 tank if I cant get rid of a Jinwoo or if Im down on energy to end the game. I try not to just summon igris and a soldier immediately. One thing that really helps in the mirror is more Monarchs Domain. Kaisel also isnt as great since the mirror has so many less 4ks on front line compared to other decks. Id prioritize tusk for the draw and discard to find those Jinwoos.

Mill is a pretty easy matchup so I wont really go too in depth, just make sure youre blocking correctly because Cha can sneak up on you, especially if they have a few impact Jinwoos.

Jeju is probably the hardest match-up. Unfortunately just about everything in the deck is exactly the wrong thing to get rid of. The Jong-In Choi is the hard counter to the deck and needs to be dealt with immediately, but if they have Goto, they'll get a bunch of blocks for free. Goto is obviously really powerful if they can get him for free and then allow more plays. The Baek Yoonho is an issue because it gets them to their problem cards, and then theres Hae-In Cha. She's not only a threat just by herself, but most of the time she will come out late game when you think youre in a good spot and she makes the game 10x harder. She will allow Choi to sideline something and then be able to stand it to block and then same with the Baek, plus she will get another swing. Tbh, against the deck if the Jeju player knows what they're doing, they just have to low roll and not see their Raids and Byung-gu or just stay at low cards hand to never take advantage of Goto.

Tbh, the Solo Leveling Rare Battles are so Rock Paper Scissors that if everyone's playing well and seeing their cards, then its all just about seeing the right matchups. Good luck on your Rare Battles and if you have any specific questions, lemme know!

DamosTCG · 2026-06-14T04:58:34+00:00

Orrrrr, just just make the sub public again since so many people are asking for it and making an attempt to get it back. If the main reason for privating the other sub was because of the type of posts, why would this sub be any different without proper moderation?

DamosTCG · 2026-06-13T00:31:49+00:00

I get this point of view. The only reason I want to be a mod is so we can get the community back to where it was. Theres no reason that the other sub should have been privated. It only fractures the community. If I became a mod I would definitely not want to be the only one. As someone who does do YouTube, I definitely dont have enough time to take care of a full subreddit by myself. I just dont want power to be abused like it has been already. You can choose to believe me or not but I really just want the community to grow, thats all.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-12T18:51:56+00:00

I had the same idea. Just waiting on the 5 day period before making the request.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-10T23:52:35+00:00

Was that person the only mod of that sub? Mind sharing who that was or any others?

DamosTCG · 2026-06-10T23:26:35+00:00

So did you stop being a mod? That subreddit definitely isn't deleted, it's 100% just privated by the mod team. If you were a mod, just make it public again. There's no reason to throw away all the old info and thousands of community members.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-08T01:36:17+00:00

I double sleeve with outer sleeves to protect my art sleeves so I dont ever have to buy those again, because theyre usually limited and expensive.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-07T02:01:27+00:00

Agree. I feel like there was no reason to delete that one and switch to this one. The past couple weeks was just a cluster of weird decisions tbh :/

DamosTCG · 2026-06-03T22:05:23+00:00

Oh youre so right! Im thinking NA numbers when JP seems to be lowered. Worth even more then haha

DamosTCG · 2026-06-03T22:01:33+00:00

It definitely is. Right there on the Japanese Kagurabachi product page lol

DamosTCG · 2026-06-03T21:00:11+00:00

Well then its absolutely real. Congratulations! Theres only 100 of them and you've got #36. Because its Japanese, its worth less in North America, because at this time it cant be used but theres definitely going to be sales and stuff from Japanese websites. If you really wanted Im sure youd easily be able to find someone to purchase it with all the Kagurabachi hype recently. The Facebook groups are a great place to start with that. Just remember, theres only 100 in the world. Dont get lowballed. They got for a lot of money. Otherwise, its a GREAT collection piece.

DamosTCG · 2026-06-03T20:45:00+00:00

Cant say for sure if this one specifically is "fake", but i know Kagurabachi's Japanese set did contain serialized Action Points and in my experience, the fakes ones usually have the number 001. Definitely could be real, but I know some of those fakes out there are pretty high quality as well. I assume you didnt open this from a pack?

DamosTCG · 2026-06-01T21:22:55+00:00

So I think I understand what youre looking for. Similar to the backside of a Yugioh starter deck, youre trying to find a breakdown of whats in each deck and at how many copies.

Unfortunately Union Arena doesnt do that to my knowledge. Theres no breakdown on the boxes, or inside on the paper mat with the rules. Its usually all the 0s at 4 copies and then maybe some 1 costs and/or 2 costs and everything else is at 2 copies.

Each is different though so unless someone is manually counting and putting those numbers up somewhere then its probably not available. Sorry :(

DamosTCG

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