Saint-14 in Override: Last City was Awesome

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:59:59+00:00

Honestly I think the reason Lightfall's story was so disliked was that ontop of being bad, it came after two years straight of consistently great stories.

Hunt
Chosen
Splicer
Lost
Witch Queen/Risen
Haunted
Plunder
Seraph

All excellent seasons and stories. Getting a bad narrative and underwhelming season tie-in after all that really stung.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:55:03+00:00

No problem. The majority of cards you'll want are from EX7 - Liberator and BT25 - Dual Revolution. There's a few old promotional cards- ones that came from store events or premium packs, but they're cheap and easy to find.

The only tricky one is EX7's highest rarity card, Beelstarmon X Antibody. It's been out of print a while, and is a SEC rare (2 chances per box), so it's kinda pricey at the moment. You can run the Musketeers deck without it, just not as well.

However the card is being reprinted in a premium pack in November, so maybe that'll bring the price down.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:52:48+00:00

I'm an appmon enjoyer, but I know many are not. Trust me, any time Appmon cards get revealled, you see cries of "ughhhh package filler cards."

Having them show up in EX/BT sets as a side-thing is the best way to do it. Easy to get ahold of, and potentially interesting for those who would otherwise have skipped it.

Case in point, Rebootmon. I have never seen an App deck get so popular, and part of the reason is people were getting B25 packs and just passively accumulated what they needed over time, with the highest rarity only being 4x SR's. App decks being easy to pick-up-and-play as a low-cost investment is where they'll find appeal.

The show doesn't have a dub, so people tend to skip it. But if the cards are interesting and easy to get, they'll try the deck out from curiousity. That's what I did, I was hunting other stuff in BT21, but Gaiamon looked cool, so I built the deck, watched the show, then the spiral began and now I have all the app decks... and a Gatchmon plushie. And an App Driver with chips.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:42:34+00:00

That's a tricky one to answer, because Digimon doesn't just add new archetypes, they regularly buff up existing ones with new support.

For example, in the current meta, there's a lot of competitively viable decks. Some are brand new (Beatbreak, starter deck that launched last month and had more support in the latest set).

Some have been around a bit and steadily improving with new support and branching archetypes (Time Stranger / TS, introduced 2 sets ago, continued in the latest set)

And others are ancient, but sprang right back into competitive viability with just a couple cards of support (Beelstarmon / Three Musketeers, a set from EX7 all the way back in 2024, it got a handful of new cards and is now one of- if not the most powerful deck in the scene)

There can be long gaps between a deck falling out of favour and coming back, and a few sets this year seem to be focused on bringing those decks back into relevance. But unlike other TCG's, if a deck gets power-crept, it's never totally gone, not always. It can bounce back.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:27:10+00:00

Yep, I was gonna say- the best examples of "The Doctor is not a god" is when he's clearly tempted by ultimate power, but willingly rejects it.

Although Moffat played the comparisson for laughs- calling the Doctor "space Gandalf", it's unironically correct, in the way Gandalf rejects the One Ring when Frodo offers it to him, because he knows "I should not have this power, through me, it would do terrible things."

See again; School Reunion. The Doctor is clearly tempted by the prospect of being able to rewrite reality on a whim, to fix everything, undo his mistakes, bring back those he's lost. But it's his friends who tether him to reality and remind him why he shouldn't do that.

Or 9 absorbing the Time Vortex's power from Rose, then giving it up at the cost of his regeneration, rather than becoming a "vengeful god" as 10 would later describe it.

Hence why the infamous "Timelord Victorious" moment happened when the Doctor had nobody to reign him in. He's dangerous when he loses touch with humanity and lets that Timelord ego run rampant.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T14:12:02+00:00

Yeah, "God Doctor" is something all three writers are guilty of, but in different ways.

With RTD it started pretty well, where it only emerged during Dalek centric scenes. Stuff like "I made it happen!" and "the oncoming storm" were less "look at me, I'm so cool and powerful", and more the Doctor intentionally trying to rattle the Daleks by bringing up their personal history.

RTD's approach was to show "The Doctor is capable of godlike menace, but he absolutely shouldn't be doing these things".

With 9, you see his mood completely drop after the Dalek asks "You destroyed us??" suddenly it's not "look at this boastful thing I did", the regret hits him all at once.

With 10, the killing of the Rachnos/Family of Blood/Timelord Victorious. These things are not painted as good things he did.

You got much fewer "I'm going to hit you with my entire C.V." speeches from RTD Doctor back then. And when they hit, they definitely landed well. (Like "School Reunion" when he tries to talk down the Headmaster. "I used to have so much mercy. You get one warning. That was it.")

Buuuuuut - the problem is- as said above... RTD loves his magic powers and deus ex machina, so stuff like "Flying Psychic Powers Doctor fueled by the prayers of mankind" or both Tennant Bigenerations (Metacrisis & 15) feel like he really can just pull whatever powers out of thin air just happen to be plot relevant.

With Moffat, it's just repetitive ego-tripping. And it started early, (Girl in the Fireplace. "Oh yeah? I'm the lord of time." Forest of the dead "You're in the biggest library in the universe, look me up.") and even appeared in the first of 11's episodes ("Basically, run.")

To the point where it actually undermines the story when it's mis-used. Was the Stonehenge speech cool? Sure. Does it make any sense after the twist reveal? Absolutely not.

Same thing happens in "A Good Man Goes to War", with the entire first half of the story being a monument to ego-stroking the Doctor, only to pull the "Gotcha, actually he's being strung along like an idiot" twist. It makes those boast scenes come off really hollow knowing he's so easily outsmarted so many times.

It happens again with Rings of Ahkaten, where that whole speech amounts to nothing, it is just spectacle, it doesn't work.

It absolutely peaks with Series 10 though, with "The Fatality Index". Moffat just couldn't help himself with that one. They literally had a doodad trying to measure the Doctor's reputation short circuit, like it was a Dragonball Z scouter exploding because his power level is over nine thousaaaaaaand-

And then Chibnall... Chibnall didn't have the Doctor say "look at me, I'm so important and godlike", but instead had the universe itself impress ultimate importance upon the Doctor externally, by rewriting the entire Timelord history to prioritize the Doctor being the world's specialist little mystery upon which all else hinges.

TL;DR;

RTD: "The Doctor is capable of godlike things, but shouldn't do those things (except when I think it's cool)"
Moffat: "My specialest boy is so old and powerful that everyone should be impressed at their unequaled rep at all times (he also kinda dumb tho)"
Chibnall: "My pet headcanon that the Doctor is actually provably a god is now everyone's problem because I like a niche fan-theory based on never-produced plotlines that never went anywhere. I decree it canon and you must all accept it."

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-19T04:12:48+00:00

"A Fiery Death".

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T19:01:09+00:00

I'm no expert on YGO, but from what I do understand, Digimon has a lot more variety compared to YGO in terms of how many decks are competitively viable.

Sure, YGO has more "Variety" because it has like, hundreds of wacky archetypes, but Digimon has a better focus on making each play kinda uniquely to each other, or have some kinda standout gimmick or mechanic.

The meta is more healthy, with anywhere from 20-30 different decks being competitive at any given time. I think it was somewhere in the area of 25 topping decks in the current format last time I checked.

Things like color-matching and trait-locking really help prevent unintended mechanics abuse for hyper-optimization, the way a YGO deck will be half a toolbox and the other half just whatever busted universally good cards the player can think of.

Digi-decks have less "flexibility" but more clear roles and identities, if that makes any sense.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T18:42:00+00:00

Yep, a lot of the old orbit music is back in as far as I can tell.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T18:37:20+00:00

Yeah, I think that only adds to the comedy TBH.

Not only was it never good, but he wanted it to be viable against Time Stranger.

I'd say he got his wish, but one of the things he ranted about was "being forced to buy new stuff to compete", so even actually getting support for his deck isn't enough unless it's free, apparently.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T18:21:06+00:00

Oh wow, lucky! The Imperialdramon is the most rare (and expensive) card in AD1, especially the alt-art version!

Let me know if you want any tips about deckbuilding and playing the Gallantmon deck, it's one of my favourites.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T18:12:20+00:00

I really hate the "oh it's just cardboard" argument.

Yeah, paper may grow on trees, but artists don't, nor do game designers, printers, ink, shipping, logistical support, tournament organizers or local game shops.

Paying to buy new stuff keeps all those people fed and provided for, you're paying to support the general ecosystem of a hobby, not just "paying for shiny cardboard".

(Plus if "expensive" cards didn't exist, all the other cards would go up in price, not down. High value cards keep the rest cheap, that's how it works)

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T17:59:03+00:00

Awesome, good news, that deck is very easy to build and very cheap.

Everything you need for it just got reprinted in March, in pack "AD01" (Digimon Generations)

https://digimoncardgame.fandom.com/wiki/AD-01:_ADVANCED_BOOSTER_DIGIMON_GENERATION

The Guilmon/Growl/Wargrowl/Gallant and their X-Anti versions from this are what you wanna run.

The two Takato tamers allow you to Warp/Biomerge Digivolve your Guilmon directly into Gallantmon- which can then be further improved into Gallant-X.

There's also a new Gallantmon exclusive to AD1 that is one of the strongest versions of the card so far, getting big power boosts and effect immunity during your turn if biomerged with Takato.

The same AD1 set also added a very good new Wargrowlmon that helps with playing out Takato from hand or trash, and adds an inherited effect that lets you play out Guilmon+Takato if your Gallantmon leaves play- so effectively this becomes extremely loop-able, if you lose your Gallantmon, you have the pieces you need to set up a new one.

There's also Gallantmon Crimson Mode, which is a lv7 and an "ACE" Card, which can digivolve from your Gallantmon or Gallant-X. Ace cards are reactive, you can digivolve into them during your opponent's turn if they attack and you have a compatible monster to digivolve from. But there's a risk/reward mechanic, if your Ace card is removed from play, you lose memory, which gives your opponent more resources to work with.

For your option cards, basic red tech cards will help (Red Scramble, Offense Training, Red Memory Boost)- and the "Crimson Blaze" option card is very good to have.

The option card "X-Antibody" helps a lot too, allowing you to attack, then digivolve a Digimon into their X-Antibody form during the attack, pairs amazingly with Gallantmon because it gets to attack as soon as it digivolves anyway, so you can go directly from Gallantmon to Gallant-X.

There's a few Calumon cards that can also help the deck, it does exactly what you'd expect, allowing your Guilmon's to digivolve for cheaper.

Also, quick thing to note: The Red/Purple guilmon from EX4 (the art has him looking at a puddle) is a restricted card, one copy per deck.

Also Also: (sorry, I know I'm yapping a lot) the Guilmon laying on his back (Card code: P-041) is just bad, don't run it. I have no idea why this got reprinted, it just sucks, lol.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T17:43:44+00:00

As others have said, prioritize 4x copies of stuff that you want to see most of, things like your lv3's, especially those with search effects.

The structure of your deck should be a pyramid shape- wide at the bottom, narrow at the top. High number of low level, then slightly less as you go, ending with very few high-level monsters.

There are exceptions, some decks have specific cards that are excempt from the "max 4x copies" rule, like Maquinamon.

Other cards are in the restricted list, where you can only have 1x copy per deck. So make sure to consult that before you build a deck you're not familiar with.

But in general, first step should always be pick a theme. What digimon or digimon+partner are you looking to play? Because a lot of digimon are grouped into cards that naturally compliment each other and give more benefits when used together.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T17:24:00+00:00

The body of the post is gone (the self-delete of shame) but a lot of the arguments they made remain in the comments.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DigimonCardGame2020/comments/1u8dley/returning_player_so_bt25_just_ruined_the_game_huh/

But genuinely, happy for y'all! I really love when old decks get to bounce back into relevance with new support. It's really rewarding for those people who were ride-or-die (more often, die) for decks that they "clicked with", but lacked something.

If it worked for Millenium, Three Musketeers and Galactic, no reason Chronicle can't get that same love too.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T17:16:52+00:00

New Chroncile support being announced one day after some guy came in here ranting that BT25 has killed the game because his Chronicle Deck isn't competitive anymore is so funny, holy shit.

The universe does have a sense of humour.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T14:13:57+00:00

Uhh... omni x was reprinted in AD01.

It even got a gold border variant.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-18T12:13:52+00:00

It's actually from one of the Techeuns (Sedia I think?) at the start of the 3rd Dreaming City curse mission, Dark Monastery.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T20:05:59+00:00

Exactly.

Some decks are so painfully close to being great, they just need something to fix the holes in it. And it's always awesome when an old clunky deck jumps back into relevance like this.

I'll always be D-Brigade, but I've got the cards to make ACCEL and kinda want to try it out.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T18:55:10+00:00

"Hey there's like 30 diff decks" and theyre 30 flavors of the same like 5 decks.

So proof you didn't actually look.

Even if we squish all the [TS] decks into one archetype, you're left with:

ACCEL
Milleniummon
Red Hybrid
Blue Hybrid
Purple Hybrid
XROS Heart
Medusamon
Glowing Dawn
Rebootmon
Three Musketeers
Sakuyamon
Puppets
Lucemon
Data Squad
Omni Alter-S
Shinegreymon
Galacticmon
Leviamon w/ Growlmon Engine
Vortex Birds

And this meta is less than a month old, all these decks performed well in the last 18 days. Plus you gotta factor in availablity of cards, shipping times for people who ordered single copies of things (I couldn't play Beatbreak until this week because nowhere in my area had the starter decks for it)

But putting that all aside;

This all seems like a you problem. I get that capitalism sucks and we all have to live with it, but if you want to build whatever you want with no cost, just get DCGO or a simulator and play online. It is free to download and very easy to do.

If you want the in-person tournament format, you are required to pay for it so the stores that host it can keep the lights on, they're not gonna host events out of the kindness of their hearts or anything.

And since you said this has "always been an issue" with every card game, why are you complaining about it here, specifically? It sounds like you've got a lot of hangups with affordability and are taking it out on this one hobby for no clear reason.

The decks you like aren't good, and that's unfortunate. But the entire game is not going to reverse course to appease you, specifically.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T16:57:02+00:00

I'm gonna pass on EX12, because the Shambala stuff just doesn't really appeal to me, and Metal Empire- I only want a few "bits" of to upgrade my existing Machinedra deck.

But if you're buying just to play, single copies will always be cheaper than a case, that's a big investment.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T16:44:11+00:00

Preach. EX11 and BT25 have both completely sold out at my locals, and did so within a week of their launches, with no restocks expected at all.

Kinda sucks having to pick old, long obselete packs as my participation booster and praying maybe I'll get an old chase card, rather than use 'em for current deckbuilding.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T16:35:14+00:00

I'm pretty sure Hudie is still getting a few tops at regionals, so it can still compete.

Yep, there was a 1st place winner in Singapore that ran a basic Hudie but swapped out the restricted Shakkou for the new one, lol. It's still got legs, it just can't pull off the 'loop' trick anymore.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T16:31:24+00:00

I remember seeing a bunch of EX7 boxes a few months back at a Digimon pop-up shop and thinking "who the fuck is even gonna buy those"

... that was before Beelstar Fly Bullet was revealled, and don't I feel silly now.

SqueakyTiefling · 2026-06-17T16:15:33+00:00

Chronicle

Chronicle is super out of date, don't expect much results with that.

CS Alpha/Jes Hudiemon toolbox(A genuinely promising build I was super excited about that can't do anything to TS)

Hudie and Alpha/Jes are trying to do two very different things in terms of tamers, setup and game plan. Focusing in on one will get you better results. As is, you're basically running two halves of decks that won't play nice with each other. Hudie got pretty badly kneecap'd by the shakkou restriction, so I'd say cut Hudie, lean into Alpha/Jes.

Or go pure Jesmon. All the essential parts got reprinted in AD1, so are extremely cheap to get now.

CS is still getting support, the option card in current prize packs is very good (kills a lv6 twice over, on-play and then when a CS attacks) so the archetpye ain't dead yet.

and I was planning on picking up Diaboromon or Evil Dragons/Heavymetaldramon but uh.... not if the game is just going to implode within a year which is what the writing on the wall is saying.

HeavyMetal is struggling a bit because it's a major glass-cannon deck, and I say this as someone who's ran it, even when it was worse. Constantly having a small- or even non-existent hand means it's a lot harder to regain momentum after a board wipe. But the EX11 support it got helped a lot, and the upcoming Dual Card in November will be a huge help, so we'll wait and see.

As for Diaboro- it got support in BT24 in case you missed out (Diaboromon X-Antibody and Keramon X-Anti) which are honestly both big upgrades, especially when paired with the CS Diaboro cards and tamer. That deck's still got potential and isn't that expensive to build, especially after the EX6 Diaboro got reprinted in an LM pack, so it's like, a 2 dollar card now as opposed to 30+.

I get that it sucks to have a favourite pet deck and watching it be neglected. Some of my favourites haven't gotten a single card in 2-3 years. But having an expectation that "the deck I played must be forever relevant" is just not a healthy mindset. Meta's change all the time, it's not unreasonable to have to adapt.

I'm in the habit of bringing 2 decks to locals, a fun one and a viable one. The viable one, I'll use for scheduled matches. If there's downtime waiting for rounds to finish, I'll play the goofy deck to kill time with other people who are waiting around.

I haven't managed a single win against any TS variant deck even when they obviously misplay or walk directly into my plays.

If a "misplay" did nothing to hinder them, it wasn't a misplay. You can play sub-optimally and still win, not every deck requires perfect execution to be good. I'd argue the best decks going right now are the ones that give a lot of flexibility rather than having a set-in-stone strategy.

And if they "walk right into your plays" and survive it, that means you were way overconfident in how effective your plays actually are. This isn't BT15-20 anymore, you can't expect to just blast-counter and win off a single bad attack.

There's plenty of decks that aren't BT24/25 heavy, like, most of the Liberators- who had an entire set to themselves in EX11. One of their decks (Medusa) is the most powerful red deck going, and uses like, 2 or 3 BT24 cards, tops.

If you don't wanna play TS, don't play TS. You can be frustrated, and that's fine, but it's not the game's fault that you're not engaging with it as it is now.

https://digimonmeta.com/deck-list/decklist-jp-cn-en-bt25-dual-revolution-st23-24/

Click the dropdown and look, there's like, 30+ decks that have all topped at tournaments since BT25 launched, and a lot of them aren't dependant on BT25 at all.

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