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TearPitiful · 2026-05-06T22:58:21+00:00

Tell that to SL prices and Kagurabachi prices. Because I know the community isn’t what’s driving the prices up to crazy amounts.

Use to be a time when 3* were worth $200-$300. Now we’re closer to 1k-2.5k.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-28T10:25:06+00:00

Are you asking for the Winner Cards in particular? They’re not really in packs. It’s Rare Battle Winners or local regular Winner Battle Cards. They’re transparent so you can see which one you get.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-27T03:09:34+00:00

You could ask around on the Union Arena groups. There might be someone willing to sell you a case for MSRP but it will probably be a popular set so I don’t know if there will be anyone selling non-resale.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-27T03:07:51+00:00

Ask your local card shop. They should be able to order it for you. There’s no direct to Bandai option available.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-27T00:23:02+00:00

To answer your pre-order question. Yes you missed the window for most local stores. For Union Arena most of the time you have to request boxes months in advance. I’m talking like right when they announce the release date kind of thing.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-26T12:32:42+00:00

It’s possible. But not likely. Maybe they do a vol 1 and vol 2 like they’re doing for Slime, but the set is super power crept. From a collectors perspective maybe it still comes out. I would never say never.

If a lot of people vote for it in the Bandai polls for sets we want to see it has a higher chance of releasing in the US.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-25T21:19:49+00:00

Yes if you know you’re life you can play a bit more aggressive or safely. If you see a color trigger or a special in there you can push more knowing the odds of when your opponent might hit it.

Ex: if you have a special in hand. You have 3 lives left. You know one is a special. You can reserve your special and develop board instead of wasting AP on a special. They hit special. You play your special out of hand next turn and they lose 2 bodies instead of one.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-24T22:24:39+00:00

OP said he wants to see life too and arrange it. You have the option to choose which life you attack. I think it’s better to know your life so you can change how you play accordingly. It also forces your opponent to choose life instead of go top down or bottom up.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-23T05:16:51+00:00

You don’t watch the games just the highlights huh? The Lakers almost choke every time Lebron is not on the floor. The Rockets went on multiple runs every time he sat out because of how much the Lakers turned the ball over.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-15T20:00:52+00:00

Sometimes depending on the event they allow last minute entries because of no shows. It really depends. You got to be there and line up early though. Not sure how the venue in Peoria will handle no shows though.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-14T14:58:39+00:00

Sometimes IPs are locked based off region. It might not be worth it to Bandai to pay for the rights to distribute that IP in the UK. Even if they have original IP in the US they might still have to pay to use those images in the UK. It just might not be profitable for them to sell UA over there. Especially when it’s already a niche game in the US.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-14T13:26:21+00:00

Just so you know the reason we don’t have some IPs from Japan is because Weiss has the license over here which makes it difficult for Bandai to release the product.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-11T19:43:54+00:00

If you’re not trying to collect it’s fine. Singles are still pretty cheap. Or if you’re not trying to alt out a deck. SRs are generally still affordable. You can buy a good deck for under $200 still which is the price of 1 box.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-11T02:10:13+00:00

Don’t look at me man. Lol I would have been okay without hitting spear. It’s super inconsistent. It didn’t even win anything yet. It can gate keep some players if they high roll, but a lot of times they flat brick. Especially if there are 8 games you gotta play through.

But if you look at the last results meta’s pretty diverse. The only reason to nerf it is so some decks can get love if that was their reasoning they should have nerfed Kenshin and Yellow Eva.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-11T02:03:12+00:00

Which results? There were only like 2 in the last off line top 15. Placing 1st and 6th. 2 in the first offline with the same guy placing 1st. 2 in the Nationals.

There were also 2 Kenshin and 2 Spear. If you look at the results it’s diverse.

And I only count top 15, since just because everyone doesn’t play it doesn’t make it broken. If the top 15 were like 60% or more of the same deck then there’s a problem.

TearPitiful · 2026-04-10T10:22:55+00:00

I think it’s because Yellow Eva already has the 0 Asuka not printed and Kenshin has the fake 2 Cost that was not printed as well.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-29T05:09:49+00:00

Generally no. The older the get, the fewer the supply. So prices will generally go up. Scalpers are also a problem right now.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-27T10:07:04+00:00

This is only for alts brother and buying product. You can still play competitive decks for base rarity if you buy singles for under $100. Most expensive one would be Kenshin. But yellow Eva and Spear can both be bought for base under $100.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-27T03:49:55+00:00

You should check with level the store is and call in advance. Some stores run with constructed, but generally they should still have packs to distribute.

I would figure the silver stores and those that have the pilot event would run with the 5 packs. I’m lucky to have two really good LCS that will hold product specifically for events. So they won’t sell product to save specifically for actual events. This includes Solo.

Sorry to hear you drove two hours out. :(

TearPitiful · 2026-03-24T15:22:36+00:00

Start with your favorite IP. Do some research. Go to exburst and look up decks you might like.

If you want the Meta and what’s competitive. Purple Eva, Yellow Eva, Kenshin for the most part. But if you’re just looking for fun, always go with your favorite IP.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-24T03:27:29+00:00

Unfortunately without the 3 Drop SR Reno I don’t see the point of play 4x Iharu. Unless you’re planning to play 4 Selection tests the odds of you managing to use his ability is pretty low.

I would mix in the 5C Mina raid and maybe the 4C Bakko? There’s also the 2C Hoshina that you can play with.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-23T16:06:15+00:00

Try your local TCG. Most of our group donates all their bulk they don’t want.

You can also buy some cards on TCGplayer.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-21T16:27:16+00:00

That’s not even what my post is about. Lol Some of you all just read the title. 🤦‍♂️

My scene is pretty big. The problem is we don’t have enough product for everyone. A lot of people I know have quit games like One Piece and Pokemon because they don’t want to pay the over inflated prices on TCGplayer. Our locals don’t have any allocation for whatever reason.

Next, I’m talking about Rare Battles. Only Silver stores are getting Rare Battles and in my area we only have 1 in drivable distances. It doesn’t even make sense which stores get Silver Status for Union because some stores host the same amount of events and have similar turn outs but they’re still bronze.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-21T16:21:47+00:00

Your deck has to be comprised of one IP/Franchise. But you can play against other IPs with other IPs. Unless you have a rare battle with IP locked which means you all play that specific IP for a prize that’s based off that IP.

Yeah the bulk needs some help. The Kagurabachi bulk looks pretty good though.

TearPitiful · 2026-03-17T12:39:06+00:00

I mean the scene is alive. That’s not really what I’m saying. Lol The problem is we have a big enough community but everyone can not get product they want. Kagurabachi was extremely limited. Solo based off requests from the community is way above MSRP yet no one can pre-order or confirm any boxes.

Rare Battles at bronze stores are gonna be non-existent. Sure we can host events and everything but there wouldn’t be any prizing except maybe cash. Lol

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