[Weekly News Bits] The One With Alchemagic

Behold, Alchemagic!

Weekly Vanguard News Bits #139

• 10th Anniversary & overDress Information!
• Introducing 5 cards including “Mysterious Rain Spiritualist, Zorga” (used by Masanori) from Booster Pack 1 “Genesis of the Five Greats”.
• “Sentinel” Cards Introduced!

Shin’emon Episode 30 reruns this weekend on Japanese Television.

Monthly Bushiroad April 2021 Issue

15 Page Expose!!

Information of the 5 Start Decks!

New Event “ShowDown”, with a chance to get Bermuda Triangle Sleeves

Vanguard ZERO Grand Final 2020

Bushiroad Card Game Festival 2021 Big Event being held on March 16th, 2021!

Start Deck & Anime Launch Event

March 25th 2021 at the Akihabara Gamers Store

Start Deck Launch with Person Sized Pictures of Units and Settings at major partner stores.

Schedule for these

Twitter Countdown Campaign where 1 person can get a CLAMP Design Anime Poster!

Setting Images for Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress

Wonder Hill Merry-Go-Round (Land?)

The Merry-Go-Round inside the amusement park “Wonder Hill” that Yu-yu visits.

The Daytime appearance of “Wonder Hill” and its Merry-Go-Round

The Merry-Go-Round Table where people play Cardfights

March 20th and 27th on TV Tokyo will be airing 2 specials on “overDress”.

Reminder the Start Decks launch on March 25th, 2021, and there will be a Start Deck Special Set you can pay 999 Yen for.

A physical copy of that Special Set.

Genesis of the Five Greats:

It contains 10 types of Decks for everyone!

<<Dragon Empire>>, <<Dark States>>, <<Brandt Gate>>, <<Keter Sanctuary>> and <<Stoichea>> all gain an additional Deck besides the one introduced in the Start Decks.

Today we’ll be introducing the theme used by Masanori in Booster Pack 1: “Genesis of the Five Greats”!

Masanori uses a Deck based on the part of Stoichea that grew from the clan Granblue!

Rancor Chain
Grade 1 / Normal Unit / Stoichea – Ghost
Power 8000
Shield 5000
[ACT](VC)[1/turn]:[COST][Soul-Blast 1], draw two cards, choose up to one order card from your hand, discard it, and if you did not discard, choose two cards from your hand, and discard them.
[CONT](RC):If you played an order this turn, this unit gets [Power]+2000.

Black Tears Husk Dragon
Grade 2 / Normal Unit / Stoichea – Skeleton
Power 10000
Shield 5000
[AUTO]:When this unit is placed on (VC), choose up to one normal order from your drop, and put it into your hand.
[CONT](RC):If you played an order this turn, this unit gets [Power]+5000.

Spiritual Body Condensation
Grade 1 / Normal Order / Stoichea
Play this with [COST][Soul-Blast 1]!
Choose a card with grade equal to or less than your vanguard from your drop, call it to (RC), and it gets [Power]+5000 until end of turn.

Grief, Despair and Rejection
Grade 3 / Normal Order / Stoichea
Play this with [COST][Counter-Blast 1]!
If your vanguard is “Mysterious Rain Spiritualist, Zorga”, choose three of your units, and they get [Power]+10000 until end of turn.

Mysterious Rain Spiritualist, Zorga
Grade 3 / Normal Unit / Stoichea – Ghost
Power 13000
[CONT](VC):When you would play a normal order, you can bind a normal order with a different card name from your drop, and Alchemagic. (Combine the costs, and add the effect to the back!)
[ACT](VC)[1/turn]:[COST][Counter-Blast 1], choose a card from your drop zone, and call it to (RC).

When two order cards become one!? Alchemagic!

(1) When a Normal Order is played,
(2) Bind a Normal Order from your Drop!
(3) The bound card’s cost and effects will be applied! Activate the effects of 2 Order Cards at once!

At the cost of Soul Blast 1 and Counter Blast 1, you can Call 1 from the Drop! +5000 Power! Then choose 3 Units +10000 Power!

Q&A Regarding “Alchemagic”

<<Question>>
When “Mysterious Rain Spiritualist, Zorga” is not on the field, can you “Alchemagic”?
-> No, you cannot.
“Alchemagic can only be used when the skill of “Mysterious Rain Spiritualist, Zorga” is active.

<<Question>>
If you used “Alchemagic”, will it be regarded as playing an Order Card twice?
-> No, you cannot.
An Order Card can only be played once.
The Cost and Effect of the Order Card Bound is added.

<<Question>>
When using “Alchemagic”, how should the process of Binding an Order Card, paying the Cost for two Order Cards, and the two effects be resolved?
-> Please follow the steps shown below.
(1) Specify that you’re playing a Normal Order from hand.
(2) At that moment, Bind a Normal Order from your Drop.
(3) Pay the costs for both the Normal Order played from hand and the Normal Order Bound.
(4) Resolve the effects of the Normal Order played from hand, then the Normal Order Bound.

Twin Buckler Dragon
Grade 1 / Normal Unit / Dragon Empire – Blaze Dragon
Power 6000
Shield 0
[CONT]:Sentinel (You may only have up to four cards with “[CONT]:Sentinel” in a deck)
[AUTO]:When this unit is put on (GC), choose one of your units, and it cannot be hit until end of that battle. If your hand has two or more cards, choose a card from your hand, and discard it.

The Sentinels of the other nations, all of which have the same effect!

Dark States – Recusal Hate Dragon
Brandt Gate – Violate Dragon
Keter Sanctuary – Aegis Mare Dragon
Stoicheia – Prana Prevent Dragon

Bushiroad Sleeve Collection Mini: April 17th, 2021 (924 Yen)

• “Vairina Valiente”
• “Yu-yu”
• “Danji”
• “Tohya”
• “Megumi”
• “Tomari”
• “Masanori”
• “Zakusa”

On the first week of Weekly Vanguard News Bits overDress, a Big Project will be revealed.

A SP version of the first Weekly News Bits overDress will air on March 24th, 2021 at 9 PM JST

On the final episode of Weekly Vanguard News Bits before it relaunches as Weekly Vanguard News Bits overDress

• Information about the Big Vanguard Festival will be introduced!
• Additional reference artwork for Megumi and Tomari will be revealed!
• 2 Different Decks from “Genesis of the Five Greats” will be introduced! “Ruler of Gravity, Barrowmagnes” and 7 other cards!

Next Week is introducing these two cards!

Dark States: Ruler of Gravity, Barrowmagnes
Keter Sanctuary: Hexaorb Sorceress