Bushiroad, Dinosaurs, and sweet Ms. Direction

The February 25 banlist came out like a meteorite on the planet’s surface. While it did somewhat solve a lot of the unfair advantages some clans had, it still felt like Bushiroad’s approach towards this problem seemed somewhat misdirected. For starters, at first glance everybody may seem happy about the errata on our blonde friend […]

Banlist PTSD: The Hardest Parts of Moving On

Fear, regret, anxiety, sadness these are all very human emotions to have. You might be here because you’re experiencing something that you think is ruining your life, but we assure you – Banlist PTSD is something that you don’t have to go through alone. It’s true, some forms of PTSD come from a source which […]

Eastern Emperors: The Great Murakumo Dynasty

Just when the tournament scene is at its quietest of moments, the calmness breaks with the sound of the overlords’ unstoppable march – and no, we’re not talking about the dragonic one! Ever since in the debut release of Murakumo in V-Booster Set 02: Strongest! Team AL4 with Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU as the face of […]

Bushiroad, Ban Lists, and Bad Card Designs

The scariest thing about buying a deck which is both expensive and strong, is the fact that there’s a chance your cards (and money) might just go *poof* after a single announcement. During the G-Era and previous seasons, Bushiroad has done a great job of trying to make ban lists tolerable by not hitting cards […]

Force vs Accel: Offense is the Best Defense

In a world where protect clans only existed in stories of legend, accel clans and force clans contest for dominion over the salty seas of the tournament scene, so we ask ourselves this following open-ended question: which is the stronger mechanic, accel or force? Looking at the tournament scene right now, it is safe to […]

V-EB12 Team Bushiroad’s Money Tree

With the upcoming new extra booster set, V-EB12 Team Dragon’s Vanity looming right around the corner, a lot of people are extremely excited to see how the new support will affect the current fishy meta. Aside from having the coolest box art and featured clans, this monster of a set also includes an intimidating line […]