DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME
STRATEGY
Announcement
Special Anniversary Box 2021 (EX19) Banned/Limited/Errata Cards
Greetings, DBSCG fans. Thank you for your continued support of the Dragon Ball Super Card Game. As always, we continue to constantly monitor and evaluate the state of the game to ensure a healthy and competitive gameplay experience. With the release of -Cross Spirits- (B14), we discussed our design philosophy to minimize aggressive free-play Battle Cards, and allow for games to be long enough for players to have meaningful interaction. Through continued testing, observing tournament results, and community feedback, we have concluded that additional adjustments are necessary to facilitate what we believe will lead to a fresher, more diverse metagame and an even better version of DBSCG.
For the release of Special Anniversary Box 2021 (EX19), we’re adding 5 cards to the Banned Card list, 6 cards to the Errata Card list, 2 cards to the Limited Card list, and removing 1 card from the Banned Card list.
Banned Cards
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT9-050 | Belmod, Double Devastation |
Reason:
The [Activate: Main] skill of this card circumvents the [Unique] keyword, leading to unintended interactions with cards in the current and future card pool. Therefore, we’ve decided to ban this card.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT10-027 | Mercenary Tao, Unequaled Assassin |
Reason:
This card can create significant aggressive pressure without an energy cost. Therefore, we’ve decided to ban this card.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT10-127 | Bardock the Resolute |
Reason:
While this card was previously on the Limited list, the current environment makes it easier to draw many cards in a single game. Drawing one of this card is enough to create significant aggressive pressure without an energy cost. Therefore we’ve decided to ban this card.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT10-128 | Son Goku, Power of Legend |
Reason:
This card can create significant aggressive pressure without an energy cost. Therefore, we’ve decided to ban this card.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| P-265 | Mecha Frieza, Resurrected Monarch |
Reason:
We endeavored to balance this card by banning <DB2-127 Universe 9, Assemble!>, but we’ve decided to ban this Leader card and unban <DB2-127 Universe 9, Assemble!> for the following reasons:
- - Unrelated Universe 9 decks were being punished by the ban, which we determined goes against our philosophy of creating a game where everyone can enjoy using their favorite characters.
- - This leader remained versatile and powerful even with <DB2-127 Universe 9, Assemble!> banned. Therefore, we’ve decided to ban this card to allow diversity among Yellow Leaders in a competitive environment.
Limited Cards
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| DB3-015 | King Piccolo, the New Ruler |
Reason:
This card greatly contributes to oppressive Red deck aggro gameplay patterns. In order to mitigate this, we’ve decided to Limit this card.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT12-045 | Janemba, Bewitching Blow |
Reason:
This card greatly contributes to oppressive Blue deck aggro gameplay patterns. In order to mitigate this, we’ve decided to Limit this card.
Unbanned Cards
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| DB2-127 | Universe 9, Assemble! |
Reason:
This card was previously banned in order to curb the power of <P-265 Mecha Frieza, Resurrected Monarch>, but as that card is now banned, this card is being removed from the Banned Card list.
Errata Cards
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT11-028 | Planet Vampa |
Reason:
This card allows {BT11-002 Broly, the Awakened Demon} decks to produce additional attacks and disruption at a rate faster than intended. In order to mitigate this, we’ve decided to Errata this card.
Current Text:
[Field]
[Activate:Main][Once per turn] If your Leader Card is a red 〈Broly : Br〉 card and you add 1 card from your life to your hand : Look at up to 7 cards from the top of your deck, play up to 1 red 〈Broly : Br〉, 〈Paragus : Br〉, 〈Ba : Br〉, or 〈Goliamite : Br〉 card with 5000 power or less among them, then shuffle your deck. If you played a card, choose 1 card in your hand and discard it.
Post-Errata Text:
[Field]
[Activate:Main][Once per turn] If your Leader Card is a red 〈Broly : Br〉 card, you have no Battle Cards in play, and you add 1 card from your life to your hand : Look at up to 7 cards from the top of your deck, play up to 1 red 〈Broly : Br〉, 〈Paragus : Br〉, 〈Ba : Br〉, or 〈Goliamite : Br〉 card with 5000 power or less among them, then shuffle your deck. If you played a card, choose 1 card in your hand and discard it.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT11-058 | Planet Tuffle |
Reason:
With adjustments to aggressive strategies, decks featuring <BT11-031 Baby, Spirit of the Tuffles> can produce overwhelming amounts of defensive capability. We have decided to apply the following Errata to regulate the power level of Blue Baby strategies.
Current Text:
[Field]
[Permanent] If your Leader Card is a blue 〈Baby〉 card and all of your energy is mono-blue, when activating a [Counter] skill of a mono-blue card with an energy cost of 5 or less from your hand, reduce the energy cost of that card by 1.
[Activate：Main][Once per turn] Add 1 card from your life to your hand, then choose 1 card in your hand and place it at the bottom of your deck.
Post-Errata Text:
[Field]
[Permanent] If your Leader Card is a blue 〈Baby〉 card, you have no Battle Cards in play, and all of your energy is mono-blue, when activating a [Counter] skill of a mono-blue card with an energy cost of 5 or less from your hand, reduce the energy cost of that card by 1.
[Activate：Main][Once per turn] Add 1 card from your life to your hand, then choose 1 card in your hand and place it at the bottom of your deck.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT11-133 | Dark Broly, Demon Realm Ravager |
Reason:
We’re choosing to errata the following three cards to curb free-play-based aggro and allow for diversity among Black Leaders in a competitive environment.
Current Text:
[Activate : Main] If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
Post-Errata Text:
[Activate : Main](B) : If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT11-134 | Dark Broly, Uncontrollable Berserker |
Reason:
We’re choosing to errata the following three cards to curb free-play-based aggro and allow for diversity among Black Leaders in a competitive environment.
Current Text:
[Activate : Main] If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
Post-Errata Text:
[Activate : Main](B) : If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT11-135 | Dark Broly, the New Masked Saiyan |
Reason:
We’re choosing to errata the following three cards to curb free-play-based aggro and allow for diversity among Black Leaders in a competitive environment.
Current Text:
[Activate : Main] If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
Post-Errata Text:
[Activate : Main](B) : If your Leader Card is a 〈Dark Broly〉 card and you send 6 black Battle Cards other than this card from your Drop Area to your Warp : Play this card from your Drop Area.
| Card number | Card name |
|---|---|
| BT13-028 | Young Invaders |
Reason:
This card can be used in conjunction with free-play cards to give aggro decks turn 2 wins. We’re choosing to errata this card to bring the power level of King Vegeta : Br decks down to a more reasonable level.
Current Text:
[Field]
[Auto] If your Leader Card is a <King Vegeta : Br> card : At the start of your opponent's turn, play up to 1 red 《Saiyan》 card with 500 power from your deck to your opponent's Battle Area, then shuffle your deck. If you played a card, you can't play Battle Cards that aren't red 《Saiyan》 cards for the turn.
[Activate : Main][Once per turn] Add up to 1 card from your life to your hand, then play up to 1 red 《Saiyan》 card with 500 power from your deck in Rest Mode with its skills negated for the game, then shuffle your deck.
[Activate : Main][Once per turn](R) : Choose 1 of your opponent's Battle Cards and it gets -5000 power for the turn.
Post-Errata Text:
[Field]
[Auto] (R) : If your Leader Card is a <King Vegeta : Br> card : At the start of your opponent's turn, play up to 1 red 《Saiyan》 card with 500 power from your deck to your opponent's Battle Area, then shuffle your deck. If you played a card, you can't play Battle Cards that aren't red 《Saiyan》 cards for the turn.
[Activate : Main][Once per turn] (R) : Add up to 1 card from your life to your hand, then play up to 1 red 《Saiyan》 card with 500 power from your deck in Rest Mode with its skills negated for the game, then shuffle your deck.
[Activate : Main][Once per turn](R) : Choose 1 of your opponent's Battle Cards and it gets -5000 power for the turn.
Effective Dates
North America/Europe (English)/Oceania/Asia/Latin America/France/Italy
September 3, 2021 (Friday)
The next Banned/Limited/Errata update is scheduled to be announced before the release of Set 15.
We are dedicated to developing a game that Dragon Ball fans and card game fans alike can enjoy. Thank you for your continued support of DBSCG.
September 3, 2021
Dragon Ball Super Card Game Team