This morning Bushiroad took the world by surprise with the official
announcement of western release dates for two extra boosters, two trial
decks and two booster sets, laying out their schedule of releases for up
through December 2013. VGE-EB04:
Infinite Phantom Legion will
reprint many Nova Grappler units from BT01-BT06, including the clan's
perfect defense card Twin Blader, and an alternate artwork of EB01's
Perfect Raizer from the same artists that designed and illustrated the
original, Itou Akira and ToMo. EB04 will also introduce new Death Army
series cards, including a remake of BT03's Ultimate Lifeform Cosmo Lord,
Infinite Death Army Invader Cosmo Lord. EB04 is slated for a September
6th release.
VGE-EB05:
Celestial Valkyries will give the same treatment to Oracle Think Tank, reprinting key units from BT01-BT05, with one of those being an alternate artwork of the clan's boss card CEO Amaterasu, illustrated by Hitowa, the same artist behind Water General of Wave-like Spirals Benedict, and Goddess of Good Luck Fortuna.
Celestial Valkyries will also bring new Battle Sister units to OraThin's card pool, fleshing them out into a powerful subgroup. EB05 is slated for a September 6th release.
VGE-TD08:
Liberator of the Sanctuary will be the second Gold Paladin trial deck to be released, restarting the clan from the ground up through the Liberator subgroup of cards, which focus on the use of the new Blaster Blade Liberator as the axis of one's deck and applying key power increases to the whole field through the new break ride mechanic. After their initially disappointing run from TD05 through BT09, these new Gold Paladins breath new life into the clan by reimagining old cards like Gancelot and Gallatin. TD08 is slated for an October 4th release.
VGE-TD09:
Eradicator of the Empire will introduce the Eradicator subgroup for Narukami, allowing selective control of the opponent's front row through break ride. While TD08's support is generally designed to encourage the use of new Liberator units, and TD09 provides similar support, TD09 is also geared toward more generic support for non-Eradicator decks through its Vowing Sword Dragon key card. TD09 is slated for an October 4th release.
VGE-BT10:
Triumphant Return of the King of Knights will reinforce the Liberators to allow for an additional focus on the center line in addition to the rearguards, through its key card Liberator of the Round Table Alfred. It will also revive the
Royal Paladins as the critical-focused Jewel Knight subgroup designed to emulate the strengths of the previous
Blaster cards, and bring in the new, soulblast-focused
Genesis clan used by
Tokura Misaki during the third season of
Cardfight!! Vanguard. Unlike Oracle Think Tank, Genesis is built around rapidly filling up and then discharging the soul for simultaneous draw power
and power boosts, giving both short-term power and long-term longevity so long as their fighter can pay the extraordinary costs. BT10 is slated for an October 25th release.
VGE-BT11:
Seal Dragons Unleashed will bring the new
Seal Dragon series to the fore, while bringing the
Dragonic Overlord The End deck its own break ride in Dauntless Drive Dragon, allowing up to six and eight drive checks in a single turn. Just as BT10 is the third season's reimagining of BT01, BT11 is its equivalent to BT02, focusing on breaking the seals imprisoning powerful dragons. The Seal Dragon series will reinforce Kagerou by using Seal Dragon Blockade from BT02:
Onslaught of Dragon Souls as its focal card, both reprinting the unit and introducing the Blockade Inferno
crossride. Although crossrides are generally regarded as a thing of the past due to their low payout relative to the setup required in the extremely aggressive BT10-on format, Blockade Inferno has been given special attention from professional cardfighters for the devastating power of his limit break and the overall synergy between him, his sealed form and his supporting Seal Dragon rearguards. BT11 is slated for a December 13th release, making it the last English release of 2013, coming out just three days after the international anniversary of VGE-BT01:
Descent of the King of Knights.
