The new hit Bushiroad TCG is finally debuting in English! Shadowverse Evolve, or SVE, it is based off of the popular Shadowverse digit card game. It’s a fantastic adaptation that will leave fans satisfied with an in person play experience. Here’s a an overall breakdown of what to expect from this new game!
There are 6 card types:
- Followers: The brunt of your army, these cards are unable to attack on the turn they’re played.
- Evolved Followers: Use these cards to evolve your followers. Only specific followers can evolve, but they become more powerful by doing so.
- Spells: Cards that take effect when played and are put into the cemetery immediately afterward.
- Amulets: Powerful objects with a variety of abilities. Some take effect immediately when played, while some take effect after paying a cost and/or putting them into your cemetery.
- Leaders: Your comrade in arms and your avatar in the game world. When your leader’s defense drops to 0, you lose the game. On the other hand, leaders can gain defense beyond their starting value.
- Tokens: Cards that are not part of your deck, but instead summoned via abilities. Tokens are removed from the game if put into any area except the field or EX area. (They aren’t placed in the banished area.)
Each turn consists of a start, main and end phase during which cards are played and evolved. A deck is constructed by selecting a leader. Then, you’ll build a deck consisting of cards from that leader’s class and/or the Neutral class. Both your main deck and evolve deck can have up to 3 copies of the same card. Your Main deck will contain 40-50 cards while your Evolve deck must contain 10 cards or less. You can only Evolve once per turn.
While you can check out the full play guide online, for those players who prefer an in-person tutorial we have a Shadowverse: Evolve demo event scheduled for Wednesday July 5th from 3-5PM. Stop by and check out this fantastic new TCG and you’ll score a promo card just for participating!
