Stand and Draw: Card game rants and experiences

I've updated the prices for WIXOSS booster sets 1 and 2 as well as more stocks added in. Not much differences but you may have noticed the foil cards are steadily dwindling down in price and has stabilized mostly. And yes, I finally got off my lazy butt to upload the images for each cards as well! So long to those "Now printing" images!

I am saddened to announce that WIXOSS booster set 3 will be slightly delayed for one or two days however. The prices are spiking up and down a little as various stores across Japan having slightly different prices by a large margin as well. I expect for the price to settle down within one or two days though.

Ninja update: Prices seems to have stabilized. WIXOSS booster set 3 have been added in to the store!

Visit the webstore now!

Finally! Spread Selector is out and has reached my door. What was the first thing I did? Take an unboxing video of it of course! I've tried to keep it quick,  short and simple, so instead of having my normal (and boring) commentaries in the video, I went back to how it was used to be done!

I apologize for not updating for too long. No, it's that I'm lazy. I literally have no time to do any updates as I've been doing lots of overtime work in real life, working 6 days 12 hours shift a week. I did take a few unboxing videos (Ange Vierge Chapter 4 and Project Diva F 2nd) but I have yet to upload those. I have some free time these few days but I hope the lazy bug didn't get me.

For now, I'm just here to announce that there have been major price update for WIXOSS. The market price over in Japan have stabilize and the updates have been done to reflect them. From what I heard, the price have been stabilize for about two weeks but I delayed a little in case there was another unforeseen fluctuation. You'd be glad to see cards that used to cost more than $20 is now just about $10 odd. Well, except for Three Out which is has increased to $12 despite being just a common card (and I heard it may still increase some more). For those who are sceptical about the prices, I'm using Bigweb and Card Kingdom as a reference, which most players and shops in Singapore are using for Japanese singles. Head down to the store and get those cards that you've been itching to get!

Yes, the singles for Set 2, Stirred Selector, are up in the store now! As usual, I followed the Japanese market rate for these cards. Stocks are limited so get them while they last! Level 0 Yuzuki and Eldora promos also available so you can build a deck without needing the trial deck! Scanned images of the cards will be added soon.

Hey there again and I'm back with Wixoss Booster set 2 unboxing! The video is long, since it is about 15 minutes per box (on average) and most likely bore some people (sorry for not being so colourful with words).

Yes, as you've seen in the video, one of the boxes is a mispacked box. Full of parallel foil cards that includes in a SECRET card too! Aki-lucky! Here are the images of the SRs that I managed to snag from the 4 boxes!






Of course some of the cards shown here are for sale. I have yet to add them into the store yet but I'll be putting up another post ones it's done!

I've been getting lots of requests for WIXOSS, and now, here's more! Previously, we had a box opening for WIXOSS Blue Appli trial deck, today, we have White Hope, Red Ambition and Black Desire! As for Green Wanna...sorry, I couldn't get my hand on that one...But, at the very least, here are some images for you to enjoy! For those looking forward to getting the WIXOSS trial decks, my store is currently taking pre-orders for them! However, there are limited slots so you'll need to be quick before it all runs out! Pre-order closes on 19th June 2014.

EB09 have just released everybody is rushing to grab them. I originally wanted to grab a video of everything...but well, as usual, I got lazy (though the place was a bit crowded and noisy). But, I did take a couple of images for you all to enjoy! And oh, the EB09 foils are now available in the webstore! Grab whatever you need and spend $50 to enjoy free shipping!

Update: EB08 now available!!

Vanguard English eb08 and eb09! pic.twitter.com/wQK3MJ2lYc
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Eb08 unboxed! 1 galaxy SP and 1 immortal SP! pic.twitter.com/NcDDktzfcT
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6 Monds, not bad pic.twitter.com/aW2IoNV4la
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So many perfect guards.... pic.twitter.com/TtynwVILfh
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Kagero galore! pic.twitter.com/cIZNW5HJQF
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Everybody wants this guy... pic.twitter.com/vpJeNmP6Hs
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Cruel dragons and blast bulk Dragon. Definitely great cards for trolling pic.twitter.com/nOXrV2hnnZ
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More kagero stuffs pic.twitter.com/fhCm9YQJy7
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Wondering if Bushiroad will make a dragon dancer archetype. Definitely will build one! pic.twitter.com/x0PaxK8E2C
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I feel these 2 cards are a waste of slots... I like lawkeeper but... pic.twitter.com/AxA1c7UjCz
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The two SPs of the carton. Too bad couldn't get Nouvelle Vague pic.twitter.com/o21nQ0mZmS
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I wasn't able to actually complete translating the rule book, but no fret! For those who would like to play or try Level NEO and have no idea how to play it can look at a step by step tutorial at a blog called The Draw Phase by Some Guy. You may need to take a glance at the rule book for some of the parts, like the card types for cross references.

I really appreciate that he took the time to make the tutorial. Double thumbs up to him!

Phew, it has been a month since I last updated...now where do I begin...Firstly, I apologize (again) for not updating much. Work has been extremely crazy that I didn't have much time for Vanguard or blog updates. It's a Sunday and I'm still busy working too but as I am writing this, I have already finished quite a bulk of things.

Initially, I wanted to use two different blogs; one simply for my rants, deck recipes and videos (yup this blog!) and another one for updates on the store. I realized then that having two blogs is a pain and decided to use this blog and twitter for both.

While my job have been pulling me away from playing TCGs, I do find at least 2 or 3 hours to play some games to unwind once a week. I mentioned busy, but I was busy on two ends, my real life job and of course updates for the webstore. So here are a few updates on the store end!

1. Just added in more cards for Cardfight!! Vanguard, such as Trans-core Dragon or more Eradicator units. Also some EB09 Kagero cards as well from the booster draft!
2. Search optimization!! Now you can simply search for the clans you need instead of jumping all over the place, scrolling through the booster sets and getting frustrated. To be honest, this took me a couple of hours to finish. Update: May need a little bit more optimization. Eg, if you search "genesis" you get nothing but if you search "Genesis" you get something. Will fix this in due time.
3. Follow me on twitter! Posting updates on the blog, webstore and of course some random stuff! I'll be tweeting some of the box opening pictures for EB08 and EB09 this Friday Singapore time! (This will be a Thursday for those living in the west :D)
4. Got a new scanner! Some pictures added in for those with blank images. While I can simply grab an image for Vanguard on the Wikia, I rather scan my own images for quality purposes. Of course another reason is that some of the TCGs I carry doesn't have good images hi-res off the web. WIXOSS and Weiss Schwarz are such examples.
5. Blog have moved to a new domain! If you noticed, your address bar is now showing http://blog.standanddrawtcg.com. The old link will still be used, but it will simply redirect itself here.

I believe that should be about all the updates I did. I am not so sure when the next update will be (apart 6th June). Hopefully I can update more frequently soon :D.

Phew, it has been a while since I last did a deck profile and now, I am back with more! This time around, it's another Dark Irregulars deck and no, it's not Amon related or Master of Fifth Element either. Say hello to my new favourite card in Dark Irregulars, Echo of Nemesis! This card is a huge monster. He not only hits hard with large numbers but he also troll hard. If you have checked out the wikia page for him, you'll see why. His ability to gain 10k worth of power when attacking as well as not letting your opponent to guard with his/her pesky quintet wall or perfect guards makes him scary. His ability definitely makes Glory Maelstrom jealous since it's easy to achieve and is actually free.

But first, I have made a video of the deck profile. Yes, this is my very first deck profile in recording (be nice to me). Enjoy!


Grade 0: 17 cards
1 x Devil in Shadow (First vanguard)
4 x Amon's Follower, Hell's Trick (Heal trigger)
4 x Dark Knight of Nightmareland (Critical Trigger)
2 x Blitzritter (Critical Trigger)
3 x Hysteric Shirley (Draw Trigger)
3 x Amon's Follower, Psychic Waitress (Draw Trigger)

Grade 1: 14 cards
4 x March Rabbit of Nightmareland (Perfect Guard)
4 x Poet of Darkness, Amo
3 x Alluring Succubus
3 x Devil Child

Grade 2: 11 cards
3 x Amon's Follower, Psycho Glaive
3 x Decadent Succubus
1 x Flirtatious Succubus
4 x Fatigue Succubus

Grade 3: 8 cards
4 x King of Masks, Dantarian
4 x Echo of Nemesis

Special mentions
Greedy Hands (G0) - If you prefer getting that soul quick, he's your best option
Dimension Creeper (G1) - Use Greedy Hands to soul in this guy. After which, soul blast again for more souls!
Doreen the Thruster (G1) - Dimension Creeper and Echo of Nemesis can make her be a good 18k booster
Yellow Bolt (G1) - Again, if you prefer getting to 10 souls really quick
Emblem Master (G2) - You will have plenty of counterblast to use and his ability easily threaten the opponent to guard. They will always try not to let you get 10 souls.
Gwynn the Ripper (G2) - Again, with so many counterblasts not used, you can always choose to snipe away those irritating boosters or interceptors.

I hope you enjoy and give the deck a try. Echo of Nemesis is really one strong deck that can also counter lock decks since he attack power is a constant 21k.

A few days ago, I've posted the WIXOSS booster set 1 unboxing video. Now it's time for the Trial Deck, Blue Appli. This is just a short and quick video so there isn't much for me to comment on except for you all to enjoy the video!

It's finally here! The TCG that somehow received lukewarm responses among my cliques and have a little bit of hype in the interwebs. Sadly, I have a little bit of issue with the TCG currently...I still have no idea how to play it properly (why isn't there anyone out there translating the rule book!? ARGH!!). I have mentioned this a couple of times before that my Japanese isn't that great so I'm kinda struggling along with the rulebook, which makes me wish each kanji have a ruby above them.

Anyways, here are my thoughts on the trial deck. It feels nice on the hands and it's kinda thick. If anyone here who read this plays Prism Connect, yeah, about that kind of thickness. Weiss Schwarz feels slightly more thinner in my honest opinion but as of late, WS cards feel slightly more thicker than how it use to be printed before after feeling out between Kantai Collection and Project Diva F. Maybe it's just me?

Anyways, today I'm bringing out two unboxing videos; one for Kara no Kyoukai and another Wake Up Girls!. Sadly as the owner of Zvezda was busy so I am unable to show an unboxing video of that one, though I still am holding it hostage. Hope you enjoy! As mentioned, there might be one sign card in each trial deck or we're just lucky. My friend in the video even mentioned that there's a possibility that all the trial decks have a sign card but one of the card would be a golden foil or signature but these are just mere speculation. Now to time try and understand the rule book...again.

Wixoss is finally out and my boosters are finally delivered. What else should I do other than a box opening video. Admittedly, this is a long video, spanning about 45 minutes.


So what is Wixoss? Well, it is a TCG that appears from the anime Selector Infected WIXOSS. The anime is a little dark, not like Madoka and Daybreak Illusion dark but it's quite an interesting watch. The game play is a little lengthy but Anime Senshi Subs has kindly translated the Quick Start Guide for us to read comfortably in English. If you're interested to see how the game is played, you will be interested in the Wixoss tutorial by Kudou Kun. Interestingly, Takara Tomy has the TCG's recommended age to 15 and above.

Also, here's a quick breakdown on how each box of WIXOSS is packed.
1 box have 20 packs. In the 20 packs, there's 5 alternate foils (in total) for the Commons, Rares and LRIGs, there are 4 SR (Super Rare) cards and 1 LR (LRIG Rare). In addition to that, if your box have a SECRET card (or a signed card), it will replace one of the 4 SRs. So in total, one box of 20 packs have 10 packs that contains a foil card.

With the introduction out of the way, here's the awaited video! If it is too long for you, scroll to the bottom for some pictures of the foil cards! If you're looking for any cards that you need, feel free to come by the online store!

It's been almost a month since the last update, apologies. I've been quite busy updating the online store. It's not even halfway done yet as I still need to add in cards from Ange Vierge.

Speaking of Ange Vierge, a new extra booster was released recently named Chapter 3.5: Progress' Holiday. Now don't get confused. This is not their 3rd extra booster but it is the first. The way boosters and trial decks for Ange Vierge are release are from the means of "Chapters". Like Chapter 0 is their prologue, which was their first Trial Deck and Chapter 1, 2 and 3 was boosters while Chapter 2.5 was a trial deck. It may sound confuse at first but from the trend, it seems chapters in whole numbers are boosters while anything in between (aka .5s) are either trial decks or extra boosters. To make things simpler, they have fine prints on the box and booster packs itself to identify what boosters they are. An example would be AS-01 which means "Ange Starter-01" which is their trial deck with AB-01 which means "Ange Booster-01" which would be their boosters and finally EX-01 which would be "Extra-01" for their extra boosters. The numbering will increase of course.

Now where was I...oh yea, the unboxing for Ange Vierge extra booster! Without further ado, here's the unboxing video!

Here are some images of the foils from the unboxing.







Also, this is a little bit of shameless ad but it'll be great if someone could help with the translation of the cards as well at the Ange Vierge wikia. Sadly, there is only so much one person can do.

I quite frustrated with ebay. Too many restrictions and issues that I've made a decision 2 weeks ago to might as well start an eStore. And now, two weeks later, the store is now up and running! There are a few kinks left to fix, mainly;

1. Paypal only payment. I know paypal sucks but because of location issue I can only accept paypal. Looking to other modes of payment though
2. Older cards (pre BT12) won't be stocked up, unless I managed to find some.

For now, I only have Cardfight!! Vanguard up. But I will be adding in more TCGs to the list such as Weiss Schwarz, Ange Vierge and Sieg Krone among others. That's about it for today. For those reading, I do hope you spread the word around!