Changes: Clans

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"Clans" (クラン Kuran) are the factions of Cardfight!! Vanguard. Within the card game, they are the primary determinants of the structure of a deck. Clans are defined by their different themes and focuses; for example, Royal Paladin is a clan composed of holy knights focused on calling allies, while Kagero is a clan composed of fiery dragons and dragon knights focused on retiring the opponent's rear-guards. All cards have an original clan, listed in the bottom-right corner of the card above its race. Additionally, all clans are associated with a nation, one of the six countries or continents of Planet Cray, the setting of the Cardfight!! Vanguard universe.

In the main mode of Vanguard play, Clan Fight, decks can only be composed of cards from one clan, with some exceptions. Originally, cards were allowed to be used in decks regardless of clans, although many cards had restrictions that heavily discouraged using them with cards from different clans (such as Lord), and mixing clans was infrequent and largely discouraged. For various reasons, the Clan Fight regulation was eventually implemented in March 2014, rendering restrictions like Lord unnecessary, and while the Extreme Fight regulation was implemented to allow multi-clan decks, it is rarely played in practice.

To activate a trigger effect, the player must have at least one vanguard or rear-guard on the field with the same clan as that trigger unit. However, due to Vanguard being primarily played with the aforementioned regulation, this restriction is largely irrelevant.

List of Clans

Dragon Empire/Historical

Other Clans

Name	Notes	Color
BanG Dream!	Does not belong to any nation	White / Pink
BREAKERZ	Non-tournament legal	Black
Cray Elemental	Belongs to all clans and nations	Clear rainbow
Hololive	Belongs to all clans	Clear rainbow
Iconic	Does not belong to any nation	Gold
Touken Ranbu	Does not belong to any nation	Clear pink
TachiVan	Non-tournament legal	Yellow / Red

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+'''"Clans"''' (クラン ''Kuran'') are the factions of ''Cardfight!! Vanguard''. Within the card game, they are the primary determinants of the structure of a deck. Clans are defined by their different themes and focuses; for example, [[Royal Paladin]] is a clan composed of holy knights focused on [[call]]ing allies, while [[Kagero]] is a clan composed of fiery dragons and dragon knights focused on retiring the opponent's rear-guards. All cards have an original clan, listed in the bottom-right corner of the card above its [[race]]. Additionally, all clans are associated with a [[nation]], one of the six countries or continents of [[Planet Cray/Historical|Planet Cray]], the setting of the ''Cardfight!! Vanguard'' universe.
-'''"Clans"''' (クラン ''Kuran'') are the factions in ''Cardfight!! Vanguard'', and which each card belongs to one. Likewise, each clan also belongs to a [[nation]]. In card text, the name of a clan is mentioned within "《》" in the Japanese version, and within "«»" in the English version.
+In the main mode of ''Vanguard'' play, [[Deck Regulations#Clan Fight|Clan Fight]], decks can only be composed of cards from one clan, with some exceptions. Originally, cards were allowed to be used in decks regardless of clans, although many cards had restrictions that heavily discouraged using them with cards from different clans (such as [[Lord]]), and mixing clans was infrequent and largely discouraged. For various reasons, the Clan Fight regulation was eventually implemented in March 2014, rendering restrictions like Lord unnecessary, and while the [[Deck Regulations#Extreme Fight|Extreme Fight]] regulation was implemented to allow multi-clan decks, it is rarely played in practice.
-Clans have some '''Unique Races''' and '''Shared Races''' in them. Unique Races found in most of the clans sometimes make up their main theme to represent themselves with their unique traits. For example, [[Megacolony]] is based exclusively on [[insect]]s.
+To activate a [[trigger]] effect, the player must have at least one vanguard or rear-guard on the field with the same clan as that trigger unit. However, due to ''Vanguard'' being primarily played with the aforementioned regulation, this restriction is largely irrelevant.
-These themes may be used to form a deck, and they are usually themed around a certain ability or trait, such as [[Megacolony|paralyzing your opponent's units]], [[Link Joker|locking/deleting]], [[Granblue|calling units from the drop zone]], [[Oracle Think Tank|drawing cards]], etc.
-Originally, most cards had restrictions that prevent players from adding cards from other clans (such as [[Lord]] or requiring a vanguard from the same clan to use their effects) to discourage clan mixing, however, mixing clans was allowed and wasn't necessarily a bad idea in some cases (such as [[Dragonic Overlord|Overlord]]/[[Tri-stinger Dragon|Tri-stinger]] for Aqua Force decks, or [[Stil Vampir]]/[[Silent Tom]] for Oracle Think Tank decks). As the introduction of '''Clan Fight''' regulation in February 2014 (paralleling the airing of Season 4) essentially outlaws decks with two or more clan (except for some [[Fight Formats#Clan Fight|exceptional cases]]), such restrictions in later cards were removed as they are no longer necessary.
-Originally, most clans (outside of "main" ones like [[Kagero]] and [[Shadow Paladin]]) only had 4 cards (from grade 0 to 3) and no trigger units in the set they were introduced.
-In [[Cardfight!! Vanguard G]], top-level fighters (like [[Mamoru Anjou]]) are honored with the title of "Clan Leader".
 ==List of Clans==
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-{{ClanHeader|Dragon Empire}}
+{{ClanHeader|Dragon Empire/Historical}}
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 {{ClanBox|Dragon Empire|Icon Kagero.png|Kagero|Force}}
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 {{ClanBox|Star Gate||The Mask Collection}}
 {{ClanBox|Star Gate||Union Verse}}
+{{ClanBox|Star Gate||Animation}}
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 ! Notes
 ! Color
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+|[[BanG Dream!]]
+|Does not belong to any nation
+|White / Pink
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 |[[BREAKERZ]]
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 |[[Cray Elemental]]
 |Belongs to all clans and nations
+|Clear rainbow
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+|[[Hololive]]
+|Belongs to all clans
 |Clear rainbow
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