Dark States

Original	ZERO

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Dark States Emblem

Dark States (ダークステイツ Dāku Suteitsu) is a nation on Planet Cray, formerly known as Dark Zone.

Background

Due to being ruled over by demonkin the nation always appears gloomy, but to them it is quite comfortable.

The Land of Darkness that inherits the will of the Great Hero
A magical nation shrouded in everlasting darkness and ruled by demonkin. The former Dark Zone was once fractured into small kingdoms ruled by demon kings, until it was reunited by the efforts of a single hero. With the “laws” brought about by Gear Chronicle and the cooperative relationship with Dragon Empire, Dark States entered a period of prosperity.

Sports
The demonkin, full of pleasure and decadence, love a variety of entertainment. Among them, the sport "Gallows Bowl", which is full of violence and excitement, still gets the people heated up even after 3000 years.

【ダークステイツ編】ロロワと共に学ぶ‼天輪聖記の惑星クレイ

Learning with Rorowa!! Chakrabarthi Divine Era's Planet Cray.

Playstyle

Dark States is focused around using the Soul for multiple purposes, such as using effects that activate when the player reaches a certain amount of soul, or soulblasting a large amount of soul to use strong abilities. The nation uses a large amount of soulcharge effects to build their soul, and has means of recovering important cards that were sent to the soul.

Each of Dark States' Ride Lines make use of the soul and bind in different ways:

• The Diabolos team feature the Final Rush keyword, which allows them to use stronger abilities if the player has the ability active at the start of their turn, also to reinforce the powerful assault, some cards get a power up for the number of cards in the damage zone. Later, the Diabolos get a second keyword, Final Burst, that is active at the start of the battle phase, allowing more abilities and an explosive power up.
• The Baromagnes line unlock multiple abilities for each 5 cards in the soul, for which they mass soulcharge as quickly as possible.
• The Desire Devils are devoted to powering up the Vanguard as much as possible through abilities that activate when sent to the soul, while the front-row units attack without boosting.
• The Kheios line use the Glitter Keyword to gather cards in the soul with different names.
• The Drajeweled line aim to have cards in the soul with different grades to weaken the opponent's Vanguard, also its followers can power up if you soul blast cards with different grades.
• Luquier and the Silver Thorn troupe manipulates the soul by "return and call allies", some members helps with soul charging or power up, also some card get benefit if an ally has "Pale Moon" as only clan.
• Chronojet manipulates the spacetime via the Stride mechanic, some allies can power up if you have cards in the G Zone, others can activate abilities if are placed by a effect or if a rear-guard is placed in the bottom of the deck, even the vanguard can attack with two units in consecutive attacks in a turn.
• The Almajestar line send Trigger units into the soul and gain benefits from Soulblasting said Triggers, specifically gaining benefits by binding the Critical Triggers that the player soulblasts.
• Favrneel sums the grade of exclusively «Dark States» cards in the player's soul aiming to reach 13 or greater and uses abilities that activate if the player did not Ride that turn.
• The Evil Eye line have a focus in soul charge triggers with the intention of binding them to nullify the armor increase that those gave to the opponent. Besides, this ride line has a strong bond with the Masque of Hydragrum order.
• Oselargest, similar to the Luquier deck can call cards to the soul to increase the number of attacks in the battle phase.
• The Direful Doll series focus on a cycle that can be made on with help of the Master, can be called from the soul to attack and from the bind to defend. The other units can put other Direful Doll from the drop to the soul to restart the cycle.
• Blangdmire can send cards from its soul to the bind face down to activate effects as sealing enemies, giving power and critical, and even using its Divine Skill to seal the abilities of the opponents and its vanguard, also avoid the opponent use Sentinel.
• Sacrifice Glass can gain resources if any card of your opponent is retired, also with the perfect condition you can superior ride Manifestation of the Great Skyline, Grandogma, that have a big bonus for each copy of that card in your bind zone.
• Yakumo Beni who share nation with VSPO! can reduce power for each number of cards in the soul, also get bonus according to the number of cards in your soul.
• Liael who use the regress gauge by the use of the Destined Timepiece Token to manipulate time-space to give power to the units, also if you have all the conditions you can leap the opponent's turn by her Divine Skill.

Known/Notable Fighters

• Danji Momoyama (Diabolos)
• Shinobu Kajita (Greedon)
• Katsuki Murayama (Baromagnes)
• Yurina Nukata (Baromagnes)
• Michiru Hazama (Drajeweled)
• Kanji Meguro (Faverneel)
• Masaru Kita (Baromagnes)
• Tatsuki Bunkyo (Kheios)
• Sophie Belle (Almajestar)
• Halona Walker (Ominagruzio)
• Suo Yobitsugi (Blangdmire)
• Hikari Myodo (Liael)

Design

Races

Name	Type	Description
Alien	Shared
Abyss Dragon	Shared
Chimera	Shared
Cyber Dragon	Shared
Demon	Shared
Dragoroid	Shared
Elf	Shared
Gear Beast	Unique
Gear Colossus	Unique
Gear Dragon	Unique
Gearoid	Unique
Ghost	Shared
Golem	Shared
High Beast	Shared
Human	Shared
Hydragrum	Shared
Ogre	Unique
Quintuplet	Shared
Succubus	Shared
Warbeast	Shared
Winged Dragon	Unique
Workeroid	Shared

Sets containing Dark States cards

Decks and Starter Sets

Set Name	No. of Cards
D Start Deck 02: Danji Momoyama -Tyrant Tiger-	14
D Trial Deck 02: Michiru Hazama -Demonic Jewel Dragon of the Four Flames-	17
D Special Series 03: Stride Deckset Chronojet	14
D Special Series 07: Stand Up Deckset "Favrneel"	18

Extra Collections

Set Name	No. of Cards
D Special Series 01: Festival Collection 2021	11
D Special Series 02: Festival Collection 2022	6
D Special Series 05: Festival Booster 2023	8

List of Dark States cards

Grade 4

List of Nations

Dragon Empire ● Dark States ● Brandt Gate ● Keter Sanctuary ● Stoicheia ● Lyrical Monasterio
Touken Ranbu ● Monster Strike ● SHAMAN KING ● Record of Ragnarok ● BanG Dream! ● VSPO!