Fight Formats

This article needs to be reworded and reorganized as the "V Series" era start.

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Fight Formats are different modes in which a Cardfight!! Vanguard match can be played, and each format provides its own rules. Unless otherwise stated, the Standard Fight Rules are applied normally in each format, including trigger effects and the Sentinel ability.

G Series

Clan Fight

Clan Fight is the main tournament format for both the Japanese and English games.

• Both a main deck and G deck can only contain cards from a single clan, with the following exceptions:
  • Cards whose effects allow them to be part of any clan, such as Cray Elemental, can be used in any deck.
  • Royal Paladin decks can have up to 4 copies of Blaster Dark.
  • Decks that include grade 3 cards without "Jewel Knight" in its card name cannot include any Jewel Knight, Swordmy.
  • Link Joker decks can have any number of cards with "Я" in its card name.
  • Should a card in the G zone change its clan, you may still Stride it onto your Vanguard circle.
  • If Neon Gyze is included in a deck, the deck can have any number of <Zeroth Dragon> cards. Even so, you can only Ultimate Stride as long as your vanguard have the same nation as the <Zeroth Dragon>.
• Fighter's Rule applies.

Extreme Fight

• Players may use cards of any clan(s) in their main deck and G deck. Clan and Sub-clan restrictions in card text still applies.
• Fighter's Rule does not apply.
• The date restriction on Epitome of Knowledge, Silvest does not apply.

G Regulation Fight

• Only cards from the G era are allowed. A card is from the G era if it either:
  • Carries a nation flag on the bottom right corner
  • Is a Cray Elemental or Touken Ranbu
  • As long as the card has been reprinted in the G era (such as Tidal Assault), its older prints may be used regardless of whether they carry a nation flag or not.
• The other Clan Fight regulations apply, including Fighter's Rule.

V Series

Standard

• Only cards belonging to the "V Series" era (i.e. cards with the symbol) can be used. Look at the respective category.
  • Cards with the code VPR/0001, V-SD01/001-014 and V-SD02/001-014 are treated as having the symbol.
• G zones are not allowed.
• Imaginary Gifts can be used.
• Uses Clan Fight rules.

Premium Standard

• All cards can be used, new and old.
• G zones are allowed.
• Imaginary Gifts can be used.
• Can use Clan Fight or Extreme Fight rules.

G Standard

• Only cards introduced before the "V Series" era (i.e. cards without the symbol) can be used.
  • Cards with the code VPR/0001, V-SD01/001-014 and V-SD02/001-014 are treated as having the symbol.
• Imaginary Gifts cannot be used.
• Uses Clan Fight rules.
• This format will be discontinued in October 2018.

Special Formats

Pack Fight

Main article: Pack Fight Rules

• Open booster packs, and then build a deck by using cards from there to play a cardfight.

Relay Fight

Main article: Relay Fight Rules

• A cardfight consisting of teams 3 vs 3, where each player relays with its teammate who will continue fighting for it.

Tag Fight

Main article: Tag Fight Rules

• A cardfight consisting of teams 2 vs 2, where each team sits together on one side of the table.

Flash Fight

• A main deck only consists of 25 cards.
• Only 4 damage is needed to win the game.
• Only 8 trigger units are allowed (maximum of 2 heal triggers).
• Other rules are the same as Classic.

Draft Fight

• Special rules for Booster Draft format.

Classic Format

This is no longer an official tournament format.

• Clan mixing is allowed, but clan restriction in texts still applies.
• Fighter's Rule applies.