Kagero

Original	V Series	ZERO

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Kagero Emblem

"Kagero" (かげろう Kagerou, literally "Heat Haze") is a clan from the nation of Dragon Empire, and was one of the first playable clans in the game, introduced in Trial Deck 2: Dragonic Overlord alongside Royal Paladin. In the lore, this clan is the strongest military in all of Planet Cray.

Background

Bombardment Troop "Kagero"

It is the land assault troop composed of dragons, dragonoids, and machines modeled after them. The dragons and machines both possess combat strength exceeding that of modern weapons. It is one of the strongest army that has prominent strength to turn cruel operations into reality. The army is centered around flame dragons.

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What is "Kagero"? (Card of the Day 3rd May 2016)

It is the First Army of "Dragon Empire", and the attack troop led by the flame dragons. The army is composed of warriors centered around flame dragons, dragon knights and dragonmen, and boasts of overwhelming offensive power. It is a leading army of the world, with both power of dragons and technology of humans.

Playstyle

Kagero's theme of "fire" is prominent in its effects, with a focus on "burning" the opponent's resources. The main way they do this is by retiring the opponent's rear-guards to gain advantages and weaken, or outright ruin, the opponent's battle formation. The "Blaze" keyword, primarily used by the Blademaster archetype, activates if the player has more rear-guards than the opponent. Each military troop within the clan has its own methods of benefiting and using the retiring mechanic.

The Overlord's add a focus on beatdown tactics by restanding the vanguard after attacking certain units, allowing the player to burn the opponent's field while also gaining more drive checks. More recently they have gained a greater focus on retiring and pressuring the opponent through effect damage and the gaining of power and drive checks based on the opponents damage.

Dauntless, like Overlord, also restands, but utilizes the trigger checks gained by restanding to power up the vanguard while also retiring the opponent's rear-guards.

The Perdition troop retire rear-guards based on columns, while powering up from these retires. They can also chain retires as well.

The Seal Dragons allow the opponent to superior call grade 2 units from the top of the opponent's deck, but in doing so gain power from the opponent having multiple grade 2 units on the field, preventing them from intercepting, and even retiring them.

Known/Notable Fighters

• Harumi Minami
• Kouji Ibuki
• Toshiki Kai
• Mamoru Anjou
• Taishi Miwa
• Saori Fuchidaka
  • Dumjid
• Team Three Blacks

Design

Races

Name	Type	Description
Chimera	Shared	Bizarre beasts composed of different body parts.
Demon	Shared	Denizens of darkness.
Dragonman	Shared	Dragons possessing humanoid-like features.
Flame Dragon	Shared	Dragons commanding the element of fire.
Gillman	Shared	Amphibian-like humanoids.
Golem	Shared	Colossal man-made constructs.
High Beast	Shared	Intelligent mammalian and avian animals.
Human	Shared	Ordinary people who wield armaments to fight.
Noble	Shared	Humanoids of an upper social class with mystic powers.
Salamander	Shared	Humanoids wreathed in flames.
Tear Dragon	Shared	Dragons that command the waters.
Warbeast	Shared	Beasts who specialize in combat.
Winged Dragon	Shared	Normal dragons without special elemental features.

Themes

Name	Type	Description
Blademaster	Archetype	The unrivalled swordmaster of Kagero.
Blockade	Archetype	A dragon whose horrible powers are kept sealed.
Dauntless	Archetype	An elderly veteran of the empire possessing of an indefatigable spirit.
Overlord	Archetype	The title given to the dragon who stands at the pinnacle of might.
Perdition	Sub-Clan	A special troop wielding hellfire itself that was formed to face the invaders.
Seal Dragon	Sub-Clan	Convicts of the empire that have been rehabilitated to fight once more, the true extent of their powers kept sealed.

Sets containing Kagero cards

Extra Booster Sets

Set Name	No. of Cards
Extra Booster: Comic Style Vol. 1	3
Extra Booster: Cavalry of Black Steel	5
Extra Booster: Divine Dragon Progression	35
Movie Booster 1: Neon Messiah	14

Decks and Starter Sets

Set Name	No. of Cards
Trial Deck 2: Dragonic Overlord	16
Starter Set Red	18
G Legend Deck 2: The Overlord blaze "Toshiki Kai"	16

Trivia

• The kanji for Kagero is "陽炎".
• As its name reflected, the units use fire-based combat abilities.
• Some of the unit names are taken from Chinese novels (in Japanese pronunciations), such as Journey to the West (e.g. Genjo (玄奘 Xuanzang), Goku (悟空 Wukong), Hakkai (八戒 Bajie), Gojo (悟净 Wujing)), and some from Chinese myth, such as Joka (女娲 Nüwa).
• Some of the unit names are taken from Hindu myths, such as Deva, Kimnara, Yaksha.
• Some of the names come form Arabic. (Tahr, Bahr, Aleph, Abd Salam, etc...)

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