Breakers of Shadow Special Edition launches this Friday with a mix of past, present, and future cards to help you build and enhance your Decks! From the “past” column comes Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld, a Rank 8 Xyz Monster that saw a lot of play at the Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational in Los Angeles. It even appeared in 3 of the Top 8 Decks, including the winning Kozmo Deck piloted by Ryan Murakami! Read more…

If you’ve been paying attention over the last month, then you probably already know about Draco Face-Off! This Quick-Play Spell Card in Breakers of Shadow pits a Dracoslayer against a Dracoverlord, allowing one of them to emerge victorious on your field, while the other is sent off to the Extra Deck.

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Two years ago, the Traptrix monsters debuted in Judgment of the Light. They’re a group of Plant and Insect-type monsters that work with your “Hole” Normal Trap Cards, namely the long running series of “Trap Hole” cards, to prevent Summons and eliminate monsters! While most themes have a powerful monster to lead their strategy, Traptrix got Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare, a powerful Trap Card that could both negate effects and destroy monsters! It became a big player on the competitive scene overnight, but that didn’t stop Duelists from asking for an ace monster for the Traptrix Deck! Well, the time is now here: Say hello to Traptrix Rafflesia! Read more…

The first booster of the year, Breakers of Shadow is in stores today! Whether you’re looking to build a totally new Deck, or just looking for great new cards to add to the Deck you already play, Breakers of Shadow has plenty of both! Keep in mind that it’s also tournament legal today, so if you’re going to play in a tournament this weekend it’s worth your time to study up on the new cards even if you don’t plan on playing with any of them. You can check out the entire set over on the Card Database!

Solemn Strike is one of the most hotly-anticipated cards in Breakers of Shadow, and for good reason: it’s a spectacular Counter Trap that trumps some of the biggest cards in competition today, dominating Pendulums, Kozmos, and indeed, any monster that has an effect that activates. Read more…