Fun Digica 58- Booster Set 4 Card Previews

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Episode 58 of Fun Digica went up a bit ago.

The new episode of Fun Digica has Cody and Hideyoshi introduce 10 cards from Booster Set 4 Great Legend!


Jump right into the cards. And I 'think' we haven't seen any of these, making it an extra fun preview.

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We start with Gogmamon, who is throwing a wild punch.
MachGaogamon is drawn in a fun style that feels like it has a bit of the energy of Digimon Savers in it.
The One Who Inherits the Power of Dragons is drawn by Kenji Watanabe and feels like an old Hyper Coliseum card. Partially because it's another of the option cards that brings an old card into the new game (plus one version of the old games card used the same 3 characters.)
Hell's Gate features Plutomon doing one of his signature attacks.
People will be happy to see Blastmon, punching away with crystals flying.
BushiAgumon is an interesting pick and has the just right wandering samurai look (we've gotten a few different of the 'other Agumons' in the card game so far, nice to see them pop up.)
Cerberumon has shown up in the card game before, and looks decently menacing here.
Cerberumon: Werewolf Mode is new to the card game, and is in a pretty standard (and Gundamy) pose that benefits the look of the character highly.
Anubismon has great art that shows off the moon pretty well. It also feels very Sailor Moony in pose.
And last up is a new Tamers card for Hikari. She gets new art in the style of Adventure:



Really nice looking batch of cards this time.



We have clean images for Starter Decks 4, 5, and 6! Plus Tamer Battle Pack 2, the 2nd Winner's Card, and the 1st 2 scene vote cards featuring Adventure and 02.

We've also started to get previews from Booster Set 4 Great Legend. It's scheduled for release on December 18th.

We've begun to get info on Booster Set 5 Battle of Omega. It's scheduled for release on February 26th.

And images from previous Digimon Card Game releases:
Starter Decks 1, 2, and 3, and first 10 promo cards
Booster Set 1 New Evolution
Booster Set 2 Ultimate Power
V-Tamer Promo Cards
Purple/Black Promo Set
Tamer Battle Pack 1 and Tamer Battle Winner's Card
Booster Set 3 Union Impact


Index of Fun Digica & Card Battle episodes:

Fun Digica English Special Edition
Episode #1- Introduction to What is Out Today

Fun Digica
Episode #0- Preview/Announcement of Show
Episode #1- Basic Rules
Episode #2- Gaia Red Starter Deck Details
Episode #3- Cocytus Blue Starter Deck Details
Episode #4- Heaven's Yellow Starter Deck Details
Episode #5- Starter Deck Battle
Episode #6- Starter Deck Battle Part 2
Episode #7- Free Play Battle from Teaching App
Episode #8- Rule Questions
Episode #9- Starter Deck Battle Part 3
Episode #10- Mixed Deck Match
Episode #11- Which Is Stronger? Level Mismatch Battle
Episode #12- Booster Set 1 Card Previews
Episode #13- Double Starter Deck Match
Episode #14- More Parallel Cards Plus Secret Rare Cards
Episode #15- Double Starter Deck & Promo Match
Episode #16- Booster 1 Unboxing
Episode #17- Booster Set 1 Battle
Episode #18- Viewer Suggestion Battle
Episode #19- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 2
Episode #20- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 3
Episode #21- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 4
Episode #22- What to Say Before a Match
Episode #23- Booster Set 2 Card Previews
Episode #24- Rule Questions (Part 1)
Episode #25- Rule Questions (Part 2)
Episode #26- Booster Set 2 Secret Rare & Parallel Cards
Episode #27- Booster Set 2 Black vs. Purple Battle
Episode #28- Booster Set 2 Unboxing
Episode #29- Booster Set 2 Rule Questions
Episode #30- Booster 2 Serious Match
Episode #31- Booster 2 Match
Episode #32- Viewer Suggestion Battle
Episode #33- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 2
Episode #34- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 3
Episode #35- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 4
Episode #36- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 5
Episode #37- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 6
Episode #38- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 7
Episode #39- Viewer Suggestion Battle Part 8
Episode #40- Monochrome Tournament Part 1
Episode #41- Monochrome Tournament Part 2
Episode #42- Monochrome Tournament Part 3, plus card previews
Episode #43- Monochrome Tournament Part 4- SemiFinals, plus card previews
Episode #44- Monochrome Tournament Part 5- Finals, plus card previews
Episode #45- Cocolo Double Match
Episode #46- Booster Set 3 Card Previews
Episode #47- More Cocolo
Episode #48- Versus Dannayome Channel with Freedom Evolution Ruleset
#48 Followup- Fun Digica at Dannayome Channel
Episode #49- Booster Set 3 Super Rare Parallel Cards
Episode #50- Booster Set 3 Match
Episode #51- Booster Set 3 Unboxing
Episode #52- Booster Set 3 Battle
Episode #53- Booster Set 3 Battle
Episode #54- Booster Set 3 Battle
Episode #55- Booster Set 3 Rule Questions
Episode #56- Booster Set 3 More Rule Questions
Episode #57- Guest in Green vs. Green Battle

Card Battle (Series 1, Tournament)
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10

Card Battle (Series 2- News, Battles, & Preview)
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8

 

[Bancho]

Gogmamon
[Main] <DigiBurst 1>: 1 of your Digimon gets +2000 DP until the end of your opponent's next turn
[Inherited Effect] [All Turns] This Digimon gets +1000 DP

Blastmon
<Security Attack +1>
[When Attacking] Your opponent can choose 1 of their unsuspended Digimon. When they do, the target of Blastmon's attack becomes that Digimon

MachGaogamon
[Main]<DigiBurst 2>: Return 1 of your opponent's Lv. 4 or lower Digimon to their hand. That Digimon's Digivolution Sources are trashed
[Inherited Effect] [Your Turn] When you have a Tamer, this Digimon gets +2000cDP

BushiAgumon
<Haste>

Cerberumon
[When Deleted] <Draw 2> then trash 1 card from your hand

Cerberumon: Werewolf Mode
<Haste>
[When Played] You may Delete 1 of your Digimon named "Cerberumon" to gain 9 Memory

Anubimon
[When Digivolving] You may play a Lv. 3 Digimon card from your trash without paying its cost
[Your Turn] When your Digimon are Played from your trash, those Digimon gain <Haste> for the turn

Hikari Kamiya
[All Turns] Whenever your Security is reduced, you may suspend this Tamer to gain 1 Memory

Inherit the Power of Dragons (idk what the actual name of this card is)
[Main] <Draw 2> Then if you have a Digimon that contains [Greymon] or [Dramon] in its name, delete 1 of your opponent's Digimon with 4000 DP or less
[Security] Activate this card's [Main] effect

Hell's Gate
[Main] Delete 1 of your opponent's Lv. 6 or higher Digimon
[Security] Add this card to your hand

 

[Rohan]

Too many to go through individually so I'll just give some quick thoughts.

Though I was never the biggest fan of Blastmon, I am excited as I think this is the first Xros Wars Digimon to be in the TCG which is awesome. I see MachGaogamon has the power to bounce cards back to the hand much like we predicted after seeing Thomas' Tamer card.

I love Cerberusmon: Werewolf Mode and the fact that you can summon it with Quick Attack by ditching one of your regular Cerberusmon's feels very appropriate for Purple. I see I wasn't the only person who thought "sailor moon?" when I saw Anubimon.

Crikey, these Option card names are getting longer and longer but "The One who Inherits the Power of Dragons" is an awesome card regardless and I love the artwork.

 

[Mattman324]

Blastmon!!!!

So, is Bushiagumon the first stage of Victorygreymon, or Orange Megalogrowmon? Guess we'll see.

 

[YongYoKyo]

I like the new Black mineral "line", including the earlier Baboongamon. Fits well with the pre-existing Black Gottsumon.

Werewolf Mode's effect is a nice implication of a mode change. The juxtaposition between regular Cerberumon's pink tone and Werewolf Mode's blue tone is also very nice.

So, is Bushiagumon the first stage of Victorygreymon, or Orange Megalogrowmon? Guess we'll see.

There is also the Yellow WarGreymon in this set. VictoryGreymon is also Red only, but I suppose RizeGreymon and Silphymon can circumvent that issue.

 

[Momentai]

Today is crazy with these reveals. I'm so hyped.

I knew that sooner or later Gogmamon was going to digivolve into Blastmon. Good to see that. Althought I'm not sure I completely understood Blastmon's effect. Are you at least gonna choose if you attack the Digimon you targeted? Or does the opponent always have the option to redirect the attack to one of their active Digimon? I think it's the first one, right? Even so, unless the opponent has only one active Digimon on the field, so that you know what Digimon you are going to battle, I don't know how I feel about that effect. Anyway a 13000 DP Digimon with <Security Attack +1> feels already good, therefore the other effect can be a nice additional option.

So the purple tamer was Hikari. I didn't think about that possibility.

I really like Anubimon's combined abilities, I definitively see her getting used.

 

[Deep Saver]

Today is crazy with these reveals. I'm so hyped.

I knew that sooner or later Gogmamon was going to digivolve into Blastmon. Good to see that. Althought I'm not sure I completely understood Blastmon's effect. Are you at least gonna choose if you attack the Digimon you targeted? Or does the opponent always have the option to redirect the attack to one of their active Digimon? I think it's the first one, right? Even so, unless the opponent has only one active Digimon on the field, so that you know what Digimon you are going to battle, I don't know how I feel about that effect. Anyway a 13000 DP Digimon with <Security Attack +1> feels already good, therefore the other effect can be a nice additional option.

So the purple tamer was Hikari. I didn't think about that possibility.

I really like Anubimon's combined abilities, I definitively see her getting used.

I'm pretty sure Blastmon's when attacking effect is supposed to be detrimental, given his otherwise great stats and low memory cost.

 

[Momentai]

Today is crazy with these reveals. I'm so hyped.

I knew that sooner or later Gogmamon was going to digivolve into Blastmon. Good to see that. Althought I'm not sure I completely understood Blastmon's effect. Are you at least gonna choose if you attack the Digimon you targeted? Or does the opponent always have the option to redirect the attack to one of their active Digimon? I think it's the first one, right? Even so, unless the opponent has only one active Digimon on the field, so that you know what Digimon you are going to battle, I don't know how I feel about that effect. Anyway a 13000 DP Digimon with <Security Attack +1> feels already good, therefore the other effect can be a nice additional option.

So the purple tamer was Hikari. I didn't think about that possibility.

I really like Anubimon's combined abilities, I definitively see her getting used.

I'm pretty sure Blastmon's when attacking effect is supposed to be detrimental, given his otherwise great stats and low memory cost.

Oh wow. Yes, the cost is low given its stats, but isn't it still too bad? It doesn't even say "when attacking a Digimon" and he's still an SR. At least I think so, I can't read a single word in Japanese ahah, but I always have to thank SparkGold for the translations.

 

[Tarama]

Oh wow! That MachGaogamon art! So beautiful.

Blastmon making into the booster confirmed a thought of mine that Blastmon is the Ultimate form of Golemon (Sunarizamon) if it didn't evolve into Bancho. At least for myself.

Back to MachGaogamon. It's beautiful!
Can't wait for Dorulumon and JaegerDorulumon.

 

[e105zeta]

Wow, the Cerberumon hound mode is the first bad art I’ve seen in the entire game. Just looks stiff and misproportioned. Thought it was Doberman drawn wrong for quite a while.

I <3 Blastmon being positioned as Gogmamon’s Ultimate, great to see Xross Wars in general circulation

 

[Bancho]

Wow, the Cerberumon hound mode is the first bad art I’ve seen in the entire game. Just looks stiff and misproportioned. Thought it was Doberman drawn wrong for quite a while.

the proportions are accurate to its official profile art which is way more stiff than this

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[e105zeta]

The pauldron heads admittedly don’t give it much range of movement but still. I hope purple Labramon is in this set.

 

[smilewolfy]

yeeess, Anubimon! And in purple too Now I just need Sangloupmon and Astamon in that colour and I can have my favourite line!

Loving the art on all of these, especailly BushiAgumon and Cerberumon

 

[Nagatem]

Hopefully we get more then just two legendary warriors, was really hopping for a more frontier themed set, my dreams of a lucemon card drift further away

 

[Sparrow Hawk]

It's really full of surprises! Gogmamon's face at full view! He does look like he can evolve into BantyoGolemon, not that Blastmon who is oddly "rich" and less savage.

They freaking got BushiAgumon a new card! How cool is that!

Disappointed Cerberumon didn't get cool artwork but at least Werewolf Mode is freaking cool to see!

Didn't know that As'Maria could draw so beautifully! That Anubismon art!! Usually he draw tons of futuristic mecha armors but to think he can draw so beautifually!

 

[Bartz]

I love that Machgaogamon and Anubimon artwork, they're so beautiful.

 

[Mattman324]

There is also the Yellow WarGreymon in this set.

Oh right, that is a thing this set. Right.

The pauldron heads admittedly don’t give it much range of movement but still. I hope purple Labramon is in this set.

It has the Imperialdramon Dragon problem where portions of the design are meant to not move, which means that, uh, it can't move all that much.

 

[MechaMadness]

As someone who's been liking the way Purple has been shaping out more and more, glad to see Purple got a ton of love here. Unlike last time, I actually have a decent amount to say about everything here, so let's get into it.

Spoiler: Gogmamon

Gogmamon reminds me alot of BlitzGreymon from ST-5, as it has the same type of DigiBurst effect, and since DigiBurst isn't Once Per Turn unless explicitly stated, you can use it's DigiBurst 1 effect twice to get the same result as BlitzGreymon. Difference being that's you're giving up BlitzGreymon's Security Attack+1 and it's naturally larger power, and as a Lv5 it does have less potential sources to DigiBurst away, but overall I feel Gogmamon is much easier to use then BlitzGreymon is if all you're looking for is a DP Battery.

Spoiler: Blastmon

I'll be honest, I never considered the idea of Blastmon being Gogmamon's Lv6 until now, but it makes so much sense in hindsight. Anyways, the card itself is really weird. Stats-wise, it's incredibly above average, as 13000 is the highest we've ever seen a Lv6 go alongside Nidhoggmon, as most Lv6's are around 11000 DP. Heck, it ties with the Lv7 Millenniummon, though crashing this into Millenniummon is an awful idea considering it could come right back while your Blastmon will stay dead. Combine that with SA+1 and a 3 Cost to evolve, it's combat stats are nice. The caveat is it's secondary effect. That effect is mandatory to activate whenever Blastmon attacks, meaning your opponent will always have the opportunity to redirect the attack wherever the want, even when attempting to attacking Security. That's a ton of control that could honestly really hurt the card's viability, since while Blastmon has great stats so it'll run over most things in battle, it also allows your opponent to stall very easily, and there's certain things that Blastmon outright sucks against. Any Lv7 for example, as even the aforementioned Millenniummon can come back if Blastmon is forced to crash into this. Blastmon also loses hard to anything with Retaliation, as your opponent can just force Blastmon attack the Retaliation user to dispose of it. I really don't know how to feel about this card as a result, so I'll have to wait and see if it can prove itself, but that level of control it gives your opponent isn't a good sign imo.

Spoiler: MachGaogamon

We knew the Gao family would be in this set in some capacity since Thomas's secondary effect would make no sense otherwise, and it's a decent enough start to the deck showcasing it's bouncing theme. It's a DigiBurst 2 on a Lv5 so you're only gonna get one use out of it even in a best case scenario, but bouncing a Lv4 isn't bad considering you can get rid of a Blocker or something, as they're predominantly Lv4s outside of Black. It's fine on it's own, just kinda hinges on how good the rest of the Gao cards are before I can make a final judgment on this.

Spoiler: BushiAgumon

BushiAgumon is our first instance of Lv3 with Haste so there's not that much to say about it, but I do think it gives interesting insight. Based on the Haste users we've seen thus far, being this, Darkdramon, Werewolf Mode and Anubismon (Trust me, we'll get to those later), seems like they're really trying to make sure Haste is a skill that requires setup ahead of time in some capacity rather then just being something you can use immediately at the start of the game. Makes sense considering Haste is a very powerful keyword and you want to limit how good a new concept is initially so you don't overdo it, but yeah. Like we've seen with the others, BushiAgumon is gonna either require specific setup to gain the 5 Memory required to cast with stuff like Tamers or ST-3 Patamon gaining you memory for it, or your opponent plays a big card and you get it that way.

Spoiler: Cerberusmon

Cerberusmon isn't that interesting of a card on it's own to me, largely due to opportunity cost. It's not awful per se, it's effect is very in line with Purple's theme, it's just that I don't think I'd ever realistically run this over something like LadyDevimon if I'm not playing Werewolf Mode. Sure, I have to discard two cards instead of just one, but I get those cards upfront with LadyDevimon and the additional card I have to discard is compensated by my ability to keep LadyDevimon on the field for a Lv6. With that being said, the card is very clearly intended to be used with Werewolf Mode, so let's get into that, shall we?

Spoiler: Cerberusmon Werewolf Mode

Werewolf Mode is a card I'm mixed on. On one hand, when the intended use of Werewolf Mode works, I'm all in favor of it. A Lv5 with Haste that can be played for "free" is great. Sure, you have to give up Cerberusmon to use it, but Cerberusmon gains you advantage from being deleted, and that's not taking into account any inheritable skills you might've given it like BT-2 Gabumon. My problem with Werewolf Mode is that if you don't have regular Cerberusmon in play, the card is remarkably bad. It's effect specifically mentions OG Cerberusmon so it can't use another copy of Werewolf Mode for this, (though that's definitely for the best considering it has Haste and that could lead to some really cheesy games), and if you don't have Cerberusmon on the field, Werewolf Mode is an extremely overpriced vanilla. In short, I'm not sure how I feel about a card that's only good if you have another very specific card in play, as I feel like consistency issues could arise from this.

Spoiler: Anubismon

I adore everything about this Anubismon to be honest. I love the artwork, and I love the effect. Getting a Lv3 from the Trash upfront isn't bad considering this is another addition to the "Purple Cards who retain Play Effects" club, seems they're being more lenient on that now, but it's that second effect is what sells me on Anubismon. Note that nothing about that second effect is Once Per Turn, nor does it care about the way the Digimon is brought back. This is Purple, they have a billion ways to bring back Digimon from the Trash. In terms of Option Cards you have Night Raid/Grisly Wing from BT-2 and Back for Revenge from BT-3, and to a lesser extent Necrophobia considering it's quite a bit more expensive. Heck, Back For Revenge in particular shines since Anubismon's second effect doesn't care about the Level either, so even a higher level Digimon brought back by it will gain Haste. The Lv6 Digimon side of things also deserves a mention since while they require more setup in advance then simply playing an Option Card, they're also less straining on Memory. Notable cards include BT-2 MetalGarurumon and ST-6 CresGarurumon. I do think Anubismon falls into the same category as other Haste users in that it requires a degree of setup to reach it's full potential, as you're not always gonna have those cards or the memory to play them, but unlike Werewolf Mode, Anubismon at least has an effect upfront that's decent enough in a worst case scenario. This really feels like the type of card you can't allow to stay on the field for prolonged periods of time to be honest, as the way that effect interacts with one of the main themes of the color it's in could very easily lead to major swings in tempo.

Spoiler: Purple Hikari

Purple Hikari just screams "Use me with DoneDevimon." The effect isn't bad on it's own considering it is giving a small penalty to your opponent for being aggressive, though I really do think this one requires you to have effects surrounding this type of effect. Do think it being active on both turns is very noteworthy though, as you can use it with stuff like Mastemon or even Lopmon or BT-4 WarGreymon considering Hikari doesn't care about color and Yellow has a decent amount of ways to reduce Security manually and effects that trigger off your Security size. Definitely an interesting one if nothing else.

Spoiler: Hell's Gate

I really doubt we'll see this card retain it's Japanese name in English, though I do wonder what they'd call it in English since I don't believe we have an English localization for it unlike Hellfire/Emerald Blaze on Cerberusmon. Anyways, onto the card itself. I was expecting a 6 Cost Option in this set to go alongside Plutomon so you can get maximum value out of it considering you can't use 7 Costs like Trump Sword off its effect, but I wasn't expecting it to be this good to be honest. Rather then compare it to Trump Sword or Gaia Force, I honestly think the best comparison is Plasma Stake from BT-3. Plasma Stake is a 4 Cost that destroys a Digimon with 13000 DP or higher, which may as well mean "Destroy one of your opponent's Lv7 Digimon" most of the time, as a Lv6 with 13000 power during your turn was very seldom seen. We've seen Nidhoggmon and the aforementioned Blastmon in this set have that so it could become more common, but I digress. Bottom line is, Hell's Gate is essentially asking you to pay two extra Memory to be able to be able to nail any Lv6 in addition to a Lv7, and honestly, I'm perfectly okay with that. Generally speaking, the cards I'm most willing to spend a high amount of memory on to remove are Lv6's and Lv7's as they're typically the most threatening. The only level I'd be somewhat willing to use Trump Sword on would be a Lv5 in the event I really don't want them to get to their big playmaker and use it on the same turn, though I will concede that Trump Sword has the better Security Effect considering it can stop a potentially fatal attack. Yeah, I know Plasma Stake is a Red Option card while this is a Purple one, but Plasma Stake really is the card this reminded me of most. Overall, I really like the card slot, definitely want to try it out.

Spoiler: Inherit the Power of Dragons

With a name like that and what the card actually does, I would've thought AncientGreymon would've been featured in the art considering the Greymon family literally inherited it's power, but oh well. Anyways, it's alright I guess. You get the Draw 2 regardless, and there's a ton of Greymons and Dramons out there so you should still have plenty of options when it comes to using this card. Unlike the previous Draw 2, 3 Cost in Red, Nuclear Laser, this one also has a Security Effect, so that's nice. With that being said, I'm not sure how much play this'll see considering Boring Storm sees basically no play in Blue and neither does the aforementioned Nuclear Laser, so I'm not sure if this is enough of an upgrade to get people to play a 3 Cost Draw 2 card.

Man, let me tell you, I spent way too much time typing this out.

 

[Muur]

I'm surprised it took this long for the first XW Digimon after they retconned them all, and Blastmon is not who I would've thought would be who shows up first. I guess now we'll see the floodgates open.

I guess the Cerberusmons are for Plutomon. Hopefully Dobermon come with them as well. Would've been good time for an Aoi card from Survive but eh, I guess it's better to wait for the game to actually release.

 

[DedicatedGazi]

I was legit thinking of Joking that Kairi, the Chisen of Light, whould end up in the purple deck, and here she is. I don't expect her to be to usefull.

That Anubismon though! I definitely want at least 1 in my deck. Probably 2. Just think. The option "Back for revenge." and then just keep crashing into stuff with a vengeance Digimon.