『Contract Saga: Kan Vol.4 Heroes Anthology』，set to be on sale from 14 Feb (Saturday)！
As the grand finale of [Contract Saga: Kan], apart from [Siegwurm] and [Yggdrasil] that was active in the anime [Battle Spirits Shounen Gekiha Dan] entering as [Contract Spirit Card] , [Heroes Anthology] includes 2 brand new [Contract GranWalker Nexus Card].
Also, a part of the past Grand Emperor spirits will also receive their powered-up effect of [Contract Saga: Kan]'s main mechanic, [Manifest] and receive [Super Manifest].

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The new Contract god for Primordial, [The Chaotic Contractor, Chaos] is synergistic with the family [Primorial] as well as the nostalgic [Bravers]. You can construct a deck with past spirits that rebirth into [The Rebel Hero]. This is a deck that focuses on Mirage and when you discard a [Primordial] mirage, you can set 1 of them without paying its cost by sending 1 core from Chaos to the void. By using this [Contract Field], you can battle while activating various mirage effects. As the Grand Emperor, [The Chaotic Divine King, Chaos] has [Chaos Release] where you can resolve any number of [When this Mirage is set] effects by sending 2 cores from [The Chaotic Contractor, Chaos] onto itself. Also, the AX Rare, [Chaotic Supernova, Siegwurm Alt-Nova] can be summoned without paying its cost when you have 6 or more counters. It can restrict your opponent while being a mirage and has [Nova]'s life recovery effect. [The Chaotic Divine King, Chaos] can fix one of your spirits' symbol at 4 after you resolve your blue mirage effect. Let's attain victory while utilising [Chaotic Supernova, Siegwurm Alt-Nova] to restrict your opopnent!

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The Indida Contract god, [The Lightning Divine Contractor, Indra], is best match with the new family [Lightning Warrior]. It is a deck which uses its powerful [ContractSkill] to prevent an opposing Spirit/Ultimate from attacking/blocking during this game. As the deck's Grand Emperor, [The Lightning God Dragon Emperor, Vajrawurm] has [Lightning Release] which sends 2 core from [Contract GranWalker Indra] onto itself when it manifest or attacks to grant unguardable to your [cannot attack/block] effects during this turn and stops 2 opposing spirit/ultimate from attacking/blocking throughout the game. Next, the AX Rare [The Super Lightning God Dragon, Gran Saggito Nova] can, if it is during your attack step when it descends or attacks, burn your opponent's life for each opposing spirit/ultimate that is in the state of [cannot attack/block]. Let's use [The Super Lightning God Dragon, Gran Saggito Nova]'s life burning effect and double symbol attack with [Contract God Indra] and [The Lightning God Dragon Emperor, Vajrawurm]'s locking of attack/block to showdown!

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As the last set of booster before [Standard] and [Eternal], [Heroes Anthology] includes the concept of multiple heroes from the past. Not only are there [Contract GranWalker Nexus Card], but there is also [Contract Spirit Card]. The Key spirit cards from anime, [Battle Spirits Shounen Gekiha Dan], [Siegwurm] and [Yggrasil] appears as Contract spirit cards.
[The Crimson ThunderEmperor Dragon, Siegwurm] has a unique effect to change its cost according to your life. When it attacks, you can send 1 core from your life to the trash to reveal the top 3 cards from your deck to add 1 of each, [Crimson]/[Wurm]/[Kushina], to your hand. [The Crimson Star Emperor Dragon, Meteorwurm] has a BP destruction effect when it attacks that cannot be guarded depending on your life. During both players' attack step while it is in OC and Descension state, whenever your [Crimson]/[Wurm] destroys an opposing spirit/ultimate, your opponent cannot summon any cards. When the key card, [The Crimson Super Nova Dragon, Siegwurm Nova] attacks, it destroys an opposing spirit/ultimate with the highest BP and once per gam, if it has a [Wurm] as its base card, you use its [Nova] signature effect to replenish your life to 5. And at the same time, when it is your attack step while it is in OC and Descension state, when your [Nova] increases your life, it sends 1 opposing life to trash for every life gained. Let's attain victory with [Nova]'s punch while controlling your own life total!

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[The Silver Iron Knight Yggdrasil] is able to by exhausting 1 of your [Silver] spirit, return 1 opposing spirit/ultimate with cost equal or lower to the exhausted target to the bottom of the deck. Also, it has [Knight Armor: Red/White/Yellow] where your [Silver] spirits are unaffected by opposing Red/White/Yellow effects and are able to block while being exhausted. [The Silver Wing Deity, Grand Wodan] can treat your soul core as being paid to [Contract Descent] while it is in your hand and your opponent uses a Magic card during the flash timing to negate the effect. This is [Grand Wodan]'s signature effect. When the key card [The Silver Doom Knight Lord, Ragna Rock] descends or attacks, it can either heavy up to 3 opposing spirit/ultimate or once per game, core boost 6 to itself if it has [Yggdrasill] as its base card. When it is in descension during your turn, your opponent cannot resolve Burst effects and when your spirit refreshes through effects, during this turn the refreshed target gains 1 Green symbol. let's do some continuous attacks with multiple symbols and immunity to attain victory!

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Also, in [Heroes Anthology], Grand Emperor from the past will be revived with a powerful new effect, [Super Manifest]! [Manifest] requires the payment of soul core, but [Super Manifest] summons the card by sending soul core to itself and core charge to target [Contract GranWalker Nexus] to treat the summoning cost as being paid. As such, you can reclaim the soul core that was used previously. The [Super Manifest] effect is already powerful on its own, but the spirit cards each have powerful effects that can strengthen the current Contract GranWalker Nexus decks, please be sure to get them! Also, as per the announcement previously, [Radiance of the Eternal Emperor], that includes cards specially for [Eternal], will also include brand new Super Manifest Spirits, please look forward to it!

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In the box purchase campaign, you can attain a [Standard] card that is to be released in April! The 6 types of cards are Soul Magic cards that will be available in [Standard], and illustration of popular spirit cards from the past are utilized. These are all powerful cards that will be used in [Standard]. We hope that everyone will get their hands on these cards while awaiting the arrival of [Standard]!

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In the [All Star Sign Card Campaign] of [Heroes Anthology], there will be character designs from [Battle Spirits Shounen Gekiha Dan], [Battle Spirits Brave] and [Battle Spirits Double Drive] for the brand new magic card [Kizuna Mist]. There will be a total of 6 designs. Please try to collect your favourite character's [Kizuna Mist].
Also, there will be a hotstamp signed Secret version from the voice actors, please be sure to get it!

[BS75] Contract Saga: Kan Vol.4
Heroes Anthology

Few days earlier, we aired the second [Battle Spirits Shin Kaihou Project Presentation] on Youtube and introduced the design for [Standard] cards as well as products and events for the next half of the year.

Firstly, regarding the [Standard] card design, we are very thankful for all the precious opinions that was gathered through questionnaires. We have received a lot of suggestions and in order to reciprocate to everyone's voices, we have changed the design many times and finally got a completion.
Here, I will formally introduce the completed Standard card design.

The basic design has not much change from the initial design from [Standard Demo Session], but we did some minor adjustments to it. The overall card design is to use the past card design as base and using Battle Spirit's iconic color, black as the base and included gold color in various parts to show a more mature style while still being stylish.
Next, we will explain more in details.

Firstly, in order to differentiate the card types at the top left corner below the cost, we added a card type label. In the design of demo session, the card type label was at the bottom of the card where there is an issue of it being difficult to differentiate while in hand or the trash. As such, we changed it to the top left corner where players can still easily differentiate the card types.

Next, we changed the cost label for cards with EX Symbol. EX symbol is a new symbol from [Standard] where you can use EX Symbol from your trash to fulfil cost reduction for [Inheritance] and it plays a huge role in [Standard] of Battle Spirits. To allow immediate counting of EX Symbols in the trash, we added gold ornaments to the cost label for cards with EX Symbols. The design for regular cards are also changed. This will allow a better differentiation of which cards have EX Symbol.

Regarding the card's color label, we also did some minor adjustments. In the design during Demo session, you can also differentiate the card's color through the card border and symbol, but we also added the card's color at the bottom right beside the Block label. Cards from [Standard] may also have full art cards without borders, so if there is a label at the bottom indicating the color, you can still easily differentiate the color in this situation.

Also, we have the soul magic's cost from will be changed to the card's color. Soul magic is a new card from [Standard] where it can be a powerful ace card to decide victory. After changing the color of the cost frame, one should probably see that it is a special card at a glance and at the same time, we adjusted the design to match it with its color binding effect [When you have said color symbol, you can use it by paying soul core].

Finally, is the minor adjustments to the keywords. In the original Battle Spirits, sometimes, there will be the activation timing, like [During your Attack Step] or [Activate: Flash] and the number of times you can activate it like [Once per turn] or [Once per game]. This time, to let it be easily understandable, we iconized them. It will be a blue icon if the step or activation timing is designated, Purple if the timing is designated, Red if the number of activation is designated. We designated color and iconized every condition as such.
Also,「Exhaust this Nexus ▶」type of effect where an activation cost is required, we placed the activation cost before the arrow. This makes it more understandable as to what is needed to activate the effect and from where to where is the activation cost.
In Battle Spirits' [Standard], not only are we looking at being more easily understand addable by shortening the text, we also hope to increase the clarity of resolving effects and, icon and activation cost labeling is one of the ways.

As introduced, the card design for [Standard] will have difference to the current Battle Spirits. Even though it may not be used to, but in order to increase some new mechanics for the brand new Battle Spirits, we did some changes to the design. As of now, we have revealed some of the cards on X, please look forward to how the designs will be!

Next, regarding the new world view of Standard. This time, not only is the game mechanic and game design, in order to change the world view, we have invited illustrator, toy(e) sensei, to be in charge of the world view, background and illustration. From the known card and illustration, we believe everyone could feel the big change of Battle Spirits world view as compared to before. We view the illustration and background of Battle Spirits as one of its main elements. As such, apart from card text, please look forward to this parts as well.

The new [Standard] with brand new card design and world view, will have 6 types of [Entry Deck] going on sale from 11 April (Sat)! This [Entry Deck] includes a constructed deck, cores and rule card for the game procedure. Through the paper cores instead of the actual ones, it enabled an affordable price. We also considered including actual cores for players who have not touched Battle SPirits before, but as we would first want more people to start [Standard], we decided to go with pricing instead. As such, we decided to use paper cores.

For players who would like to acquire actual cores, we are also releasing [Core and Card Set 2026]. This product includes 1 alternate art card for a powerful magic card. As such, not only players who would wish to acquire cores, those who already have should also get it.

1 week after the sales of [Entry Deck], the first [Standard] Booster Pack, [The Pulse of Genesis] will be going on sale! To allow players to have a big pool of cards for [Standard], we increased the card types to 144. Also, regarding the rarity, after looking at the early Battle Spirits booster pack, we decided to set them as Common, Rare, M Rare and X Rare. If this lets everyone feel that it is not enough, we have also increased the number of X Rares to 18 types. Of course, these 18 types posses powerful effects befitting the status of an X rare. Please look forward to card introduction in the future. Also, [The Pulse of Genesis] also includes many cards that can strengthen the [Entry Deck]. Please look forward to construct a deck out of a card pool of 200 different cards!

After the release of [Standard] in April, we also hope to liven up [Eternal]. In May, we are looking to start the sales of [Eternal Booster Pack Radiance of the Eternal Emperor]! In [Radiance of the Eternal Emperor], there will still be [Contract Spirit], [Contract GranWalker Nexus] and a brand new contract card, [Contract Nexus]! The new Contract Nexus can perform a special Radiant Descent onto itself that is unlike before. Even though, we are unable to reveal more details now, it has a powerful effect as the core of a deck, befitting a Contract Card's status. Please look forward to more card introduction from March onwards. Also, to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of anime [Battle Spirits Double Drive], the key spirits, [The Twelve God Kings], will also be revived! Similar to [Supreme Hero Burst] of the [Return of the Supreme Hero], they will return with a strengthened form, please look forward to it! Next, in [Radiance of the Eternal Emperor], the AX Rares will be picking popular PX Rare cards. We believe that everyone have a PX Rare in their memories. Please look forward to which spirit cards will be revived.

In 2026 for Battle Spirits, not only are there products, there are also plentiful events! Firstly, to align with the sales of [Standard], [Eternal], [Diva] and [Collaboration] products, there will be events dedicated for each of them. We hope that everyone can prepare to enjoy the meta after the sales of these products. Please actively join them.

Also, in the [Standard Demo Session] is to be hosted in each region using sample cards. This is to allow the experience for cards of the [Entry Deck]. No deck preparation is needed to join the event. Please bring along friends who have not experienced Battle Spirits to join in.

After that, together with the sales of [Entry Deck], we will be hosting [Entry Deck Limited Exchange Event]! You can join the event just by having 1 set of [Entry Deck] and we have prepared memorabilia, please be sure to join! With regards to the event schedule and memorabilia, we will be notifying on a later date. Please look forward to further news.

Well then, how will [Contract Saga: Kan Vol.4 Heroes Anthology] change the meta, what will be the ending of [Grand Final], Battle Spirits is still exciting at the end of this year, not to be missed! Also, after the finals, [Standard] and [Eternal] is just right in front of our eyes.

Since February, we have been revealing cards from [Entry Deck] and [Booster Pack Pulse of Genesis]. Even though it is just a part of the cards, but it includes [Rumble] and [Amplify] which have not been seen before. We hope that everyone can feel the brand new Battle Spirits from the illustrations. As we have been preaching, the aim of [Battle Spirits Shin Kaihou Project] is to let more people enjoy Battle Spirits in the long run. On the other hand, [Pulse of Genesis] also includes effects similar to [Clash]. Our idea is not to change every single thing, but to merge the new and old concept to sculpt the [Standard] format of battle Spirits. We cannot be sure of the future, but we will continue to explore the possibility of reviving such effects. Please look forward to it.

As such, for [Standard] version of Battle Spirits, for players that had left Battle Spirits or allowing players that have not tired Battle Spirits before, we lowered the card strength as compared to the current Battle Spirits. However, even if the card strength has been lowered, we have not destroyed the use of cores which is the unique point of the game. That is the same to the exchange of flash timing, which is the original charm of Battle Spirits. As we have only revealed part of the cards, some players might feel uneasy, but I believe that once everyone tried playing the [Standard] version once, you will definitely be satisfied. Please look forward to the day arriving.

In the midst of developing [Standard], all of us from the R&D team will do our best in product development and also the organization of events. In order for Battle Spirits to be loved by more, I think that everyone's assistance is not to be missed. I sincerely hope that everyone can tell their friends [Let's Play Battle Spirits!] and expand the circle of Battle Spirits.

Like announced on [Battle Spirits Shin Kaihou Project Presentation], we will be releasing important news of the new anime on 14 March (Sat) during the [Grand Final]! We have let everyone waited for a relatively long time, but because of that, I believe that we can bring about an impactful news. This is something everyone needs to watch. Look forward to the fierce battle on [Grand Final]!
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