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Q1Update on August 09, 2024

Card Design

What does the "+" to the right of a character's BP mean?

That symbol shows that the character's BP can be increased by abilities on the card.

Q2Update on August 09, 2024

Card Design

What does the "+" beside a card's energy generation mean?

That symbol shows that the card's energy generation can be augmented by abilities on the card.

Q3Update on August 09, 2024

Card Design

What do the icons in the trigger section mean?
(Get, Draw, Special, etc.)

Those icons show what type of trigger it is.

Q4Update on August 09, 2024

Deck Construction

Do I include the 3 AP cards in my 50-card deck?

No, you do not. Have 3 AP cards ready to play in addition to your 50-card deck.

Q5Update on August 09, 2024

Deck Construction

Can I build a deck by mixing together Jujutsu Kaisen and Hunter x Hunter cards?

No, you cannot. Cards with different source material codes (the three letters following the "/" in the card number) cannot be included together in the same deck.

Q6Update on August 09, 2024

Deck Construction

Can only four cards with the same name be included in a deck?

No. Cards with different card numbers may share the same card name, so you may include up to four copies of each card where the portion of the card number after the "/" is different, regardless of whether the card name is the same.

Q7Update on August 09, 2024

Deck Construction

Can I include 4 of each of the limited triggers (Special, Color, and Final) for a total of 12 limited trigger cards in my deck?

Yes, you can. You may also include any number of triggers that are not limited in addition to them.

Q8Update on August 09, 2024

Deck Construction

Can I build a deck that has several different colors mixed together?

Yes, you can.

Q9Update on August 09, 2024

Preparing to Play

How many action point cards are necessary to play a game?

Each player needs three action point cards.

Q10Update on August 09, 2024

Preparing to Play

Does the player who wins rock scissors paper become Player One, or do they get to choose?

The player who wins rock scissors paper gets to choose who becomes Player One.

Q11Update on August 09, 2024

Winning Conditions

How do I win the game?

You win the game when either of the following victory conditions occurs:
1. Your opponent has no cards in their life area.
2. Your opponent has no cards in their deck and cannot draw a card during their start phase.

Q12Update on August 09, 2024

Winning Conditions

Do I lose immediately if my life drops to zero during a trigger check?

Determining whether a player has lost due to having zero life occurs after all abilities activated during a trigger check have been resolved. If you have one or more life after resolving all abilties, including Final triggers, you do not lose the game.

Q13Update on August 09, 2024

Winning Conditions

Do I lose if I cannot draw a card at any time other than during my start phase?

No, you do not.

Q14Update on August 09, 2024

Winning Conditions

If a card's ability reduces my life to zero during my turn, do I still lose?

Yes, you do.

Q15Update on August 09, 2024

Start Phase

Can I perform an extra draw two or more times in one turn?

No. An extra draw can only be performed once per turn.

Q16Update on August 09, 2024

Start Phase

Can Player One perform an extra draw on their first turn?

Yes, they can.

Q17Update on August 09, 2024

Start Phase

Can I perform an extra draw when I have no cards in my deck?

No, you cannot.

Q18Update on August 09, 2024

Movement Phase

When moving cards between the energy line and the front line during my movement phase, do the cards move to specific spaces?

You can move them to any space on the line. You are also free to rearrange cards on the same line in any order to facilitate gameplay.

Q19Update on August 09, 2024

Movement Phase

Can any card move from the front line to the energy line during my movement phase?

No, they cannot. Only character cards with the ▼Step▼ ability can move from the front line to the energy line during your movement phase.

Q20Update on August 09, 2024

Movement Phase

When moving characters during my movement phase, do I move them all simultaneously or one at a time?

Choose all of the characters you are going to move, then move them simultaneously. If a destination line already has the maximum number of cards it can hold, place one of those cards into the removal area for each character being moved to that line beyond the maximum number before moving them.

Q21Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Can I play a character card onto the front line?

Yes, you can.

Q22Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Can I play an additional card onto a line that already has four cards on it?

Yes, you can. First, choose one card from among the four cards already on that line and place it into your removal area. Then, you can play the additional card onto the space left behind.

Q23Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Can I use an event card when both my front line and my energy line have the maximum number of cards they can hold on them (four each)?

Yes, you can.

Q24Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

(When the energy line is full.)
If I move a card from my energy line into my removal area in order to play a card from my hand onto my energy line, can I still count energy generation on the card being moved into my removal area?

Yes, you can.

Q25Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Do resting cards generate energy?

Yes. Resting cards generate energy.

Q26Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

When I use a card, does it consume generated energy?

No, it does not. Energy generation is continuous.

Q27Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Do I have to fulfill required energy even after a card is used?

No. Simply fulfill required energy when playing it. Cards already on the field are not affected by changes to energy generation, even if it decreases afterwards.

Q28Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Please explain what order the following actions are performed in: checking if required energy is fulfilled, paying action points, and performing the card's abilities.

Resolve them in the following order:
① Check if required energy is fulfilled.
② Pay the AP cost with the appropriate number of AP cards.
③ Use the card.
④ Perform the card's abilities.

Q29Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Does all of my required energy have to be fulfilled by the matching color of energy generation?

Yes. If a green required energy symbol has "5" printed within it, you must have five or more green energy generation symbols.

Q30Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Can I also activate [Activate: Main] abilities during my attack phase or my opponent's turn?

No, you cannot. You can only activate [Activate: Main] abilities during your main phase.

Q31Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

Does a card have to be active in order for me to activate its [Activate: Main] ability?

No. You can activate that ability while the card is resting as long as you have fulfilled its activation conditions.

Q32Update on August 09, 2024

Main Phase

When checking BP, do I reference the base BP value printed on the card or the BP value after cards' abilities have changed it?

Reference the BP value after cards' abilities have changed it.

Q33Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

During a battle, what happens when the BP of the attacking character and the blocking character are the same value?

The attacking character wins the battle. Sideline the blocking character. The attacking character is not sidelined in this situation.

Q34Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

During a battle, what happens when the blocking character's BP is greater than the attacking character's BP?

The blocking character wins, and neither the attacking character nor the blocking character are sidelined.

Q35Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

When I perform a trigger check on multiple cards simultaneously and some revealed cards have triggers and some don't, am I free to resolve trigger abilities on cards and place cards without triggers into my sideline in any order I want?

Yes. You are free to perform those actions in any order you want.

Q36Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

If I deal 2 damage to my opponent with ▼Damage (2)▼ when they have 2 life and performing a trigger check on both cards simultaneously reveals one of them has a Final trigger, does it activate? How do we resolve it if both cards have a Final trigger?

Yes, it activates.
If both cards have a Final trigger, your opponent resolves the first one by placing the top card of their deck into their life area, then the second trigger does not activate because they now have one life.

Q37Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

When a trigger ability activates, do the other abilities on that card activate as well?

No. Only the trigger ability activates.

Q38Update on August 09, 2024

Attack Phase

If I am performing a trigger check and a character is played, do [When Played] abilities activate? If they do, is the trigger check still in progress while I am performing them?

Yes, [When Played] abilities activate. If playing the character results in the activation of new abilities, you can perform them together with any unresolved trigger abilities in any order you want. The trigger check remains in progress that entire time.

Q39Update on August 09, 2024

End Phase

Do action point cards get switched to active during my end phase?

No. Action point cards do not get switched to active during your end phase.

Q40Update on August 09, 2024

End Phase

If I have nine or more cards in my hand at any time other than during my end phase, do I have to place cards from my hand into my removal area until I have eight?

No. Even if you have nine or more cards, you do not have to place cards from your hand into your removal area until you have eight unless it is your end phase.

Q128Update on October 25, 2024

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War

There is no UE01BT/BLC-1-036 Orihime Inoue card.

This card has not been included in the English version of Union Arena.

Q129Update on October 25, 2024

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War

There is no UE01BT/BLC-1-051 Rukia Kuchiki card.

This card has not been included in the English version of Union Arena.

Q223Update on November 29, 2024

CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion

There is no UE04BT/CGH-1-083 Nunnally Lamperouge card.

This card has not been included in the English version of Union Arena.

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