For those who are struggling to learn or explain the game to kids: while Bandai does not have an official online version of the game (which is a damn shame), there IS a tutorial app! It does a VERY good job teaching you how to play the game, and preventing you from doing stuff you shouldn’t be able to do. This video is a fantastic compliment to that app’s information.
I will never have anybody to play and learn this game with. Im 34 year old dad of two and my few friends are definitely not digimon fans or would play card games. Son loves digimon but even i cant explain the game to him so we could play together (we do collect though) all this just to say....Make a fuckin app for us to play and collcet online bandai!! Would be the only way i coukd actually sit and learn the game
I love the digimon card game. I'm a causal player and collector. I'm working on premade decks concept. I want to see them make more copies of certain cards.
One playstyle I have a guilty pleasure for is the milling playstyle. Less focusing on trying to win in the main way and instead focusing on winning by having your opponent run out of cards to draw. Are there any options for this playstyle in digimon tcg? And if so, how does it compare in strength or viability compared to mtg or yugioh mill decks?
Millith is the main milling strat in Digimon, utilizing the red/purple Guilmon line alongside Lilithmon, and it’s quite effective! It has top cut some tournaments as far as I’m aware! Apocalymon can also mill tremendously and was limited to 1 as a result because it was very easy to slap down 4 of them in one turn and mill your opponent for 32 cards right then and there, although with the limit the deck doesn’t really care about doing that anymore.
This was an amazing video! I just picked up ST15 and ST16 to learn how to play with my sister and this helped to clarify rules and help with our confusion. Excited to see your follow up videos.
Glad I could be of assistance! Most of this video just expanded a bit on most of the information found on the How to Play cards included with the decks, but the next one will dive into the real nitty gritty aspects! I hope you guys have a ton of fun playing! 🫶🏻
I know right?? I’m an ex-big 3 player, and even having played a lot of the smaller TCGs, Digimon just feels like it does so much right in a way that feels refreshing!
@@Shocari thanks, I'll check that out. Best buy and target has typhoon so I think that should be a safe bet too. I like all the sets so I'll be happy with anything rn
By the by, leaving the breeding zone is NOT based on levels. It’s based on DP. Notice that all digitama have no DP. The exception is Mother D-Reaper. She is a digitama with 15000DP, and thus is able to leave the breeding zone. Very important for the super unorthodox playstyle that is the D Reapers.
While yes, it is based on DP, it's also technically based on their Level since no Level 2 Digimon has a DP value. Mother D Reaper also isn't Level 2, either, os yes while the DP stipulation does affect King Drasil and Gate of Deadly Sins, they(alongside D Reaper) are also very niche, very fringe cases, though I did not in the video itself that there are exceptions(and they were not worth covering for an introductory video, imo).
Love how this game took the “shield”zone / trigger effect from DM (Duel Masters) Digimon is picking up in my area so definitely giving it a shot since we will never get Duel Masters
Cool video! The yellow vaccine deck in particular looks pretty fun to play with setting up the security stack and whatnot (that and I am biased because Seraphimon is awesome)
Yellow Vaccine is INSANE I don’t think I’ve ever seen a deck with such a wide range of playable cards! Really hoping to build it in the future! Seraphimon is particular can be played in a wide variety of decks itself!
Love how during the physical example, you use a Renamon deck to show the examples. Renamon is the deck archtype I've been trying to build but with how the only local card shops having only a few of the packs with them or having very few individual digimon cards for sale, it's been hard for me to build it. I'll order cards as a last resort, but only once I get some funds in that I can reasonably use.
@@amaeo5170 totally understandable! I exclusively buy singles but that’s just my own preference! Renamon is about to get a much-needed boost in power when BT17 releases on Aug 9!
Yeah it’s definitely a little intimidating since shared resources are very uncommon, but actually sitting down and playing it in a game makes it make like 10x more sense and is super easy to get into the rhythm of!
@@crystalknighthgaming I definitely don’t envy Bandai trying to explain the bare minimum as simply as possible on 8 tiny cards 💀 Coming over from the big 3 TCGs, the memory system was definitely a shock at first but then once my friend and I grabbed a couple of decks and tried it out, we were like “ohhhhh got it”. Although tbf we were looking at like the official rules booklet which went into a bit more depth than the start-up cards(though not that much more)
Best guide for getting started ever, I'm just taking the game buying a pair of start decks but I'm really excited to play this wonderful TCG, nostalgia is doing its job.
@@tylergordon1847 It’s really not! The memory system prevents the solitaire feeling that Pokémon and modern Yugioh create, as it encourages players to really think about what card(s) they should be playing during their turn, instead of the same couple of combo lines that lead to most games feeling the same. IMO Digimon took the best parts of the big 3 TCGs(plus Vanguard/BSS) and left out all of the bloat to be able to keep games relatively short and concise, but still full of tension and meaningful interaction that literally makes every card count.
@Shocari ill agree on your points on pokemon and modern yugioh as those games are so heavily meta focused that 98% of cards are unplayable. I've really settled on mtg specifically edh format as there are alot of fun playstyles to be had where there are many plays you can make per turn. I've only played a little cedh as it suffers from alot of the same problems modern yugioh has. Digimon feels very cookie cutter to me and is oddly tough for me to get my head around. It's the card game I've struggled to learn most for some reason and my best guess is the memory system. You're right about it forcing you to really think about each card you play but it also has the inverse feeling of playing the wrong card and just feeling bad about it. Different strokes for different folks I'm sure. I love the artwork in the Digimon tcg they are some of the best I've seen in any card game. I wish I flowed with the game better
Thanks for the guide! Also thanks for showcasing Royal Knights! I tried out the deck based on your description and it reminds me so much of my favorite modern/legacy deck from Magic The Gathering, being Death and Taxes! It’s a hard deck for sure but incredibly satisfying.
I'm glad you enjoyed both the guide and the deck! We now have another version in the form of Seven Great Demon Lords, which is like probably 85% similar in terms of gameplay!
Amazing video. Just saw gameplay videos on another channel but really wanted to know so how it works. The deck summaries and also budget cuts are a massive help!
How good are starter decks usually in this game? Thinking about picking up one of the two new ones but I'm so burnt by being mistreated by my main card game on precon decks (ygo) that I have to know
@@greenhillmario Usually pretty good! 2 copies of the deck can go pretty far! Fortunately the two new starter decks are also releasing alongside a new set that also contains support with them so you can tweak the deck immediately if you want to!
Ty very much for the vid! Me and my boyfriend been planing to play this game but have been a hard time finding a video that actually explains stuff as cohesively as this great job!!
I hope you guys enjoy it! 🫶🏻 I’ll try to get a follow-up vid out this week going into more of the minutiae since there’s a few things that tripped me up at first and probably other people as well!
Been thinking about getting into this, since it's just about the only game that people play at my LGS. How's the power creep looked so far as the game has progressed? Looking at singles prices, it seems card value is reasonable if you aren't buying alternative artwork or explicitly collectable limiteds, which is nice.
We’re currently in BT16, and there are some cards from BT1 that still see competitive presence! Things do get gradually stronger over time of course, but the inherent design of the game keeps things relatively balanced for the most part, and there’s really only a handful of cards that fetch a higher price tag(ShineGreymon Ruin Mode, for instance, but it’s also a secret rare and a high power blowout card that you’re only running one copy of anyway). Most of my decks I’ve built for $60 or less!
Not necessarily a bad thing! Experimentation is part of the fun! I personally try to just find archetypes that are similar to ones I enjoy in other tcgs!
Thanks! Just what I was looking for! I just bought my first starter deck, Ragnaloardmon, it just has to come in the mail. I have been a Yu-Gi-Oh! player since 2007 but also played some MTG. My locals is really diverse when it comes to TCGs, Pokemon, Yugioh, One Peace, Dragonball, and a little bit of Digimon and Vanguard and out of the ones that are not yugioh Digimon appealed to me the most after a friend of mine explained to me how the resource system worked but I never tried getting into it until I played it with another friend, borrowing one of his decks. I dislike rotation systems so Pokemon drops off. I dislike the art of One Peace and Dragonball. I HATE the prized cards in Pokemon. and I HATE the resource systems in MTG and Pokemon. But Digimon has crazy cool art, there is no rotation but a banlist instead like ygo, there are no luck-based and/or slow ramping resource systems like with MTG if you get manaflooded/starved after keeping your hand, I love the shared resource bar, and the inherited effects. So now I am getting into the game :D I just picked a started deck with things that looked cool and I read their effects and they seem similar in looks/effects to an archetype in YGO I love: Springans :D
I got a lot of digimon cards but the problem is that I don't understand how to play or where I start summoning digimon cards..I'm searching on youtube still I can't find a video tutorial how to play digimon tcg, even though I found the video tutorial still i don't understand because it doesn't tell how to use which card or which card to start..and very confusing, i like digimon and participate in many digimon tournament vpet but for tcg it's hard to find a video that really helps and understand. .btw nice video even i don't know what i'm watching 😅
I'm always torn with being sad it isnt more popular to also being greatful it isnt lol its definitely the perfect middle ground to get into as most people who buy digimon usually play it. While something like pokemon has a lot of collectors mixed in
Really appreciated this video! I found about the game just about half a year ago but haven't made the move to get started. I found someon in my local area who also plays it. What would be the best way to get into the game and what would be the most cost efficient way to get into the game (regarding the release of ST17) ?
I’d say cost-wise, start by using digi-tcg.online to be able to build/practice different decks so you can see what you enjoy before committing to a purchase! You can definitely buy sealed product if you want, but I fully endorse and recommend just buying the singles of what you want! Although if you’re interested in ST17, then buying two copies of it will give you nearly 4 copies of everything so you can have a pretty consistent list, and if you wanted anything else to throw in it probably wouldn’t be that expensive to acquire those pieces(depending on what you want of course)!
@@Shocari normally i don't start by building meta decks directly, usually i go for 1-2 starter decks and then just play it until i feel like investing into meta decks is a right choice (e.g. i went for One Piece and got some cards just to be left with this low stock, high price card game and no meta deck at all). I will try it online for sure, but what would you recommend going to for as starter deck? 2x ST17 will cost me ~60 bucks which could also buy a meta decks, buying any other starter deck two times will cost me ~20-30 bucks with something playable. I am also cool with just 1. Just need some reccommendation what would be playable in the actual state and what not, whats easy to get in and what not :) Thanks for helping!!!!
@@johnnypepperonii as a starter deck, I’d say either ST17 or ST14 for incredibly solid decks, ST14 especially doesn’t really need anything outside the box unless you really want something. ST16(the metalgarurumon ace) deck is also pretty decent by itself and that would be on the lower price end for 2 copies. Meta-wise, around the same price as 2 advanced STs would be MirageGaogamon, Numemon, Red Hybrid, and a few others I can’t think of off the top of my head. Most of the decks I personally play(their meta-relevance is questionable) are usually very budget friendly! So it really just depends on what you enjoy!
Hey me again, I just got the chance to play it IRL and it was amazing! My local store had ST17 in stock but it got sold out before I was able to say that I want to get into Digimon (even tho it was the same day). After doing some more search I found that I could get either 2x Gallantmon starter for 12 bucks or 2x metalgarurumon ace for ~25 off of Cardmarket. Do you have any other recommendation or meta/anti meta deck for around 30 bucks I could look into?
@@johnnypepperonii for around $30 your options will be fairly limited, especially for something meta-relevant, although metalgaruru would be the closest. You could probably assemble almost an entire Numemon deck for $30(which is a top deck in Japan currently, but you’ll need to use the Armor Purge Monzaemon instead of the RB1 Monzaemon, and your options for Lv6s might be a little limited). If you use digimomcard.io to look at tournament decks and then cross-reference with like tcgplayer or a similar website, you can probably get the majority of a top deck for around that price, but you can probably substitute some card as needed for the moment.
Some of them are in fact optional! “You can” or “you may” are optional as long as they aren’t followed by “then”! It’s roughly 50/50 on When Digivolving effects, unfortunately this was notcommunicated well
@@Shocari yeah, but the way it's worded makes it seem like you can choose not to activate when digivolving effects, even if it doesn't say "you may". Not the end of the world but I thought it was worth mentioning in case it generates any confusion.
@@facug21 definitely respect it! Digimon seems to have less confusion over its optional vs mandatory effects(as far as I’ve seen at least) compared to, say yugioh!
@@Shocari yeah, there are no missed timings in Digimon. You have to do everything the card says. The only case in which you would not resolve an effect that doesn't state "you may" is when the source of the effect is not in the battle area anymore. i.e. while your field has -5000 DP because of Shinegreymon Ruin Mode or a similar effect and you play a rookie, it gets deleted by game mechanics before activating any "on play" effects.
Ngl bro u seem like a super nice guy, but im an experienced tcg player and u didnt explain shit on how to play the game as a brand new player to the gsme with 0 knowledge of the game.. all u told me was that turn starts off by flipping over an egg t1.. theres a mulligan and u dont draw t1.. and if memory goes past 0 turn is over.. i still have literally 0 idea what to do after flipping an egg
It was explained! After the breeding phase is the main phase, in which you play cards until the memory passes. So you can take any action and as many as you wish until the memory passes to the opponent. Turn 1 this usually means either digivolving a 3 onto the egg and/or playing one additional card, since you’re starting at 0.
For those who are struggling to learn or explain the game to kids: while Bandai does not have an official online version of the game (which is a damn shame), there IS a tutorial app! It does a VERY good job teaching you how to play the game, and preventing you from doing stuff you shouldn’t be able to do.
This video is a fantastic compliment to that app’s information.
I will never have anybody to play and learn this game with. Im 34 year old dad of two and my few friends are definitely not digimon fans or would play card games. Son loves digimon but even i cant explain the game to him so we could play together (we do collect though) all this just to say....Make a fuckin app for us to play and collcet online bandai!! Would be the only way i coukd actually sit and learn the game
There is a few ways to play on line there is a site and a new auto sim
Amen
go out and socialize.
I love the digimon card game. I'm a causal player and collector. I'm working on premade decks concept. I want to see them make more copies of certain cards.
Where can I reliably buy new legitimate cards?
One playstyle I have a guilty pleasure for is the milling playstyle. Less focusing on trying to win in the main way and instead focusing on winning by having your opponent run out of cards to draw. Are there any options for this playstyle in digimon tcg? And if so, how does it compare in strength or viability compared to mtg or yugioh mill decks?
Millith is the main milling strat in Digimon, utilizing the red/purple Guilmon line alongside Lilithmon, and it’s quite effective! It has top cut some tournaments as far as I’m aware!
Apocalymon can also mill tremendously and was limited to 1 as a result because it was very easy to slap down 4 of them in one turn and mill your opponent for 32 cards right then and there, although with the limit the deck doesn’t really care about doing that anymore.
This was an amazing video! I just picked up ST15 and ST16 to learn how to play with my sister and this helped to clarify rules and help with our confusion. Excited to see your follow up videos.
Glad I could be of assistance! Most of this video just expanded a bit on most of the information found on the How to Play cards included with the decks, but the next one will dive into the real nitty gritty aspects!
I hope you guys have a ton of fun playing! 🫶🏻
Always great to see more people posting DigimonTCG content! As an EX MTG Player, I have to say this TCG is fantastic.
I know right?? I’m an ex-big 3 player, and even having played a lot of the smaller TCGs, Digimon just feels like it does so much right in a way that feels refreshing!
Where can I reliably buy new legitimate cards?
@@TritiCale-gc8ib tcgplayer.com is the best if you live in the US. I’m not sure for any other country
@@Shocari thanks, I'll check that out. Best buy and target has typhoon so I think that should be a safe bet too. I like all the sets so I'll be happy with anything rn
@@TritiCale-gc8ib Typhoon is absolutely a great buy rn!
By the by, leaving the breeding zone is NOT based on levels. It’s based on DP. Notice that all digitama have no DP. The exception is Mother D-Reaper. She is a digitama with 15000DP, and thus is able to leave the breeding zone. Very important for the super unorthodox playstyle that is the D Reapers.
While yes, it is based on DP, it's also technically based on their Level since no Level 2 Digimon has a DP value. Mother D Reaper also isn't Level 2, either, os yes while the DP stipulation does affect King Drasil and Gate of Deadly Sins, they(alongside D Reaper) are also very niche, very fringe cases, though I did not in the video itself that there are exceptions(and they were not worth covering for an introductory video, imo).
Complicated at first but not nearly as complicated as Yugioh.
@@Chatter_Teeth_Official and thankfully the effects mostly explain themselves! The only real issues are when a couple of them go off simultaneously!
Love how this game took the “shield”zone / trigger effect from DM (Duel Masters) Digimon is picking up in my area so definitely giving it a shot since we will never get Duel Masters
RIP Kaijudo (2012-2014)
@@TheKaijudist Ikik, I’d die to get the game back. DM/Kaijudo is the best game ever made
Cool video! The yellow vaccine deck in particular looks pretty fun to play with setting up the security stack and whatnot (that and I am biased because Seraphimon is awesome)
Yellow Vaccine is INSANE I don’t think I’ve ever seen a deck with such a wide range of playable cards! Really hoping to build it in the future! Seraphimon is particular can be played in a wide variety of decks itself!
God I want to draft this game with friends, if anybody knows what set(s) would be most ideal for that, not having to bank on archetypes too hard
Love how during the physical example, you use a Renamon deck to show the examples. Renamon is the deck archtype I've been trying to build but with how the only local card shops having only a few of the packs with them or having very few individual digimon cards for sale, it's been hard for me to build it.
I'll order cards as a last resort, but only once I get some funds in that I can reasonably use.
@@amaeo5170 totally understandable! I exclusively buy singles but that’s just my own preference!
Renamon is about to get a much-needed boost in power when BT17 releases on Aug 9!
The memory is a cool rubber band mechanic for the players but i think its a little to complicated for kids.
Yeah it’s definitely a little intimidating since shared resources are very uncommon, but actually sitting down and playing it in a game makes it make like 10x more sense and is super easy to get into the rhythm of!
@@Shocari until you made this video we didn't know how it worked the info cards are illegally. Thats a lot coming from me i play yugioh.
@@crystalknighthgaming I definitely don’t envy Bandai trying to explain the bare minimum as simply as possible on 8 tiny cards 💀
Coming over from the big 3 TCGs, the memory system was definitely a shock at first but then once my friend and I grabbed a couple of decks and tried it out, we were like “ohhhhh got it”. Although tbf we were looking at like the official rules booklet which went into a bit more depth than the start-up cards(though not that much more)
There are some kids who are dedicated. There is a kid who goes to my locals who is 11 and plays miragegaogamon
Kids aren't that clueless as people might think.
Best guide for getting started ever, I'm just taking the game buying a pair of start decks but I'm really excited to play this wonderful TCG, nostalgia is doing its job.
Thank you! Double Typhoon is probably the best structure deck to buy right now! I hope you enjoy the TCG!
Love digimon but this seems way more complicated than it needs to be. The memory system feels really restrictive as well.
@@tylergordon1847 It’s really not! The memory system prevents the solitaire feeling that Pokémon and modern Yugioh create, as it encourages players to really think about what card(s) they should be playing during their turn, instead of the same couple of combo lines that lead to most games feeling the same.
IMO Digimon took the best parts of the big 3 TCGs(plus Vanguard/BSS) and left out all of the bloat to be able to keep games relatively short and concise, but still full of tension and meaningful interaction that literally makes every card count.
@Shocari ill agree on your points on pokemon and modern yugioh as those games are so heavily meta focused that 98% of cards are unplayable. I've really settled on mtg specifically edh format as there are alot of fun playstyles to be had where there are many plays you can make per turn. I've only played a little cedh as it suffers from alot of the same problems modern yugioh has.
Digimon feels very cookie cutter to me and is oddly tough for me to get my head around. It's the card game I've struggled to learn most for some reason and my best guess is the memory system. You're right about it forcing you to really think about each card you play but it also has the inverse feeling of playing the wrong card and just feeling bad about it.
Different strokes for different folks I'm sure. I love the artwork in the Digimon tcg they are some of the best I've seen in any card game. I wish I flowed with the game better
Always great to see more Digimon content! This game is awesome
It truly is! None of the other TCGs have managed to encapsulate everything I could want in a card game like Digimon has!
Thanks for the guide! Also thanks for showcasing Royal Knights! I tried out the deck based on your description and it reminds me so much of my favorite modern/legacy deck from Magic The Gathering, being Death and Taxes! It’s a hard deck for sure but incredibly satisfying.
I'm glad you enjoyed both the guide and the deck! We now have another version in the form of Seven Great Demon Lords, which is like probably 85% similar in terms of gameplay!
Amazing video. Just saw gameplay videos on another channel but really wanted to know so how it works. The deck summaries and also budget cuts are a massive help!
Glad I could be of assistance! That being said, there’s definitely gonna be some new top decks around now that BT16 released!
How good are starter decks usually in this game? Thinking about picking up one of the two new ones but I'm so burnt by being mistreated by my main card game on precon decks (ygo) that I have to know
@@greenhillmario Usually pretty good! 2 copies of the deck can go pretty far! Fortunately the two new starter decks are also releasing alongside a new set that also contains support with them so you can tweak the deck immediately if you want to!
Ty very much for the vid! Me and my boyfriend been planing to play this game but have been a hard time finding a video that actually explains stuff as cohesively as this great job!!
I hope you guys enjoy it! 🫶🏻 I’ll try to get a follow-up vid out this week going into more of the minutiae since there’s a few things that tripped me up at first and probably other people as well!
So do you draw everytime you digivolve? Whether it's in the breeding or battle area? Feel like this gets glossed over alot.
@@Zackathor every time, regardless of location! The only difference is whether or not any digivolving effects occur!
Been thinking about getting into this, since it's just about the only game that people play at my LGS. How's the power creep looked so far as the game has progressed? Looking at singles prices, it seems card value is reasonable if you aren't buying alternative artwork or explicitly collectable limiteds, which is nice.
We’re currently in BT16, and there are some cards from BT1 that still see competitive presence! Things do get gradually stronger over time of course, but the inherent design of the game keeps things relatively balanced for the most part, and there’s really only a handful of cards that fetch a higher price tag(ShineGreymon Ruin Mode, for instance, but it’s also a secret rare and a high power blowout card that you’re only running one copy of anyway). Most of my decks I’ve built for $60 or less!
@@Shocari That's cool to hear, thanks for the info.
Could be cool a game like Yu Gi Oh Master Duel about Digimon TGC
@@alfonsomoreno575 check out project-drasil.online for a Duelingbook equivalent, or check out HoangZero for the EDOPro equivalent!
I just defected from yugioh and Pokémon
@@Shinigami_1320 I hope you enjoy it!
Awesome, needed a refresher. Now to find where to buy up to date cards.
TCGplayer is always a decent choice!
Always loved Digimon
Always find it hard to figure out what i wanna play goong tcg to tcg. Always ending up wanting to play many different decks 😅
Not necessarily a bad thing! Experimentation is part of the fun! I personally try to just find archetypes that are similar to ones I enjoy in other tcgs!
Thanks!
Just what I was looking for!
I just bought my first starter deck, Ragnaloardmon, it just has to come in the mail.
I have been a Yu-Gi-Oh! player since 2007 but also played some MTG. My locals is really diverse when it comes to TCGs, Pokemon, Yugioh, One Peace, Dragonball, and a little bit of Digimon and Vanguard and out of the ones that are not yugioh Digimon appealed to me the most after a friend of mine explained to me how the resource system worked but I never tried getting into it until I played it with another friend, borrowing one of his decks.
I dislike rotation systems so Pokemon drops off.
I dislike the art of One Peace and Dragonball.
I HATE the prized cards in Pokemon.
and I HATE the resource systems in MTG and Pokemon.
But Digimon has crazy cool art, there is no rotation but a banlist instead like ygo, there are no luck-based and/or slow ramping resource systems like with MTG if you get manaflooded/starved after keeping your hand, I love the shared resource bar, and the inherited effects.
So now I am getting into the game :D
I just picked a started deck with things that looked cool and I read their effects and they seem similar in looks/effects to an archetype in YGO I love: Springans :D
Glad you’re enjoying it! Ragnaloardmon is getting INSANE new support in EX6 in June!
I got a lot of digimon cards but the problem is that I don't understand how to play or where I start summoning digimon cards..I'm searching on youtube still I can't find a video tutorial how to play digimon tcg, even though I found the video tutorial still i don't understand because it doesn't tell how to use which card or which card to start..and very confusing, i like digimon and participate in many digimon tournament vpet but for tcg it's hard to find a video that really helps and understand. .btw nice video even i don't know what i'm watching 😅
I'm always torn with being sad it isnt more popular to also being greatful it isnt lol its definitely the perfect middle ground to get into as most people who buy digimon usually play it. While something like pokemon has a lot of collectors mixed in
I thought it was the same as the game on ps1... and i think on ps1 is way fairer than this way
Really appreciated this video! I found about the game just about half a year ago but haven't made the move to get started. I found someon in my local area who also plays it. What would be the best way to get into the game and what would be the most cost efficient way to get into the game (regarding the release of ST17) ?
I’d say cost-wise, start by using digi-tcg.online to be able to build/practice different decks so you can see what you enjoy before committing to a purchase!
You can definitely buy sealed product if you want, but I fully endorse and recommend just buying the singles of what you want! Although if you’re interested in ST17, then buying two copies of it will give you nearly 4 copies of everything so you can have a pretty consistent list, and if you wanted anything else to throw in it probably wouldn’t be that expensive to acquire those pieces(depending on what you want of course)!
@@Shocari normally i don't start by building meta decks directly, usually i go for 1-2 starter decks and then just play it until i feel like investing into meta decks is a right choice (e.g. i went for One Piece and got some cards just to be left with this low stock, high price card game and no meta deck at all). I will try it online for sure, but what would you recommend going to for as starter deck? 2x ST17 will cost me ~60 bucks which could also buy a meta decks, buying any other starter deck two times will cost me ~20-30 bucks with something playable. I am also cool with just 1. Just need some reccommendation what would be playable in the actual state and what not, whats easy to get in and what not :) Thanks for helping!!!!
@@johnnypepperonii as a starter deck, I’d say either ST17 or ST14 for incredibly solid decks, ST14 especially doesn’t really need anything outside the box unless you really want something.
ST16(the metalgarurumon ace) deck is also pretty decent by itself and that would be on the lower price end for 2 copies.
Meta-wise, around the same price as 2 advanced STs would be MirageGaogamon, Numemon, Red Hybrid, and a few others I can’t think of off the top of my head. Most of the decks I personally play(their meta-relevance is questionable) are usually very budget friendly! So it really just depends on what you enjoy!
Hey me again, I just got the chance to play it IRL and it was amazing! My local store had ST17 in stock but it got sold out before I was able to say that I want to get into Digimon (even tho it was the same day). After doing some more search I found that I could get either 2x Gallantmon starter for 12 bucks or 2x metalgarurumon ace for ~25 off of Cardmarket. Do you have any other recommendation or meta/anti meta deck for around 30 bucks I could look into?
@@johnnypepperonii for around $30 your options will be fairly limited, especially for something meta-relevant, although metalgaruru would be the closest. You could probably assemble almost an entire Numemon deck for $30(which is a top deck in Japan currently, but you’ll need to use the Armor Purge Monzaemon instead of the RB1 Monzaemon, and your options for Lv6s might be a little limited).
If you use digimomcard.io to look at tournament decks and then cross-reference with like tcgplayer or a similar website, you can probably get the majority of a top deck for around that price, but you can probably substitute some card as needed for the moment.
I just need a Digimon tcg mobile game for me to get into it.
Didn't even put hunters deck, where's the down vote button smh jkjk
6:10 Activating when digivolving effects is not optional, the way it's written over the sample video may confuse some players.
Some of them are in fact optional! “You can” or “you may” are optional as long as they aren’t followed by “then”! It’s roughly 50/50 on When Digivolving effects, unfortunately this was notcommunicated well
@@Shocari yeah, but the way it's worded makes it seem like you can choose not to activate when digivolving effects, even if it doesn't say "you may". Not the end of the world but I thought it was worth mentioning in case it generates any confusion.
@@facug21 definitely respect it! Digimon seems to have less confusion over its optional vs mandatory effects(as far as I’ve seen at least) compared to, say yugioh!
@@Shocari yeah, there are no missed timings in Digimon. You have to do everything the card says. The only case in which you would not resolve an effect that doesn't state "you may" is when the source of the effect is not in the battle area anymore. i.e. while your field has -5000 DP because of Shinegreymon Ruin Mode or a similar effect and you play a rookie, it gets deleted by game mechanics before activating any "on play" effects.
Very instructive, thank you!
Soild video thank you
Where can I reliably buy new legitimate cards?
Tcgplayer has been pretty good for me. Haven't got digimon from there yet but I have gotten pokemon and yugioh cards.
Ngl bro u seem like a super nice guy, but im an experienced tcg player and u didnt explain shit on how to play the game as a brand new player to the gsme with 0 knowledge of the game.. all u told me was that turn starts off by flipping over an egg t1.. theres a mulligan and u dont draw t1.. and if memory goes past 0 turn is over.. i still have literally 0 idea what to do after flipping an egg
It was explained! After the breeding phase is the main phase, in which you play cards until the memory passes. So you can take any action and as many as you wish until the memory passes to the opponent. Turn 1 this usually means either digivolving a 3 onto the egg and/or playing one additional card, since you’re starting at 0.