We managed to pull some strings and get ourselves a small restock of the Final Fantasy XIII Custom Starter Set. Sure we only got 6 of them, but they are not exactly in print any more.
If you haven’t gotten one yet, what are you waiting for?
This deck is a great starting point for your FFXIII deck. All of the cards already work great together, and with a couple of upgrades to it, you will be unstoppable in no time.
Maybe not that unstoppable, but it’s still a great Starter Set.
First off, let’s check what I wrote when Opus XIII : Crystal Radiance came out.
“13-085R – Lumina
3CP to search for a XIII forward. Nothing exciting, but you would think that they would have done something better for Lumina.”
Have no fear, we will go into a deeper analysis today.
3CP – Lightning
Backup
Mysterious Woman
Rare
“When Lumina enters the field, you may search for 1 Category XIII Forward and add it to your hand.”
Now, when I said nothing exciting, I meant just that. Lumina is considered a Trickster in the game, so, you would think that she would do something devious to your opponent. Don’t get me wrong, you can never have enough searchers in your deck.
At the time of this writing, there are 93 Forwards that Lumina can choose from. There are FFXIII Forwards in every Element except for Dark. There shouldn’t be too much of a problem finding a Forward to grab from your deck.
Most of the cards in the FFXIII Custom Starter Set are great candidates for Lumina to search for. Especially that Light Lightning. You cant go wrong with that card.
I’ve looked long and far, and can’t remember if there is a card that searches for a Lightning Character, Backup, or any Character for that matter. I might be wrong, and find it later. And, If I do, I shall update this post.
It’s been busy around here behind the scenes.
We’ve been trying to separate all of our Opus I cards between Wave 1 and Wave 2. Some cards are real easy to distinguish the differences, others are just the same image with just tiny differences that half the time you’re not even sure what you’re looking at.
Luckily there are a couple of guides. I posted them on some previous Wave 1 posts and I’ll keep posting them on every Wave 1 post. I’ll just go ahead and post them here once again.
“Distinguishing Final Fantasy TCG Opus 1 Wave 1 from Future Waves”
“Differences in Opus I Wave 1 Printing vs Later Waves”
Now we’ve slowly been adding Opus I singles to the site. We finished Fire, Ice and Wind, and are currently working on Earth. Take a look and pick some up.
The Final Fantasy XIII Custom Starter Deck is right around the corner. We’ll be taking Pre-orders soon. We’ll be shipping them out as soon as they come in, so you can get them as close to release date as possible.
Other than that, we’re going to be finishing these Wave 1 Singles for a while.
If you can, but how will you know if you don’t try?
July 10th, 2022
We’ll be holding a Tournament along with Game Knight Chicago once again. Prizes for Top 8 once again. That means you’ll have a decent chance to walk away with something. Plus, you’ll get a couple of packs just for entering. Plenty of Vendors will be present once again. We’re sure someone there will have something that you’re looking for.
Let’s get down to it.
Pescodon Banquets
6254 S. Archer Rd
Summit, IL 60501
$25 Entry Fee, comes with 2 Booster Packs
Starts at 1PM – Registration from 11AM – 12:45PM
Standard Format
Swiss Rounds – 30 min, 1 match
Top Cut – 60 min, Best of 3
Prizes
1st Place – Emissaries of Light Booster Box and Foil Promo
2nd Place – Emissaries of Light Prerelease Kit and Non-Foil Promo
3rd Place – FFX Custom Starter Set, and Non-Foil Promo
4th Place – 4 Booster Packs and Non-Foil Promo
5th-8th Place – Booster Pack and Non-Foil Promo
And, there you have it. You all better come down and have a go. I’ll probably be entering the Tournament this time, dusting off the Kardboard and I’m getting ready to take you all down. I got a couple of Ideas for a deck, we’ll see which one I bring.
See you all there!!!
Still, no date in sight.
Even though they were scheduled to be released in February. The FFX Custom Starter Sets are no where to be seen. But, that doesn’t mean that I won’t get a call in the next 5 minutes telling me that they have just arrived to the distribution company.
What does this tell me?
I’m guessing that Emissaries of Light will also be delayed further than the previous stated dates. I hope I’m wrong and they show up as planned, because it’s hard to plan Release Events when you don’t know when the product will arrive.
