Nexus at Night

Dinosaurs. Football. Bugs. Fuck marry kill, anyone? How about a set review instead? With the second reboot set hitting Japanese shelves this Friday, Root Beer returns with Atlas and Matt to cover the new support for Tachikaze, Spike Brothers, and Megacolony. Also Matt's got a new game. Follow us on twitter @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and Alvin/Root Beer @plasmaeclipse!

Following up on last week's episode, Atlas and Matt take a look at the other end of the gift spectrum in Vanguard: Protect. Initially thought to be the weakest one, it seems that Bushiroad's treatment of the protect gift is off to the races with Oracle Think Tank's graceful entry into the V era. As well, a week of Megacolony reveals (another protect clan) shows that Bushiroad might...

... or is it? In a post reboot Japanese meta, Nova Grappler, the only accel clan, is underperforming. But why is that? Well, with another Root Beer-less episode, Atlas and Matt have called in a special guest: John Tjaden! John, also known as Levelone, is a frequent topper of large Vanguard tournaments, and he's got some stuff to say about Nova Grappler's subpar performance in standard fo...

Last weekend, there was a regional event held in Anaheim, CA. Atlas went there with the intent of knocking some heads, and it didn't quite go as planned. Watch in amazement as the guys take a trip through the regional and see where it all went wrong! Also reveal recaps. Follow us on Twitter @nexusatnight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and Alvin/Root Beer @plasmaeclipse. Send us episode...

Merry Wednesday all you Vanguard fans! With the podcast now on hump day again, the guys decide to tackle an ever present question in the Vanguard community: should Vanguard have a side deck? Along the way they take a look at last week's reveals, and how Bushiroad can improve their tournament structure, which would help alleviate the idea of needing a side in the first place. Follow us on Twit...

Happy Star Wars day everyone! The guys celebrate this wonderful day of the force by looking at the first accel-gift Grade 3 with a skill- the new Asura Kaiser. Along the way, they talk about what a person should think about when they read a new skill. Follow us on Twitter @nexusatnight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and Alvin/Root Beer @plasmaeclipse.

The reboot once again pulls another trick out on us: Draw triggers are perfect guards now. This can mean a whole host of things, such as guard restrict not mattering as much for grade 1 and higher, or it just makes taking a perfect guard as damage not sting as much. All that and more this week as the guys look at some reveals, and a special Can't-Believe-You-Said-That (CBYST).

Happy 420 everyone! This year, the guys celebrate by lightin' up a fat... podcast and talking about the new reveals for the week by Bushiroad! Also, to no one's surprise, Angel Feather is a Protect clan, so they unpack that along with the newly revealed banlist. Come on in and join our square selves! Follow us on Twitter @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack or on Youtube on the Millennial C...

Friday the 13th. A time of bad luck, the occult, and magic. Magic numbers! With the reboot having triggers that both give more power and have more guard, combined with new units having more power than their predecessors, the game is changing. The guys take a look at how a slight uptick and numbers can affect a game like Vanguard. Also, Root Beer returns to give his take on the gifts that we talked...

Bushiroad has released more information about the imaginary gift mechanic- specifically, why they assigned each clan in its place of Force, Accel, or Protect. Atlas, who carried out cruel retribution on Root Beer for his insubordination on April Fools' Day, and Matt unpack this statement. Also, Can't Believe You Said That takes a left turn this week. Follow us on Twitter @nexusatnight, A...

So... we got rid of Atlas. And made this episode. Enjoy. -Root Beer (@plasmaeclipse) -Matt (@wiggumz)

It's finally time... a new mechanic has been revealed. It's quite a gift! The guys tackle Vanguard's new "gift" mechanic, as well as the format system that Bushiroad has decided to implement in addition to it. All in all, they're pretty damn excited! Come hang out with us :) Follow us on Twitter @nexusatnight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and Alvin/Root Beer @p...

Perfect guards- one of the very few staples at 4 of in every deck from very early in the games history. And now a new one lets you use 6 of her. Clearly this is too much for the community to handle, so the guys are here to break it down! Atlas, Matt, and Alvin/Root Beer talk about the history of perfect guards, or sentinels as they're technically called, and how they affect the game on the wh...

Happy Friday folks! This week we have for you a review for the new Vanguard set, Divine Dragon Apocrypha (which was only spelled right thanks to spell check.) Royal Paladin, Shadow Paladin, Genesis, Dark Irregulars, Gear Chronicle, and Nubatama all got support this set, and we're going to rail on them! Also in this episode is a new Can't Believe You Said That, Atlas mcguyvers himself a p...

Time is running out. The G era is coming to a close. So what are Atlas, Matt, and Alvin/Root Beer going to do? Make stuff up! With the new mechanic not being revealed yet, the guys decide to think of some ideas of what it could, or rather, should be. Are their ideas good? Probably not, but when are any of their ideas good? Follow us on Twitter @Nexusatnight, Atlas @AtlasNovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and...

A new evil, a new segment, an old friend... Gyze is upon us! The guys bring Gabe back (who apparently likes to record from a cave) to talk about the card that supposedly "defies the common sense of Vanguard": Dragon Deity of Destruction, Gyze.

Nova Grappler. Dimension Police. Link Joker. These are the clans of Star Gate, and Atlas cares about absolutely none of them. But it's okay, because the guys' good friend Dominic is back to help pick up the slack! Join them as they take a trip through the new set, and as Atlas mistakes Matt trying to fix his computer as doing lude things with a bookcase!

In an episode whose title that totally didn't happen because Atlas lost a bet, the boys take a look at control decks- decks that prevent the opponent from doing what they want. Vanguard and its relationship to control decks is much different than in other games like Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh. But how much? Come talk to us on Twitter @nexusatnight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, Alvin/Root Beer @...

The Vanguard world championships have come and gone, a new banlist has been released, and the last zeroth dragon's effect has been released. In what seems like an alternate universe to them, the guys take a look at all 3 of these things. Needless to say, they're rather confused.

New reveals. Memes. Vomit. Welcome to 2018! The guys take a look at yet another revealed zeroth dragon in Stark, as well as enjoying the realization that they have actual listeners out there. Lastly, they take a look at competitive Vanguard in 2017.

As the holidays draw to a close, and Atlas' flu that he caught is on its way out as well, the guys talk about the things that make people want to leave vanguard. Like a certain zeroth dragon that Bushiroad obviously didn't research, and would likely turn the competitive metagame to Dust.

As the holidays are upon us, so is the ultimate stride! With new support for Tachikaze, Spike Brothers, Murakumo, Angel Feather, Kagero, and Aqua Force, the guys have called in the Spike Brothers expert himself, Living Proof! The four of them look at this massive new set with a new rarity in ZRs, and have a tip for people looking to utilize the new zeroth dragons. Follow us @Nexusatnight, Atlas @A...

There are people out there who are just starting the game of Vanguard, and are no doubt confused by all of the options that 24 clans have to offer. So let's say, hypothetically, that they grab you and go "WHAT IS THIS CLAN IN A NUTSHELL?!" Well, this episode can help you with that. Commander Jaime (of the One Who Gets Crits, Commander Jaime Youtube channel) rejoins the guys for the...

With a podcast that is constantly questioning Vanguard and its metagame, we figure it's time for a change! The guys answer your questions posed to them on twitter and facebook, with varying degrees of disdain and joy. We might end up doing more episodes like this in the future, so please go ahead and keep sending them to @nexusatnight with the hashtag #nanqs! Follow Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @...

Just when you thought it was safe to call rear guards again- Link Joker is back! The guys talk about the new Link Joker clan booster (releasing December 1, 2017) with Dominic, whom you may remember from the LJ clan analysis. They also take a look at the second messiah trial deck, which releases the same day.