Nexus at Night

As more of clan selection plus trickles out, a new Angel Feather card was revealed that allows your rear-guards to be protected from retire effects. This immediately was taken upon by the community to think "Hey, what happens when you call the 70,000 power Valkerion that normally auto-retires onto that protected circle?" Not a whole lot, unfortunately, but what if it did? As well, the gu...

Whelp (heh) he's back! Spectral Duke Dragon, the Gold Paladin terror of early Vanguard, is coming back to V series with a new retrain, along with the Grade 1 and 2 Vortimers. However, after seeing what Bushiroad did with Duke in Vanguard Zero, where they allowed him to be a Shadow Paladin as well, begs the question: why doesn't Bushiroad release more cards that can be used in two clans a...

It's been a few months since Luard has hit the scene in V series, and the set he came from has not sold well -at all- despite being one of the best decks in the game. As well, Bushiroad has announced another banlist is coming out next week, which leads us to wonder if all these emergency banlists, quick-releasing sets, and constantly escalating power creep has affected players' and vendo...

It's a brand new set, with some brand old guests! With Genesis and Angel Feather both being represented in the set, as well as Gold Paladin and Narukami, we couldn't NOT bring back Chris and James, could we? Well, someone had to go to make room, so we roofied Atlas and locked him in the basement while we reviewed likely the last set of V era. Thanks to our $10 patrons! -Darren G -Cole Gr...

We got another set review for you this week, and Commander Jaime is BACK! Because Aqua Force is also BACK! There's Nubatama, Great Nature *Atlas squeals with glee* and Nova Grapplers too, but the name implies just the former. Are the new recruits made of the right stuff, or are they naval academy rejects? Let's find out! Follow Commander Jaime @JaimeUlisesAlv1 on Twitter! - check out his...

After Yellowcard Vanguard released a video regarding Bushiroad's track record this past year , frequent guest host James simultaneously had an idea for an episode about how the power of triggers has decreased over time in Standard format. He's not here this week because life happens, but our friend Chris is! Come on in for the fun! Follow Chris on Twitter @Slvr_ChariotVII Thanks to our $...

(Eon? Ay-yon? How do you pronounce that???) Anyway, the tech booster clans, and Shadow Paladin, have gotten a round of support! So today, we have brought in our good friend (and actual entomology major) Hao Thi, aka Vanguardpunk, to review the set. Let's see what we got! Check out Hao/ Vanguard Punk's Youtube channel , or follow him on Twitter @Vanguardpunk Follow us on Twitter or Instag...

We cannot believe it. We have made it to TWO HUNDRED EPISODES. And we appreciate everyone who's listened with us every step of the way. How are we going to celebrate? By doing something incredibly inane and stupid, of course! Atlas has found a Cardfight Vanguard fan fiction, and he is going to read it to Matt and Root Beer, while the two of them are encouraged to interrupt with any jokes, sto...

We have been excited for this one, for WEEKS. Or at least Atlas has. Pale Moon, Granblue, Dark Irregulars, and Murakumo have some new toys in Butterfly D'Moonlight, which means our good friend Commanderjaime is back to talk Granblue while Atlas gushes about his new Pale Moon toys, Root Beer seems moderately satisfied, and Matt literally falls asleep on air because the Murakumo stuff is that d...

It's been about two and a half years since the V series began, with its imaginary gifts and its difference in power bases and trigger power. It was supposed to re-balance the game. What do we have to show for it? A constantly shifting scale in power creep. This has caused our hosts to look back at themselves and wonder: was this whole imaginary gift thing a success, or was it all in our heads...

The pandemic continues to rage. Buddyfight's gone. There's not a lot of tournaments or locals. And yet, Bushiroad is still releasing sets every month, and has messed up on rarity ratios . Why, exactly? Vanguard players the world over are wondering if it's worth it to continue following this game. Prospective new players are a little skeptical about starting the game. SolemnVanguard...

You asked, we asked you , you delivered, and now we're reviewing some of your custom cards once again! This time it's a tale of two dinos, some more Blue Wing support, a well balanced knight, and a loose interpretation of how "great" Great Nature really is. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon! Follow Atlas on Twitter or Instagram @atlasnov...

A new set is out once again, and this time it's not gonna be two hours of us complaining about one card... Oh wait, yes it is. Welcome to Silverdust Blaze, where most of the cards are pretty solid but it doesn't matter because the X is back. On the bright side, the podcast welcomes a first-time guest, Vince! Vince is a Link Joker player and good friend of Atlas', and he has decided...

*Rod Serling voice* Imagine, if you will, a world that's gotten so far up the asshole of capitalism that Bushiroad has started laying off even Vanguard clans. Hundreds of units would have to move to other departments or just be fired altogether. *Normal voice* that's what we're doing today! We decided to conduct a little thought experiment on what clans could either be assimilated i...

This is just like us, isn't it? 2 weeks after we do an in-depth review of Granblue as a clan in premium, Bushiroad releases a whole new mechanic for them: treasure markers. So much like a zombie pirate rising from the grave to do battle, Commander Jaime is back (along with long-time guest host James) to talk about what these treasure markers do, and how they might fare in both formats. Check...

The expert and professional team of Nexus at Night take a deviation from their usual topic (shocking I know) to discuss the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Tune in to hear our take on the game as well as our perfectly logical theories on where the series could go in the future. Follow us on Twitter @nexusatnight Follow Root Beer at @plasmaeclipse Follow Matt @wiggumzz Follow Chris @Slvr_ChariotVII James d...

Freakin' finally, we can put this to bed! We've been teasing this episode for weeks, with bits and pieces about it leaking out in our other episodes. With a new premium collection set comes new strides for all the clans. But you don't care about that. The big thing everyone's talking about this side of everywhere is Rain Element, Zazan, a card in Premium Collection 2020 that is...

It's been a while since we've done one of these, hasn't it? Well, strap on your cutlass and suck on some limes to prevent scurvy, cuz we're talkin' Granblue in premium format today! CommanderJaime's been on this show before, and we're ecstatic to have him back to talk zombie pirates, because the guy knows his Granblue stuff. He's even got a blog devoted to t...

Bushiroad has released another banlist... within 3 months of the last one! Some surprising things, some not, but all of it has given us questions about the future. So where does that leave us? Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon ! Follow Atlas on Twitter or Instagram @atlasnovack Follow Matt on Twitter @wiggumzz Follow Alvin/Root Beer on Twitter @plasmaeclips...

There we was completely wasting/ stuck inside and bored/ so far cards in pre-collection were nothing but a snore/felt as though Bushi didn't care/if they made good strides/but they shock and awed us with some cards that breathed new life/ BREAKIN' THE LAW BREAKIN' THE LAW Terrible song parodies aside, there are certain cards in the game that downright break the rules that Bushiroad...

Vanguard Zero is now out in the west, and we're gonna talk about it in way less detail than Differentfight did! All 3 of us are... kinda not too jazzed on it. On the other hand, a new Narukami stride is out in the upcoming premium collection, and we think it's FAN-tastic! But is it a shape of things to come? Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon ! Fol...

Chrono and friends are back, and so are their clans! Which can only mean one thing... one more excuse for Atlas to gush over Altmile's abs. Oh, and there's some cards too we guess, for Royal Paladin, Gear Chronicle, and Neo Nectar. And they're kind of boring if we're being honest... Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon ! Follow Atlas on Twi...

We asked, you all answered, it's time for us to review your custom cards! Matt's out for this week, so we've brought James back once again to review some of them. We've picked 12 of our favorites, whether they're memey, awesome, interesting, or anywhere in between, to review. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon ! Don't forget to...

You know the guy... the one who miracle heals every game. He pulls all the high rarity cards out of his prize packs. He double crits you from 3. There are many names for him, but we here at N@N know him as Chris. We've mentioned Chris a multitude of times across our history, and today we finally brought him on, not just to try to gain the secret to his strange lucksacking abilities, but also...

As promised on Twitter, we have a bonus episode for you. With the Covid-19 virus going full-on pandemic, various cities are issuing social distancing campaigns, people are losing their jobs or getting laid off, and we're all just plain bored. So we thought we'd tell some of our stories. Atlas, Matt, Root Beer, and James talk about how they're handling their various states of quarant...