Nexus at Night

Less nova, more grappler. Less deleting, more locking. Less Kagero, no wait, it's the same amount of Kagero. Welcome to V Extra Booster 7! With support for Kagero, Link Joker, and Nova Grappler, this new set also brings the official release of Gift II's (which we covered in a previous episode.) The guys take a look at what this could mean for the metagame, and whether Link Joker's r...

It's set review time once again! And this time, we have the dumbest name for a set we've ever seen: Light of Salvation, Logic of Destruction. Pick one, Bushiroad, jeez!  Anyway, with support for Royal Paladin, Kagero, Nova Grappler, and Link Joker, are the cards in the set as big a failure as the name is? Come find out! Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight, or support us on Pa...

It's time for more premium format talk! With this upcoming premium collection in June, the guys talk about what each clan in Vanguard needs, and what a second set of zeroth dragons could do in order to properly capture the flavor of all the clans in a single nation. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @ NexusatNight , or support us on Patreon! patreon.com/nexuscorps Follow Atlas @ atlasnovack ,...

Have you ever lost with a deck, look at your opponent and think, "man, if I just played against him with something else I would've beaten him" Well do we have the format for you!  First tested at this year's worlds and brought to our attention by Differentfight, the 2 deck format would be a new way of conducting tournaments, using two decks in a best-of-three match. The guys un...

Guess what, Gabe's back! That's right, previous host of this very podcast and sarcastic wit of Nexus Corps has returned. But it's not to berate our trio, it's to conduct a thought experiment. What would happen if Vanguard decks only required half the amount of triggers, or triggers were of different grades? Come listen and participate in the discussion! Follow us on Twitter or...

The best of the best gathered in Japan to duke it out in what was streamed around the world as the world championship tournament. Commentated by Youtubers Differentfight and Cardprotgonist, this tournament was to answer a crucial question: what's meta now? Well, the answer may surprise you, as our trio commentates on the top 4 for both standard and premium formats, and what happened with the...

Ah promos. Special cards made to promote a box opening, tournament, sneak preview, manga volume, and anything in between. And yet, they're the bane of some peoples' existence.  Why? Well sometimes they're important enough to carry a deck on their own and are thus annoyingly expensive. And most of the time, there's no way to really track when they'll come from Japan to the...

It was bound to happen wasn't it? Just as we talked about soul being a limited resource back in episode 102, we've circled back to talk about counterblast, and how Bushiroad seems to want to make it another limited resource in standard format.  Is this good for the game? Do we wish it was more like G era where counterblast was an almost laughable thing to worry about? Listen and find out...

"It's a show about nothing!... How do you we know when it's over?" Truer words have never been spoken. Happy New Year everyone!  Continuing our New Year tradition here at Nexus at Night, we're talking about... nothing. Nothing at all. Sure there's stuff in there about card reveals, but there's also new year's plans, arguments about video games, and ideas for...

Merry Critmas and a sacky new year to everyone! What's a better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a special guest and some good old fashion complaining? It's no secret that Vanguard has had a problem with turn order. There's an objective advantage with going first in this post reboot format. So what's a cardfighter to do? Well, ARG champion and fellow Vanguard youtu...

We'll be there when the cards fall short, that's the beauty of second wave support, hold on baby we're takin' you back to schooooooool! That's right, the Miyaji Academy Cardfight Club set is finally upon us. Which means Nubatama and Narukami finally get their first wave support in standard format. It also means that Royal Paladin, Gold Paladin, and Oracle Think Tank all ge...

Vampires and succubi and OTKs, oh my! Dark Irregulars are a force to be reckoned with in premium format, and the guys brought a very special guest to talk about it! SolemnVanguard, another Youtuber, got first place with the "No Life King Loop" at BCS France, so we brought his overqualified ass to talk about the absolute wrecking ball that is the NLK loop. Follow us on Twitter or Instagra...

It's common knowledge that if you win something, you often get something for your trouble. Bushiroad does not subscribe to that belief for the most part. So what's a vanguard player to do? How about compare this game to all the other games out there and what they do to entice their top players. Also, Atlas loses his shit over whether a card with five drive checks is broken (it isn't...

Another set is about to hit Japan, and all the clans start with the letter G. Does that mean this set has strides in it? Kind of. Great Nature, Gear Chronicle, and Genesis get their due this time in standard format, so our dynamic trio does what they do best and review the set! Atlas, despite being stuffed up from the fires plaguing Los Angeles, is as giddy as he was two episodes ago, while Matt a...

Sometimes you just have to take a break from Vanguard. Sometimes you've been invited to come on a certain podcast for two years and you finally decide to show your face. That's what happened to friend of the show James! With James finally making an appearance here on N@N, we've decided to talk about times we've left Vanguard- and returned- and what caused us to do so. Also abou...

Yay and on the third extra booster, the Bushiroad gods decreed that Gold Paladin, Neo Nectar, and Angel Feather were to get support. And Bushiroad thought this was good. But is it? In an episode where the guys care little to none about the clans represented, they consulted some friends for advice on how to unpack this... oddity that is the Ultra Rare Booster. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @Nex...

It's time for another premium profile! This time we got an even bigger pillar of the Vanguard community than we are (by miles)- Differentfight! A massively successful Vanguard Youtuber, he returns, having previously been in our episode about running a Vanguard youtube channel, to talk about Dimension Police and how it's doing in premium format in the land of OTT-Gyze, Spike Brothers, and...

It's no secret that the imaginary gift system was meant to have a rock-paper-scissors dynamic to it. But how well is that doing in the current Standard format meta? The guys take a look at some recent tournament results from Japan to try and ascertain what the hell's going on. Will accel ever have its day in the sun? Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Ma...

Grade 4s are BACK! But they're not strides. They're in the deck. With the other cards. This is a thing. And it's kind of a letdown. The guys take a look at Exculpate the Blaster and Dragonic something something Nouvelle, and what this could mean for future support in standard (like Gear Chronicle, for example.) Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Mat...

This week on Drive Check- Sorry, this week on Nexus at Night, we decide to talk about erratas, when a card has its effect officially changed due to competitive overuse, shortening of language, or as is most often the case in Vanguard, fixing an error. Follow us on Twitter @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, or Alvin/Root Beer @plasmaeclipse. Send us episode ideas, questions, or just...

Equip Gauges and Tokens and Ridestuns, oh my! With standard format now in full swing, the guys take a look at some of the new mechanics that were implemented into Vanguard for the first time: Tachikaze's equip gauge, Murakumo's ride stunning, and especially Neo Nectar's introduction of tokens- not a unique mechanic to TCGs, but it is something new for Vanguard. Follow us on Twitter...

With the release of Phantom Blaster Dragon's effect, people are saying Oracle Think Tank's Promise Daughter is kryptonite for it and the rest of the Shadow Paladin clan. Atlas, having missed the recording time this week, decides to tackle this topic on his own. Marc Maron levels of misanthropy ensue as he meanders from place to place while covering OTT's place in the meta, Promise D...

It's eight months after Christmas, and in the basement of the house, some more gifts were found, and it gave us a rouse... That's right, the rest of the gifts have been revealed for the remaining clans! So the guys unpack what was left behind the washing machine, and Atlas loses his goddamn mind over some of Bushiroad's choices. Stay tuned for the fun! Follow us on Twitter @NexusatN...

Premium format: what many regard as the wild west of Vanguard. Where strides and standard format cards run amok in a storm of broken combos... Or is it? The guys are kicking off this semi-frequent series on the Premium format status of various clans with Spike Brothers. And it's just not a Spike Brothers episode without their good friend Jason Roberts, aka Living Proof, who is celebrating his...

Restanders- Vanguards that can attack twice in the same battle phase- are surprisingly scarce in standard format despite being everywhere in G format. So what gives? The guys unpack why that might be while also giving Matt a soapbox to yell about how awesome Dimension Police is. Follow us on twitter @NexusatNight, Atlas @atlasnovack, Matt @wiggumzz, and Alvin/Root Beer @plasmaeclipse!