BRO 2023: The Sack, The What The Heck and The Evolution of My Deck

BRO happened today … or yesterday, I guess. The majority of it was yesterday for me, and I’m writing this introduction just short of 2 am after concluding the NA/LA part of BRO in the evening and EU in the morning. It was my first time participating in two regions, and while I’m not opposed to the idea, I think next year I should try the nap > AO > nap > NA/LA combo instead.

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English Banlist Thoughts: How About You Just Don’t Do Anything?

See this card? I like this card.

It’s unique, it’s funny, it’s a two second power trip of hope for an otherwise very sad Haruhi player. It’s a good card – but I say this today, not necessarily back when it was first released in Japanese.

In an era of Weiss when a fair few Climax Combos are still reasonably deadly even when forced into two or three side attacks (if they can even be forced at all), this is a good card because it poses a credible threat which can be dealt with via game knowledge and good playing. It is a good card because it raises the stakes, and in doing so, also raises the quality of the game being played. It is a good card because it’s a challenge that your opponent can accept.

But what if we’re not in that era of Weiss?

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BSF 2023: Weiss Schwarz Masterpost

A seasonal collection of the best sets, winning decklists and accompanying stats from the 2023 Bushiroad Spring Fest – for all your English Weiss Schwarz meta needs.

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Weiss Schwarz English Banlist – January 2023 Update

This is NOT the most recent EN Banlist.

Newer banlists can be found in the categories below:

JP Banlists | EN Banlists

Changes take effect January 27th 2023. Applies only to EN format.


Visual courtesy of @BoatsDontSink. High-res version of the image can be found here.

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Weiss Schwarz Japanese Banlist – December 2022 Update

Changes take effect on December 10th 2022. Applies only to Japanese format. 

Since the latest announcement introduced no changes to the banlist, this is stil the current version of the banlist from March 2023 onwards.


For cards where restrictions have changed, their previous restrictions are shown in the smaller icon above the bigger icon with their current restriction status. You can use this visual wherever you want for whatever purpose – a link back to this post is appreciated, but not required. High-res version of the image can be found here.

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B = Banned. You can not play this card.
U = Unrestricted. This card no longer has any restrictions.
L = Limited. You can only play a certain number of this card in a deck. For example, L1 means that you can only play 1 copy of that card.
C = Choice-restricted. The cards that are on the choice list can not be played together in the same deck. For example, C3 means that there are 3 cards you can choose from: you can play any number of the card you choose, but you can’t play any copies of the other two cards in the same deck.

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Weiss Schwarz English Banlist – October 2022 Update

This is NOT the most recent EN Banlist.

Newer banlists can be found in the categories below:

JP Banlists | EN Banlists


Changes take effect October 10th 2022. Applies only to EN format.


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Mushoku Tensei Deck and Match-Up Guide by Roy Choi

Roy’s been playing Mushoku since the set released in JP, and after topping BRO 2022 with the infamous 8 Standby build, he took the time to create a very detailed guide for the deck’s options and lines of play against different decks. Seeing as it was originally posted as a Google doc in the FB Global Community, I thought it would be worthwhile to re-work it into a form that’s easier to find, especially for new players who might not be in all the different Facebook and Discord groups where these kinda links are usually shared. So here we are, with all the expert Mushoku content in blog format!

Everything else going forward is Roy’s work, which I hope you’ll find as insightful as I did 🙂

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