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Cygames has announced the next instalment for their Shadowverse card game franchise in the Shadowverse NEXT 2024 livestream. Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond is a standalone follow-up to the original game, available for iOS, Android, and PC in Summer 2024.
Here's everything we know about the game so far, and you can expect to see more detailed information in our site dedicated to the game over at our sister site Shadowverse.gg!
Game Details
- Title: Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
- Release Date: Scheduled for Summer 2024
- Development and Operation: Cygames, Inc.
- Genre: Competitive online collectible card game
- Platforms: iOS, Android, PC
- Official Site: https://shadowverse-wb.com/en/
- Official X Account: @shadowversegame (https://twitter.com/shadowversegame)
- Price: Free to play (optional in-app purchases)
- Languages: International language support planned
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New Features for Card Battles
In Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, basic rules such as deck building and card types will remain the same as the original Shadowverse, while new features will also be added to make the card battles even more intense.
Super Evolution
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond will be introducing a new mechanic called Super Evolution. Just like in the original game, a follower can be evolved starting on the second player's 4th turn by expending Evolution Points (EP).
Super Evolution will be available at the start of the second player's 6th turn. Up to 2 remaining EP will be turned into SEP (super evolution points) that players can use to super-evolve a follower. To compensate, the number of EP a player will have is also increasing. The first player will have 3 EP, and the second player will have 4 EP.
Super-Evolve Abilities
These abilities will trigger when the follower in question super-evolves.
They're powerful and have a lot of influence over the outcome of a battle. Also, if you super-evolve a follower that has both an evolve ability and a super-evolve ability, both abilities will activate simultaneously.
Engage
Several new abilities and rules will be added to battles and Engage is one of them.
Engage is a mechanic that works with amulets. Once an amulet has been played, a player can press its Engage button at any time on their turn to activate that amulet's ability.
Classes
In Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, you build a deck by using cards of any given class along with Neutral cards, just like in the original game. Changes include the addition of the Abysscraft class, which combines the characteristics of and replaces Shadowcraft and Bloodcraft.
New Characters
Here are two characters that will be making their debut in the main story of Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, alongside other new main characters.
World Feature
In Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, players can have various real-time interactions in a virtual space connected with other players.
Players will appear in a 3D space and will be able to move around freely in-game using their own custom-made avatars. There are a wide variety of customizable avatars, and sets will be made available which will allow players to dress up with the costumes and hairstyles of popular characters.
This virtual lobby will allow players to compete with each other and will also be a space where events are held. Additionally, an exclusive area where guild members can gather together, as well as personal rooms that players can edit and invite their friends to, will also be implemented.
These worlds will also feature other games besides card battles. In addition to allowing players to play together in a variety of ways, we are also considering implementing a system that will allow players to obtain items and rewards that can be used in card battles.
Tournament Events
With the release of the new game, we plan on shifting competitive events from Shadowverse to Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond.
We will announce the timing of the switch at a later date, but we plan to continue running various competitions for Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond. Everything from our large-scale RAGE events to online tournaments. We're hard at work to organize tournaments overseas as well, so please keep an eye out for that.
Shadowverse World Championship
Up until now, we have held the tournaments Shadowverse World Grand Prix and Shadowverse Invitational in order to determine champions on a yearly basis, but we will now instead be holding the Shadowverse World Championship in early 2025.
The World Championship is an event where top players who have excelled in competitions all over the world are invited to compete with each other and the winner will receive a cash prize of 10 million JPY and a special Shadowverse: Evolve card.
Qualifying for the World Championship
Below are the competitions and regions which will allow players to qualify for the World Championship:
- RAGE Shadowverse (8 slots)
- RAGE Shadowverse Pro Tour (3 slots)
- Shadowverse NetEase Championship (4 slots)
- Shadowverse Korea Open (2 slots)
- Shadowverse Taiwan Open (2 slots)
- Shadowverse Open West/SEAO (3 slots)
- Wild Card (2 slots)
Players who excel in these competitions can qualify for the World Championship. Wild Card details will be announced at a later date.
Players can also qualify for the World Championship by ranking high in RAGE Shadowverse 2024 Spring, as well as other competitions centered on the original game and not Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond. In addition, all RAGE tournaments scheduled for 2024 will be open to all players inside and outside of Japan.
We hope that players from all over the world will take part in RAGE in order to qualify for the World Championship and continue to support official Shadowverse competitions.
Shadowverse Roadmap
The current Shadowverse game will continue its service in parallel with Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond. In addition, players will be able to link Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond to Shadowverse and earn in-game items based on their Shadowverse account as a reward for playing the original. Doing so will also unlock the battle record function.
Examples:
- Grand Master card sleeves
- In-game items based on rankings and tournament prizes
- In-game items based on owned leaders
- Battle record function for Shadowverse
In addition to the above, Cygames are planning to prepare other elements and rewards that can be earned through linking game data. More information to follow!
