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Full KARDS - The WW2 Card Game update
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Hello, Commanders! The next chapter of KARDS is almost upon us.
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⚡ OCEANIA STORM ⚡
Deploys June 11th
We first announced the summer expansion alongside the reveal of the new minor nation arriving this June: ANZAC. Today, we’re excited to reveal its name and release date. Oceania Storm brings new mechanics, fresh strategies, and a battlefield shaped by harsh weather and unforgiving terrain.
As reinforcements arrive, the front lines will shift.
Rotation Incoming
With the launch of Oceania Storm, a new card rotation will take effect.
This operation will:
Return a selection of Reserve cards to active duty
Move a number of existing cards into the Reserve pool
Together, these changes reshape the active battlefield and prepare the ground for the new expansion.
This rotation also marks the transition toward our new annual rotation system, supported by the recently introduced Permanent Card Pool - a stable foundation of cards that will never rotate out.
If you missed those briefings, we recommend reviewing the previous dev blogs:
New Rotation System Permanent Card Pool List
Returning to Active Duty
A total of 23 cards will return from Reserves on June 11th.
These veterans are ready to rejoin the fight and may open up new strategic possibilities.
Note: Some returning cards may arrive in updated or reworked form. We’ll share full details during spoiler season. Cards returning from Reserves with Oceania Storm will rotate out alongside this expansion under the new rotation system (Winter 2028).
Also, please note that the list below includes only cards returning from Reserves with Oceania Storm, and which will rotate out alongside this expansion. Several additional cards will permanently return to the active pool this summer as part of the new Permanent Card Pool.
Moving to Reserves
As Oceania Storm deploys, 129 cards will rotate out of the active pool and move to Reserves.
While they leave standard constructed play, they remain part of your arsenal:
Playable in Classic PvP, Friendly Battles, and AI matches
Can be recycled for weekly crate progress
May return in future expansions, potentially with adjustments
All new expansion cards are protected from rotation for 21 - 30 months
The full list of cards moving to Reserves can be found below. For a full interactive list of cards, please visit the KARDS website here: Oceania Storm: Card Rotation
Before Spoiler Season Begins
This announcement focuses on rotation only.
The full Oceania Storm reveal campaign begins in late May, where we’ll unveil new cards, new mechanics, and new strategic possibilities.
Moving From Reserve Pool
Britain
MANCHESTER IA RAAF LIGHTNING RADAR ALERT RNZAF KITTYHAWK PRECISION BOMBING OBSERVER CORPS
Germany
HEINKEL HE 115 1097. VOLKSGRENADIER Sd KFz 222 SPOILS OF WAR
Japan
BOMBING RAID Ki-100 GOSHIKEN Ki-44 TOJO GREATER PURPOSE
Soviet Union
P-40 TOMAHAWK CLOSE COMBAT DEEP OPERATION FRONTAL ASSAULT
USA
507th PIR 106th QUARTERMASTER A-36 APACHE OVERCAST
France
CROSS OF LORRAINE
Moving To Reserve Pool
Britain
111TH INDIAN BRIGADE 1ST LONDON BRIGADE 22ND GUARDS BRIGADE 6TH AIRLANDING AIR POWER BEAUFIGHTER TF MK X BL 4.5" MEDIUM GUN CHURCHILL MK III AVRE CO-BELLIGERENTS ENTRENCHED HMS HERMES HURRICAN MK II-C TROP INNISKILING FUSILIERS NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE NO.43 COMMANDO OVERRUN OX AND BUCKS SECOND CHANCE SPITFIRE MK IIA
Germany
PANZERGRENADIER
PANZERGRENADIER
FALLSCHIRMJAGER ANNHILATION GREIF HENSCHEL HS 123 JET PROTOTYPE JUNKERS JU 188 E KM ADMIRAL HIPPER PANTHER G PANZER I-B PANZER III-E PANZERZUG 61 BP42 RALLY RAPID ENGAGEMENT STUKA 87G THROUGH THE BREACH
Japan
75MM FIELD ARTILLERY
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