Oceania Storm: Card Rotation

Hello, Commanders! The next chapter of KARDS is almost upon us.

⚡ 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

1. PANZERGRENADIER

2. PANZERGRENADIER

3. 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 C6N SAIUN DISTANT FRONT IJN YAMATO ISOLATION JADE DIVISION KI-27 NATE KI-45 DRAGON SLAYER KI-49 STORM DRAGON KI-51 SONIA P1Y GINGA P1Y1 MODEL 11 TYPR 96 AA GUN

Soviet Union

10TH GUARDS REGIMENT 122ND KORSUN 17TH RIFLE REGIMENT 52-K 6TH AIRBORNE 83RD NAVAL BRIGADE BLOOD RED SKY BT-7 1937 CLAIM THE SKIES ISU-152 NIGHT WITCHES NO RETREAT! UPGRADE WORKERS UNITE! YAK 3 YAK 7

USA

179TH TOMAHAWKS 47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 48TH ARMORED INFANTRY 75MM PACK HOWITZER DIRECT HIT F6F-3 HELLCAT FIELD HOSPITAL FORTUNES OF WAR HIGH ALTITUDE BOMBING IN THE NAVY M10A1 NIGHT BOMBING P-40 N-5 P-51 B PBY CATALINA USAAF SPITFIRE IX VICIOUS SALVO

France

1ER HUSSARDS 1RE BFL B-26 GROUPE BRETANGE CHASING SHADOWS COMMANDOS KIEFFER FARMAN F.222 FIERY AMBUSH FORTIFIED POSITION HONOR AND LOYALTY M.S.406 WESTERN ALLIES

Finland

BREAKING POINT DETACHED BATTALION 4 FIAT G.50 FL I. STRIDSGRUPPEN INFANTRY REGIMENT 11 INFANTRY REGIMENT 61 SCRAP METAL SISSIOSATO 5.D STRIKE FROM THE WOODS THROUGH THE ICE

Italy

33RD LIVORNO REGIMENT 39TH BOLOGNA REGIMENT 7TH ALPINI REGIMENT 80TH PASUBIO BRUTE FORCE COLONIAL DREAMS FIAT BR.20 L6/40 MARE NOSTRUM NAVAL ENGAGEMENT SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM.79 VANGUARD

Poland

37MM BOFORS GUN 7TP ACT ON THE INTEL BATTLE MK I PL HAMMER HOME LYSANDER PL M4 SHERMAN PL ORP BLYSKAWICA PZL P.11 PZL.37 LOS RAPID RESPONSE STUBBORN DEFENSE TKS

Oceania Storm deploys June 11th.

Prepare your forces. Adjust your strategies. The battlefield is shifting.

We’ll see you on the frontlines, Commanders.