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Limited-Time Mode: MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION Ver1.1-

Return to the NEXT DIMENSION! The limited-time mode "NEXT DIMENSION", which ended its run as an April Fools' exclusive, is coming back!

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changedEvent PeriodAugust 6 (Thu) 0:00 – August 19 (Wed) 23:59, 2026 (JST) (August 5, 15:00 – August 19, 14:59 UTC)
changedOverviewDuring the event period, MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION- will be selectable from the mode selection!
addedWhat is MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION-?It's a limited-time mode featuring multiple new game rules and an exclusive GameChanger, "Artifactory" — enjoy exciting matches that overturn everything you thought you knew!
addedWhat is MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION-?Exclusive GameChanger "Artifactory" The moment the match begins, a card with this skill appears in the zone. As a rule, it cannot be replaced — but every turn, each player can acquire an "Artifact" . More than 80 different Artifacts can appear! Choose the right Artifact for the situation and turn the match in your favor! Steam post imageFrom Artifacts that power up a specific species in your deck to ones that rewrite a card's rarity or grant cards new skills — there's a huge variety!
changedWhat is MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION-?Life System When you take damage, you'll now lose "Life" instead of cards from your deck! You lose the game when either your Life or your deck reaches 0. Life starts at 20. *With the introduction of the Life System, some skill effects behave differently from the normal rules.Steam post image
changedWhat is MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION-?Turn Skip After replenishing your hand at the start of your turn, you can choose to skip your turn. You'll take penalty damage and unconditionally suffer the attacks of any cards in the offense zone, but in exchange, you can prepare for the next turn without using up any cards. The penalty damage increases every time you skip a turn, so choose your moment wisely. Steam post image"Gh... I'll take this one with my Life!"

MONSTER CARDS changes

changedAugust 6 (Thu) 0:00 – August 19 (Wed) 23:59, 2026 (JST) (August 5, 15:00 – August 19, 14:59 UTC)
changedDuring the event period, MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION- will be selectable from the mode selection!
addedIt's a limited-time mode featuring multiple new game rules and an exclusive GameChanger, "Artifactory" — enjoy exciting matches that overturn everything you thought you knew!
addedExclusive GameChanger "Artifactory" The moment the match begins, a card with this skill appears in the zone. As a rule, it cannot be replaced — but every turn, each player can acquire an "Artifact" . More than 80 different Artifacts can appear! Choose the right Artifact for the situation and turn the match in your favor! Steam post imageFrom Artifacts that power up a specific species in your deck to ones that rewrite a card's rarity or grant cards new skills — there's a huge variety!
changedLife System When you take damage, you'll now lose "Life" instead of cards from your deck! You lose the game when either your Life or your deck reaches 0. Life starts at 20. *With the introduction of the Life System, some skill effects behave differently from the normal rules.Steam post image

Return to the NEXT DIMENSION!

The limited-time mode "NEXT DIMENSION", which ended its run as an April Fools' exclusive, is coming back!

Event Period

August 6 (Thu) 0:00 – August 19 (Wed) 23:59, 2026 (JST) (August 5, 15:00 – August 19, 14:59 UTC)

Overview

During the event period, MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION- will be selectable from the mode selection!

What is MONSTER CARDS -NEXT DIMENSION-?

It's a limited-time mode featuring multiple new game rules and an exclusive GameChanger,"Artifactory"— enjoy exciting matches that overturn everything you thought you knew!

  1. Exclusive GameChanger "Artifactory"

    The moment the match begins, a card with this skill appears in the zone. As a rule, it cannot be replaced — but every turn, each player can acquire an"Artifact".

    More than 80 different Artifacts can appear! Choose the right Artifact for the situation and turn the match in your favor!

    Steam post imageFrom Artifacts that power up a specific species in your deck to ones that rewrite a card's rarity or grant cards new skills — there's a huge variety!

  2. Life System

    When you take damage, you'll now lose "Life" instead of cards from your deck!

    You lose the game when either your Life or your deck reaches 0. Life starts at 20.

    *With the introduction of the Life System, some skill effects behave differently from the normal rules.Steam post image

  3. Turn Skip

    After replenishing your hand at the start of your turn, you can choose to skip your turn.

    You'll take penalty damage and unconditionally suffer the attacks of any cards in the offense zone, but in exchange, you can prepare for the next turn without using up any cards.

    The penalty damage increases every time you skip a turn, so choose your moment wisely.

    Steam post image"Gh... I'll take this one with my Life!"

  4. Kill Bonus

    If an attack from one of your cards manages to wipe out another player's Life, you can claim an optional bonus: choose and take one card from that player's hand!

Source

Steam News / 5 August 2026

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