Good day to all you UniVersus fans out there!

Tim Frie, Undaunted Raid lead designer, here again! We’ve already kicked off previews for the set, and that’s super exciting. I love writing these teasers, so I wanted to make sure to get this out ASAP. This story arc is one of the most beloved of the entire show, so we wanted to get it right. There will be more design articles to come during preview season, and those will shed light on the development process and some of the ways we approached themes and cohesive mechanics in the set, but I’ll leave that for later. For now, let’s just get on with the juicy tidbits you all came here for. I present to you some really cool things that will be featured in Undaunted Raid. 

Things you can expect to see in Undaunted Raid:

• The Shie Hassaikai.
• 3 NEW Pro Heroes.
• Some new tools for Mill strategy.
• A new playstyle “theme.”
• A transforming character.
• Remember “3 damage matters”?
• 2 new versions of characters with a hand size they have not previously had.
• An asset with a response limited to 3 characters.
• 2 cards with unconventional layouts.

Some Game Text on cards in Undaunted Raid:

Enhance Flip: If you have 3 or fewer ready foundations, this attack gets -3 speed.

Response: After you take damage from an unblocked attack, add 1 “Manly Spirit” counter to this card.

[EVIL] Enhance: Change the zone of this attack. If this attack deals damage, seal your rival’s character.

Response [Once per turn] Discard the top 3 cards of your deck: After an attack is played, you may play 1 non-attack Ally card from your discard pile as your next card this turn.

Enhance Flip 1 foundation: This attack gets +2 speed. Change this attack’s zone to [low].

When committing cards to pass a check, you may commit 1 asset as if it were a foundation.

Response [Once per turn]: After your rival makes a re-check, that check gets -1.

Enhance: If your rival has 1 or more sealed foundations, change this attack’s zone.

[CHARACTER] Enhance Commit your character: Discard the top 6 cards of your rival’s deck.

Form: For the rest of this turn your attacks get +2 damage.

Deadlock Enhance Flip: Name a card. Your rival cannot block this attack with the named card.

Some Keyword Combinations:

Slam • Weapon

Ranged • Weapon • Combo (Face Down)

Flash • Fury • Punch

EX: 3 • Punch • Powerful: 3 • Ranged

Kick • Powerful: 3 • Slam

Breaker: 2 • Terrain

I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of what’s to come with Undaunted Raid! What else do you think might come out with this set? Be sure to comment your thoughts, and get ready for a fun preview season!

Good day to all you UniVersus fans out there!

My name is Tim Frie and I’m the lead game designer here at Jasco Games. The design team always has a lot of fun working on new cards, but this set in particular has been a blast. Focusing on the bad guys is not a thing we get to do often! We’re nearly ready to begin previewing the next expansion of the My Hero Academia CCG, but before we do, I wanted to give everyone some tidbits of what to expect over the coming weeks. 

Things you can expect to see in League of Villains:

• Villains, of course!
• A cycle of powerful actions for blocking!
• 2 throwback reprints.
• 4 never-before-playable characters to build your deck around.
• An attack that searches your deck.
• Multiple Rare attacks with a Check of 1.
• The return of the “3 damage matters” archetype.
• The first 2-Difficulty attack printed for My Hero Academia.
• Revisiting counters as part of a character card.
• A brand new Keyword Ability!

Some Game Text on cards in League of Villains:

• Enhance Commit: If you have 5 or more different symbols in your card pool, this attack gets +2 damage or -2 speed.
• Deadlock First Form Commit: Destroy 1 rival foundation.
• Response Flip: After your rival adds a card to their momentum, they build it face down committed. Then they add 1 ready foundation to their hand, then add 1 card from their hand to their momentum.
• Enhance Remove, discard 1 card: Your rival cannot play or block with action cards during this attack.
• CHARACTER Enhance Flip, remove 1 momentum: Add 1 card from your discard pile to your momentum.
• Enhance: If this attack deals 3 or less damage, draw 1 card.
• If you have more health than your rival, this card gets -1 difficulty.
• Second Enhance Remove: This attack gets +2 damage. If it has Taunt, draw 1 card and it gains Stun: 1.
• Response Flip: After your attack deals more than its printed damage, gain 3 health.
• Enhance: Build 1 card with a check value of 6 from your card pool.

Some Keyword Combinations in League of Villains:

• EX: 2 • Tech • Weapon
• Ranged • Combo (Action)
• Ally · Flash · Weapon
• Throw · Combo (Combo)
• Kick · Weapon

I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek on what’s to come with League of Villains! Any idea what cards these could be? Be sure to comment your thoughts across our official social media channels, and get ready for a fun preview season!

-Timothy Frie