Kaijudo: Vortex
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: August 29, 2014
MSRP: $3.99 (Booster Pack)
Format: 14 cards per pack; 36 packs per display; 6 displays per case
Number of Players: 2
Playing Time: Approximately 1 hour
Age Rating: 8+
 
The Story Line
A dark force is brewing at the Nexus of all five civilizations, giving rise to the Vortex!  Strange and mutated new beings are appearing in great numbers, mercilessly destroying all in their path.  As their threat takes hold in the Creature realm, the Duel Masters fear they will breach the Veil and bring utter collapse.  Not only is it tearing creatures apart, it’s using their mana to create evil Void Spawn creatures with one singular goal: consume everything.
 
But our heroes aren’t out of the fight yet. If two creatures crash together in the Vortex, a new Vortex Evolution creature emerges in their place!  The Vortex Evolution creatures are powerful and new in this set, as well as the new “Clash” ability.  Join the Duel Masters to reverse the Vortex and defeat its mutated minions before it’s too late!
 
Product Information & Organized Play 
Kaijudo: Vortex is hitting stores on August 29th (see "'Kaijudo: Vortex'"). This set is optimized for the Booster Draft format, which is new to Kaijudo this year.  It will also feature a weekend of Set Premieres starting August 29th, complete with five of the new holo-foil promo cards and a Vortex-themed storage box.  Vortex boosters and the Re: Volution Master Challenge deck will play into the current Kaijudo Master Challenge season, leading into the Kaijudo Winter Championship in Rhode Island.
 
Preview Card--Eternal Gaia Dragon
"Eternal Gaia Dragon" is an ancient Earthstrike Dragon that has been unearthed by the threat of the Vortex, and it packs quite a slumbering punch!  Early in the game, you can charge it into the mana zone to help you summon other creatures.  Once you reach 8 mana, it can be summoned from the mana zone directly into the battle zone.  To keep the pressure on, once this hero is banished, it returns to the mana zone instead, ready to awaken again and continue the fight for its world.
 
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