⚡ At a Glance

🏆 Why This Set Is Special

This is the first time all 13 Royal Knights have been in the same set with dedicated deck-building support. Previous Royal Knights coverage was spread across BT-06, BT-09, BT-13, and BT-23. EX-13 pulls it all together and gives every Knight their own competitive identity.

The Royal Knights’ strongest member and the de facto leader of the set. Omnimon’s deck in EX-13 uses a fusion of Red and Blue to combine aggressive attacking with protective effects.

The Royal Knight of Empty Seat. Alphamon’s deck is a control build that removes threats systematically using [On Play] deletion and board-clearing Option effects.

The Parallel World Tactician leads a multi-color aggressive strategy supported by the Sistermon network. EX-13 expands the Sistermon engine for the first time since BT-13.

The fastest Royal Knight. ULForceVeedramon’s deck uses Reboot and evasion mechanics to attack repeatedly every turn. Nokia is the Tamer of choice here given her in-lore connection.

The Crimson Knight. Gallantmon builds push security from multiple angles using Piercing and Storm. Strong synergy with existing Guilmon chain support.

Uses Blast Digivolve and conditional DP reduction. Dynasmon is one of the lesser-played Royal Knights — EX-13 is his chance to establish a genuine competitive identity.

The ultimate defensive Royal Knight. Craniamon’s Void Shield cannot be targeted by Tamers or Options — EX-13 builds out the defensive strategy with board-wide protection layers.

The Peerless Knight builds security stacks while dismantling opponent boards. Strong anti-aggro utility and one of the more unique color identities in the Royal Knights lineup.

The Leopard Knight uses board assessment and conditional DP reduction. Green Royal Knights is a niche space EX-13 develops with new Option cards.

Gankoomon’s signature mechanic raises Digimon from lower levels and Toughens them. One of the most interesting deck-building challenges in EX-13.

The Dragon Emperor Royal Knight. Examon’s pierce-from-security style gets new tools in EX-13. Rina Shinomiya connects here given Examon’s Digimon World lore.

One of the most confirmed cards in EX-13 based on official art reveals. Kentaurosmon uses Blocker and Freeze effects to lock down opponent boards.

Magnamon’s signature Miracle power triggers from losing security. A comeback-mechanic build that gets stronger as it takes damage.

Amnion Merciful Mode is one of the most significant new debuts in EX-13. The Merciful Mode transformation is a legendary form from Digimon lore that represents a Royal Knight at their most powerful and compassionate simultaneously. Competitively, Merciful Mode Digimon have historically featured powerful board-wide effects rather than individual targeting — expect this card to have an effect that impacts all Digimon on the field.

▶ Major debut. Expect UR or SEC rarity. High collector and competitive demand.

King Etemon has been fan-requested for the card game since the English launch. The self-proclaimed King of Rock ’n’ Roll is a comedic villain character from Digimon Adventure who wields Dark Network powers. In the card game, King Etemon is expected to disrupt opponent setups while generating resources — a trickster build that fits the character’s personality perfectly.

▶ Long-awaited debut. Fan favorite character finally joins the card game.

Seen in the first official art reveal for EX-13 alongside ULForceVeedramon and Rina Shinomiya. Kentaurosmon (known as Sleipmon in Japanese) is the Royal Knight of the Frozen Gate, wielding Niflheimr. His Blocker and freeze-based abilities make him one of the most defensively powerful Royal Knights and a confirmed centerpiece of the set.

▶ Confirmed in reveal art. Royal Knights defensive anchor.

The protagonist of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth who raised both Omnimon and other Royal Knights throughout the game. Nokia as a Tamer card brings synergy for multi-color Royal Knight builds — expect effects around drawing cards and reducing digivolution costs for [Royal Knight] trait Digimon.

▶ Confirmed Tamer. Key engine piece for Nokia-flavored Omnimon and multi-color builds.

Rina is the partner Tamer of Examon in Digimon World Re:Digitize. As a Tamer card she is expected to support Examon-centric builds and potentially other Dragon-type Royal Knights. The pairing of Nokia and Rina gives EX-13 two strong Tamer options covering different playstyles.

▶ Confirmed Tamer. Core piece for Examon and Dragon-type Royal Knight builds.

📈 Collector Outlook

With 13 alt-art Royal Knight cards at low pull rates plus 3 URs and 2 SRs, EX-13 has one of the most collector-focused rarity distributions of any Digimon TCG Extra Booster. Players who want specific alt-arts should target singles rather than cracking boxes to chase specific Knights.

What Comes Before EX-13

Before EX-13 arrives, BT-26 Timeless Bonds releases September 4 and EX-12 Digital World Shambala is out now (July 3).