✅ Quick Verdict — 9.2/10 — Recommended

📅 Release Info

EX-13 Chivalrous XIII released October 2, 2026 in English. The Japanese version released October 3, 2026. Pre-release events were held one week before at participating local game stores. Box topper promo packs (Guilmon, Veemon, Kudamon, Huckmon, Dracomon, Dorumon) are included one per box.

📈 Box EV Estimate

A box of EX-13 at MSRP ($119.76) should yield approximately: 1 Secret Rare (guaranteed rotation between Imperialdramon PM and Omnimon MM), 8-10 Super Rares covering most Royal Knights, 1 UR from the Jesmon/UlforceVeedramon/Alphamon pool, 2-3 Alt Arts, and 1 Box Topper. The guaranteed SEC per box is the highest floor EV of any current Digimon TCG product.

[Lv.7] [When Digivolving] For each [Royal Knights] trait Digimon in your battle area and security: +1000 DP to this Digimon for the turn. Delete all opponent Digimon with DP equal to or less than this Digimon’s DP. [All Turns] This Digimon is unaffected by opponent’s effects. [When Attacking] Recovery +1.

▶ Omnimon: Merciful Mode is the set centerpiece. Board-wide deletion scaled to your Royal Knight presence, effect immunity, and Recovery on attack. The DP scaling means a board of 3-4 Royal Knights can push Omnimon MM above 20,000 DP before the deletion trigger fires — removing virtually everything. Effect immunity makes it immune to Chronomon: Destroy Mode, Vulcanusmon, and other common removal tools. The most powerful card in EX-13.

[Lv.7] [When Digivolving] Return all opponent’s Digimon to the bottom of their deck in any order. [All Turns] This Digimon gains Piercing. [Your Turn][Once Per Turn] When this Digimon attacks and deletes an opponent’s Digimon, this Digimon unsuspends.

▶ Imperialdramon: Paladin Mode is the offensive counterpart to Omnimon MM. A When Digivolving board wipe (return to deck, not trash — bypassing replacement effects), Piercing on all attacks, and unsuspend after a kill means it can attack through an entire opponent board in a single turn. The return-to-deck effect is especially powerful against decks that recover from trash. One of the strongest offensive Lv.7 effects ever printed.

⚡ Which SEC to Chase

Omnimon: Merciful Mode is the more broadly powerful card — effect immunity and scaled deletion works in any Royal Knights build. Imperialdramon: Paladin Mode is the better offensive finisher. Both are chase targets. If you open one, congratulations — MSRP box value is likely covered.

[Lv.7] [When Digivolving] For each Sistermon in your digivolution cards or battle area, play 1 Sistermon Noir (Awakened) from your hand or trash for free. [All Turns] For each [Royal Knights] trait Digimon in your battle area, this Digimon gains +1000 DP and Reboot.

▶ Jesmon UR is the Jesmon players have been asking for. Free Sistermon plays on digivolution scales the board rapidly, and DP scaling + Reboot for each Royal Knight in the battle area makes Jesmon essentially unremovable by battle once 3-4 Knights are present. The Sistermon Noir (Awakened) from EX13-066 provides the engine trigger. This is Jesmon’s best card ever printed.

[Lv.7] [All Turns] This Digimon cannot be targeted by opponent’s Tamer or Option card effects. [Your Turn] This Digimon can attack unsuspended Digimon. [When Attacking] If this Digimon destroys an opponent’s Digimon in battle, it may attack once more.

▶ UlforceVeedramon has always been the speed Royal Knight, and this version delivers the definitive version. Full effect immunity from Tamers/Options, can attack into unsuspended Digimon (bypassing Reboot), and double attack on kill. Against defensive boards that rely on Reboot this is backbreaking. Pairs with Rina Shinomiya Tamer for reduced cost.

[Lv.7] [When Digivolving] Trash all of one opponent’s Digimon’s digivolution cards. Then return that Digimon to the bottom of the opponent’s deck. [All Turns] Your opponent cannot play Tamers. [Your Turn][Once Per Turn] When one of your [Royal Knights] Digimon is destroyed, you may play Alphamon from your hand for free.

▶ Alphamon UR is one of the most oppressive control Digimon ever printed. Stripping digivolution cards removes inherited effects, then bouncing the naked Digimon to deck removes it from play without allowing trash recovery. Blocking opponent Tamers permanently removes their resource generation. And a free revival trigger when any Royal Knight is destroyed makes Alphamon nearly impossible to remove profitably.

🏆 Best Tamer Combo

Nokia Shiramine + Tai Kamiya & Matt Ishida is the strongest two-Tamer opening in EX-13. Nokia reduces the first Royal Knight digivolution cost by 3, and Tai & Matt provide DP buff and security protection for Omnimon. Combined with Omnimon: Merciful Mode, this creates a turn-3 Lv.7 line consistently.

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Card data sourced from DigimonCard.io. Prices from official Bandai MSRP. Pull rates estimated from distribution data.