As 2026 winds down, the Digimon Card Game is not slowing down. Between now and the New Year, Tamers get a limited card pack, a big booster, and two starter decks — and the roadmap beyond that runs straight into the franchise's 30th anniversary.
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Distancia Cero [LM-09] ships worldwide
The Limited Card Pack "Distancia Cero" [LM-09] reached US retail shelves on Nov 2, 2026, with other regions following on Nov 27. One box carries a 33 USD MSRP and packs 33 card types: six brand-new-text cards plus 27 alternate-art reprints. For tournament Tamers, those new cards become legal for official play starting Dec 11, 2026.
A December triple-header
December 4, 2026 is a big day for Alysion fans: Starter Deck "Digimon Alysion Rubeusdramon" [ST-25] and Starter Deck "Digimon Alysion Yukinamon" [ST-26] both launch at 19.99 USD each, tied to the DIGIMON ALYSION project. The same day kicks off the pre-release of Booster Pack "IGNITION OF X" [BT-27], which releases fully on Dec 11 at 4.99 USD per pack — the very day LM-09's new cards go tournament-legal (the global English version, anyway; the Japanese and Asia English versions dropped Dec 5).
IGNITION OF X is the X Antibody booster: 108 card types that bring the Royal Knights into their X-Antibody-powered forms. It also introduces a new "Dual Cards" mechanic — cards with a Digimon on one side and an Option effect on the other that can be digivolved into or used for their effect. On top of cards from Digimon Data Squad and the 2006-era series, it carries support for the brand-new ST-25 and ST-26 decks, so a single purchase rounds out a fresh Alysion build nicely.
The road to 2027: an anniversary in the making
October's Producer Letter Vol. 4 previewed cards and illustrations for the upcoming IGNITION OF X, MALEVOLENT VII, and ABYSS OF X lines — enough material to keep the card game hot through March 2027. After the X Antibody theme comes the malevolent set: Extra Booster MALEVOLENT VII [EX-14], themed around the Seven Great Demon Lords, currently scheduled for late January 2027 per official listings.
Off the table, the organized-play calendar is full. The Digimon Card Game World Championship 26-27 season is rolling, and the worldwide BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 26-27 circuit is hitting Asia right now — Bangkok on Nov 21-22 and Hong Kong on Nov 28-29, with further legs through December (Kuala Lumpur Dec 12-13, Taipei Dec 19-20, Shanghai Dec 26-27).
Then comes the part fans have been waiting on. From April 2027 onward, Bandai has teased starter decks based on Digimon Adventure 02, a 25th-anniversary product for Digimon Frontier, and a new Booster Pack [BT-29] built around the Digimon World video-game series. The through-line is hard to miss: 2027 marks the 30th anniversary of Digimon itself, and the team is treating it like the milestone it is.
Those are today's dates and today's plans — official pages and future letters can always adjust them. What will not change is the timing: with two starter decks and a full booster landing in time for the holidays, there has rarely been a better moment to jump in. For deck guides and Digimon learning resources, check out our sister site at https://digimon.fdhcl.com, and keep an eye on world.digimoncard.com for the next round of announcements.