Next week sees the Gundam Card Game's sixth main booster hit shelves. Stardust Trails [GD06] launches October 30 in the US, UK, and Europe, with Japan and Asia following on October 31 — and it marks the first time two Universal Century series join the game: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
The timing is deliberate. ZZ Gundam turns 40 this year, 0083 turns 35, and Bandai has effectively turned the whole set into a double-anniversary tribute. For UC purists who have been waiting since launch for Judau Ashta, Elpeo Ple, and the rest of that gloriously chaotic Neo Zeon-era roster to get cards, this is the booster that finally delivers.
The full card list is out, and it is a chunky one: 135 card types plus eight tokens, sorted into 50 Commons, 36 Uncommons, 32 Rares, 12 Legend Rares, and five Specials.
Three Legend Rares anchor the set. ZZ Gundam leads — Judau's combining Gundam comes with an AEUG-trait ability that spreads damage across multiple opposing units when it deploys. On the 0083 flank, the OVA's central rivalry is recreated: Gundam GP01Fb, tied to Federation test pilot Kou Uraki, faces the nuclear-armed Gundam GP02A, tied to Delaz Fleet ace Anavel Gato. Support comes from the rest of both casts — the GP01, Powered GM, GM Custom, GM Cannon II, Xamel, and Val Walo on one side, with Elpeo Ple, her Qubeley Mk-II, and Mashymre Cello on the other.
It is not a pure-UC set, though. Seeded through the 135 are picks from Gundam SEED Destiny, GQuuuuuuX, Turn A, Iron-Blooded Orphans, Endless Waltz, and Char's Counterattack: the Infinite Justice, Turn X, Gundam Bael, Sandrock Custom, Wing Gundam Zero (EW), and Shining Gundam (Meikyo Shisui), among others. Existing deck builders get fresh options rather than a box of strangers.
Launch week is busy. Official release events run at participating stores from October 30 through November 8 in a sealed format: open four packs, build a deck of exactly 30 cards, ignore color restrictions, and play as many copies of a card number as you want. Cutting 48 cards down to 30 makes for a scrappy, casual weekend. Spots are registered through the BANDAI TCG+ app, and every participant receives commemorative Elpeo Ple and Qubeley Mk-II promos, with extra sets going to winners.
Pricing keeps the usual split: $4.99 per 12-card pack in the US, roughly £3.75 in the UK, and 250 yen per six-card pack in Japan.
Stardust Trails lands barely three months after the first-anniversary set, Freedom Ascension [GD05], shipped in July. Two anniversary tributes in a single quarter — and a booster built around the two UC shows fans have asked for most — make this the most interesting Gundam Card Game release of the fall. Call your local store and book a seat for a release-event sealed while you can.
All product and event details above come from the official Gundam Card Game product pages and the Gundam website. Launch week is busy. Official release events run at participating stores from October 30 through November 8 in a sealed format: open four packs, build a deck of exactly 30 cards, ignore color restrictions, and play as many copies of a card number as you want. Cutting 48 cards down to 30 makes for a scrappy, casual weekend. Spots are registered through the BANDAI TCG+ app, and every participant takes home commemorative Elpeo Ple and Qubeley Mk-II promos — cards pulled from the GD06 pool itself — with extra sets going to winners. Stardust Trails lands barely three months after the first-anniversary set, Freedom Ascension [GD05], shipped in July. Two anniversary tributes in a single quarter — and a booster built around the two UC shows fans have asked for most — make this the most interesting Gundam Card Game release of the fall. Call your local store and book a seat for a release-event sealed while you can — a format this loose tends to fill up fast.