DigiPod: The Digital Podcast

Dan, Gino, and Louis all show up to the ToyWiz x Questionable Plays BT26 Timeless Bonds Case Tournament — and by the time the night ends at 11pm, the day has nearly broken every one of them. Find out why and what happened on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #164!0:00 Intro6:56 Louis's Milleniummon Locals Recap24:52 Gino's Chronomon Locals Recap36:05 ToyWiz BT26 Case Tournament41:56 Louis's Toho Braves Run at ToyWiz55:31 Dan's Milleniummon Run at ToyWiz1:16:03 Gino's Vulcanusmon 2nd-Place Run at ToyWiz1:40:24 Early BT26 Meta Impressions1:48:04 BT27/BT28 Spoiler Talk & Diaboromon Speculation

Is Assembly secretly breaking Digimon TCG deck building, or is it the best comeback mechanic the game has ever printed? Find out what Dan, Gino, and Louis have to say as they debate on the Assembly keyword and the "engine" problem on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #163!0:00 Intro: TBL Locals Return & Community Update6:07 Dan's TyrantKabuterimon Locals Recap16:11 Gino's Bacchusmon/Ceresmon Veggies Locals Recap23:05 Gino's Volcanusmon Locals Recap37:29 Is Assembly Good for the Digimon TCG?1:00:55 Are Generic Engines Good or Bad for Deck Building?1:18:46 401 Games Regional Recap: Metal Empire Wins!1:26:01 401 Games Regional Recap: Full Top 16 Breakdown1:47:56 Looking Forward to BT26 & EX13

https://sleeved.gg/digimon/tier-list/the-definitive-bt26-tierlistIs Jupitermon finally tier 1?! Dan, Gino & Louis rank every new BT26 Timeless Bonds deck, the latest set in the Digimon TCG .Three straight sets of support later, Jupitermon: Wrath Mode has landed — and the crew debates whether it's finally earned meta-defining status. Then Dan flips it: can Chronomon be meta-defining too when Jupitermon directly counters it? Find out on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #162!0:00 Intro8:35 EX13 Card Spoilers19:17 Tier List Categories Explained20:28 BT25/EX12 Carryover Decks Ranked1:11:06 NEW BT26 Decks Ranked1:45:50 Jupitermon vs Chronomon: Is Either Tier 1?1:54:09 Wrap-Up & 30-Day Check-In

Bandai just banned a Digi-egg for the first time ever — and BeelStarmon walked away untouched. Dan, Gino, and Louis break down the September 2026 Digimon TCG ban list: Nyaromon's shock ban, Analog Youth's overdue restriction, and the meta shakeup ahead.This is our full breakdown of the biggest Digimon Card Game ban list of the year — every ban, every restriction, and the deck that should've been hit but wasn't. If you're tracking the competitive Digimon meta into BT26, check it out on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #161!0:00 Intro0:41 Louis's 18-Day Japan Trip Recap24:18 Dan's Metal Empire Locals Recap31:37 Gino's Creepymon Locals Recap42:57 Gino's DM Ver.4 Bloomlordmon Locals Recap49:54 Let's Talk About the Ban List52:45 The First Digi-Egg Ever Hit AND It Was Banned: Nyaromon?!58:13 Analog Youth FINALLY Gets Hit!1:14:16 Patamon ALSO FINALLY Gets Hit!1:23:03 How Was the Ban List? And Beelstarmon SNUBBED?!

The Digimon Card Game's BT26 Timeless Bonds set is almost here — and the franchise's latest big bad villain FINALLY gets a card. Dan & Gino break down every reveal, from Chronomon's insane Holy Mode to Jupitermon: Wrath Mode, then dive into the DM and Data Squad support bringing Reapermon, Rosemon, and Ravemon back.Full chapters below for every archetype covered in this BT26 preview — Chronomon, Jupitermon, Titans with ZombiePlutomon, Dantemon & the Seven Code Appmon, Shambala & Toho Braves (TB), Digital Monsters (DM), Data Squad, Glowing Dawn/BeatBreak and more top-tier Digimon TCG meta decks and competitive builds on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #160!0:00 Intro2:17 Dan's Toho Braves (TB) Locals Recap16:39 Gino's Xros Heart Locals Recap35:44 Chronomon & Jupitermon1:01:49 Titans & ZombiePlutomon1:19:01 Dantemon & the Seven Code Appmon1:29:12 Shambala & Toho Braves (TB)1:36:35 Digital Monsters (DM)1:48:00 Data Squad2:08:20 Glowing Dawn2:19:11 Final BT26 Card Round-Up

Bandai announced a Ban & Restriction List dropping August 21, 2026 and you know what that means – it's ban list hype season! By the time you watch this, you'll know if we called it. Dan and Gino go card-by-card through the biggest Digimon Card Game hit list candidates: Millenniummon's broken loop, the TS tamer duo everyone hates, and the green card Dan says he's never lost a game holding.Check out the full ban list breakdown covering Toho Braves (TB), Beatbreak/Glowing Dawn, Time Stranger (TS) decks and the cards Bandai might bring back off the restricted list on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #159!0:00 Intro4:13 Dan's Millenniummon Locals Recap18:03 Gino's Jellymon Tribal Locals Recap28:39 Digimon TCG Ban List Predictions — Nyaromon & Shakkoumon35:41 Lamiamon, Medusamon & BT18 Millenniummon43:38 Bind Red Trigger & Hurricane Screw Shot46:47 Asuna and Dan & Kanan Yuki52:47 Susanoomon & Onibimon57:07 Shishimon, Analog Youth & Cougarmon1:07:51 Omnimon Alter-S & Hidden Potential Discovered (HPD)1:11:18 Tropical Venom, Crimson Blaze & ShineGreymon: Ruin Mode1:16:22 Should Greymon (X-Antibody) Come Back?

Can you identify a Digimon card from nothing but yes-or-no questions? Gino and Louis go head-to-head in a 7-round "Guess That Digimon" showdown while Dan runs the show as quizmaster — no gameplay, just pure card knowledge under pressure. It's the toughest test of Digimon Card Game trivia we've run yet on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #158!

Toho Braves has taken over the Digimon Card Game community — but is it actually a Tier 0 problem, or is the community just losing to Susanoomon and blaming the deck? Dan, Gino and Louis break down a fresh EX12 regional Top 16 card by card, then Dan delivers his full verdict on whether Toho Braves is broken on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #157!

The boys take a look back at CoreTCG's 398-player Pasadena regional — a full Top 16 breakdown and Digimon TCG meta snapshot on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #156!

Who is Bobby? What is Questionable Plays? Join Dan & Louis as they interview Bobby to find out his origin story on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #155!

Is the Digimon Card Game actually broken? OG host Varni guest stars on today's podcast to talk about the various issues in the game – like, was DNA a mistake? Does keyword color identity need to be brought back? Should the security system be redesigned? DOES THE GAME NEED MYSTICAL SPACE TYPHOONS?!Don't mistake it – this isn't a doomcast, we're trying to fix the game. Check it all out on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #154!

Y'all already know the week after set release means it's time for content creators to feast with a tier list! This is the BT25 Dual Revolution/EX12 Digital World Shambala DEFINITIVE TIER LIST – find out where Machinedramon's Metal Empire (ME), Agumon/Gabumon/Omnimon's Virus Busters (VB), Erlangmon/Takutoumon/Nezhamon's Saiyu Warriors (SW) and Ryugumon/Kaguyamon/Amaterasumon's Toho Braves (TB) line up on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #153!

It's release day for the Digimon Card Game's newest set, EX12 Digital World Shambala, and you know what that means! Dan & Gino break down every card that matters, from Saiyu Warriors (SW) to Toho Braves (TB), along with the Virus Busters (VB) and Metal Empire (ME) on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #152.

The crew agrees - Beelstar is once again a menace and this time it's due to Bind Red Trigger, which they believe should absolutely be hit on the ban list. What else do they expect to be added to the restriction list? Find out on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #151.

Team DGU has taken down their first Questionable Plays case event, going undefeated at Rogue State Games in Mahwah, NJ with the trio of Dan piloting ShineGreymon, Gino piloting Vulcanusmon and Louis piloting Three Musketeers! What a way to introduce the newest member of DigiGuard United, none other than a recurring face in Louis in DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #150.

It's that time every content creator loves – Dan & Gino rank every deck in BT25 Dual Revolution from meta-defining to locals tier in this meta tier list episode of DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #149.

Titamon might be the most broken card in BT25 Dual Revolution, and it's exactly what Titans players have been waiting for. Dan & Gino break down every card that matters in BT25 Dual Revolution in this set preview in on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #148.

The single most common mistake competitive Digimon Card Game players make, and it's not the one you think. Dan and Gino break it all down in today's Digimon TCG Masterclass on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #147.

Dan secured his 2026 Nationals invite at the Virginia Regional with Millenniumon by piloting it to a Top 16 finish. This is the full breakdown of how it happened on DigiPod: The Digital Podcast #146.

Long live the king!...wait, there is no king!

Yay, finally a good reprint set!

That's right, it's a tier list, and it's definitive!

Oh no, not the reemergent cases of Scrub Player Mentality Syndrome!

It's time to unravel Worlds 2026 and the ban list!

Time to juice the BLCE – Ban List Content Engine!

Dan & Gino host guest star Louis as they explain what exactly went wrong in Las Vegas, because not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

BT24 Time Stranger is finally here, and it's time for DGU to give you the scoop.

Bandai revealed what exactly Dual Cards are, Digimon/Option hybrids! Arts Digivolve?! No playcost?!

What else is there to say, other than DGU is always right?

Dan, Gino & the Beelzebaron himself, Brito, sit down to discuss just how good Beelzemon really is. I mean, who are we kidding - Beelzemon is always good!

Dan, Gino & Peter Franqui (the former Digimon World Champion) sit down to discuss the problem of cheaters in the Digimon Card Game.

Dan, Gino & the man Dan Vang sit down to discuss how Dan prepares for competition and how you can get better in the Digimon Card Game.

Dan & Gino sit down to discuss the impact of Hudie on the meta and what their general thoughts of the BT23 meta has been thus far.

Dan & Gino have completed their play-throughs of Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and boy do they have some thoughts. What do they have to say about it?

Oh look, Dad came back from getting milk! Ex-Digimon player DGU Mike rates current-day Digimon cards!

Dan & Gino qualified for Nationals!

Varni & Dan interview Llance aka Girataina's Gaming, the 2025 Digimon National Champion who got his invite by also winning a Regional!

Varni & Dan address the current state of the Digimon Card Game, giving their thoughts and feelings on how they feel the current meta is developing as well as how the trajectory of the game is going.Thumbnail Art by Nanami: 765nanami.carrd.co

Varni & Dan sit down with the National Champion, Llance aka Giratina's Gaming!

Bad takes!Get your bad takes here!

Since Growlmon (X Antibody) was left untouched by the ban list, every deck that utilizes the GrowlX Engine gets to keep doing what they were doing previously - wrecking havoc. But is that necessarily a bad thing? The Digimon Card Game has many engines, so what makes the GrowlX Engine different from the rest?

Are Side Decks the future of the Digimon Card Game? Varni & Dan discuss the pros & cons of side decks, pulling experiences from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball Super Masters and other Bandai Card Games that don't have side decks. Side decks do lead to greater player skill and personality expression, but can they end up being as toxic for the game as Scrambles and Training Boosts?

What is a ban list? A miserable pile of meta cards!

Just like one of my Japanese anime!

It's simple, we ban every purple and yellow card!

FREE HIM!

What Karn this guest tell us about digimon?

What is a set review anyway?

Better luck next time!

Where old formats good?Would Retro events be fun?Why am I asking you these questions?

RB02, lets get it right!