English Edition Boosters are finally available! The Madoka Magica set in all its glory is now available nationwide! Check your local stores for availability. The first print comes with a free playmat to people who buy four boxes of cards!

To everyone that supported WS since we first brought it back to North America, thank you for your support - it was people like you that allowed us after all these years to help make this possible!

After a slight customs delay, the newest set of Little Busters is now available! With new anti-heal, and the super-powerful anti-salvage tech, this is sure to be a homerun of a set! (AUTO: When HotC posts a bad baseball pun, they must move the top card of their Stock to the Waiting Room)

Due to some importation/license delays beyond our control, the Psycho-Pass release will be delayed by a week or two. We'll post more specifics as soon as we can. This does not affect any of our other upcoming releases in any way, no worries.

Nanoha is back with a vengeance in this powerful new Booster Pack! Great Level 3s, multiple new techs, and "meat and potatoes" cards for today's modern WS player! Pick some up today!

Two excellent decks take the Stage! Love Live's multi-character toolbox is certain to wow experienced WS players, and Vividred's unique Change abilities and art are a keeper for any fan of Strike Witches, Nanoha, or any other high-powered magical girl show! Pick one (or both!) up today!

Vocaloid Boosters are rolling out onto shelves right now! With four colors full of excellent tech, including a Yellow Climax Combo Bounce that is sure to take the meta by storm, this set is great for players new and old! Don't miss this opportunity to get in the game!

Vocaloid finally lands in North America! The fastest selling Trial Deck ever, this yellow/green powerhouse is ready for the stage, with only two weeks until the booster release! Pick one up now, while supplies last!

The most popular set yet! Amazing new abilities in all four colors, and some of the most sought-after signatures in WS history! Pick some up while supplies last!

All killer, no filler with this new Persona set! Delightfully echy cards, gap-fillers for today's meta in multiple colors, and one of the best Level 3s in all of WeiB! Pick up this vibrant set while supplies last!

All your favorite Characters with brand-new abilities return in the DC 10th Anniversary Mix Booster! With lots of cards to outfit any current or new Da Capo deck, this WeiB-side powerhouse of multiple sets expands even further!

Da Capo is back in force with this 10th Anniversary Mix Trial Deck! Characters from multiple series, tons of Encore, interesting new Assist abilities, card draw, and more! Get one while they last!

Little Busters! returns with an Anime Trial Deck! With an amazing Assist and great, game-winning Events, this deck is sure to please! Pick one up today!

SAO and MK2 are finally out! Both excellent sets, SAO shows glimpses of what could be one of the best sets yet, and Milky has a number of powerful cards adding to an already stellar universe! Pick up either - or both - today! (Note: SAO is in very low quantities worldwide, so pick some up ASAP!)

Robotics;Notes is now in select stores! With excellent, powerful cards in all four colors, and some of the most detailed artwork in WS to date, this set is a keeper! Get some while supplies last!

Top 4 lists, Top 16 makeup, tourney info, and more to come!

Click here for WGP 2012 Decklists / Info!

Top 2! More after we get some sleep!

1st: "I Don't Dig Shovelfaces, I Dig Holes" - Idolmaster - Matthew Ross, Champion
2nd: "Shark Attack" - Nichijou - Yi Jiang, Runner-Up

No time to talk, Nationals starts in a couple hours! Here's the Top 8 from the last Regional!

1st: "50 Climaxes" - Bakemonogatari
2nd: "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" - Shana
3rd: "BANISHMENT THIS MUSICAL WORLD" - Idolmaster
4th: "Aliens in Canada" - Haruhi
5th: "It was a Dapo" - Da Capo
6th: "Horie Yui is my favorite but Shizuka Itoh is also very wow!" - Da Capo
7th: "It's Befriending Time!!" - Nanoha
8th: "Akiha is Hungry" - Melty Blood

Here's a web-ready copy of the most recent mailing sent to the pre-registrants of the Last-Chance regional and the Nationals:

WGP Site Info >

WGP Pre-reg, Rulings and Information >

Just in time for Halloween, Accel World is released in the West! With the new high-stakes 'Accelerate' Abilities, the game becomes even more furious! Pick up yours as soon as possible - due to popularity, this one won't be around for long!

There's a large update for the upcoming WGP events to rules and the like, viewable under How to Play > WGP, concerning sleeves, mats, spectating, time limits, and so on.

Five regionals, hundreds of entrants, and forty National qualifiers!


LAN World:
1st: "Cheerio" - Katanagatari
2nd: "Fairy Tail" - Fairy Tail
3rd: "Onee-sama" - Index/Railgun
4th: "Guess who's back, back again" - Haruhi
5th: "Something AB-KW" - Angel Beats!/Kud Wafter
6th: "Myriad Truths" - Persona 4
7th: "Loli Overload" - Shana
8th: "Friends Through Time" - Madoka

K-OS:
1st: "And I'm home." - Madoka
2nd: "I'm lady! I like ramen!" - Idolmaster
3rd: "Seishun no Kaze" - Persona
4th: "Lucky Cancel" - Shana
5th: "'Overskill' Lightning Judgement" - Index/Railgun
6th: "Ane + sqrt(Seitokai) = Infinity" - Da Capo
7th: "Hazero riaru... hajikero shinapusu!! BANISHMENT THIS WORLD!" - Madoka
8th: "Contract?" - Madoka

BC Collectibles:
1st: "A Certain Branch of Judgement" - Index/Railgun
2nd: "Pig" - Accel World
3rd: "Looper" - Rewrite
4th: "This Deck Doesn't Run Yui" - Angel Beats!
5th: "Ginger Hulk & Friends" - Fate
6th: "Horrible at Japanese" - Angel Beats!
7th: "Agents of the Integrated Data Entity" - Haruhi
8th: "Haruhi & Kyon Deck" - Haruhi

Mage's Realm Games:
1st: "KKC Angel Beats" - Fairy Tail
2nd: "kizuna" - Persona
3rd: "[KKC] ma-DUNKA-a" - Madoka
4th: "Deck" - Fate
5th: "F.S.C. (Friendship Cannon)" - Nanoha
6th: "Headless Musketeer" - Madoka
7th: "Deck" - Fate (yes, same name/title as 4th)
8th: "[KKC] I-It's Not Like I W-Wanted to Win or Anything!" - Familiar of Zero

Sunken Treasures Games:
1st: "All Your Madoka are Belong to Us!" - Madoka
2nd: "Battle Against Angel" - Angel Beats!
3rd: "That Gai" - Guilty Crown
4th: "Binders Full of Detectives" - Milky Holmes
5th: "Raining Cats and Dogs" - Dog Days
6th: "De Capo III Trial Deck" - Da Capo
7th: "OTOO-SAN!!" - Evangelion
8th: "Madoka Pre-Con" - Madoka

Another set for Rewrite! This includes some serious game-changers, including an anti-heal card that is changing the meta of the game across the globe! Pick up yours while supplies last!

More info after we get home to process it, here's the rundown:

Lots of travelers make this tournament a representation of almost half the country! Many different decks made for a crazy experience!

Top 8 Breakdown:
1st: "Brosuke" - Persona
2nd: "Lightning Flash.. Plasma Zanbar.. Breaker-!" - Nanoha
3rd: "Your heart, My beats" - Angel Beats & Kud Wafter
4th: "Accel World Trial Deck" - Accel World
5th: "Harukasan.. MULTIPLY!" - Idolm@ster
6th: "Loli on fire" - Shana
7th: "Every day is great!" - Persona
8th: "Other Barry, is this how we get Ants?" - Symphogear

Pics: COMING SOON

Decklists / Video: We have received a combined request from a number of the Top 8 Finishers to delay publishing their decklists or videos thereof, due to the possible loss of competitive advantage pre-Nationals. We agree with this sentiment. All top Decklists and videos will be collected and posted once Nationals is completed. While we realize this is not as exciting for the regular visitors to HotC, we understand their request.

Players may feel free to post their own decklists as they see fit on other sites, but until Nationals are completed, we will not be publishing detailed deck information of winners. Thank you for your understanding.

We've been working to get a regional up in BC for Canadian residents, and our last place just fell through. Thankfully, Sunken Treasures Games has agreed to take in the Canadian players! So, if you are on the West Coast of Canada, you can travel there instead of all the way to Toronto! Hope to see you there!

New cards for the Title that took down the 2011 World Championship! Dozens of brand-new cards to make ay Shana deck even more mind-blowing! Order yours today!

More info after we get home to process it, here's the rundown:

An excellent turnout for the first WS WGP Regionals, in the heart of Anime Syracuse! Attracting tons of new players to the game with their helpfulness and enthusiasm, the entrants all had a great time!

Top 8 Breakdown:
1st: "Pinky and the Brain" - Milky Holmes
2nd: "The Pink Void" - Familiar of Zero
3rd: "An Apple a Day" - Madoka Magica
4th: "Shark Attack" - Nichijou
5th: "Stationary" - Bakemonogatari
6th: "Evalution" - Evangelion
7th: "GOD IS DEAD" - Nichijou
8th: "Gaia Guardian" - Rewrite

Pics: COMING SOON

Decklists / Video: We have received a combined request from a number of the Top 8 Finishers to delay publishing their decklists or videos thereof, due to the possible loss of competitive advantage pre-Nationals. We agree with this sentiment. All top Decklists and videos will be collected and posted once Nationals is completed. While we realize this is not as exciting for the regular visitors to HotC, we understand their request.

Players may feel free to post their own decklists as they see fit on other sites, but until Nationals are completed, we will not be publishing detailed deck information of winners. Thank you for your understanding.

To help make sure the regionals have enough seats and staff, please RSVP, especially if you are coming from out of town!

Click here to RSVP! >

Info is now available off of the How To Play page, including WGP procedures, decklisting / translation supplies, and common questions.

Canada now has a regional for competition in the WGP North American spot!

Currently, we have one regional for Canadian residents in Markham, Ontario. Take a look at the newspost below for updates, and stay tuned for more info (decklists, rules, etc) as time goes by! We hope to have a link for each tournament detailing entry fees, driving info, etc as more info comes in soon!

Heart of the Cards is proud to present the Bushiroad WeiB Schwarz World Grand Prix National Tournament!

The winner will receive an invite to the World Grand Prix December 9th in Japan, along with round-trip airfare and hotel!

The National Tourament is Sunday, Nov. 11th, 3PM, at Hammergirl Anime in Rochester, NY. To play in the Finals tournament, you must qualify at one of many regional tournaments across the US and Canada. The Top 8 from each regional qualify. Should you not have a regional in your area, there will be a last-chance qualifier the day before the Nationals, so you can qualify on the spot! UPDATE: Please note residency requirements for each tournament in parentheses. Entrants not of the specified nationality will not be able to obtain invites from tournaments that are not zoned for them.

Regionals (Top 8 receive Nationals Invite):
Markham, Ontario - K-OS Collectibles - Sat, Oct 20 - 1p (CAN)
Danville, IL - BC Collectibles - Sat, Oct 20 - 1p (US)
Sacramento, CA - Mage's Realm - Sat, Oct 20 - 3p (US)
Saint Paul, MN - Lan World Gaming - Sat, Oct 20 - 2p (US)
Richland, WA - Sunken Treasures Games - Sat, Oct 20 - 3p (US+CAN)
Rochester, NY - Hammergirl Anime - Sat, Oct 13 - 4p (US)
Syracuse, NY - Anime Syracuse - Sat, Sep 29 - 2p (US)
Rochester, NY - Hammergirl Anime (sponsored by HotC)- Sat, Nov 10 - 3p (US+CAN)

FINALS (Nationals Invite required):
Rochester, NY - Hammergirl Anime (sponsored by HotC) - Sun, Nov 11 - 3p (US+CAN)

Stay tuned for updates and tournament reports!