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Gundam Card Game meta

GD05 metaFreedom Ascension · current
What wins gamesWin rates, matchups and going-first splits from tracked games — the numbers placements cannot give you.
Meta share

Who's eating the meta

  • MF Tempo16.9%
  • Kira Strike Blockers16.5%
  • Nu Londo16.2%
  • Barbatos Lupus9.6%
  • League Militaire Trait8%
  • Zeong Rush6.2%
  • SF Blurple3.2%
  • RB Banshee3%
  • BW Blockers2.8%
  • Zeon Aggro BG2.4%
Tier 1

Dominant — defines the format.

Tier 2

Established — a real share of results.

Tier 3

Fringe — present but uncommon.

Unclassified

Not yet classified — grouped by colour.

BW unclassified

↘ -2.8%
BlueWhite
3.6%29 decks

RP unclassified

↗ +2.5%
RedPurple
1.9%15 decks

BR unclassified

→ 0%
BlueRed
1.3%10 decks

WP unclassified

↗ +0.6%
WhitePurple
1.1%9 decks

GP unclassified

↗ +0.2%
GreenPurple
1%8 decks

BG unclassified

↘ -1.2%
BlueGreen
0.9%7 decks
Staples

The staple ladder

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The cards the top archetypes share — buy from the top and they hold their value across decks.

  1. 1
    Kira's Strike Rouge
    Kira's Strike Rougein 5 of 6 top archetypes · 72 decks · ×2
  2. 2
    A Show of Resolve
    A Show of Resolvein 4 of 6 top archetypes · 271 decks · ×2
  3. 3
    Overflowing Affection
    Overflowing Affectionin 4 of 6 top archetypes · 266 decks · ×4
  4. 4
    Strike Freedom Gundam
    Strike Freedom Gundamin 4 of 6 top archetypes · 229 decks · ×4
  5. 5
    Kira Yamato
    Kira Yamatoin 4 of 6 top archetypes · 223 decks · ×4
Movement

Meta movers

How archetypes' share of tournament decks changed across two equal 64-day windows: 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05, against the 64 days immediately before it, 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04. Movement is in percentage points (pp) — the difference between two shares, not a percent change.

  • New to this comparison: no decks recorded over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04, 117 decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05 — 14.6% of tournament decks.

    Core changes

    No core comparison — this archetype has no recorded lists in the previous window.

  • 1.0% of tournament decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05; 14.1% over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04 — down 13.1pp (90 decks → 8 decks).

    Core changes
    • Graze Custom is no longer core — 50% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 90% in the previous one.
    • Anksha is no longer core — 75% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 92% in the previous one.

    A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

  • 8.5% of tournament decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05; 4.4% over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04 — up 4.1pp (28 decks → 68 decks).

    Core changes
    • Graze Custom became core — 93% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 71% in the previous one.

    A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

  • 1.3% of tournament decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05; 4.7% over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04 — down 3.4pp (30 decks → 10 decks).

    Core changes
    • Sword Strike Gundam is no longer core — 60% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 97% in the previous one.

    A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

  • 7.1% of tournament decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05; 3.9% over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04 — up 3.2pp (25 decks → 57 decks).

    Core changes
    • Strike Freedom Gundam became core — 88% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 28% in the previous one.
    • Kira Yamato became core — 81% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 24% in the previous one.
    • A Show of Resolve is no longer core — 54% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 88% in the previous one.

    A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

  • BW Blockers−1.7pp

    2.5% of tournament decks over 24 Jul – 25 Sep 2026, in GD05; 4.2% over 21 May – 23 Jul 2026, in GD04 — down 1.7pp (27 decks → 20 decks).

    Core changes
    • Gundam Lfrith is no longer core — 75% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 100% in the previous one.
    • Silver Bullet became core — 80% of the archetype's lists in the current window play it, 74% in the previous one.

    A card is core when at least 80% of that archetype's recorded lists in a window play it.

Counts are tournament decklists only — 800 decks in the current window, 637 decks in the previous one — so these shares can differ slightly from the tier list above, which also counts public player decks. This measures how many lists were recorded, not how they placed and not a win rate. An archetype is listed only if it has at least 8 decks in the current window, and either at least 8 decks in the previous window or none at all: a handful of decks moves too easily to mean anything.

21 other archetypes are not shown: too few tournament decks in one of the two windows to compare — the floor is 8 decks.

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