In this episode, we’ll be diving into everything you need to know about UNION ARENA: Sword Art Online Vol. 2 including:

The best decks

Top chase cards

Winner cards and promos

And more.

Learn more via the blog:

Every SAO Vol. 2 deck in detail: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/union-arena-every-sword-art-online-vol-2-deck-ranked

Full card list in English to date: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/union-arena-sword-art-online-vol-2-card-list

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The journey to 9 Asuna Winner Cards: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/can-i-get-nine-asuna-union-arena-winner-cards

In this episode we'll be going over the questions YOU sent in about all things UNION ARENA. This includes things like:

-optimizing in-game choices for best outcomes

-how to build a good UNION ARENA deck

-the future of the meta

-when it's best to go first or second

-buying boxes vs. singles And more!

Thanks to everyone for this incredible journey in 2025 and for a lot more to come next year!

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Bandai dropped a ton of information this week for what's to come in 2026 including two brand new sets, upcoming set release dates and events, upcoming Rare Battles and prizing, as well as spoilers for Sword Art Online Vol. 2 and Evangelion. In this episode, let's discuss these updates in more detail and what they mean for the very bright future ahead for UNION ARENA in 2026. Learn more via the blog on my site: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/union-arena-drops-rezero-and-100-girlfriends-and-other-major-news See the full UNION ARENA English Release Schedule here: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/upcoming-union-arena-tcg-releases