Union Arena BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Vol.3 [UEX08BT] Release Event, Nov 2026

Two Sealed variants are described:

• Booster-only Sealed: open 5 booster packs and build a deck as close to 60 cards as possible.
• Starter + Booster Sealed: open 1 Starter and 5 booster packs, with the same deck-building goal.

Neither variant has color restrictions, and any number of copies of a single card number is allowed.

BLEACH Constructed Card Pool and Rules

Constructed players may bring a BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War deck of any color. Events must follow the BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War One Battle format rules.

The recommended card pool is listed below. Decks are built in advance and brought to the store.

• ADVANCED DECK BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War [UE01DC]
• BOOSTER PACK Vol.3 [UEX08BT]
• BOOSTER PACK Vol.2 [UEX01BT]
• BOOSTER PACK BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War [UE01BT]
• STARTER DECK BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War [UE01ST]
• STARTER DECK [UE01ST PRE]

BLEACH Release Event Rewards and Bring Your Friend Event

A Bring Your Friend Event is held alongside the release event. It is a promotion tied to the release of [UEX08BT] and [UE01DC], scheduled for November 2026, and it encourages existing players to invite friends.

The Premium Release Event Pack contains 1 card per pack and comes in 17 types in total. The Release Event Stamped cards are drawn from the Common and Uncommon cards of [UEX08BT].

Prizes break down as follows:

• Winner: Winner Card x1.
• Participants: Participation Card x1 and one Premium Release Event Pack, picked at random from the 17 types.

How Solo and Referral Participation Work

• New or returning solo players buy a Booster Pack, register at the store, join trial play or matches, and receive 1 Premium Release Event Pack.
• Existing solo players, including those attending for product trial, register with participant category and purchase verification, join trial play or matches, and receive 1 Premium Release Event Pack.
• For referral participation, the existing player registers as a referrer at check-in while the friend buys a Booster Pack.
• The referrer gets 1 Premium Release Event Pack plus additional random packs, with the amount based on the number of referrals.
• The friend gets 1 Premium Release Event Pack plus 1 additional Premium Release Event Pack as a referral bonus.

In short, both the existing player and the friend receive an extra Premium Release Event Pack on top of standard participation rewards.

What Stores and Players Must Do

Every player must apply on TCG+ before the event. The Game Title in BANDAI TCG+ has to be set to UNION ARENA for event information to show.

At registration, stores confirm the participant category (Solo or Referral) and link the referrer to the referred player. Where possible they give beginners basic gameplay guidance, and they scan the QR code on the envelope label to read the release event rules.

Where This Fits in the Union Arena English Calendar

The event follows other English-version news, including the Solo Leveling restriction and ARKNIGHTS timing and the new gallery of X-revealed cards on the English site.

What it means for players

• Apply on TCG+ before the event, with the game title set to UNION ARENA.
• Constructed entrants should build and bring a deck in advance.
• Players who bring a friend each earn an extra Premium Release Event Pack.

What is still unknown

• The exact release date of [UEX08BT]; only November 2026 is stated.
• Which stores participate.
• The contents or artwork of the Winner Card and Participation Card.
• The number of additional random packs per referral.

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