Buying Guide · 9 min
Red/Blue vs Green/Purple: which Trial Deck should you buy?
A plain-English comparison of both launch Trial Decks, their play patterns and who each one suits.
Choose Red/Blue if you want direct damage, Structures and clearer immediate pressure. Choose Green/Purple if you enjoy resource setup, Taunt defense, Stealth attacks and more sequencing decisions. Both products are complete first decks.
What both Trial Decks include
- A fixed 50-card Main Deck and 10-card Soul Deck.
- A paper playmat and play guide.
- Life, Material and Ingredient counters.
- One Dawn of Palpagos BP01 booster pack.
- One parallel-rarity card replacing a card in the Main Deck.
Damage, Structures, card flow
Ingredients, Taunt, Stealth, removal
Stone Pit creates Materials and draws
Berry Plantation creates Ingredients and draws
Rest effects, Quick cards and Interrupt
Taunt bodies, life gain and Interrupt
Grizzbolt, Blazamut, Mammorest Cryst
Broncherry, Felbat, Astegon, Mammorest
Players who want a direct plan
Players who enjoy setup and sequencing
Why Red / Blue is easier to read at first
TD01's Red cards make Materials and convert them into damage. Stone Pit and Weapon Workbench show the relationship clearly. Blue supports the plan with card draw, resting effects and defensive Quick cards. New players can usually see the next action without tracking as many conditional effects.
Why Green / Purple offers more tactical choices
TD02 uses Ingredients for Green power boosts and life gain while Purple changes combat with Stealth, removal and graveyard recovery. Cards such as Astegon can affect both players' Pals, so the order of actions matters more.
Which should two friends buy?
Buying one of each gives both players different mechanics and exposes the full four-color launch experience. If both players want the simplest learning match, two copies of the same Trial Deck create a more symmetrical game, but one of each is more useful for discovering personal preferences.
Do not choose by rarity alone
Both decks include a parallel replacement, but the treatment does not change the underlying rules text. Choose the play pattern you want to learn; the included booster pack is a bonus, not a complete upgrade plan.
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