Cipher: Series 20 Introduction & Pre-Orders

Good news for fans of Fire Emblem Cipher: the Japanese trading card game will soon be back for another year of updates, headlining with the new expansion of cards hitting stores on March 19th.

Commemorative artwork of recent TCG newcomer Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, illustrated by Cipher art director Daisuke Izuka to celebrate the 2020 new year, as previously shared by the official Twitter account.

The past 2019 year rounded things off with topics like the Series 19 booster release and Comiket 97 event, and we’ll keep you informed about whatever else Cipher will bring in 2020!

Here’s everything we know so far about the first expansion of the year coming soon, including confirmed characters, when to expect new reveals, and where to import products.

Fire Emblem Cipher: Series 20

Booster Pack – The Guiding Hand of Dawn

Release date:
March 19th, 2020

List prices:
10-card packs — ¥350 each
16-pack boxes — ¥5,600 each [available at AmiAmi]

Featured titles:

Pre-Release Artwork

Fire Emblem Cipher: Matte Card Sleeves Collection – Volume 22 by Movic

Release date:
March 19th, 2020

List prices:
65-sleeve packs — ¥836 each

Join Cipher producer Ryota Kawade and Kubocchan from Intelligent Systems as they cover the latest topics about the TCG in the Winter 2020 episode of their live show! Here is where you can learn what’s new with card information, artwork previews, and other related events.

It all happens on Saturday, February 15th at 3:00AM PT, and you can watch it online via YouTube and NicoNico. Tune in and you can also catch appearances by Minami Takashi, voice of Alice from Cipher and Peri from Fates, and special guest Ai Kakuma, voice of Edelgard from Three Houses and Flora from Fates.

Keep an eye out as well for the official Cipher Twitter account, @FEcipher, in the coming weeks to see brand new cards from the upcoming expansion shared directly each weekday. In case you miss anything, you can rely on our future recaps rounding up the details soon to come.

Feel free to visit our forums to talk about Cipher if you have any questions or are looking to share your love for the card game!

Fire Emblem Cipher’s next booster expansion set, The Guiding Hand of Dawn, will be available from Japan starting March 19th!

About the Author: Prince of Iris
A longtime Fire Emblem fan with a passion to make things better for everyone. Enjoys playing the FE Cipher TCG and having his favorite units in FE Heroes inherit every skill he can get his hands on. You can find him on Twitter.