History VideoGame / Shadowverse

*** Nicola Adel finds himself trapped in a loop of death and resurrection, losing a little bit of his humanity each time. His [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/111531010?lang=en playable card]] does the same, as it puts itself back into your hand and slowly powering up, bestowing a strong spell past a threshold.

* ValleyGirl: In the English version, a few female followers have hints of this in their dialogue and flavor text. Two noteworthy examples include [[https://sv.bagoum.com/cards/112011010 Aldis, Trendsetting Seraph]] and [[https://sv.bagoum.com/cards/111511030 Marian the Mummy]].

A RecursiveAdaptation of the anime titled ''Shadowverse: Champion's Battle'' released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in November 2020 and is set to be published by XSEED Games globally in August 2021. Set in the universe of the anime, the game follows a customizable player-controlled protagonist joining the anime's main cast in an original storyline. Gameplay is identical to the original ''Shadowverse'', with the card roster limited to the first three sets and anime-exclusive cards. The game is not compatible with the original ''Shadowverse'' and is a fully-fledged one-time-purchase game with its own local and online multiplayer features.

* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: One of the game-exclusive cards is a retrain of Bahamut called Shadow Bahamut. It's expensive, at 10 Play Points, but it has Ambush, and the moment it dispels its Ambush effect it Banishes '''everything else''' on the board, Followers and Amulets alike.

An [[Anime/{{Shadowverse}} anime adaptation]] began airing on 7 April 2020, which puts the focus on a separate cast that plays the game itself, rather than any of the in-game plot and characters. Tropes specific to the show are to be listed in that page. It has its own game adaptation to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, titled ''Shadowverse: Champion's Battle'', limiting its card pool to around the game's first three sets plus exclusive cards that have debuted in the anime. There is no cross-compatibility between ''Champion's Battle'' and the base game.

!! Tropes relating to Shadowverse:

* ZergRush: Some decks focus on putting out many cheap followers quickly one after another, sometimes leading to situations where that no matter how many of them one kills, they just keep coming. Shadowcraft tends to be very good at this by flooding the board with skeletons, zombies, followers that leave behind skeletons or zombies when they die, or ghosts.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: The winners of the 2nd Birthday Leader Poll are all females. While in the ''Granblue'' Leader Set, the only male leader is Percival.

** In 2020, a large number of cards from the first three sets were censored -- given extra clothing, for instance -- to put them in line with the ''Champion's Battle'' release that would be aimed at a wider audience. See [[https://svgdb.me/resources/censored here]] for a list of affected cards.

** The ''Shadows over Rivayle'' update introduced a Battle Pass system, replacing the usual Score Rewards. There are two reward brackets -- one that's freely accessible, and the other for those who've purchased the Battle Pass. Naturally, purchasing the Battle Pass gives out greater and more frequent rewards, including a bonus leader skin. That said, the bonus leader skin is the only reward unique to the paid Battle Pass; everything else it offers is either rupies or card packs that the free Battle Pass will readily provide.

An [[Anime/{{Shadowverse}} anime adaptation]] began airing on 7 April 2020, which puts the focus on a separate cast that plays the game itself, rather than any of the in-game plot and characters. Tropes specific to the show are to be listed in that page.

** If one is attentive to other parts of the translation, they'd notice certain names are transliterated. For instance: "[[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/106221010 Cuhullin]]" is a phonetic reading of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%BA_Chulainn Cu Chulainn]]". "[[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/103011040 Sektor]]", if not intended as a ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' reference, also makes more sense if translated as "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secutor Secutor]]".

** An unusual case with Forestcraft. The deck is used as a tutorial deck and it's meant to be a straightforward and easy to deck to use. However, it also borderline DifficultButAwesome category as well because while the basic Forestcraft deck is somewhat straightforward to use, Forestcraft in higher levels of play will require careful management of Fairies and play points for best efficiency. Subsequent expansions after ''Wonderland Dreams'' push this trope further straight for Forestcraft, as the new cards introduced for Forest significantly reduced the learning curve for the class.

* TarotMotifs: The ''Fortune's Hand'' expansion is all about both the Major and Minor Arcana with cards that are following the theme even having a special border unique to the archetype.

** Evolving a card gives it a substantial stat boost and the ability to attack enemy followers right away. Some cards even trigger additional effects when you evolve them. But you only get two or three evolve points in a match, so this mentality tends to be adopted by beginners who conserve evolves for flashy effects. Overcoming this mentality is one of the marks of becoming a better player.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Yuwan's chapter in Isunia not only reveals that the Countersolari are not that malicious, but there is another vessel who can use Nerva's power.]]

* '''Dragoncraft''', represented by the knight '''Rowen Dragspear''': Dragon decks specializes in Overflow, which triggers upon reaching 7 or more play points, allowing many of their followers or cards to become stronger in the late game with an additional effect. Most of the cards and followers [[MightyGlacier are very strong, durable, and powerful, but have a high play point cost, thus encouraging a slower playstyle when compared to the other decks]]. However, to compensate, some cards can reward additional play point orbs in order to play costlier cards sooner and achieve Overflow faster. As the name suggests, the followers are focused around [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragons]].

** ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'' also have cosmetic cameos in the form of free sleeves.
** As part of the ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' collaboration, various characters[[note]]Yuel, Albert, Magisa, Forte, Cerberus, Vania, Jeanne d'Arc, Olivia, and Bahamut[[/note]] had sleeves and emblems based on their art from ''Granblue Fantasy''.
** An entire '''expansion''', named Brigade of the Sky and released June 2018, is themed after ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' and features numerous characters from its cast as cards.

** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' characters [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDHryCE1gJo are available as leaders]] and as alternate art for existing ''Starforged Legends'' cards to promote the ''Anime/FateStayNightHeavensFeel'' movies. [[note]]Cygames also have close business ties with Aniplex, seeing that ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' anime was done by Aniplex themselves. [[/note]]

* DownerEnding: Hoo boy, ''Fate's Trigger'' is absolutely ''brutal''. [[spoiler:Baron, Maiser, and Selena all die, Bunny's fate remains uncertain, Illganeau becomes a mindless force of destruction, and Arisa gets her body stolen by Iceschillendrig]].

* DownerEnding: Hoo boy, ''Fate's Trigger'' is absolutely ''brutal''. [[spoiler:''All'' of the main characters die, except Illganeau who becomes a mindless force of destruction, and Arisa gets her body stolen by Iceschillendrig]].