February 7 - 15, 2026

Registration Period
January 23 - 11:59 p.m., February 3, 2026
Deck Registration
February 4 - 8:59 a.m., February 7, 2026
Preliminaries
Day 1: February 7 - 8, 2026
Day 2: February 15, 2026
Finals
February 15, 2026
*Same day as the Day 2 preliminaries.
Entry Fee
Free
Eligibility
Residents of Japan: Participants must be 13 years of age or older when the tournament begins.
Overseas residents: Participants must be 20 years of age or older when the tournament begins.
Tournament Rules
Format
Preliminaries: Best of 1 (2 decks)
Finals: Best of 3

*Dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Preliminaries: Day 1
Swiss / 7 rounds / BO1 (2 decks)
6 wins to advance to Day 2
Preliminaries: Day 2
Swiss / 7 rounds / BO1 (2 decks)
6 wins to advance to the finals
Finals
Single-elimination / 5 rounds / BO3
*The number of rounds played during the Day 1 and Day 2 preliminaries may change depending on the total number of participants.

February 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    7th & 8th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    15th
May 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    16th & 17th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    24th
November 2026
  • Day 1 Preliminaries
    7th & 8th
  • Day 2 Preliminaries & Finals
    15th

For Reaching 2nd Round of Finals
JPY 70,000
For Reaching Finals
JPY 35,000
Participation
All Players
An original emblem
Day 2 Players
An Apprentice's Globe

*These prizes will be distributed in Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond after the tournament ends.

Qualifications / Seeding
Champion / 2nd Place
Qualification for Day 1 of Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2026
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 1)
3rd Place
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with byes for the first three rounds
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 1)
5th Place
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with byes for the first two rounds
Qualification for Day 2 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 1)
For Reaching 2nd Round of Finals
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026 with a first-round bye
Qualification for Day 1 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 1) with byes for the first three rounds
For Reaching Finals
Qualification for Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026
Qualification for Day 1 of RAGE Shadowverse Japan Championship 2026 (Season 1) with byes for the first two rounds

*Players residing outside of Japan will qualify for Shadowverse International Wildcard Qualifier 2026 instead of Shadowverse Japan Wildcard Qualifier 2026.