Individual
Best of 1
Swiss* followed by single-elimination for top 8
*Number of rounds will be dependent on the number of players and schedule, and will be capped at 9 rounds.

Only players who have qualified at a Shop Qualifier may participate. Players can only qualify for the World Finals by participating in a Regional Qualifier that is held in the region they are residing in, as per the following: North America & Latin America, Europe, and Asia & Oceania.

Only English-edition cards may be used.

Cards from new products are eligible for play only after 2 weeks of their official release dates.

A player must use the same deck throughout a tournament. No switching of cards is permitted in between games within a tournament.

Players must register their deck via Bushi Navi. Discrepancies between their card list and the actual deck used in the tournament may result in a penalty.

Players must use opaque card sleeves so that the back of cards cannot be easily distinguished.
Oversleeves with a matte finish on one side and glossy finish on the other side are allowed.
However, the matte finish must be uniform throughout, whether on the front or back.
Oversleeves with patterns or borders are not allowed.

Swiss stage:
25 minutes

Top 8:
30 minutes

When the time limit for a game is reached, players will be given 3 turns to finish the game. These turns must be completed within 10 minutes. After the 3rd turn or 10 minutes has passed, whichever comes first, the winner will be decided in the following manner:

Swiss stage: The player whose leader has more defense wins the game. If both leaders have the same defense, the game ends in a double loss.

Top 8: The player whose leader has more defense wins the game. If both leaders have the same defense, the game continues until there is a change in leader defense.