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Free Card (フリーカード Furī Kādo) is one of the classifications of cards in Z/X -Zillions of enemy X- TCG and also one of its main gimmicks as a "free-to-start" card game.

Overview[]

Free cards in Z/X TCG are similar to sample decks or freebies in other trading card games. However, one of the main characteristics of free cards in Z/X is that all of them are legal to be used in official tournaments and events, and they also can be copied and printed with the copies themselves being legal for use. The rarity of all free cards is fixed as Free (F).

Free cards are usually released as a "trial" or "sample" version for upcoming sets, with most sets usually having one or more free sets featuring several free card versions of cards from that set that were released before the set itself. Most of them are distributed in various Z/X official shops and events as a "Free Card Booklet" (フリーカード冊子) or available for download on Z/X official website. Some magazines and publications such as V Jump and Card Gamer may also come with their own free cards.

Since free cards can be mixed with generic, commercial cards, it is advised to put them all inside card sleeves with opaque backing so as not to accidentally mark the cards.

For the list of all cards that are also available as free cards, see Category:Free Cards.

Comparison with Commercial Cards[]

Compared to their original, commercial card counterparts, the majority of free cards are usually inferior in terms of Power and/or ability. Some of them might also be vastly different from the original cards, while the others did not have any differences at all (it should be noted, however, that only the free card version can be copied and printed for use in this case). One of the striking differences between a free card and its original card counterpart other than its stats and/or rarity is that the free card version doesn't feature any background in its illustration.

From "Magical Beast of Prominence & Revenant of Darkness" onward, most of the newer free cards are released with a time-limited ability (i.e. "This ability is available until..."). This makes them almost similar to their original counterpart, but with the drawback of making the ability unavailable for use past the designated time. After Set 18, the time-limited ability on free cards is effectively replaced by an expiration date on the cards, which further reduces the distinction with the original counterpart but renders the free card itself unusable past the expiration date.

Another major difference between free cards and their commercial counterpart is that free cards are always exempt from any updates that affect the original such as errata, except for changes that specifically target the free card itself. This effectively makes free cards entirely different entities from their original counterparts, even if they technically and functionally had no difference at all. As of note, all free cards with the Life Recovery and Void Bringer abilities are still listed with whatever classification those two abilities had at the time of their release in the official card database, while all other cards had those two abilities properly classified as special ability.

More recent sets have a reduced presence of free cards, with the newer ones choosing to omit them altogether. However, free cards are still released sporadically, and are still legal to be used in official events and tournaments barring their built-in restrictions and limitations.

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