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Gundam Card Game buying guide: what to buy first, what's next, and how to pay the price on the box
Starting the Gundam Card Game in the US? Here's the first deck to buy, what Stardust Trails brings on October 30 and what it should cost, and how to buy it at the price on the box.
In short
- Start with a Starter Deck ($15.99). Four new ones came out September 25; buy any two and two people can play.
- Next set: Stardust Trails, October 30. Packs are $4.99 and a 24-pack box is $119.76.
- Fair price: we don't check Gundam prices at shops yet, so use the MSRPs here as your guide.
- Alerts don't cover Gundam yet. The release page lists where it's sold.
- 01Start hereA deck for $15.99
- 02What's nextStardust Trails, Oct 30
- 03Box price nowKnow the box price
- 04AlertsFollow the release page
Start here: what to buy first
Bandai's start guide says to begin with a starter deck, then add booster packs (Bandai). A starter is a complete deck you can play with straight away.
- For one playerStarter Deck [ST11 to ST14]$15.99 each
A ready-to-play 50-card deck, 10 Resource cards, tokens, a damage counter, a playsheet and a bonus pack. Four styles, out September 25, 2026; buy two and two people can play (Bandai).
ST11 Aquatic Assault
Blue-Purple
ST12 Raging Onslaught
Red-Purple
ST13 Silent Barrage
Green-Red
ST14 Heavy Dominion
Green-White
Colors and contents: Bandai (ST11, ST12, ST13, ST14).
"With a starter deck that includes a constructed deck and other essential items, you can jump into battle right away."
Bandai, on getting started (Gundam Card Game start guide)
Learn free before you spend
- The Teaching App is free, in an app or a web browser: a tutorial and practice games with easy deck building (Bandai).
- The How to Play page has the rules and a printable playsheet (Bandai).
- Game stores run Gundam events; the Bandai TCG+ app finds them (Bandai).
What's next: Stardust Trails, October 30
Stardust Trails [GD06] is the sixth booster set, featuring Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
- Booster pack$4.99
12 cards; 135 card types plus 8 tokens in the set
- Booster box$119.76
24 packs
MSRP and contents: Bandai. Box: 24 packs at $4.99 (PHD Games for the box size). Every store and date: our Stardust Trails release page.
Ask a game store that runs Gundam events about a pre-order at the box price.
Where you can buy at the box price right now
We count two things as a real chance to pay the price on the box (MSRP):
A shop sells it at MSRP or close to it. We don't check Gundam prices at shops yet, so this part is up to you for now.
A queue, drawing, invitation or pre-order that's open now at a store that sells it officially.
Gundam on Printed Price
Gundam isn't on our Deals page, Windows or alerts yet. Until it is, the Stardust Trails release page lists where each product is sold, and the MSRPs above tell you what a fair price is.
A simple check before you pay: a starter deck at $15.99 and packs at $4.99 are the box price. Much more than that is a reseller's price.
Get an alert when you can act
Our email alerts don't cover Gundam yet; they cover Pokémon, Lorcana, One Piece and Riftbound. Until Gundam is added, the Stardust Trails release page has the dates and where each product is sold.
Keep going
- Stardust Trails, store by store: our Stardust Trails release page.
- Release events and what they cost: our events guide.
- Words like starter deck, booster box and MSRP: our glossary.
Prices are MSRPs from Bandai's product pages and distributor listings, checked October 5, 2026. Store prices change daily. Product images: Bandai (gundam-gcg.com).