My Favorite Cardfight Vanguard Grade 3's
Soooo....Yeah, this ones gonna be our first big list! so I'm Excited for this one! Cardfight Vanguard has always been a favorite of mine, and with
Cardfight Online on the horizon, I figured we'd celebrate by showing off my favorite Grade 3 from each clan (Except Cray Elemental)!
Of course these cards don't HAVE to be the most useful grade 3's in the game, it can be the design, the uniqueness of the cards, what the card was inspired by and just how well they represent their clan. Some of these will be obvious, others may surprise you, also yes the effects they had on the story of the anime will play a part too. Well also be doing this in alphabetical order mainly because you can't say which clan is "The best" because there is really no such thing. Now then Lets move on to the list!
Angel Feather
Black Shiver, Gavrail
[AUTO](VC) Generation Break 2 (This ability is active if you have two or more face up G units in total on your (VC) or G zone):When a card is put into your damage zone, until end of turn, this unit gets "[CONT](VC):All of your units in your front row get [Power]+2000.".[AUTO](VC):[Counter Blast (1)] During your turn, when your G unit Stride, you may pay the cost. If you do, look at three cards from the top of your deck, search for a card from among them, put it face up into your damage zone, put the rest of the cards on the bottom of your deck in any order, choose a face up card from your damage zone, call it to (RC), and that unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
Aqua Force
Blue Wave Dragon, Tetra-drive Dragon
[AUTO](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):At the end of the battle that this unit attacked a vanguard, if it is the second battle of that turn, until end of turn, this unit gets "[AUTO](VC):[Counter Blast (2) & Choose two «Aqua Force» from your hand, and discard them] At the end of the battle that your rear-guard attacked a vanguard, if it is the fourth battle of that turn, you may pay the cost. If you do, [Stand] this unit.".
[ACT](VC):[Counter Blast (1)] This unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Bermuda Triangle
Duo Temptation, Reit (B/W)
[AUTO](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Counter Blast (2)] At the end of the battle that this unit attacked a vanguard, you may choose two cards with "Duo" in its card name from your hand, and discard them. If all the cards discarded are of the same name, you may pay the cost. If you do, [Stand] this unit, and this unit gets [Power]+3000 until end of turn. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.
[AUTO](VC):[Soul Blast (1)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your rear-guards with "Duo" in its card name, and return it to your hand.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Dark Irregulars
Amon's Leader, Astaroth
[ACT](VC): Legion 21000 "Demon World Marquis, Amon" (If your opponent's vanguard is grade 3 or greater, this unit may return four cards from your drop zone into your deck once, search your deck for the specified card, and Legion)
[CONT](VC): If this unit is Legion, this unit gets [Critical]+1 for each ten cards in your soul.
[AUTO](VC): When your opponent's rear-guard is put into the drop zone due to an effect from one of your cards, if you have another unit in your middle column with "Amon" in its card name, Soul Charge (3). This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.
Dimension Police
Super Dimensional Robo, Daikaiser
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Counter Blast (1)] When a «Dimension Police» rides this unit, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose your vanguard, and until end of turn, that unit gets [Power]+10000/[Critical]+1, and "[AUTO](VC):When this unit's drive check reveals a grade 3 «Dimension Police», choose one of your opponent's guardians, retire it, and that unit's effects with "cannot be hit" is nullified.".
[AUTO](VC):When this unit is boosted by a «Dimension Police», this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Etranger
Spiderman
AUTO [V]: Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage): When this unit attacks a vanguard, this unit gets Power +5000 until end of that battle.
AUTO: [Counterblast (2)] When this unit is placed on Vanguard Circle, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose an opponent's Grade 2 or less rear-guard, and retire it.
Gear Chronical
Chronojet Dragon
[AUTO](VC) Generation Break 2 (This ability is active if you have two or more face up G Units on your (VC) and/or G Zone):When this unit attacks a vanguard, until end of that battle, this unit gets [Power]+5000, and your opponent cannot call grade 1 or greater units from hand to (GC).
[AUTO](VC):[Counter Blast (1)] During your turn, when your G Unit Stride, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your opponent's rear-guards, and put that unit into the bottom of your opponent's deck.
Genesis
Mythic Beast, Fenrir
[AUTO](VC) Generation Break 2 (This ability is active if you have two or more face up G units in total on your (VC) or G zone):[Soul Blast (3)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, until end of that battle, this unit gets [Critical]+1, and your opponent cannot call grade 1 or greater units from hand to (GC).
[AUTO](VC):During your turn, when your G unit Stride, Soul Charge (3), choose one of your vanguards, and until end of turn, it gets "[AUTO](VC)[1/Turn]:[Counter Blast (1)] When a card is put into the drop zone from your soul, you may pay the cost. If you do, call that card to (RC)."
Gold Paladin
Liberator, Holy Shine Dragon
[AUTO](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):At the end of your turn, choose one grade 3 «Gold Paladin» from your soul, and you may ride it. If you do, choose one card named "Liberator, Holy Shine Dragon" from your soul, and put it into your hand.
[AUTO]:[Counter Blast (1)-card with "Liberator" in its card name] When this unit is placed on (VC), you may pay the cost. If you do, look at the top card of your deck, search for up to one «Gold Paladin», call it to an open (RC), and put the rest on the bottom of your deck.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Granblue
Death Seeker, Thanatos
[AUTO](RC):[Counter Blast (1) & Retire this unit] When this unit's attack hits a vanguard, if you have a «Granblue» vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose a «Granblue» other than a card named "Death Seeker, Thanatos" from your drop zone, and call it to (RC).
Great Nature
Honorary Professor, Chatnoir
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):When a «Great Nature» rides this unit, choose your vanguard, that unit gets [Power]+10000 and "[AUTO](VC):When one of your «Great Nature» rear-guards attacks a vanguard, choose one of your «Great Nature» rear-guards, that unit get [Power]+4000 until end of turn, and at the end of that turn, draw a card, and retire that unit." until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks a vanguard, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Kagero
Dragonic Overlord
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):When a «Kagerō» rides this unit, choose your vanguard, and until end of turn, that unit gets [Power]+10000 and "[AUTO](VC):[Counter Blast (1) & Choose a «Kagerō» from your hand, and discard it] At the end of the battle that this unit attacked a rear-guard, you may pay the cost. If you do, [Stand] this unit. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn. (Even if you do not pay the cost, this ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.)".
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks, if the number of rear-guards you have is more than your opponent's, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Link Joker
Edicting Star-vader, Halcium
[CONT](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):All of your units with "Я" in its card name get "[Boost]", "[Intercept]" and "[AUTO]:When this unit is placed on (GC) or intercepts, this unit gets [Shield]+5000 until end of that battle.".
[CONT](VC):All of your units with "Я" in its card name are also «Link Joker».
Megacolony
Unrivaled Blade Rogue, Cyclomatooth
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):When a «Megacolony» rides this unit, choose your vanguard, that unit gets [Power]+10000 until end of turn, and [Rest] all of your opponent's units, and all of your opponent's units cannot [Stand] during your opponent's next stand phase.
[CONT](VC):During your turn, if all of your opponent's vanguard and rear-guards are [Rest], this unit gets [Power]+2000.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Murakumo
Fantasy Petal Storm, Shirayuki
[AUTO] (VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Counter Blast (1) & Choose a card named "Fantasy Petal Storm, Shirayuki" from your hand, and discard it] At the beginning of the guard step of the battle that this unit was attacked, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose an attacking unit, and that unit gets [Power]-20000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Narukami
Dragonic Kaiser Crimson
[ACT](VC): Legion22000 "Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion" (If your opponent's vanguard is grade 3 or greater, this unit may return four cards from your drop zone into your deck once, search your deck for the specified card, and Legion)
[ACT](VC)[1/Turn] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):Choose a [ACT] of one of your legion mates, and until you play that ability the next time, its cost is lost until end of turn. (The cost of a [ACT] without a cost is paid by declaring the play.)
[ACT](VC):[Soul Blast (1)] If you have another unit in your middle column, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
Neo Nectar
Licorice Musketeer, Vera
[ACT](VC): Legion 20000 "Licorice Musketeer, Saul" (If your opponent has a grade 3 or greater vanguard, only once, this unit may return four cards from your drop zone to your deck, and search your deck for the specified card, and perform Legion.)
[CONT](VC):During the turn that this unit performed Legion, all of your units with "Musketeer" in its card name get [Power]+3000.
[ACT](VC):[Choose one of your rear-guards with "Musketeer" in its card name, and retire it] Look at five cards from the top of your deck, search for up to one card with "Musketeer" in its card name, call it to (RC), and shuffle your deck. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn.
Nova Grappler
Exxtreme Battler, Victor
[AUTO](VC) Generation Break 2 (This ability is active if you have two or more face up G units in total on your (VC) or G zone):When this unit attacks a vanguard, this unit gets [Power]+5000 until end of battle, choose one of your rear-guards, [Stand] it, and it gets [Power]+5000 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):During your turn, when your G unit Stride, choose one of your vanguards, and it gets "[AUTO](VC):[Counter Blast (1)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose one of your rear-guards, [Stand] it, and it gets [Power]+5000 until end of turn. This ability cannot be used for the rest of that turn." until end of turn.
Nubatama
Shura Stealth Dragon, Kabukicongo
[AUTO](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Counter Blast (1)] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, bind all of your opponent's rear-guards face up, if the number of cards in your opponent's bind zone is three or more, this unit gets [Power]+10000 until end of that battle, and at the end of that turn, your opponent puts all those cards that were bound with this effect into his or her hand.
[ACT](VC):[Counter Blast (1)] This unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Oracle Think Tank
Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi
[CONT](VC/RC):If you do not have a card named "Goddess of the Half Moon, Tsukuyomi", a card named "Goddess of the Crescent Moon, Tsukuyomi", and a card named "Godhawk, Ichibyoshi" in your soul, this unit gets [Power]-2000.
[ACT](VC):[Counter Blast (2)] If the number of «Oracle Think Tank» in your soul is six or more, draw two cards, choose a card from your hand, and put it into your soul.
Pale Moon
Silver Thorn Dragon Tamer, Luquier
[ACT](VC) Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Counter Blast (3)] Choose up to one grade 0, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 «Pale Moon» from your soul, and call them to separate (RC).
[AUTO](VC):When one of your «Pale Moon» is placed on (RC) from your soul, this unit gets [Power]+3000 until end of turn.
Shadow Paladin
Alfred Early
[AUTO]:When this unit is placed on (VC), choose up to one card named "Blaster Blade" from your soul, and call it to (RC).
Shadow Paladin
Phantom Blaster Dragon
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Soul Blast (3)] When a «Shadow Paladin» rides this unit, you may pay the cost. If you do, choose your vanguard, and until end of turn, that unit gets [Power]+10000, and "[AUTO](VC):[Choose three of your rear-guards, and retire them] When this unit attacks a vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw two cards, choose three cards from your damage zone, turn them face up, and until end of that battle, your opponent cannot call grade 1 or greater cards from hand to (GC).".
[AUTO]:[Choose one of your rear-guards, and retire it] When this unit is placed on (VC), you may pay the cost. If you do, search your deck for up to one card with "Blaster" in its card name, reveal it to your opponent, put it into your hand, and shuffle your deck.
Spike Brothers
Bad End Dragger
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):When a «Spike Brothers» rides this unit, choose your vanguard, and until end of turn, that unit gets [Power]+10000 and "[AUTO](VC):When one of your «Spike Brothers» rear-guards attacks, that unit gets [Power]+10000 until end of that battle, and at the end of that battle, put that unit on the bottom of your deck.".
[AUTO](VC):When this unit is boosted by a «Spike Brothers», this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Tachikaze
Ancient Dragon, Spinodriver
[AUTO] Limit Break 4 (This ability is active if you have four or more damage):[Choose two of your «Tachikaze» rear-guards, and retire them] When a «Tachikaze» rides this unit, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw two cards, and choose your vanguard, and that unit gets [Power]+10000/[Critical]+1 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks, if the number of rear-guards you have is more than your opponent's, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
[CONT](VC/RC): Lord (If you have a unit without a same clan as this unit, this unit cannot attack)
Touken Ranbu
Tonbokiri
[AUTO](VC) Shinken Hissatsu (This ability is active if you have three or more damage):[Counter Blast (1) & Soul Blast (1)] When this unit is being attacked, you may pay the cost. If you do, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC):When this unit attacks a vanguard, during that battle, your opponent cannot call grade 0 units to (GC) from his or her hand.
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