[{"text":"Date Updated: 13 August 2018 Next Scheduled Update: 12 November 2018"},{"header":"Crisis 4: Main Characters"},{"text":"The new Crisis 4 Main Characters have their initial tiers set as follows: Arsenal -&gt; Tier 3 Donna Troy -&gt; Tier 2 Nightwing -&gt; Tier 2 Omen -&gt; Tier 1 Tempest -&gt; Tier 2 The Flash -&gt; Tier 2 All Crisis Main Characters from Crisis 4 are banned from the cube."},{"double":[{"src":"img170303img-0009.jpg"},{"src":"img889578img-0010.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img409295img-0011.jpg"},{"src":"img929536img-0012.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img155684img-0013.jpg"},{"src":"img500838img-0014.jpg"}]},{"header":"crisis 4: main deck cards"},{"text":"All main deck cards from Crisis 4 are legal, with the exception of the following:"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Personal Crisis Cards"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img418283img-0017.jpg"},{"src":"img376116img-0020.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img147122img-0022.jpg"},{"src":"img728156img-0032.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img319409img-0025.jpg"},{"src":"img453554img-0023.jpg"}]},{"header":"Crisis 4: Super Villains that are legal"},{"text":"Crisis sets have traditionally brought us Impossible Mode Super Villains with brutal First Appearance Attacks, and Crisis 4 did not let us down in this regard.&nbsp; A slew of new IM SVs are joining the cube, and thereby replacing their non-IM counterparts, with the exception of Psimon.&nbsp; Psimon is a bit too hard core for even the most devoted of fans, sending your entire hard-earned hand to oblivion if you are unfortunate enough to not have a Defense at the ready.&nbsp; To that end, the new IM SVs joining the cube are as follows:"},{"double":[{"src":"img275891img-0033.jpg"},{"src":"img368787img-0034.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img27276img-0035.jpg"},{"src":"img945370img-0036.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img483213img-0038.jpg"},{"src":"img413861img-0042.jpg"}]},{"header":"Non-Impossible Mode Super Villains that are replaced"},{"text":"For all of the above SVs, the corresponding non-Impossible Mode Super Villains are hence-forth banned from cube play (this includes all three versions of the Brother Blood SVs that were previously cube legal!)&nbsp; The MCs replaced by Crisis 4 Impossible Mode Super Villains are:"},{"double":[{"src":"bla958250blackfir.jpg"},{"src":"bro134649brother-.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"bro350306brother-.jpg"},{"src":"bro287452brother-.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"che315202cheshire.jpg"},{"src":"clo293268clock-ki.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"har611579harvest-.jpg"},{"src":"ter810173terra-10.jpg"}]},{"header":"crisis 4 supervillains that are banned"},{"text":"The following Super Villains from Crisis 4 are not legal for cube play:"},{"double":[{"src":"img589574img-0037.jpg"},{"src":"img24362img-0041.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img562400img-0044.jpg"},{"src":"img78480img-0045.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img20541img-0039.jpg"},{"src":"img735357img-0040.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"img705823img-0043.jpg"},{"src":"car684750card-bac.jpg"}]},{"header":"main deck changes"},{"text":"The following cards are unbanned:"},{"double":[{"src":"don142579donna-tr.jpg"},{"src":"hum82325hummingb.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"ste168405steve-tr.jpg"},{"src":"car620661card-bac.jpg"}]},{"text":"The following cards are banned:"},{"double":[{"src":"ant356982anti-lif.jpg"},{"src":"blu77551blue-bee.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"col23802cold-gun.jpg"},{"src":"dar898923darkseid.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"dre983117dream-gi.jpg"},{"src":"dup617982duplicat.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"jam623534james-je.jpg"},{"src":"kno307327knockout.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"man821460manhunte.jpg"},{"src":"mob822631mobius-c.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"nig366460nightmar.jpg"},{"src":"pla283691plasmus-.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"sai986302saint-wa.jpg"},{"src":"sci316467sciencel.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"tel999110telepath.jpg"},{"src":"tim85287time-sph.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"zan910191zan-ttg.jpg"},{"src":"car219694card-bac.jpg"}]},{"header":"super villain CHANGES"},{"text":"The following Super Villains are banned:"},{"double":[{"src":"atr806395atrocitu.jpg"},{"src":"ecl420146eclipso-.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"per373921persuade.jpg"},{"src":"sla622519slade-wi.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"tim549497time-tra.jpg"},{"src":"car792734card-bac.jpg"}]},{"header":"main character tier changes"},{"header":"tier decreases"},{"text":"The following Main Characters' tiers have decreased: Catwoman (Crossover 6) -&gt; Now Tier 1 Katana (Crossover 6) -&gt; Now Tier 1 Robin (Crisis 1) -&gt; Now Tier 1 Rorschach (Crossover 4) -&gt; Now Tier 3 Saint Walker (Crisis 2) -&gt; Now Tier 2 Skitter (Promo) -&gt; Now Tier 1"},{"double":[{"src":"cat711398catwoman.jpg"},{"src":"kat684866katana-m.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"rob119648robin-mc.jpg"},{"src":"ror106554rorschac.jpg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"sai945340saint-wa.jpg"},{"src":"ski95111skitter-.jpg"}]},{"header":"tier increases"},{"text":"The following Main Characters' tiers have increased: Bizarro (Forever Evil) -&gt; Now Tier 2 Harley Quinn (Forever Evil) -&gt; Now Tier 4"},{"double":[{"src":"biz31871bizarro-.jpg"},{"src":"har79814harley-q.jpg"}]},{"header":"Card quantity update"},{"text":"The following two cards originally appeared in the Heroes Unite set, and were reprinted in Crisis 2 with a text change (although they maintained the Heroes Unite set).&nbsp; Previously all copies of the cards were included in the cube.&nbsp; With this change, we are banning the copies from Heroes Unite with the old text.&nbsp; This drops the number of copies of these cards in the cube in half.&nbsp; The cards are still legal, but will now appear in games less frequently.&nbsp; The counts of these cards in the cube are now: Kyle Rayner - 1x Plastic Man - 3x If you don't know what we are talking about here, just double check that you have the correct quantities of these two cards in your cube and you're good to go!"},{"double":[{"src":"kyl154590kyle-ray.jpg"},{"src":"pla605370plastic-.jpg"}]},{"header":"rules changes"},{"text":"In no specific order, here are some rules changes and their related numbers in the advanced rules: A.) Clarified a strange rules interaction when needing to know the number of cards drawn, but that number is not stated as an integer, it must be inferred from card text. -&gt; 1.070 B.) We have clarified the order for resolving effects, as well as stated the options a player has during their turn.&nbsp; -&gt; 2.080 &amp; 2.090 C.) There was some confusion regarding revealed cards.&nbsp; We think we've cleared that up now. -&gt; 3.080 D.) We had previously defined the removed from the game zone, but never stipulated that cards could not return from it.&nbsp; We fixed this oversight with its own rule. -&gt; 3.090 E.) Any card gained will (at least temporarily) be placed into a player's discard pile and be visible for all players to see.&nbsp; This change was necessary in order for some cards (i.e. Solomn Grundy, etc) to function as intended when playing competitive DCDB. -&gt; 6.080 F.) We clarified the set that &#34;Promo&#34; cards hail from.&nbsp; (We made them their own unique set rather than trying to pair them to the set they were released closest to.)&nbsp; -&gt; 7.020 G.) We have shifted to 4-player games as the predominant game for tournaments, with just enough 3-player games per round that nobody needs to sit out.&nbsp; As tournaments grow larger, 4-player tables will be the norm, with a smaller and smaller percentage of tables being 3-player games.&nbsp; Players should keep this in mind when preparing for tournaments.&nbsp; -&gt; 9.000 H.) A new section was added titled 'End of Game Procedures'.&nbsp; We hope the community can be welcoming and respectful of this section.&nbsp; Having ran several large tournaments, it is overly burdensome on the judge staff to perform all of these activities for each match.&nbsp; By shifting some of the end of game responsibilities to the players we hope to speed the time between rounds, helping everyone (players, spectators watching the stream and judges) to not have to wait so long between rounds.&nbsp; -&gt; 12.000"},{"header":"players&#39; choice vote"},{"text":"For the first time ever, we invited players from the Facebook and Discord groups to determine the fate of two Main Characters.&nbsp; (The players' choice vote tier changes will remain in effect at least through the duration of the season.)&nbsp; After tallying the votes (you can check the results here: https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/voting\/), the following Main Characters' tiers are as follows: Animal Man (Crisis 1) -&gt; Now Tier 3 Kid Flash (Teen Titans) -&gt; Remains Tier 1 "},{"double":[{"src":"ani334211animal-m.jpg"},{"src":"kid863469kid-flas.jpg"}]},{"header":"closing remarks"},{"text":"This was a huge update, our apologies for not going into specific details on each decision made.&nbsp; We feel all these changes will help make the game more enjoyable for players, which is forever and always our main goal."}]