With its strongly combo-focused gameplay, UniVersus has always been a natural fit for adaptations of arcade-style fighting games. The latest video game to get the UniVersus treatment is the newest title in the long-running Guilty Gear series: Guilty Gear Strive (styled as Guilty Gear -Strive-, but we’re going to ignore that formatting for this article!). So what are the most valuable cards in the Guilty Gear Strive set for UniVersus? Let’s find out!
10. Tyrant Rave – UR-ALT, 101/85
What a way to open a most valuable cards list; this Tyrant Rave is incredibly eye-catching, and definitely sets the tone for the rest of the Guilty Gear Strive cards you’ll find here. This particular Tyrant Rave card is an alternate art variant of an Ultra Rare.
9. Walking Fortress – UR-ALT, 105/85
There’s some strong diversity in the art styles for the Guilty Gear Strive UniVersus set, and there’s perhaps nothing that illustrates this more strongly than the aesthetic difference between Tyrant Rave and Walking Fortress. A less stylized and more grim (if you look closely at the details at least) piece of art is on this card, which is another alternate art variant of an Ultra Rare card.
8. Heaven or Hell – UR-ALT, 102/85
It’s business as usual in terms of this card’s rarity; yes, it’s another alternate art variant of an Ultra Rare card. This time, we have a Foundation card with Heaven or Hell, which has yet another excellent, and very different, art style to the previous cards.
7. Loop the Loop – UR-ALT, 97/85
Though Roger is a cute looking teddy bear, don’t be deceived. He’s actually used a deadly weapon, by the character Bridget, and has been possessed by a ghost! As one of the more unique elements of the Guilty Gear games, we’re not surprised to see Roger here on a card; such is his popularity that you can even buy actual plush Roger toys in real life!
6. Deus Ex Machina – SR-ALT, 95/85
This neon drenched Attack card is another example of just how much attention has been placed on the visual design of the Guilty Gear Strive set. Deus ex Machina is a move performed by the character Happy Chaos, who used to be known simply as “Chaos”.
5. Ride the Lightning – UR-ALT 100/85
The Attack known as Ride the Lightning debuted in the very first Guilty Gear game, and is executed by Ky Kiske. Other characters have their own variations on the move, which appears here as an alternate art, Ultra Rare card.
4. Bloodsucking Universe – UR-ALT, 94/85
The character Slayer originally used the Bloodsucking Universe attack, which made its debut in the seventh title in the series, Guilty Gear XX, back in 2002. However, this move is now performed by Nagoriyuki as of Guilty Gear Strive!
3. Megalomania – SR-ALT, 98/85
The character I-No uses the Megalomania attack, which sees the character using powerful music (summoned with speakers) to batter her opponents. Though this alternate art card is a Secret Rare, most of the cards on this list are numbered above the designated number of cards in the Guilty Gear Strive set, which is what denotes a secret rare in most other TCGs. For example, Megalomania is card 98 of 85, but Bloodsucking Universe is also numbered above 85, being card number 94, so they’re technically both Secret Rare cards. In UniVersus, however, Secret Rare itself is a specific rarity level!
2. Ky Kiske (Serialized) – CR, 3/6
Speaking of special rarities, there are 6 Chrome Rare cards in the Guilty Gear Strive set. In time, these will dominate the list of the most valuable Guilty Gear Strive cards, as only 100 of each of them have been (and ever will be) printed. Each Chrome Rare card is stamped with an individual number, making each of them entirely unique. This Ky Kiske card is a Chrome Rare, and it’s one that is clearly receiving a lot of attention from Guilty Gear and UniVersus fans!
1. Nagoriyuki (Serialized) – CR, 5/6
Finally, we have the Nagoriyuki Chrome Rare at the very top of the Guilty Gear Strive list; as another serialized card, we’re not surprised to see it here, but we are shocked that the other four cards in the Chrome Rare subset don’t appear. However, our data is from TCGplayer, and we check out current market prices to compile our lists. Given the scarcity of Chrome Rare cards, it’s clear that not enough of them have been listed on TCGplayer to make an impact on the rankings!
So there you have it. Check out our coverage of other fighting games in UniVersus, such as the most valuable Street Fighter 6 cards, and our review of the Tekken 8 Clash Decks!
