What happens when you take Purple SAO to an Evangelion dominated case tournament? In this episode, I'll be taking you through the play-by-play of the 28 player Evangelion case tournament I took 3rd at. Playing my beloved Purple Progressive deck, I fought through battle after battle against Evangelion decks.

Get insights into the post Evangelion meta from this large UNION ARENA tournament, and check out the full article below for even more insights including the top placing decks and an interview with the tournament winner: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/i-topped-an-evangelion-case-tournament-heres-how-it-went

Purple Progressive deck guide episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVwxBWmd8Fk&t=1029s

Special thanks to Constellation Collective for supporting the competitive UNION ARENA scene, and shoutout to both Drewtabulous and Tayxia for inviting me to the epic event!

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In this episode, we'll be going over my custom Purple Progressive build that I've been topping tournaments with, and looking at actionable insights to help you pilot this underrated deck to victory. Additionally, I'll be sharing my perspective on a few UNION ARENA updates regarding the lack of a restriction to the one-cost Yuna card as well as alleged changes likely to come to how UNION ARENA Rare Battles are conducted. Check out these helpful links for more info:

In-depth guide to the Purple Progressive deck: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/sword-art-online-purple-progressive-deck

More info on the news updates: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/yuna-not-restricted-in-english-version-and-updates-to-rare-battles

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In this episode, we'l be going over the events of Sword Art Online Vol. 28, as well as diving into the latest SAO news including the announcement of Sword Art Online Vol 28, the latest Unital Ring manga volumes released in both Japanese and English, a look at a cool illustration for Shonen Ace, as well as updates about the upcoming Sword Art Online anime.

Helpful links to related Sword Art Online news and commentary:

Unital Ring full arc review: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/sword-art-online-unital-ring-complete-overview

More info on the Vol. 29 announcement and anime updates: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/sword-art-online-vol-29-is-coming-soon

Another look at the Shonen Ace cover plus manga updates: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/sword-art-online-covers-shonen-ace-with-a-gorgeous-illustration

A complete look at Sword Art Online Vol. 2 UNION ARENA: https://www.josephwriteranderson.com/blog/union-arena-sword-art-online-vol-2-card-list