Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Radiant Origins laid a capstone on the first three years of Grand Archive by introducing Ultimate Cards - showcasing Champions at their highest power, these splashy and extremely resource-intensive cards are designed to lead their Champion to victory through raw numbers and their synergy with their associated Champion.
While every Ultimate is playable in the casual Pantheon format, some number of these Ultimates have also made their way into Standard - and as we head towards the end of the Radiant Origins season, let's take a look at which Ultimate cards are TRULY worthy of the subtype in competitive play!
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
1:36 Golden Checkmate
4:55 Spirit Blade: Retribution
7:01 Limitless Defiance
9:49 Auspicious Manifestation
14:02 Full Bloom
15:57 Xukong, Shifted Fates
17:50 Pouvoir Absolu
20:52 Facet the Forgotten
23:46 Outro
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
gatcg.com
📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
gatcg.com/article/getting-started
👇 Official Comprehensive Rules:
rules.gatcg.com
👥 **GATCG COMMUNITY** 👥
👇 Join the Discords below:
MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
👇 GATCG Facebook Community:
facebook.com/groups/grandarchivetcg
💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
tcgarchitect.com
silvie.org
shoutatyourdecks.com
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
silvie.gg
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
https://fractalofin.site/
#GrandArchive #TCG #GATCG #tradingcardgame
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Radiant Origins laid a capstone on the first three years of Grand Archive by introducing Ultimate Cards - showcasing Champions at their highest power, these splashy and extremely resource-intensive cards are designed to lead their Champion to victory through raw numbers and their synergy with their associated Champion.
While every Ultimate is playable in the casual Pantheon format, some number of these Ultimates have also made their way into Standard - and as we head towards the end of the Radiant Origins season, let's take a look at which Ultimate cards are TRULY worthy of the subtype in competitive play!
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SUPPORT MAINDECK by shopping on TCGPlayer with our affiliate link:
tcgplayer.pxf.io/maindeck
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The ULTIMATE How to Play Grand Archive video: youtu.be/I_MjH_qyVcI
0:00 Intro
1:36 Golden Checkmate
4:55 Spirit Blade: Retribution
7:01 Limitless Defiance
9:49 Auspicious Manifestation
14:02 Full Bloom
15:57 Xukong, Shifted Fates
17:50 Pouvoir Absolu
20:52 Facet the Forgotten
23:46 Outro
For more Grand Archive info and resources, check out all the links below:
🎴 ** THE OFFICIAL GATCG WEBSITE! ** 🎴
gatcg.com
📕 ** GATCG RULES ONLINE ** 📕
👇 Official Getting Started:
gatcg.com/article/getting-started
👇 Official Comprehensive Rules:
rules.gatcg.com
👥 **GATCG COMMUNITY** 👥
👇 Join the Discords below:
MAINDECK DISCORD: https://discord.maindeck.games
GRAND ARCHIVE DISCORD: discord.com/invite/grandarchivetcg
👇 GATCG Facebook Community:
facebook.com/groups/grandarchivetcg
💻 ** Deck Builders! ** 💻
tcgarchitect.com
silvie.org
shoutatyourdecks.com
👇 Grand Archive TCG Analysis and Other Tools!
silvie.gg
👇 GATCG Tournament Results:
https://fractalofin.site/
#GrandArchive #TCG #GATCG #tradingcardgame
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