Tournament results, deck breakdowns, and meta insights from Singapore's Union Arena community.
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Tournament recap
GAO Qualifiers - Season 2 | Tournament #5
Hosted at: Cardboard Collectible
25 players. Yellow Sheryl won. Labyrinth was the most reported deck with five players, including one mixed build. Gurren Lagann, Ichigo/Rukia, and Shadow each had three players. Despite those numbers, seven different decks made the Top 7, and Fred (@TeamGodlikeSG) took the win with the only reported Sheryl deck, beating Re;IRIS in the final.
Top 7
1× Sheryl
1× Re;IRIS
1× Old Tales
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Gurren Lagann
1× Qin
1× Labyrinth mix
Top 4
1× Sheryl
1× Re;IRIS
1× Old Tales
1× Ichigo/Rukia
Top 2
1× Sheryl
1× Re;IRIS
Winner
Sheryl (IGN: fred @TeamGodlikeSG)
The takeSeven different decks made the Top 7, and neither finalist played decks from T0 or T1. Sheryl took the win over Re;IRIS. "ggwp! idols ftw!"
Tournament recap
GAO Qualifiers - Season 2 | Tournament #4
Hosted at: Agora Hobby
27 players. Renji/Rukia won. Renji/Rukia and Ichigo/Rukia accounted for five of the Top 7 spots, alongside Kenpachi and LiPPS.
Top 7
1× Kenpachi
1× LiPPS
3× Renji/Rukia — x1 (bye)
2× Ichigo/Rukia
Top 4
2× Renji/Rukia
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Kenpachi
Top 2
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Renji/Rukia
Winner
Renji/Rukia (IGN: KyleSetsuna)
The takeAll four Top 4 decks were Bleach: two Renji/Rukia, one Ichigo/Rukia, and one Green Kenpachi. Chong, who played Ichigo/Rukia in the final, had already qualified.
Tournament recap
GAO Qualifiers - Season 2 | Tournament #3
Hosted at: Inferno
21 players. Labyrinth won. Ichigo/Rukia took two of the Top 6 spots. Labyrinth received the Top 3 bye, then beat Ichigo/Rukia in the final.
Top 6
1× Reze
1× Rei/Asuka/Mari
1× Kurapika + Gon
2× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Labyrinth
Top 3
1× Labyrinth — (bye)
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Rei/Asuka/Mari
Top 2
1× Labyrinth
1× Ichigo/Rukia
Winner
Labyrinth (IGN: Chong)
The takeHxH Kurapika was today's unusual pick. According to its pilot, the deck runs 11 Impacts, mostly reaching 5,000 BP on his turn, alongside 5,000 BP Snipe, small attackers to push early damage, and energy generation on the front line. He said an Ichigo life trigger could cost the opponent 10–12 cards to remove his larger Impacts. Most humorous of it all, since he had already qualified, he brought the deck on a dare from a friend — and still made Top 6.
Tournament recap
GAO Qualifiers - Season 2 | Tournament #2
Hosted at: Happyland Collectibles
24 players. Mahou Shoujo won as a major underdog. Surprisingly, no Bleach decks made past the Top 6 today. One Renji/Rukia player said their Gurren Lagann opponent had exceptionally lucky life triggers.
12 players remaining
1× Mahou Shoujo
1× LiPPS
3× Gurren Lagann
2× Madoka/Mami
2× Renji/Rukia
2× Labyrinth
1× Shadow
Top 6
2× Gurren Lagann
1× Madoka/Mami
1× Mahou Shoujo
1× Shadow
1× Labyrinth
Top 3
1× Labyrinth
1× Gurren Lagann
1× Mahou Shoujo — (bye)
Top 2
1× Labyrinth
1× Mahou Shoujo
Winner
Mahou Shoujo (IGN: Lefty)
The takeMahou Shoujo is a flood-beat deck with a pinch of control — a combination that helped it clinch the victory.
Tournament recap
GAO Qualifiers - Season 2 | Tournament #1
Hosted at: Agora Hobby
32 players. Purple Bleach was the most played deck. Other decks included 3 Labyrinth, 2 Shadow, 3 Gurren Lagann, 2 Yellow Eva, and approximately 3 Madoka/Mami, alongside several single-deck picks.
Top 8
2× Renji/Rukia
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Gurren Lagann
1× Ch'en/Amiya
2× Madoka/Mami
1× Re;IRIS
Top 4
1× Gurren Lagann
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Madoka/Mami
1× Renji/Rukia
Top 2
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Renji/Rukia
Winner
Ichigo/Rukia (IGN: PurpleCarrot)
The takePurple Bleach took 3 of the Top 8 spots and both finalist spots.
Format notes01 Oct 2026
Banlist (01 Oct 2026)
Effective 1 October 2026, the new deck limits are:
Purple CoMETIK — Black Comet (IMS-3-040): 1 copy. Less AP-free draw makes key pieces harder to find. Forced to banish important key pieces instead.
Red Eva — Evangelion Unit-00 (EVA-1-105): 2 copies. Fewer copies weaken early defence and setup. More difficult to dig into the deck.
Labyrinth — Roxy (MST-1-051): 1 copy. Less reliable Outside Area setup, with fewer copies of a card that also provides energy and a Raid base.
1× Sheryl
1× Re;IRIS
1× Old Tales
1× Ichigo/Rukia
1× Gurren Lagann
1× Qin
1× Labyrinth mix
