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Quick answer
CardSpicy indexes the GUNDAM CARD GAME card by card, and the question “what is winning right now” is one an index can approach only carefully. What follows is not a deck list and not advice. It is a reading of publicly reported tournament results, with the limits of that reading stated up front, because a number without its method is worse than no number.
How a meta share is measured
A competitive share is a percentage of decks, not a percentage of cards. Independent trackers compile deck lists from reported tournament results, then express how often each build appears. Three things follow from that, and all three matter: the figures cover reported events only; a small sample moves a long way; and a share describes what people brought, not what is strongest in the abstract. A deck can be popular because it is strong, because it is new, or because the cards were easier to find.
The shares as reported
The most recent published breakdown we have seen covers the GD05 environment, in reporting published during the 2026 season. The machine at the centre of most builds was Strike Freedom Gundam.
| Build | Reported share |
|---|---|
| Strike Freedom Gundam | 36.4% |
| Shining Gundam | 19.1% |
| Nu Gundam | 13.3% |
| Char’s Zaku II | 8.7% |
| Gundam Barbatos 1st Form | 8.1% |
Two of those five machines entered the game in GD05 itself, which is the ordinary shape of a fresh environment: a new set adds a card that a good existing shell was waiting for, and the share concentrates until the next set answers it.
Why this moves with every set
This is a game that has had a full booster roughly every three months, and each one has added whole works rather than a handful of cards. That pace means a share is a snapshot with a short shelf life. The drop of a set that adds a new answer — a wider Blocker, a cheaper removal effect, a pilot that changes what a paired line can do — can move a share faster than a monthly update cycle can record it. Treat any figure here, ours included, as a reading with a date on it.
What we will not do
We will not tell you what to buy, and we will not forecast a card’s value. This section publishes no Gundam prices at all, for reasons set out on the missing price guide page. A meta share is a description of a tournament field; it is not a prediction, and it does not become one because it is written down. What this page is for is orientation: if you want to know which cards define the current conversation, these are the names doing it.
To see the cards themselves, the Gundam index lists every machine and every pilot we have indexed, with the cards each one appears on.
Frequently asked questions
What deck is winning in the GUNDAM CARD GAME?
In the most recent published breakdown we have seen, builds centred on Strike Freedom Gundam were the largest reported group, with Shining Gundam and Nu Gundam behind it. Shares move with every set, so treat any figure as dated.
Where do these percentages come from?
Independent tournament trackers who compile reported deck lists. They cover reported events only, and a small sample can move a share a long way. They are secondary data, not official statistics.
Does this page tell me what to buy?
No. It describes which cards appear most in reported tournament fields. We publish no Gundam prices and no forecasts; the missing price guide page sets out why.
How often does the meta change?
As often as a set lands, and this game has been releasing a main booster roughly every three months. Each set has added whole works, so the field tends to shift rather than drift.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- GUNDAM CARD GAME official card database (Bandai) — card entries for the whole game, including printed name, number, rarity, level, cost, colour, type, AP, HP, zone, traits, link, source series and effect text. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- Bandai — GUNDAM CARD GAME product pages, for set names, codes and release information used here.
- Independent tournament trackers — compiled reported deck lists for the GUNDAM CARD GAME. Secondary data: percentages are shares of reported decks, not official statistics.
- Event results published by tournament organisers — secondary reporting, used only as the source of the events the shares are drawn from.
Card data is quoted from the official card database at the date cited and is subject to change. This page is identification and set data, not valuation: we publish no price for Gundam cards, because there is no sales source we can stand behind for the game.
Related reading
- Gundam Cards — the full index
- Tournaments and events in the GUNDAM CARD GAME
- How to build a first GUNDAM CARD GAME deck
- GD05 Freedom Ascension: the first-anniversary set
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).
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