Palworld TCG Guide: How It Plays, Sets & Release Dates

The Palworld TCG (officially the Palworld Official Card Game) is a two-player trading card game from Bushiroad, based on Pocketpair's hit creature-collecting survival game, that launched worldwide in English on 30 July 2026 with the Dawn of Palpagos booster set. You build a 50-card deck plus a separate 10-card Soul Deck, deploy Pals, Structures and Gear to your Base, and battle to bring your opponent's life from 10 to zero. This guide covers how the Palworld card game plays, what's in Dawn of Palpagos, the newest set Legends Awaken, and every confirmed release date into 2027.

Palworld TCG at a glance

Publisher: Bushiroad (Palworld is created by Pocketpair)
Launched: 30 July 2026, simultaneously in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese
Deck: exactly 50 cards plus a 10-card Soul Deck
How to win: reduce your opponent's life from 10 to 0 (or they lose if their deck runs out)
First set: Dawn of Palpagos (BP01): 100 card types plus 61 parallels, 7 cards per pack
Newest set: Legends Awaken (BP02), released 30 October 2026
Coming next: Trial Decks TD03 and TD04 (18 December 2026), Eternal Ascent booster (29 January 2027)
Buy the Palworld TCG in Ireland: the Dawn of Palpagos (BP01) booster box is in stock, English 1st print, shipped tracked from Dublin

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How the Palworld card game plays

The Palworld TCG borrows the video game's big ideas, Pals, base-building and crafting materials, and turns them into a fast two-player duel. Here are the basics from Bushiroad's official rules.

Your deck: 50 cards plus a Soul Deck

A deck is exactly 50 main-deck cards, with up to 4 copies of any card name. Alongside it you have a separate 10-card Soul Deck. There are five card types: Pals (your creatures), Structures, Gear, Events and Souls.

Souls: the resource system

Each turn, two cards move from your Soul Deck into your soul area, and you tap souls to pay for cards. That means your resources arrive steadily every turn instead of depending on what you draw. You can also spend 3 souls to draw an extra card once per turn. To balance going first, the player going second starts with one soul already in play.

Your Base: Pals, Structures and Gear

Just like in the video game, you build a Base. You deploy Pals (up to five at a time), Structures and Gear, and you can assign Pals to work at Structures, which use Material and Ingredient counters. Pals can attack on the turn they're played, and your opponent can block with their own Pals. In a Pal-vs-Pal fight, Power decides the battle; when an attack gets through, the Pal's Strike value is the damage dealt to the player.

Life, damage and Lucky cards

Each player starts with 10 life. When you take damage, you reveal cards from the top of your deck one at a time, and if a card with the Lucky icon comes off, the damage is cancelled. Decks can include up to 8 Lucky cards, so every hit has a chance to be shrugged off. That swingy, exciting moment is one of the game's signatures. You win by bringing your opponent to 0 life, and a player also loses if they run out of cards.

Turn structure

Every turn runs Stand → Draw → Soul → Main → End: ready your cards, draw, gain souls, then play cards and attack.

Dawn of Palpagos (BP01): the first set

Dawn of Palpagos is the first booster set of the Palworld TCG, released on 30 July 2026. It has 100 card types plus 61 parallel (alternate-art) cards, in RR, R, U and C rarities. A booster pack has 7 cards, and a booster box holds 12 packs. Launching alongside it were two ready-to-play Trial Decks, TD01 (Red・Blue) and TD02 (Green・Purple), each with a full 50-card deck and Soul Deck, a playmat, counters, a play guide and a Dawn of Palpagos pack.

Palworld TCG Dawn of Palpagos BP01 booster box, English 1st print — The Palworld TCG Dawn of Palpagos (BP01) booster box: 12 packs of 7 cards. In stock.

Our Dawn of Palpagos booster box (English, 1st print, €84.99) is in stock. It's the best way to build a collection of the first set and pick up Pals to improve a Trial Deck. Single packs have sold out.

Legends Awaken (BP02): the newest set

The second booster set, Legends Awaken, released on 30 October 2026 and brings Legendary Pals to the game, led by Jetragon. Official stores are running Legends Awaken release tournaments throughout November 2026.

Palworld TCG release dates 2026–2027

30 July 2026: Dawn of Palpagos (BP01) booster, Trial Decks TD01 Red・Blue and TD02 Green・Purple
30 October 2026: Legends Awaken (BP02) booster
18 December 2026: Trial Decks Eternal Ascent TD03 Red・Green and TD04 Blue・Purple, introducing the new "Rank Up" ability
22 January 2027: new sleeves, playmats and storage boxes
29 January 2027: Eternal Ascent (BP03) booster: 100 card types plus parallels, 7 cards per pack, 12 packs per box

The "Zoe's Strategy" Special Set (7 November 2026) is an accessory set of sleeves, a deck box and a storage box, sold only at selected official events, not a card set. Keep track of every date on our TCG release calendar.

How to start playing the Palworld TCG

Learn the rules: Bushiroad has a "For Beginners" page and a tutorial video on the official Palworld card game site.
Get a ready-to-play deck: a Trial Deck has everything for one player. Two different Trial Decks let you play a friend straight away. The new TD03 and TD04 arrive on 18 December.
Add boosters: open Dawn of Palpagos or later sets to find stronger Pals, Structures and Gear for your deck.
Find a game: official shop tournaments are registered through Bushiroad's Bushi Navi app, and the Masters League 2026/27 has European qualifiers in Italy, Austria, Germany, the UK (Manchester, March 2027) and France.

Who is it for? If you've played the Palworld video game, the Base and Pal-working ideas will feel familiar. If you're coming from the Pokémon TCG, the creature battling will feel natural, but the Soul Deck and Lucky cards make it play quite differently. Keep your best pulls safe with our guide to card sleeves and toploaders.

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Palworld TCG FAQ

When did the Palworld TCG come out in English?

The Palworld Official Card Game launched worldwide on 30 July 2026, in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese at the same time, with the Dawn of Palpagos (BP01) booster set and Trial Decks TD01 and TD02.

Who makes the Palworld card game?

Bushiroad publishes the Palworld Official Card Game. Palworld itself is created by Pocketpair.

How many cards are in a Palworld TCG deck?

Exactly 50 main-deck cards, with up to 4 copies of each card name and up to 8 Lucky cards, plus a separate 10-card Soul Deck.

How do you win the Palworld card game?

Reduce your opponent's life from 10 to 0. A player also loses if their deck runs out. Lucky cards can cancel damage when they're revealed.

How many packs are in a Dawn of Palpagos booster box?

12 booster packs, with 7 cards in each pack. The set has 100 card types plus 61 parallels. Our English 1st print booster box is in stock.

What is the newest Palworld TCG set?

Legends Awaken (BP02), released on 30 October 2026, featuring Legendary Pals led by Jetragon. Eternal Ascent (BP03) follows on 29 January 2027.

Where can I buy the Palworld TCG in Ireland?

Phoenix TCG stocks the Palworld TCG Dawn of Palpagos booster box (English, 1st print) and ships tracked from Dublin across Ireland and the EU.

Rules, set details and release dates from Bushiroad's official Palworld Official Card Game site (en.palworld-official-cardgame.com) and the official comprehensive rules. Product images are our own store listings. Palworld is a trademark of Pocketpair, Inc.; the Palworld Official Card Game is published by Bushiroad.