“ | Superior Ride! The Embodiment of Victory, Aleph! | ” |
—Toshiki Kai | Episode 7 |
Superior Ride is an official term that first appeared in the Cardfight!! Vanguard Episode 7. It denotes the act of riding through an ability, rather than normally from your hand during the ride phase. Unless specified otherwise, Superior Ride always ride as [Stand] .
Glossary[]
There are many types of Superior Rides, split into two basic categories: Units that Superior Ride themselves, and units that Superior Ride other units. They are also separated based on where you Superior Ride from (deck, hand, drop zone, soul, etc).
A lot of the units that can Superior Ride reference other units that must be used as "materials" for the Superior Ride to be completed.
There are several advantages from a Superior Ride. Most notably, it increases the grade discrepancies and lets the player get into their main game faster, or nullify the advantage of going first. In case of Superior Ride during the battle phase, it also allows more Vanguard attacks.
To counterbalance the advantage, Superior Rides tend to have less [Power] , are very costly, or more commonly during newer eras, decreases in drive.
Superior Persona Ride: (Anime term) A Superior Ride that requires to ride a copy of the same card as the vanguard. Not to be confused with Persona Ride, an official game mechanic.
Original and G Era[]
During the original era and G era, Superior Ride varies in purposes. Early Superior Ride allows quick access to Grade 3, or enable extra effects. Some cards in Ride Chains can Superior Ride to return the chain to the correct Vanguard, when a wrong card is rode.
Most of the cards also have lore connection, thematically a combination of several lesser units into one greater unit.
V Series[]
Superior Ride are featured sprodiacly through the card pool of V era. Some of them have the same lore connection as a reintroduction of the original era. It also serve as mimicry to Stride for several cards reintroduced from the G era.
Superior Ride directly benefit from V era's core Mechanic, Imaginary Gift. With every ride performed, a new Gift marker is acquired, and stacks onto the previous markers.
D Series[]
Superior Ride is considerably less prominent on D Series due to Ride Deck already guaranteeing a safe line to Grade 3. It is also not compatible with the era's core mechanic, Persona Ride, which activates on normal ride. Instead, Superior Ride is often used as a means to gain an additional Vanguard attack.
List of cards that allow Superior Ride[]
Angel Feather[]
Aqua Force[]
Bermuda Triangle[]
- Fresh Star, Coral
- Costume Idol, Alk
- PR♥ISM-Image, Sunshine Vert
- Spirited Star, Trois
- Velvet Voice, Raindear (V Series)
Dark Irregulars[]
Dimension Police[]
- Dimensional Robo, Daiheart
- Dimensional Robo, Goyusha
- Dimensional Robo, Kaisergrader
- Enigman Tornado
- Evolution Monster, Davain
- Super Dimensional Robo, Diard
- Super Dimensional Robo, Shadowkaiser
- Metalborg, Barrengrader
- Metalborg, Blackboi
- Ultimate Dimensional Robo, Great Daiyusha (V Series)
Etranger[]
Gear Chronicle[]
- Chronofang Tiger (V Series)
- Chronojet Dragon (V Series)
- Chronodragon Nextage (V Series)
- Interdimensional Dragonknight, Lost Legend
- Steam Maiden, Engilsa
Genesis[]
Gold Paladin[]
- Crimson Lion Cub, Kyrph
- Flame Wind Lion, Wonder Ezel
- Flame Wind Lion, Wonder Ezel (V Series)
- Liberator, Holy Shine Dragon
- Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel (V Series)
- Raven-haired Ezel (V Series)
- White Hare in the Moon's Shadow, Pellinore (V Series)
Granblue[]
- Deadly Swordmaster
- Ice Floe Swordsman, Nightsnow
- Ice Prison Hades Emperor, Cocytus "Яeverse" (V Series)
- Monster Frank
- Seven Seas Dignitary, Nightzeolla
- Seven Seas Sage, Plegeton
- Skeleton Colossus
- Skeleton Demon World Knight
- Spirit Exceed
Kagero[]
- Cruel Dragon
- Demonic Dragon Berserker, Yaksha
- Dragon Knight, Aleph
- Blazing Core Dragon
- Spherical Lord Dragon
Link Joker[]
Neo Nectar[]
Narukami[]
Oracle Think Tank[]
Royal Paladin[]
- Drangal
- Exculpate the Blaster
- Exculpate the Blaster (V Series)
- Future Knight, Llew
- King's Adjutant Knight, Galehaut
- Knight of Connection, Pictus
- Knight of Quests, Galahad
- Knight of Tribulations, Galahad
- King of Knights, Ezzell
- Sage of Guidance, Zenon
- Sage of Guidance, Zenon (V Series)
- Sanctuary of Light, Little Storm
- Seeker, Thing Saver Dragon
- Seeker, Thing Saver Dragon (V Series)
- Undulatory Sage, Tarna
- White Dragon Knight, Pendragon
Shadow Paladin[]
Spike Brothers[]
Tachikaze[]
- Ancient Dragon, Spinocommando
- Chaos Dragon, Dinochaos
- Destruction Dragon, Dark Rex
- Destruction Dragon, Dark Rex (V Series)
Trivia[]
- White Hare in the Moon's Shadow, Pellinore is not a Superior Ride, but it effectively gives the player a new Grade 3 Vanguard.