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Card Royalty Trophy Guide
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Card Royalty Trophy Guide

Win the Queen's Blood tournament in final fantasy vii rebirth Chapter 5 to unlock the Card Royalty trophy. Use our recommended deck and strategies.

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Win the Queen's Blood tournament in final fantasy vii rebirth Chapter 5 to unlock the Card Royalty trophy. Use our recommended deck and strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    In Chapter 5, head upstairs to the tournament location.
  2. 2
    Talk to your companions, then the receptionist to enter the tournament.
  3. 3
    You can opt out or buy booster packs from receptionists.
  4. 4
    Use the following deck for an easier victory:
    • Shinra Security Officer (x2)
  5. 5
    Crystalline Crab (x2)
  6. 6
    Crawler (x1)
  7. 7
    Ignilisk (x2)
  8. 8
    Capparwire (x2)
  9. 9
    Chocobo & Moogle (x1)
  10. 10
    Quetzalcoatl (x2)
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    Zemzelett (x2)
  12. 12
    Titan (x1)
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    In each round, choose an opponent. The choice generally doesn't matter if you use the recommended deck.
  14. 14
    Win your matches to advance. Losing is not a critical setback; you can attempt rematches.
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    The opponents you will face are:
    • Round 1: Felix, Wize
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    Round 2: Aerith, Barret, Tifa
  17. 17
    Round 3: Andrea, Madam M
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    Round 4: Chadley
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    Round 5: Regina
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    Exhibition: Red XIII
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    The general strategy with this deck is to buff your own cards while claiming tiles.
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    Chadley is likely your toughest opponent as he uses a similar buff deck.
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    Emerge victorious to claim the following prizes:
    • Ifrit Card
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    Terror of the Deep Card
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    Assess Materia Earrings
  26. 26
    Shinra-8 Tournament Trophy

Tips:

  • This is primarily a buff deck. Look for orange squares on cards to buff allied cards in that grid. Play Ignilisk on the top row for maximum effect.
  • This is also a speed/pressure deck. Cards like Capparwire and Security Officer claim tiles cheaply. Controlling more tiles leads to playing more cards and greater overall power.
  • Avoid playing a card that claims a tile adjacent to an opponent-claimed tile, as they may convert it. Build up on the left side and convert their pawns when they encroach.
  • You can skip a turn to let the opponent lead, useful for responding to their actions. Do not do this when losing, as the opponent may skip their turn and end the game.
  • Capparwire weakens adjacent cards (top and bottom tiles) when played. Play Capparwires first.
  • Mulligan cards from your initial hand. Avoid starting with more than two cards that cost two pawns to play.
  • Quetzalcoatl and Zemzelett are

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