Kaguya-sama – Shirogane Family (G/R) [02/10/2023]

The name Shirogane carries an air of prestige. To be a Shirogane, one must possess qualities such as an iron-clad will, an indomitable fortitude, and a stone-cold poker face. Papa Shirogane is well aware of this fact and ensures that his kids are raised to be worthy enough to continue the legacy of the Shiroganes.

Pushing through the awkward tension, the Shirogane siblings team up to secure resources for the battle. On swing, Kei’s combo allows you to add the top card of your deck if it’s a character. Despite their cold relationship, Miyuki nonetheless aims to support his sister from a distance. His card on the left is a bonder that allows you to salvage Kei’s combo. Additionally, he provides global power to any card with “Kei” (圭) in its name. (He’s a secret sis-con)

President Miyuki steps up the court, and utilizing his immense volleyball prowess, he proves to be a challenging opponent to anyone he meets in competition. Defending the pride of the Shirogane family, Miyuki will give himself a static 3000 power boost if the total level of the cards in your level zone is five or higher. He also possesses a climax combo that sends a character from your waiting room to stock while granting himself 1500 power cross-turn. Use him to set up a challenging wall while you stockpile resources for the end-game spike.

To assist with the match, honorary Shirogane member Chika aims to bolster the field with Shirogane’s high-powered cards. The effect of Chika’s event is two-fold: it aims to help you play expensive cards for a reduced cost while assisting with EXPERIENCE requirements. The event allows you to level swap, salvage a level two or higher card with “Miyuki” (御行) in its name, and then spawn a card with “Miyuki” in its name from hand. Note that you must have two characters on stage to play the event, and it will send itself to memory after play.

To help secure her event, Chika possesses a couple of bonders that have different effects. Her card in the center searches for the event, and when sent to the waiting room, she allows you to salvage a character for a cost. Her card on the right salvages the event and can potentially bounce herself to hand during your opponent’s draw phase by revealing the top card of your deck and bouncing herself back to hand if the card is level one or higher. Both of Chika’s bonders have their perks, but their main purpose is to train her young boy Miyuki so he can shine on whatever court or stage he finds himself on.

With the deck being comprised of bag climaxes, the Shiroganes aim to make good use of them through their resourceful tactics. Kei’s card is a global support while being a handy bag filter. When bag is triggered, she allows you to pay a stock to draw a card: this can help clean your stock while providing hand advantage. Miyuki acts as a free climax swapper as he allows you to swap between the two climaxes within this post, and on top of that, he’s a clock bomb that punishes cost zero cards.

Be it early or late game, Miyuki’s brilliance in psychological warfare will ensure none shall escape the wrath of the Shiroganes. His card can be early played and grants him an immense power boost and the ability to prevent the use of backups with these boons lasting until the end of your opponent’s turn. By fulfilling his EXPERIENCE condition of having a combined level value of four or higher, he gains the continuous ability to clock-kick reversed opponents. By having Miyuki’s early play in level, Kei’s gains a prominent 2000 power boost and the ability to twin-drive, allowing her to contest the field and potentially push for more damage and bag triggers.

The Shirogane siblings make their final stand as their cards above aim to end the match with their effects that help push for extra damage. Kei’s card allows you to search your deck for a character on play. She also gains a static 1000 power boost if there are two or more characters in play. Following in her brother’s footsteps, Kei also has the ability to clock kick reversed opponents. For Miyuki, a majority of his effects require an EXPERIENCE condition of six or higher. When his condition is met, he’ll get a static 1000 power boost and the ability to deal two damage when he attacks when his costs are paid.

With the power invested within her coupon, Kei’s backup gains the ability to mill the bottom cards of your opponent’s deck with the amount milled based on the number of Shuchiin (秀知院) characters on your field (note that Papa Shirogane does not have this trait in any of his cards). While it may be tough to get Miyuki’s event backup, it can be a nasty surprise for your opponent. While he doesn’t pump power, his effects can shut down a wide range of finishing effects. The effects provided prevent your card from being reversed and negate any AUTO burn effects from the opposing character.

The myth himself, Papa Shirogane, head honcho of the family, works behind the scenes to propel his kids to greater heights. He can send himself to waiting room to give a power boost and the ability to twin drive to a selected character; additionally, he sends himself to stock when your opponent plays a climax. Chika makes another appearance with her salvage brainstormer that allows you to handfix when you play an event; this effect can only happen once per turn. Kei in her marching band outfit has the ability to gain extra burst power when you play a climax, but more importantly, she is a J.C. profile that can help you save important cards.

The lifestyle of the Shiroganes places importance on diligence and kindness, but above all, they place great importance on caring for each other. While their cool exterior betrays this notion, beneath the group of stone-cold poker faces lies a tight-knit family that genuinely cares for one another.