Winning at least one match in a ticket-entry ensures a tradable booster pack as a reward. The rewards increase in-line with the finishing position of the player. Tournament mode involves eight players fight through three rounds of a single–elimination style contest. In unlimited mode, any cards are allowed, however the unlimited mode has been restricted to only be a playable option with online friends in a Friend Battle or training against a NPC. Expanded mode allows cards from the expanded rotation. In standard mode the player's deck can only use cards which are legal in the current standard rotation (each year older cards are retired from play). In Theme mode, only pre-constructed theme decks may be used. Winning earns tokens or tournament entry tickets, as well as Versus Points that contribute to earning prizes from a Versus Ladder that is reset every three weeks, adding new prizes and removing all Versus Points. In Versus Mode, human players compete against one another. This is one of the easiest modes in the game, so is recommended for newer players. Winning a number of matches earns booster packs of cards. In the Trainer Challenge mode, the player competes against a range of computer-controlled characters using pre-constructed theme decks. Players challenge non-player characters and other online players to card battles using 60-card decks.

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