Dragon Ball Heroes Card Grading
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From Set 1 in 2010 to God Mission 10 in 2016. Ultimate Rares, Secrets and everything else are graded on the same four criteria, and the reason behind each grade is recorded in the Grading Report.
- Size
- Small 59 × 86 mm
- Card language
- Japanese
- Eligible
- All cards from 2010 to 2016
- Corner fit
- Not available
History
6 years of Dragon Ball Heroes
From the 2010 launch until Super Dragon Ball Heroes took over in 2016. The series and the moments that shaped the game, by Japanese release date.
- 500million
- Cards shipped
- 1.82million
- Hero License users
- 3,000+
- Different cards
Cards shipped as of October 2016; others as announced in June 2016 (Bandai)
01 — 2010–2012
The beginning
Dragon Ball Heroes launch details announced
Set 1 has 58 cards, and the top rarity, Ultimate Rare, is there from the start.
Set 1
SeriesThe arcade launch: one card per 100 JPY play. You battle by moving cards on the reader, and your progress is saved on a "Hero License" IC card.
Set 8
The last set of the first series.
02 — 2012–2014
Galaxy Mission and Jaakuryu (Evil Dragon) Mission
Galaxy Mission 1
SeriesA new series name, with set numbers starting again from 1.
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission for 3DS
The game comes home.
Bandai announces 200 million cards shipped
Registered users reach 1 million.
Jaakuryu Mission 1
SeriesUltimate Mission 2 for 3DS
Bandai announces 300 million cards shipped
Reached with the 4th anniversary in November.
03 — 2015–2016
God Mission, and on to Super
God Mission 1
SeriesThe first 1.5 million moviegoers at Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (from April 18) receive a one-card pack.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes is announced
All 3,000+ existing cards are announced to work in it.
God Mission 10
The final Dragon Ball Heroes set.
500 million cards shipped
A 6th-anniversary event is held on October 23.
Super Dragon Ball Heroes launches
Dragon Ball Heroes hands over to the new cabinet, and most Hero License data can be carried over.
Many cards are now over ten years old, so corner and edge whitening and small surface scratches are more likely to make the difference between grades.
Knowledge
Collector's Notes
Four series
Sets 1–8 were followed by Galaxy Mission (10 sets), Jaakuryu Mission (8 sets) and God Mission (10 sets).
Stars show the rarity
The stars below the number in the top left of the back show the rarity. Common is ★, Rare ★★, Super Rare ★★★ and Ultimate Rare ★★★★. Campaign cards show "CP" instead of stars.
Secrets
Cards with "SEC" in the number, such as "HJ7-SEC" or "HGD10-SEC2". They appear from Set 2 on and are treated as special versions of Ultimate Rares (★★★★).
Cards with two numbers
A number like "HGD10-HGD1-SEC2" marks an earlier card reprinted in a later set. The first number is the set it was reprinted in. Super Dragon Ball Heroes also reprinted Heroes cards, as in "BM5-H4-SEC".
No barcodes
Cards are read by placing them on the flat panel reader, not by barcode. Progress lives on the Hero License IC card, not on the cards.
Still playable in Super
When Super Dragon Ball Heroes arrived in 2016, all 3,000+ Heroes cards were announced to work in it.
How to Submit
Tips for your submission
Where to find the card number
The number in the top left of the back, such as "H8-SEC", is the card number. The letters at the start tell you the series: H is Sets 1–8, HG Galaxy Mission, HJ Jaakuryu Mission and HGD God Mission, followed by the set number. Search the set field by set name.
From Set 2 on, there are also Campaign cards numbered like "HGD10-CP1". Some cards also come in different foil colors, so choose by looking at your card.
Cards with two numbers
For a card like "HGD10-HGD1-SEC2", choose the set of the first number (HGD10). If the first number is a Super Dragon Ball Heroes set such as BM or UM, choose Super Dragon Ball Heroes.
Promo cards
Numbers that don’t start with H, HG, HJ or HGD, such as "PB", "GPB", "JPB" or "GDPB", are promos from magazines, events, tie-in products and so on. Type in the magazine or event you got them from, as far as you know.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. From Set 1 to God Mission 10, every card is graded on the same criteria.
We currently accept Japanese cards only.
Cards numbered from H, HG, HJ or HGD, and Heroes-era promos such as PB, GPB, JPB or GDPB, are Dragon Ball Heroes cards. For cards starting with a Super set such as SH, UM, BM, UGM or MM, or Super-era reprints with "LC", "P" and the like after the number, choose "Super Dragon Ball Heroes" when you submit.
Sorry, we do not grade signed cards.
Yes, with Crossover. We remove the card from the slab (PSA, CGC or BGS) and grade it again at Gemix. Because we grade on our own standards, the grade may differ from the original.