Welcoming Lantern (Chilling Reign 156)

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Trainer Item
Welcoming Lantern
おむかえちょうちん Welcoming Lantern
WelcomingLanternChillingReign156.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
English expansion Chilling Reign
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 156/198
Japanese expansion Peerless Fighters
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 063/070
English expansion Chilling Reign
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 230/198
Japanese expansion Silver Lance
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 093/070
Japanese expansion VMAX Climax
Japanese card no. 132/184

Welcoming Lantern (Japanese: おむかえちょうちん Welcoming Lantern) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Chilling Reign expansion.

Card text

All prints
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
Single Strike
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VSTAR Power
Put a Single Strike Supporter card from your discard pile into your hand.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
Ability
Do Nothing
 
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
 
Do Nothing  
At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.
You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art Secret card in the Chilling Reign expansion. The Regular print was first released in the Japanese Peerless Fighters subset, whereas the Secret print was first released in the Japanese Silver Lance expansion. Both prints feature artwork by Studio Bora Inc. The Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese VMAX Climax subset.

Gallery

WelcomingLanternChillingReign156.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
WelcomingLanternChillingReign230.jpg
Secret print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Welcoming Lantern could be based on Japanese paper lanterns (chōchin) often used in festivals or celebrations, as evidenced by the design and this card's Japanese name.


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