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[AUTO]:When this card is discarded from hand during your turn, you may put this card into soul.
AUTO:When this unit boosts a grade 3 or greater unit with “Seraph” in its card name, your opponent chooses a card from their drop, and imprisons it in your Prison. If three or more of your opponent’s cards are imprisoned in your Prison, this unit gets [Power]+2000 until end of that battle.
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a grade one unit from Brandt Gate in Cardfight!! Vanguard. She is primarily a rear-guard for Aurora Battle Princess. She has the archetype’s signature ability to imprison the opponent’s units. This unit is also able to increase her power.
Sets:
| Release Date: | Set Number: | Sets: | Rarity: |
| 5/8/2026 | DZ-BT13/085 | DZ Booster Set 13: Parallactic Clash | R |
D-Standard Format:
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is support for Aurora Battle Princess. This unit belongs in the main deck. One of her abilities requires her to be in the hand and her second ability requires her to be a rear-guard.
Furthermore, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim has basic stats for a grade one unit. She has 8,000 power and 5,000 shield. She can increase her power to 10,000 with her second ability.
First Ability:
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim goes to the soul when you discard her during your turn. This ability builds the soul for Aurora Battle Princess. Many units in the archetype benefit from this ability. Some units from Aurora Battle Princess require soul blasts.
Therefore, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim fuels the cost of other units. This grade one unit adds consistency to other units’ abilities. Many units from Aurora Battle Princess pay the cost of their abilities with a soul blast. For instance, Aurora Battle Princess, Agra Rouge and Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Clearlight require soul blasts for the cost of their abilities.
Furthermore, the most common way to discard Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is paying the cost for the ride deck. It is an effective strategy during the early game. You are riding the units from the ride deck and building the soul for the late game.
Second Ability:
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim imprisons an opponent’s card from the drop zone when she boosts a unit with Seraph in its name. In addition, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim gains 2,000 power if your prison has three or more cards. This ability removes access to the opponent’s cards from the drop zone. It also enhances this rear-guard’s boost.
Therefore, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim has control over the opponent’s drop. This ability counters decks with strategies using the drop zone for resources. Decks such as Legion and Ritual with Dragheart, Luard (D Series) use the drop zone. This grade one unit removes access to those cards.
Furthermore, you can create a strong column with Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim. She becomes a booster with 10,000 power. The many versions of Seraph also gain power from their abilities. They will pressure the opponent with a boost from this grade one unit. For instance, Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Clearlight gains 10,000 power from her second ability. A booster from Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim increases Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Clearlight’s power to 33,000 and her power becomes 43,000 if you persona ride during the same turn.
Support:
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a complementary piece for Aurora Battle Princess. You can play this card in a variety of decks for this archetype. This grade one unit supports all forms of Seraph.
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a strong booster for Aurora Fierce Princess, Seraph Purelight. These units can become a finisher for the deck. Aurora Fierce Princess, Seraph Purelight gains 5,000 power and one critical with her ability. A boost of 10,000 power from Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim increases Aurora Fierce Princess, Seraph Purelight’s total power to 28,000 and this vanguard has two criticals.
Play these cards with Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim!
- Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Clearlight
- Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Snow
- Aurora Fierce Princess, Seraph Purelight
- Galaxy Eternal Prison, Galactolus
Deck Building: Comparison
Players have options for countering the opponent with his or her drop zone. They can choose between Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim and Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot. Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim and Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot have similar abilities. Both units imprison the opponent’s cards from the drop zone. However, Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot targets a particular type of card. Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim has an additional ability.
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim imprisons any unit from the opponent’s drop zone without a cost. This means she can imprison normal units and trigger units. She has two abilities unlike Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot. A deck gains more advantages from this card.
On the other hand, Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot is the better card against Legion. Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot imprisons an opponent’s trigger from the drop zone for the cost of one counter blast. This unit specially targets the opponent’s triggers in his or her drop zone. Legion requires two triggers, and they cannot be heal and over triggers. An opponent with Legion will guard early with a trigger for it to be in his or her drop zone. Aurora Battle Princess, Horn Apricot counters this strategy.
Matchups: Advantages
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a strong card against decks with strategies to use the graveyard as a resource. This grade one unit is removing access to those cards. The opponent must pay a cost to regain those resources.
Furthermore, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a good card against Legion. Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim counters cards such as Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon (D Series) and Super Dimensional Robo, Daikaiser (D Series) with Legion. She can disrupt and delay this deck’s strategy. Legion requires four cards for its activation. These four cards must be two triggers from a combination of critical, draw, and front triggers and two other cards that are not triggers. Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim imprisons one of these cards each turn.
In addition, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim disrupts Ritual. Shadow Paladins with Ritual require a minimum number of grade one units in the drop zone for their abilities. For example, Dragheart, Luard (D Series) has Ritual 3 and uses the units in the drop zone to pay for stride. Multiple activations of Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim’s ability imprisons those units from the drop zone. This strategy may negatively impact the opponent’s ability to activate some skills with Ritual.
Premium Format:
Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim requires a deck with Aurora Battle Princess in the premium format because her abilities require the archetype. She can activate both of her abilities in the premium format. She interacts with G-Units when she boosts them if the G-Unit’s heart has Seraph in its name.
Furthermore, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is a legal card for Star Gate in the premium format. You can play this card with Dimension Police, Nova Grappler, and Link Joker. This unit has synergy with Link Joker because Link Joker disrupts the opponent’s strategy.
For instance, Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon is a disruptive G-Unit alongside Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim. Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon locks two of the opponent’s rear-guards. Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim imprisons an opponent’s card from the drop zone. Therefore, the combination of these units restricts access to three of the opponent’s cards.
In addition, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim and Progenitor Dragon of Horizon Limit, Origorem are an effective pair of units. They pressure the opponent in battle and disrupt the opponent’s strategy. Progenitor Dragon of Horizon Limit, Origorem lowers the power of the opposing vanguard to zero. Progenitor Dragon of Horizon Limit, Origorem has a total power of 38,000 with a boost from Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim and Aurora Battle Princess, Seraph Snow as the heart.
Play these cards with Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim in the Premium Format!
- Nebula Dragon, Big Crunch Dragon
- Progenitor Dragon of Horizon Limit, Origorem
Card Rating:
Overall, Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim is an effective card for Aurora Battle Princess. This unit provides a strong advantage against decks with a dependence on the drop zone. She is an effective card against Legion and Ritual decks. She is a strong booster for Seraph in the mid and late game. Therefore, I recommend playing a full set of Aurora Battle Princess, Picott Cadnim in your deck.
D-Standard Format: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
Premium Format: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars
