Bandai has confirmed Digimon Card Game: Timeless Bonds (BT-26), the franchise's 26th main booster set, for an English release on September 4, 2026, priced at $119.76 per 24-pack box. The Japanese version ships slightly earlier, on August 29, 2026. This is a bigger release than a typical Extra Booster, both in card count and in how directly it ties into a current Digimon video game release.
Timeless Bonds pulls a large number of characters from Digimon Story: Time Stranger, giving this set a genuine multimedia hook on top of also drawing cards from DIGIMON BEATBREAK and Digimon Savers. That kind of cross-media tie-in tends to draw in collectors who might not normally follow the card game closely.
This guide covers what's confirmed about Timeless Bonds, why the Time Stranger connection matters, and which EVORETRO products make sense once you're opening packs.
According to Bandai's official product listing, Timeless Bonds ships with a full 108-card list across 24 packs per box, 12 cards per pack.
With only 2 Secret Rares and 3 Ultimate Rares across the full set, the top-end chase cards will be genuinely scarce relative to the set's overall size.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger is a current entry in the Digimon video game line, and Timeless Bonds pulling a large number of its characters into card form gives this set crossover appeal beyond the card game's regular player base. Collectors following the game specifically may be picking up this set for characters they wouldn't otherwise chase in a standalone card release.
At 108 total card types, Timeless Bonds is a substantially larger release than an Extra Booster like EX-12 Digital World Shambala, which introduced a smaller, more focused card pool earlier this year. Main booster sets like BT-26 typically carry more staple cards intended for wider competitive use, on top of the chase rarities collectors are hunting.
Since the Japanese version ships nearly a week before the English release, collectors importing Japanese product or comparing pricing across regions should track both dates separately rather than assuming a single global release window.
For collectors picking up Timeless Bonds by the box, keeping bulk singles organized from the start makes the whole set easier to manage once you start opening packs. EVORETRO's Perfect Fit inner sleeves give the set's large Common and Uncommon pool a first line of protection before cards go into a binder or deck box.
With just 2 Secret Rares and 3 Ultimate Rares in the full 108-card list, EVORETRO's magnetic one-touch card holder gives a top-end pull secure, display-ready protection the moment it comes out of the pack.
Between BT-26's 108 card types and Time Stranger's crossover characters, collectors following this set closely will likely end up with a sizeable pile of singles. EVORETRO's magnetic deck box gives a growing Digimon collection a compact, protective home instead of loose cards spread across storage boxes.
To get ready for Timeless Bonds' September 4 English release, start with these:
September 4, 2026, at $119.76 per 24-pack box. The Japanese version releases August 29, 2026.
108 total: 40 Common, 26 Uncommon, 21 Rare, 12 Super Rare, 3 Ultimate Rare, 2 Secret Rare, and 4 Special cards.
Timeless Bonds features a large number of characters from Digimon Story: Time Stranger, a current Digimon video game, alongside cards from DIGIMON BEATBREAK and Digimon Savers.
Yes. Main booster sets like BT-26 carry a larger, more competitively focused card pool than Extra Boosters like EX-12 Digital World Shambala.
Timeless Bonds gives Digimon Card Game collectors a genuinely large release with a real crossover hook into Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Whether you're chasing one of the set's scarce Ultimate or Secret Rares or just want the Time Stranger characters in card form, having the right protection ready before the September 4 release is the easiest way to keep your pulls looking as good as the day you opened them.
Keep an eye on Bandai's official Digimon Card Game channels for any additional release details as the date approaches.
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