Sword & Shield set guide

Battle Styles binder guide

Battle Styles (BST) released on March 19, 2021. It has 163 cards in the main set and 183 once you add the 20 secret rares. Here's how much binder space it takes and a template you can open in one click.

163Main set
183With secret rares
306Master set
219-pocket pages

How many binder pages do you need?

A page is one side of a binder sheet. Each sheet holds two pages, front and back.

Binder pages needed by pocket layout
Collection4-pocket9-pocket12-pocket
Main set (1–163)163 cards41 pages21 sheets19 pages10 sheets14 pages7 sheets
Full set with secret rares183 cards46 pages23 sheets21 pages11 sheets16 pages8 sheets
Master set (adds reverse holos)306 cards77 pages39 sheets34 pages17 sheets26 pages13 sheets

The full 183-card set fits in one standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binder, and the 306-card master set fits in one standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binder. Want to plan for a different layout or leave room for art? Use the binder calculator.

About the master set count. It adds the 123 reverse holo versions TCGdex lists for this set. Promos and stamped variants aren't included.

Cards to look for

A few of the standout secret rares in Battle Styles. Card images and rarities from TCGdex.

Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX, Battle Styles 170
Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX170/163 · Secret RareIllus. KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
Single Strike Urshifu VMAX, Battle Styles 168
Single Strike Urshifu VMAX168/163 · Secret RareIllus. Kinu Nishimura
Corviknight VMAX, Battle Styles 171
Corviknight VMAX171/163 · Secret RareIllus. PLANETA Mochizuki
Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX, Battle Styles 169
Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX169/163 · Secret RareIllus. PLANETA Tsuji
Single Strike Urshifu VMAX, Battle Styles 167
Single Strike Urshifu VMAX167/163 · Secret RareIllus. PLANETA Tsuji
Tapu Koko VMAX, Battle Styles 166
Tapu Koko VMAX166/163 · Secret RareIllus. PLANETA Tsuji

Secret rares by rarity

Cards numbered above 163:

  • 20 Secret Rare
Battle Styles printable checklistEvery card with its number and rarity. Tick what you own and print it for card shows.
Open checklist

Start from a template

Open Battle Styles as a new binder with every card in number order, secret rares included. Then tick ✓ the cards you own. The faded ones are your want list, and you can print or export it before a card show.

Adds a new binder to your workspace. Nothing you already have is changed.

Planning tips for Battle Styles

  • Give secret rares their own pages. Cards 164–183 fill 3 9-pocket pages, which makes a great spread to end the binder on.
  • Decide where reverse holos go. Put them on the facing page next to the regular version, or keep them in a second binder so the main one stays tidy.
  • Start numbering on a right-hand page. Turn on "Start with page 1 by itself" in binder.studio so card 1 lands where you open the binder.
  • Leave a pocket for the set logo. An art insert or a code card as page one makes the binder easy to find on a shelf. See binder art inserts.

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