Dragon Ball Fusion World Tier List: September 2026 Meta

How we checked this: on October 21, 2026 we read the standings for six events on db-fusionworld.com (Rotterdam, Auckland, Toronto, Bologna, Melbourne, Milwaukee), counted every Top 8 leader, and checked release dates on Bandai's official product pages.

Updated October 21, 2026: We added the October 3 Milwaukee Regional and rebuilt the tiers around all six events. We also fixed two errors: Bologna's eighth place was a Son Goku/Vegeta leader, not Vegito, and the Melbourne report names its two Vegito leaders without a set number, so we no longer count them as FB10.

The tier list

These tiers count Top 8 finishes at six events from August 8 to October 3, 2026. Rotterdam published only its Top 4, so the sample is 44 top-cut decks. Leaders are named the way each report names them. Where a report says "Son Goku" without a card number, so do we.

A deck's letter here is about results, not raw power. SSJ3 has more total finishes than Gogeta: GT, but all seven came in August and early September. Gogeta: GT has fewer, and it showed up at every event from Toronto on. When we're picking a deck for next weekend, the recent streak counts for more.

Image: ShonenTCG chart from db-fusionworld.com standings for Rotterdam, Auckland, Toronto, Bologna, Melbourne and Milwaukee.

Event by event

Two things stand out. First, the turn happened in mid-September. Auckland was the first big event with Story Booster 01 cards, and the old guard (SSJ3, Gogeta: BR) still won it. A week later in Toronto, Son Gohan: SH won and Vegito FB05, a leader reprinted in Story Booster 01, took two spots. From Bologna on, Son Goku took over.

Second, the field got narrower, not wider. Toronto's Top 8 had five different leaders. Milwaukee's had three. On r/DBS_CardGame in mid-September, one player summed up Fusion World as "1 deck is kinda clearly the best, but other decks compete still." The October numbers back that up.

Bologna's report labels its format ST10 while the others say ST01. We count it anyway, because its Top 8 looks like Melbourne's and Milwaukee's, but keep that in mind if you're reading the raw pages.

How to use this list

If you want to win now, play Son Goku. It's the deck with the most results, and you'll face it more than anything else, so playing it also means you know the mirror. This video walks through a 9th-place Son Goku list from a Story Booster 01 regional:

If you want to beat Son Goku, look at Gogeta: GT and Son Gohan: SH. They're the two leaders that kept making Top 8s while Son Goku was winning. Neither has won an event that Son Goku also made the Top 8 of, so this is a lean, not a proven counter.

If you already own FB10 Vegito, it's still fine. Our FB10 Vegito deck guide covers the build. It won Rotterdam in August, and a Vegito leader took second in Melbourne. It just hasn't kept pace since.

Don't buy into SSJ3 or Gogeta: BR from their August results. Both were real decks, but neither has made a Top 8 since mid-September, apart from one Gogeta: BR in Bologna.

What FB11 changes

Bandai released Brightness of Hope (FB11) on October 16, 2026. It adds five new leaders: Son Goku, Trunks: Future/Son Gohan: Future, Goku Black, Shallot/Giblet and Bardock. Every result above comes from before that release, so this list is the field FB11 decks have to beat, not the final word on the new format.

Image: Bandai, Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World official FB11 product page (FB11-001, FB11-025, FB11-049, FB11-073, FB11-097).

Our FB11 complete set guide walks through the new leaders, and the Story Booster 01 guide covers the set that shaped everything in the table above.

Our take

Son Goku is the Fusion World deck to beat going into FB11, and it isn't close. Three straight wins and more than half of three Top 8s is a run no other leader came near. If you're picking up the game for the first FB11 regionals, start with Son Goku and learn the mirror. If you hate playing the best deck, Gogeta: GT has the most stable record behind it. We'll redo this list once the first FB11 regionals report their Top 8s.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best leader in Dragon Ball Fusion World right now?

Son Goku. It won Bologna on September 12, Melbourne on September 13 and Milwaukee on October 3, and filled 13 of the 24 Top 8 spots across those three events.

Is FB10 Vegito still good?

It's playable but no longer a top pick. FB10 Vegito won Rotterdam on August 8, and a Vegito leader took second and eighth in Melbourne, but no Vegito made the Milwaukee Top 8.

Does FB11 change this tier list?

Yes, probably. Brightness of Hope (FB11) released October 16, 2026 with five new leaders. Every result in this list comes from before it, so treat the tiers as the starting point for FB11 testing.

Why are SSJ3 and Gogeta: BR lower than in August?

Both did well in August, SSJ3 winning Auckland and Gogeta: BR reaching the Rotterdam final, but neither made the Top 8 at Melbourne or Milwaukee, and only one Gogeta: BR made Bologna's.