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Search "Union Arena InuYasha card list" right now and you'll mostly find guesses. This one is different: every name below is checked against the official Japanese UA50BT card scans, not pulled from memory or an old, since-retracted version of this article that invented a rarity tier and prices that don't exist.
TL;DR: InuYasha's Union Arena set (UE23BT English, UA50BT Japanese) confirms 92 card types total: 80 base cards across Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Super Rare, plus 12 AP cards. Cross-checking the official card scans surfaces 27 unique named characters, led by Sesshomaru (6 cards) and Inuyasha (5 cards). Only five characters, Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, and Naraku, have confirmed English ability text so far. Everything else here is a name and a card count, not an invented stat line.
27 confirmed characters appear across the set's 80 base cards, based on names visible on the official Japanese card prints. The five with confirmed English mechanics (from Bandai's own reveal material) are Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and Kikyo on the Red side, and Sesshomaru and Naraku on the Purple side. The remaining 22 characters are confirmed to exist in the set but don't have public English card text yet.
This site published an InuYasha "complete card list" once before, and honestly, it was a mess. It invented a "Special Rare" rarity that doesn't exist in Union Arena (the real tiers are Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and AP), along with prices and power stats that weren't real. That article got pulled. This version sticks to what's actually visible on the official card scans: a name, sometimes a rarity letter, nothing invented to fill the gaps.
GODEEPER: Want the deep dive on what the five confirmed Super Rares actually do? Union Arena InuYasha EN Tier List: What We Actually Know →
Here's every named character currently visible across the set's 80 base cards, grouped by which side of the story they belong to. The number after each name is how many individual cards feature that character.
Inuyasha's group (Red-leaning):
UA50BT-046Shop on TCGplayer Inuyasha (5 cards)
UA50BT-066Shop on TCGplayer Kagome Higurashi (4 cards, listed on card text as "Higurashi")
UA50BT-049Shop on TCGplayer Kikyo (2 cards)
UA50BT-056Shop on TCGplayer Sango (4 cards)
UA50BT-068Shop on TCGplayer Miroku (4 cards)
UA50BT-060Shop on TCGplayer Shippo (2 cards)
UA50BT-050Shop on TCGplayer Kirara (2 cards)
UA50BT-053Shop on TCGplayer Koga (2 cards)
UA50BT-052Shop on TCGplayer Hakkaku (1 card)
UA50BT-047Shop on TCGplayer Kaede (1 card)
UA50BT-067Shop on TCGplayer Myoga (1 card)
UA50BT-062Shop on TCGplayer Totosai (1 card)Sesshomaru's group (Purple-leaning):
UA50BT-009Shop on TCGplayer Sesshomaru (6 cards, the most of any character)
UA50BT-011Shop on TCGplayer Rin (3 cards)
UA50BT-002Shop on TCGplayer Jaken (2 cards)
UA50BT-001Shop on TCGplayer A-Un (1 card, Sesshomaru's two-headed dragon)Naraku's faction:
UA50BT-028Shop on TCGplayer Naraku (4 cards)
UA50BT-016Shop on TCGplayer Kagura (4 cards)
UA50BT-021Shop on TCGplayer Kanna (2 cards)
UA50BT-024Shop on TCGplayer Kohaku (2 cards)
UA50BT-029Shop on TCGplayer Hakudoshi (1 card)
UA50BT-020Shop on TCGplayer Kageromaru (1 card)
UA50BT-023Shop on TCGplayer Goshinki (1 card)
UA50BT-015Shop on TCGplayer Onigumo (1 card, Naraku's human origin)
UA50BT-010Shop on TCGplayer Mother (1 card)
UA50BT-014Shop on TCGplayer Infant (1 card)
UA50BT-030Shop on TCGplayer Hitomi (1 card)That's 27 named characters. Nobody outside these confirmed names is playable in the set as it currently stands.
Tessaiga, Inuyasha's signature sword, appears as a confirmed Event card in the set alongside the full character roster.
GODEEPER: Ready to actually buy into the set? Here's where and how before the August 14 EN release. Union Arena InuYasha EN Buying Guide →
These are the only characters with fully translated ability text confirmed so far, and the deck-building logic already covered in this site's tier-list breakdown:
Inuyasha (Red): draws a card whenever he attacks unblocked, and can gain Double Attack under the right conditions.
Kagome Higurashi (Red): plays a cheap Inuyasha or Kagome card from hand on entry, then can rest an active Inuyasha to make herself harder to block and pump a teammate's power.
Kikyo (Red): can rest an Inuyasha on the turn she's played to either pump herself or force an opponent's character to rest, denying a block.
Sesshomaru (Purple): the highest-cost confirmed character at 6 energy, rewards playing characters from your sideline for a power and Impact bonus.
Naraku (Purple): built around resilience, stacking cards beneath him to survive removal and eventually recur a piece from your sideline.
Kikyo's confirmed Super Rare print: cost 3, 3000+ BP, Impact Nullify, with an entry ability that rests an Inuyasha to either pump herself or lock down an opponent's character.
Beyond characters, the set includes Event cards built around iconic InuYasha items and moves. Confirmed titles visible on the official card scans include
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UA50BT-079Shop on TCGplayer Tessaiga (Inuyasha's sword),
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UA50BT-036Shop on TCGplayer Tenseiga and
UA50BT-037
UA50BT-037Shop on TCGplayer Bakusaiga (Sesshomaru's two swords), and
UA50BT-080
UA50BT-080Shop on TCGplayer Hiraikotsu (Sango's boomerang). Several additional Event cards reference specific character interactions and abilities, but full English text for those wasn't available at the time of writing, so this list stops at the confirmed title rather than guessing at the effect.
Union Arena's official product page confirms the following split for the 80 base cards, plus the AP tier on top:
| Rarity | Count |
|---|---|
| Common (C) | 28 |
| Uncommon (U) | 28 |
| Rare (R) | 12 |
| Super Rare (SR) | 12 |
| AP (Action Point) | 12 |
| Total | 92 |
This is the same breakdown already confirmed in the site's InuYasha tier-list article. There is no "Special Rare" tier and no confirmed per-card pricing yet; treat any specific dollar figure you see for an individual InuYasha card right now as speculation until EN singles actually list.
Don't trust a "complete guide" that lists specific BP, cost, or price for characters outside the five confirmed Super Rares. As of this writing, that information isn't public in English, so any article stating it is guessing.
Kohaku and Kikyo have complicated in-story loyalties, and that ambiguity likely carries into card design. Kohaku is listed under Naraku's faction here because of his manipulated role in the source material, but confirm his actual card text and color once it's public rather than assuming.
The 27-character count will likely grow. Union Arena sets sometimes reveal additional cards closer to release or add support characters that didn't make an early scan pass. I'd be a little surprised if this stayed at exactly 27 once the full English list is out, treat it as the confirmed floor, not a hard ceiling.
How many characters are in the Union Arena InuYasha set? 27 confirmed named characters across the 80 base cards, verified against official Japanese card scans. Sesshomaru leads with 6 individual cards, Inuyasha has 5.
How many total cards are in the set? 92 card types: 80 base cards (28 Common, 28 Uncommon, 12 Rare, 12 Super Rare) plus 12 AP cards.
Which characters are confirmed Super Rares? Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and Kikyo in Red; Sesshomaru and Naraku in Purple. These five have confirmed English ability text.
Is there full English text for every card? No. Only the five Super Rares above have confirmed English mechanics. The rest of the 80-card list is confirmed to exist by name, not by full card text.
Does the set include named weapon cards? Yes. Tessaiga, Tenseiga, Bakusaiga, and Hiraikotsu all appear as confirmed Event cards tied to specific characters.
When will full English card text be available? After the August 14, 2026 EN release, or once Union Arena's official English card list populates with the full 92-card set.
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