Union Arena Regionals 2026: Schedule, Results, Top Decks

Key Takeaways

• Championship 26-27 has two Regional waves in North America, five events each, followed by the North America Finals in January 2027
• Wave 2's remaining events: Washington, DC on November 1, 2026 and Newark, Ohio on December 5, 2026
• Bandai has posted top-four decklists for seven Regionals; the October 3 Milwaukee results were not on the archive as of October 14
• Purple Solo Leveling won five of those seven and holds 7 of the 28 top-four spots
• Yellow Sakamoto Days reached the top four five times without a win
• Top 16 at a Wave 2 Regional earns an invite to the North America Finals

Overview: How the Union Arena Regionals 2026 Circuit Works

Bandai describes the Regionals as tournaments that "will determine the top player in the area and who will go on to compete for the title of North America's top player." The Championship has three parts: Offline Regionals Wave 1 (April to July 2026), Offline Regionals Wave 2 (August to December 2026), and the North America Finals (January 2027). Every Regional uses the Basic Rules regulation.

One detail matters if you travel: Bandai states that "players will not receive invites at tournaments outside their region." So a player from outside North America can enter, but the Finals invite is for North American players.

Union Arena Regionals 2026 Schedule

Registration dates vary by organizer. Bandai's guideline for December events was September 27, 2026, so Newark registration should already be open. Check the organizer's link on the official Wave 2 page before you book travel.

Results: All 28 Published Top-Four Finishes

All results come from Bandai's Top-Placing Decks archive, where each finish links to the full decklist. Bandai's archive labels each deck by color and title, not by leader card, so the table keeps those labels.

Image: Shonen TCG chart, counted from Bandai's Top-Placing Decks archive (October 8, 2026).

GODEEPER: Purple Solo Leveling is the deck every Regional has to answer. Our guide breaks down its key cards and how the build works. Union Arena Solo Leveling Guide →

Analysis: What the Union Arena Regionals 2026 Results Show

Count the top-four spots by title and the picture is clear.

Solo Leveling still wins in Wave 2. It won the first Regional in April and took three of the top four in Toronto in September. Two of its five wins came in Wave 2.

Evangelion is the most consistent alternative. It is the only title other than Solo Leveling to win a Regional and still appear in Wave 2, with a Yellow build finishing third at both Gen Con and Toronto.

Sakamoto Days keeps losing in the final rounds. Five top-four finishes and zero wins suggest a deck that beats the field but struggles in the matches that decide the event. At Gen Con, its only Wave 2 top-four so far, it took 2nd and 4th behind a Solo Leveling win.

Kagurabachi and Kenshin have faded. Both had multiple top-four finishes in Wave 1 and none in the two Wave 2 results posted so far. Two events is a small sample, so that could change in Milwaukee or Washington.

For a wider view that includes store events and online play, see our Union Arena meta tier list. The Regional results above are a narrower but cleaner signal, since every finish is an official event with a posted list.

Image: Bandai, official Wave 2 Regionals event page (three of the six promo Character cards).

Wave 2 Prizes and Finals Invites

The six Wave 2 promo Characters are Aki Hayakawa, The Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love Me, Sesshomaru, Emilia, Himiko Toga and Cinderella. Bandai notes that prizes and amounts may differ slightly by country or region and that the Event Pack volume changes by month.

Image: Bandai, official Wave 2 Regionals prize list (Champion playmat).

GODEEPER: First Regional? Our tournament guide covers registration, deck registration and how official events run. Union Arena Tournament Guide 2026 →

What to Watch Before Washington, DC and Newark

The Milwaukee results are the next data point. The event has been played: Team Sleeveless has posted a "Union Arena Milwaukee Regional Top 16 Deck Review" video on YouTube. Bandai's archive still had not posted the official top four when we checked on October 14. If Solo Leveling wins again, it will have taken six of eight Regionals. If Evangelion or Sakamoto Days breaks through, Washington, DC on November 1 becomes a far more open event.

There is also a new set in play: Bandai added Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation [UE30BT] to its product list on September 18, 2026. Whether it shows up at the last two Regionals depends on its release and legality dates, which we have not confirmed, so check the product page before you build around it.

What players are saying

The most detailed community coverage of these events comes from Team Sleeveless, a Union Arena content team that reviews the top decklists after each Regional. Introducing their Gen Con review on r/UnionArena, they wrote: "There were a small handful of new decks and many big meta decks so we wanted to see if there was any cool tech among them!" (Reddit post). Their Toronto review covers the event where Solo Leveling took three of the top four:

Our take

We'd bring Purple Solo Leveling to Washington, DC or Newark, or a deck built specifically to beat it; everything else still has to prove it can. Evangelion is the only other title with a win that is still placing in Wave 2, so it's the alternative we'd test first. Sakamoto Days has the strangest record (five top-four finishes, no wins): worth testing, not worth trusting in a final. Two Wave 2 events is a small sample, though, and the Milwaukee top four could change the picture.

How we checked this

Every date, venue, prize and placement above comes from Bandai's official Union Arena Championship 26-27 pages and Top-Placing Decks archive, checked October 8, 2026; we re-opened the archive on October 14 to confirm the Milwaukee top four was still missing. Community context comes from r/UnionArena and Team Sleeveless's YouTube channel. That is 3 independent sources. Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.

Related Reading

• Union Arena Sakamoto Days Deck Guide: the deck with five top-four finishes and no win yet.
• Union Arena Evangelion Deck Guide: the most consistent non-Solo Leveling title at Regionals.
• Union Arena Solo Leveling vs JJK: the two Purple titles that won Regionals this season.

Frequently Asked Questions

When are the Union Arena Regionals in 2026? Bandai's Championship 26-27 has two waves of North American Regionals. Wave 1 ran from April to July 2026 with five events, and Wave 2 runs from August to December 2026, also with five. The two still to come are Washington, DC on November 1 and Newark, Ohio on December 5, 2026.

Who won the Union Arena Regionals in 2026? Purple Solo Leveling won five of the seven Regionals with published results: Norfolk, Peoria, Kissimmee, Gen Con and Toronto. Yellow Evangelion won Montreal and Purple Jujutsu Kaisen won Pomona. Results for the October 3 Milwaukee Regional were not yet on the official archive on October 14, 2026.

What was the Union Arena Toronto Regional result? The Toronto Regional, run by 401 Games on September 5, 2026, had Purple Solo Leveling in 1st, 2nd and 4th place, with Yellow Evangelion in 3rd. Bandai posted those top-four decklists on its Top-Placing Decks page on September 18, 2026, so you can copy any of the four lists from there.

How do you qualify for the Union Arena North America Finals? Finish in the Top 16 at a Wave 2 Regional. Bandai's Wave 2 prize list includes an Invite to the North America Finals at Top 16. The Finals are listed for January 2027 with the venue still to be announced, and players do not receive invites at tournaments outside their own region.

What prizes do Union Arena Regionals give in Wave 2? Every player gets a Participation Action Point card, a storage box and an Event Pack. Top 64 adds a random Regional promo Character card, Top 16 gets two plus a Finals invite, and Top 8 gets the full six-card set. The champion also takes a Champion Playmat and a 1st Place Action Point card.

References

• Bandai: Union Arena Championship 26-27 overview
• Bandai: Offline Regionals Wave 1 (schedule)
• Bandai: Offline Regionals Wave 2 (schedule and prizes)
• Bandai: North America Finals
• Bandai: Top-Placing Decks archive