Union Arena BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Vol. 3 (UEX08BT) comes out November 13, 2026 in the US and Canada, after pre-release events from November 6. Packs are $4.99 for 12 cards and a box holds 16 packs ($79.84 at MSRP), but boxes were selling for about $116.98 on TCGplayer on November 9. The chase cards are Super Rares with the anime cast’s foil-stamped signatures, and hand-signed, serial-numbered Action Point cards.
Updated November 10, 2026 · Set details from Bandai’s official Union Arena product page · Prices: TCGplayer market prices and cheapest listings via TCGCSV, November 9, 2026
Union Arena is Bandai’s anime crossover card game, and Bleach is one of its biggest series. Vol. 3 covers the third part of the Thousand-Year Blood War anime, “The Conflict,” and it adds cards autographed by the Japanese voice cast. Here’s everything Bandai has confirmed, what boxes cost right now, and which cards collectors are chasing.
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Bleach Vol. 3 at a glance
| Release date | November 13, 2026 (US and Canada) |
| Pre-release | November 6, 2026 |
| Set code | UEX08BT |
| Pack | 12 cards, $4.99 MSRP |
| Box | 16 packs ($79.84 MSRP), plus 1 box topper card |
| Case | 16 boxes |
| Card types | 28 Common, 29 Uncommon, 12 Rare, 12 Super Rare, 6 Action Point, plus star parallels |
| Story | Thousand-Year Blood War part 3, “The Conflict” |
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When does Union Arena Bleach Vol. 3 come out?
Bleach Vol. 3 releases on Friday, November 13, 2026 in the US and Canada. Pre-release events at local game stores started on November 6, and Bandai says the cards are tournament legal from the pre-release date in your region. Other regions can have different dates and contents, so check your local store.
What’s in a Bleach Vol. 3 booster box?
Each box has 16 packs of 12 cards, so 192 cards, plus one box topper. There are 9 box topper designs: 6 foil cards and 3 gold foil cards, and each box gets one at random. The three gold foil toppers (Uryu Ishida, Renji Abarai and Ichigo Kurosaki) are already some of the most expensive cards in the set:
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Bandai lists 28 Common, 29 Uncommon, 12 Rare and 12 Super Rare card types, plus 6 Action Point cards. Many cards also come in rarer “star” versions: one star (SR★), two stars (SR★★) and three stars (SR★★★), with fancier foiling and art. Bandai hasn’t published pull rates for this set.
What are the Bleach Vol. 3 chase cards?
The headline cards are Super Rares with foil-stamped signatures from the anime’s Japanese voice cast, including the voices of Uryu, Orihime, Yoruichi, Shunsui, Aizen and Grimmjow. The two-star and three-star versions carry those signatures:
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Early listings show how rare these are. On November 9, the cheapest Ichigo Kurosaki SR★★ on TCGplayer was listed at $1,500.00, Grimmjow SR★★ at $800.00 and Orihime SR★★ at $500.00. The three-star Ichigo and Uryu had no listings yet. These are asking prices on a handful of copies a week after pre-release, not sale prices, so expect them to move a lot once the set is out.
The regular Super Rares are far cheaper. Uryu Ishida had a $17.40 market price, Orihime Inoue $17.17, Grimmjow $15.00 and Sosuke Aizen $7.38. You can also chase Uryu Ishida SR★★, Yoruichi Shihoin SR★★ and Sosuke Aizen SR★★, the other signature cards.
What are the signed Action Point cards?
Action Point (AP) cards are the cards you use to pay for actions in Union Arena, and this set has 6 designs. On top of the regular versions, Bandai put a limited number of hand-signed, serial-numbered AP cards in packs “at an extremely low pull rate.” They’re signed by hand, not foil-stamped like the Super Rares, which makes them the true grails of the set. The cheapest AP05 listing was already $1,000.00 on November 9.
Is there an errata in Bleach Vol. 3?
Yes. On October 30, Bandai announced a text error on one card, Ichibe Hyosube (UEX08BT/BLC-4-056), and apologized for it. Bandai’s notice gives the corrected text, so check it before you build around the card. Bandai has also added a Vol. 3 FAQ to its rules page.
How much is a Bleach Vol. 3 booster box?
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| Booster pack | $4.99 | No listings yet |
| Booster box (16 packs) | $79.84 | $116.98 market |
| Case (16 boxes) | $1,277.44 | $2,343.98 market |
| Box Promotion Pack | Not sold separately | from $15.00 |
“Market” is TCGplayer’s recent sale price; “from” is the cheapest listing. MSRP is Bandai’s $4.99 per pack.
Should you buy a box? At about $116.98, a box costs roughly 47% more than its MSRP, and the signature cards are rare enough that most boxes won’t have one. If you want a specific signed card, buying the single will almost always cost less than opening boxes for it. If you just want to play Bleach, the box topper and the regular Super Rares make a box a fun open, but wait a week or two after release, when prices on new sets usually settle.
What else is coming for Union Arena?
TCGplayer already lists the next sets: a My Hero Academia Special Booster on December 11, 2026, Gurren Lagann on January 22, 2027, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby in February 2027. If you’re following the anime too, our Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 guide covers the final part.
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Union Arena Bleach Vol. 3
Sources: release dates, contents, rarities, box toppers and signature cards from Bandai’s official Union Arena product page; the errata from Bandai’s October 30, 2026 notice; prices are TCGplayer market prices and cheapest listings via TCGCSV, November 9, 2026. Images: Bandai.
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