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Delta Reign lands in the UK on Friday 6 November 2026, the same day as the rest of the world. It is the sixth English Mega Evolution set, it is led by Mega Rayquaza ex, and the prerelease weekend is on right now. Every card is pictured on our Delta Reign card list.
Here is everything worth knowing before release day: the date, the prerelease, every product in the range, the cards everyone will be chasing, how many you need for the master set, and how to have the binder ready before the first pack is open.
Want the whole set card by card? Our Delta Reign full card list has all 141 cards, and the Delta Reign master set guide has the full master set list.
Last checked 29 October 2026. Release and prerelease dates and the product range come from the official Delta Reign reveal, as reported by PokeBeach on 20 August 2026, and the full English set list published on 23 October 2026. Card counts and rarities come from our own Delta Reign checklist, the same list our printed checklist and placeholders are built from.
The short answer
- Release date: Friday 6 November 2026, in the UK and worldwide on the same day.
- Prereleases: 24 October to 1 November, at local game stores, with the Build & Battle Box.
- 141 cards: 103 in the main set and 38 secret rares.
- The master set is 234 cards with reverse holos, or 235 with the Elite Trainer Box Kyogre promo.
- The chase is the gold Mega Rayquaza ex and the six Special Illustration Rares.
When does Delta Reign come out?
One date for the UK and everywhere else.
Delta Reign releases on Friday 6 November 2026. That is the day sealed product goes on sale, so it is the day most collectors open their first packs. The UK gets the set on the same day as everyone else, so there is no waiting on a later European date.
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Prerelease events | 24 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 |
| Release date | Friday 6 November 2026 |
Delta Reign is the English version of the Japanese set Storm Emeralda, plus the cards from the three 2026 Japanese MEGA Starter Decks. That is why it runs bigger than the Japanese set. If you want a look at the Japanese versions first, our Storm Emeralda card list has them.
The Delta Reign prerelease
The first chance to get the English cards in your hands.
Prerelease events are on now and run until Sunday 1 November at local game stores. You play with a Delta Reign Build & Battle Box, so it is the first time anyone opens the English cards. Ask your local store what is still on this weekend.
After that, the next date is release day itself, when every product in the range goes on sale.
Every Delta Reign product
The full range, from the official reveal.
- Booster Box: the full display of Delta Reign packs.
- Elite Trainer Box: with the exclusive Kyogre Illustration Rare promo.
- Build & Battle Box: the prerelease kit.
- Booster Bundle: six packs in a box.
- MEGA Starter Decks: three ready to play decks, led by Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex.
- Checklane and blister packs: premium checklane blisters with Ampharos and Delphox, checklane blisters with Spritzee, Keldeo and Delibird, and Xerneas and Deoxys, and a blister pack with Seel.
Booster Box
Elite Trainer Box, with the Kyogre promo
Booster Bundle
Pictures of every product, and a first look at the four Mega ex, are in our Delta Reign product lineup.
The Delta Reign chase cards
One gold dragon, six special illustration rares.
The card at the top of every Delta Reign wishlist is the gold Mega Rayquaza ex, the set's only Mega Hyper Rare at 141. Right behind it are the six Special Illustration Rares, numbered 135 to 140: Mega Golisopod ex, Raikou ex, Mega Golurk ex, a second Mega Rayquaza ex, Aarune and Zinnia's Trust.
Mega Rayquaza ex
141/103 · Mega Hyper Rare · JP print shown
Mega Rayquaza ex
138/103 · Special Illustration Rare · JP print shown
Raikou ex
136/103 · Special Illustration Rare · JP print shown
Zinnia's Trust
140/103 · Special Illustration Rare · JP print shown
Japanese prints of the same cards shown until the English scans are out on 6 November. Aarune is shown in English.
Below those sit 17 Ultra Rares and 14 Illustration Rares, so there is plenty to chase once the big pulls are in. No prices yet: the set is not out, and we only quote real market prices.
How many cards are in Delta Reign?
Every card, by rarity, from our checklist.
Delta Reign has 141 cards. The main set runs 001 to 103 and the secret rares run 104 to 141.
| Rarity | Cards |
|---|---|
| Common | 47 |
| Uncommon | 33 |
| Rare | 13 |
| Double Rare | 10 |
| Illustration Rare | 14 |
| Ultra Rare | 17 |
| Special Illustration Rare | 6 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 1 |
| Total | 141 |
For the master set you need every numbered card once, plus a reverse holo of the 93 main set cards that are not Double Rares. That makes 234 cards, or 235 with the Elite Trainer Box Kyogre promo. The three Legendary Stadiums are each printed as two halves, so they take six numbered slots between them.
The full list is in our Delta Reign master set guide.
Get set up before release day
Have the list and the binder ready first.
The collectors who finish a set are the ones who start organised. Have this ready before your first pack, and every pull has a home from the moment it comes out of the wrapper.
- Get the list. Download the free Delta Reign checklist, or stick the vinyl checklist kit into your binder.
- Pick the binder. The Delta Reign standard printed binder comes in lime green or black, and the Mega Rayquaza premium binder is built around the Special Illustration Rare art, also in lime green or black. The 9 pocket size takes the whole master set.
- Fill every slot. The Delta Reign placeholders give all 234 slots a card, so the gaps show you what is left.
- Open, tick, swap. Each card you pull replaces its placeholder and gets a tick.
- Finish with singles. Trade or buy the last few, with the list as your shopping list.
Or get it in one go. The Delta Reign Master Set Bundle puts the printed binder, the checklist and the full set of placeholders together, with the standard or premium binder in any size. The binder is printed for you now, and the checklist and placeholders follow on 6 November, when the set is out.
Questions people ask
Quick answers.
When is the Delta Reign release date?
Friday 6 November 2026, in the UK and worldwide on the same day.
When are the Delta Reign prereleases?
Prerelease events run from 24 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 at local game stores, played with the Delta Reign Build & Battle Box.
How many cards are in Delta Reign?
141: 103 in the main set and 38 secret rares. The master set is 234 cards with reverse holos, or 235 with the Elite Trainer Box Kyogre promo.
What are the Delta Reign chase cards?
The gold Mega Rayquaza ex Mega Hyper Rare (141) and the six Special Illustration Rares: Mega Golisopod ex, Raikou ex, Mega Golurk ex, Mega Rayquaza ex, Aarune and Zinnia's Trust.
What is the Delta Reign Elite Trainer Box promo?
A Kyogre Illustration Rare. It was an Illustration Rare in Japan and became the Elite Trainer Box promo.
Is Delta Reign the same as Storm Emeralda?
Mostly. Delta Reign is the English version of Storm Emeralda plus the 30 unique cards of the three MEGA Starter Decks. The full art Mega Rayquaza ex and the regular Eevee ex from the Japanese releases are not in the English set.
Delta Reign is out on Friday 6 November, and the prerelease weekend runs until Sunday.
Get the list and the binder ready now, and the set has a home from the first pack.
Collect better.
Where these facts came from
- Portal TCG, Delta Reign master set guide: card counts, rarities and the master set list
- Portal TCG, Delta Reign full card list: all 141 English cards, from the 23 October set list
- Portal TCG, Delta Reign product lineup: every product, from the official reveal
