Oceania Storm: Card Rotation
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game Patch Notes — May 13, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Hello, Commanders!
The next chapter of KARDS is almost upon us.
⚡ OCEANIA STORM ⚡
Deploys June 11th
We first announced the summer expansion alongside the reveal of the new minor nation arriving this June: ANZAC. Today, we’re excited to reveal its name and release date. Oceania Storm brings new mechanics, fresh strategies, and a battlefield shaped by harsh weather and unforgiving terrain.
As reinforcements arrive, the front lines will shift.
Rotation Incoming
With the launch of Oceania Storm, a new card rotation will take effect.
This operation will:
- Return a selection of Reserve cards to active duty
- Move a number of existing cards into the Reserve pool
Together, these changes reshape the active battlefield and prepare the ground for the new expansion.
This rotation also marks the transition toward our new annual rotation system, supported by the recently introduced Permanent Card Pool - a stable foundation of cards that will never rotate out.
If you missed those briefings, we recommend reviewing the previous dev blogs:
New Rotation System
Permanent Card Pool List
Returning to Active Duty
A total of 23 cards will return from Reserves on June 11th.
These veterans are ready to rejoin the fight and may open up new strategic possibilities.
Note: Some returning cards may arrive in updated or reworked form. We’ll share full details during spoiler season. Cards returning from Reserves with Oceania Storm will rotate out alongside this expansion under the new rotation system (Winter 2028).
Also, please note that the list below includes only cards returning from Reserves with Oceania Storm, and which will rotate out alongside this expansion. Several additional cards will permanently return to the active pool this summer as part of the new Permanent Card Pool.
Moving to Reserves
As Oceania Storm deploys, 129 cards will rotate out of the active pool and move to Reserves.
While they leave standard constructed play, they remain part of your arsenal:
- Playable in Classic PvP, Friendly Battles, and AI matches
- Can be recycled for weekly crate progress
- May return in future expansions, potentially with adjustments
- All new expansion cards are protected from rotation for 21 - 30 months
The full list of cards moving to Reserves can be found below. For a full interactive list of cards, please visit the KARDS website here:
Oceania Storm: Card Rotation
Before Spoiler Season Begins
This announcement focuses on rotation only.
The full Oceania Storm reveal campaign begins in late May, where we’ll unveil new cards, new mechanics, and new strategic possibilities.
Moving From Reserve Pool
Britain
MANCHESTER IA
RAAF LIGHTNING
RADAR ALERT
RNZAF KITTYHAWK
PRECISION BOMBING
OBSERVER CORPS
Germany
HEINKEL HE 115
1097. VOLKSGRENADIER
Sd KFz 222
SPOILS OF WAR
Japan
BOMBING RAID
Ki-100 GOSHIKEN
Ki-44 TOJO
GREATER PURPOSE
Soviet Union
P-40 TOMAHAWK
CLOSE COMBAT
DEEP OPERATION
FRONTAL ASSAULT
USA
507th PIR
106th QUARTERMASTER
A-36 APACHE
OVERCAST
France
CROSS OF LORRAINE
Moving To Reserve Pool
Britain
111TH INDIAN BRIGADE
1ST LONDON BRIGADE
22ND GUARDS BRIGADE
6TH AIRLANDING
AIR POWER
BEAUFIGHTER TF MK X
BL 4.5" MEDIUM GUN
CHURCHILL MK III AVRE
CO-BELLIGERENTS
ENTRENCHED
HMS HERMES
HURRICAN MK II-C TROP
INNISKILING FUSILIERS
NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE
NO.43 COMMANDO
OVERRUN
OX AND BUCKS
SECOND CHANCE
SPITFIRE MK IIA
Germany
20. PANZERGRENADIER
64. PANZERGRENADIER
8. FALLSCHIRMJAGER
ANNHILATION
GREIF
HENSCHEL HS 123
JET PROTOTYPE
JUNKERS JU 188 E
KM ADMIRAL HIPPER
PANTHER G
PANZER I-B
PANZER III-E
PANZERZUG 61 BP42
RALLY
RAPID ENGAGEMENT
STUKA 87G
THROUGH THE BREACH
Japan
75MM FIELD ARTILLERY
C6N SAIUN
DISTANT FRONT
IJN YAMATO
ISOLATION
JADE DIVISION
KI-27 NATE
KI-45 DRAGON SLAYER
KI-49 STORM DRAGON
KI-51 SONIA
P1Y GINGA
P1Y1 MODEL 11
TYPR 96 AA GUN
Soviet Union
10TH GUARDS REGIMENT
122ND KORSUN
17TH RIFLE REGIMENT
52-K
6TH AIRBORNE
83RD NAVAL BRIGADE
BLOOD RED SKY
BT-7 1937
CLAIM THE SKIES
ISU-152
NIGHT WITCHES
NO RETREAT!
UPGRADE
WORKERS UNITE!
YAK 3
YAK 7
USA
179TH TOMAHAWKS
47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
48TH ARMORED INFANTRY
75MM PACK HOWITZER
DIRECT HIT
F6F-3 HELLCAT
FIELD HOSPITAL
FORTUNES OF WAR
HIGH ALTITUDE BOMBING
IN THE NAVY
M10A1
NIGHT BOMBING
P-40 N-5
P-51 B
PBY CATALINA
USAAF SPITFIRE IX
VICIOUS SALVO
France
1ER HUSSARDS
1RE BFL
B-26 GROUPE BRETANGE
CHASING SHADOWS
COMMANDOS KIEFFER
FARMAN F.222
FIERY AMBUSH
FORTIFIED POSITION
HONOR AND LOYALTY
M.S.406
WESTERN ALLIES
Finland
BREAKING POINT
DETACHED BATTALION 4
FIAT G.50 FL
I. STRIDSGRUPPEN
INFANTRY REGIMENT 11
INFANTRY REGIMENT 61
SCRAP METAL
SISSIOSATO 5.D
STRIKE FROM THE WOODS
THROUGH THE ICE
Italy
33RD LIVORNO REGIMENT
39TH BOLOGNA REGIMENT
7TH ALPINI REGIMENT
80TH PASUBIO
BRUTE FORCE
COLONIAL DREAMS
FIAT BR.20
L6/40
MARE NOSTRUM
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM.79
VANGUARD
Poland
37MM BOFORS GUN
7TP
ACT ON THE INTEL
BATTLE MK I PL
HAMMER HOME
LYSANDER PL
M4 SHERMAN PL
ORP BLYSKAWICA
PZL P.11
PZL.37 LOS
RAPID RESPONSE
STUBBORN DEFENSE
TKS
Oceania Storm deploys June 11th.
Prepare your forces. Adjust your strategies. The battlefield is shifting.
We’ll see you on the frontlines, Commanders.