Sets

Set codes and how to read them

Set codes are simple, and in both systems the number means the same thing — the price of a single PACK in yuan. Goddess Story uses NS-price-M-index: NS-05-M06 is the sixth set whose pack costs 5 yuan. Kayou uses tier and wave: T4W5 is the fifth wave of tier 4, i.e. a 10-yuan pack. Collectors shorten these to "5m06" and "t4w5".

Goddess Story codes: NS-05-M06

One format across the series: NS — pack price — set index within that price.

Code	What it means
NS-13	the thirteenth set of the line with 1-yuan packs. Full form NS-1M13, shortened to "ns13" or "1m13"
NS-02-M09	the ninth set with 2-yuan packs — "2m09"
NS-05-M06	the sixth set with 5-yuan packs — "5m06"
NS-10-M04	the fourth set with 10-yuan packs — "10m04"
NNS-01	the first Supreme set: thick cards and a special finish

The 1-yuan line usually omits the price, so NS-13 and NS-1M13 are the same set. That is why NS-05 and NS-05-M07 are different things: the former is the fifth set with 1-yuan packs, the latter the seventh with 5-yuan ones.

Kayou codes: tier and wave

Kayou sets — Naruto, Vocaloid, My Little Pony, Demon Slayer and others — follow the same logic in a different notation: the tier sets the pack price, the wave numbers the sets within that tier. T4W5 reads as "tier 4, wave 5": the fifth set with 10-yuan packs.

Tier	Pack price
T1	1 yuan
T2	2 yuan
T2.5	3 yuan — rarely used
T3	5 yuan
T4	10 yuan — the most common category
T5	20 yuan

Russian collectors write "t4w5", "tier 4 wave 5" or just "tier 4" — the search understands them all. Box landmarks work too: "the blue Ichigo box", "the 10-yuan pony one".

Online and offline: two versions of one set

These are not different sets, and neither is a fake: the manufacturer releases the same series in two box formats, and their contents differ.

The offline set A large display box: packs are comfortable to open, and in a shop the buyer picks a pack themselves. Built for retail — one pack yields more cards, mostly of low rarities.

The online set A compact box designed for marketplace sales: such boxes are cheaper to ship abroad by the case. They hold noticeably fewer low-rarity cards.

Special rarities are online-only Online boxes almost always carry chase cards absent from the offline ones: XR in 5m05 and 5m06, limited SZR in 5m07, limited MR and LP in 10m04.

Why it works this way The online version is built for chasing hits: buying several boxes in a row leaves a collector with less filler. The offline one gives more R and SR cards but no chance at the special rarities at all.

The cardlist on the site is shared Both versions are one set, so the cards are listed together. If the cardlist shows a rarity you have never pulled from an offline box, it most likely drops only in the online version.

Check which version you are buying: it determines the box size and whether the special rarities are even possible.

A set has several names

The box code, its short form, a seller translation and a shop article number all lead to one page.

Primary code The way the manufacturer writes it: NS-05-M06.

Short forms and spellings "5m06", "ns13", "1m13", Latin and Cyrillic, with hyphens or without — every variant is linked to the set.

Shop names Sellers invent their own: "Vocaloid tier 4 wave 1 by Kayou" or an article number like KYS-CYWL-001. Those work in search too.

Series Sets are grouped into series — Goddess Story, Naruto, Vocaloid and others.

How to look a set up

The fastest route is to type the code straight into the search.

Type the code as printed on the box Case, hyphens and Cyrillic spelling do not matter — "5m06" and "NS-05-M06" land in the same place.
Open the set The page holds the full cardlist, rarities, characters and the "About the set" tab with odds and prices.
No code? Start from the series The catalogue lists every series and the sets inside it.

Common questions

What does the code NS-13 mean?

The thirteenth Goddess Story set in the line with 1-yuan packs. The number after NS is the pack price, M plus a number is the set index within that price: NS-05-M06 is the sixth set with 5-yuan packs.

What does T4W5 or "tier 4 wave 5" mean?

It is a Kayou code: tier 4 means 10-yuan packs, wave 5 means the fifth set in that price category. The tiers: 1 — 1 yuan, 2 — 2 yuan, 2.5 — 3 yuan, 3 — 5 yuan, 4 — 10 yuan, 5 — 20 yuan per pack.

Is a "10-yuan set" a whole box for the price of one pack?

No, and this is the most common misconception. The yuan figure in a code is the price of ONE PACK in Chinese retail, and a box holds dozens of packs. A box price is built from those, plus shipping and the seller margin.

And what is NNS?

Supreme sets: thick cards with a special finish. NNS-01 is the first of them.

How does an online set differ from an offline one?

Box size and contents: the online one is compact, holds fewer low rarities and carries exclusive chase cards; the offline one is bigger and gives more cards per pack, but no special rarities.

Which version should I buy?

If you are after chase cards and less low-rarity filler, take the online one. If the opening experience and cards per pack matter more, take the offline one.

I typed a code and found nothing

Try another spelling or find the set through the series catalogue. If it is missing entirely, tell us — the catalogue keeps growing.

Find your set

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