It has now been five years since the release of the Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition (“V5”) boxed set. After that, Black Chantry Productions have made 28 products that players have come to recognise as “V5” products, i.e. non-Legacy products.
The V5 format is intended to serve the needs of new player groups and local game shops who don’t have access to the full range of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards spanning over 30 years of sets. Many of these cards are not available in game shops or have yet to be made available through our print-on-demand partners.
The V5 format is intended as an alternate option and will not replace the Standard Constructed format. The Standard Constructed format will remain the format used for major VEKN-sanctioned tournaments, including Continental Championships, National Championships, and Grand Prix tournaments.
The V5 format includes all cards found in the following:
Fifth Edition preconstructed decks (14 decks):
Banu Haqim
Brujah
Gangrel
Hecata
Lasombra
Malkavian
Ministry
Nosferatu
Ravnos
Salubri
Toreador
Tremere
Tzimisce
Ventrue
Fifth Edition New Blood packs (11 packs):
Banu Haqim
Brujah
Gangrel
Hecata
Lasombra
Malkavian
Ministry
Nosferatu
Toreador
Tremere
Ventrue
Other releases (3 packs):
Fall of London
Shadows of Berlin
30th Anniversary
In addition, the following promotional cards not yet printed in other products are also included:
Aching Beauty (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Bolesław Gutowski (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Conquer the Beast (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Depravity (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Fiorenza Savona (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Gabriel Tremblay (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Gilbert Duane G6 (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Island of Yiaros (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Jake Washington (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Karl Schrekt (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Maila (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Malkavian Rider Clause (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Mind of the Wilds (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Nosferatu Bestial (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Okulos (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Tegyrius, Vizier (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
The Meddling of Semsith (Promo pack 4 – Rebels)
Tremere Convocation (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
Victoria Ash G7 (Promo pack 3 – Icons)
New releases that will be added upon their release date:
Sabbat Fifth Edition preconstructed decks (26th October 2025):
Path of Caine
Path of Cathari
Path of the Dead and the Soul
Path of the Power and the Inner Voice
New Blood packs (Release date to be confirmed):
Ravnos
Salubri
Tzimisce
Clarifications
Any Vampire. The Eternal Struggle legal print version of the above cards is legal e.g.:
– A Latin Govern the Unaligned from Malkavian Fifth Edition New Blood – legal
– Govern the Unaligned from 1994 Jyhad base set – legal
For an easy way to check on what cards are in what products, try vdb.im.
The official VEKN tournament calendar tool has been adjusted – just pick “V5 Constructed” if you run a V5 format event.
Don´t forget: At the European Championship 2025 in Aarhus, Denmark, there will be a V5 tournament on Friday October 17!
