This guide covers FB09 (FB-09) -DUAL EVOLUTION- for Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World.
Released in March 2026 as the ninth numbered booster, FB09 is the first Fusion World set to introduce new named Leader mechanics since the game launched: [Fusion Evolve] and [Ki], carried by the set’s five new Leader Cards. Bandai’s official page lists Visual Alt-Art versions, Super Alt-Art treatments for all three Secret Rares, and, for the first time in the product line’s official copy, Super Alt-Art Leader Cards.
What is confirmed about FB09: the release dates in both languages, the set contents, what Bandai has officially said about the two new mechanics (and where the official statements stop), the alt-art lineup, and how the Japanese booster box compares with the English one.
FB09 -DUAL EVOLUTION- (JP name: ブースターパック DUAL EVOLUTION) released March 14, 2026 in Japan and March 13, 2026 in English. It contains 123 card types, headlined by 5 new Leader Cards carrying the game’s first new named mechanics, [Fusion Evolve] and [Ki], plus Visual Alt-Art cards, Super Alt-Art versions of all 3 Secret Rares, and Super Alt-Art Leader Cards. The Japanese FB09 booster box is sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order; the ST-01 Story Booster 01 Japanese Dragon Ball booster box is currently listed at ¥23,000 (~$149) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
- The FB09 -DUAL EVOLUTION- and FB10 -CROSS FORCE- Japanese booster boxes are sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
- The lowest asking price on SNKRDUNK on September 24, 2026 for a sealed FB09 box was ¥9,400 (~$61).
- A currently listed Japanese Dragon Ball box: the ST-01 Story Booster 01 booster box at ¥23,000 (~$149) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
- FB11 -BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE- has also released in Japan (September 12, 2026); see the full Dragon Ball Fusion World card list for every numbered set.
All set names, dates, and counts below come from Bandai’s official Fusion World product pages (English and Japanese), as of September 24, 2026. Bandai’s product page gives the 123-type total but no per-rarity breakdown, and does not state packs per box in either language. The FB09 and FB10 Japanese booster boxes are sold out at the time of this update; store prices in this article are limited to the alternative box currently listed below.
What Is FB09 Dual Evolution?
FB09 is the ninth numbered booster set for Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World, Bandai’s Leader-awakening card game that launched in Japan in February 2024. Here is the set at a glance, straight from the official product pages:
| Field | Official detail |
|---|---|
| English name | BOOSTER PACK -DUAL EVOLUTION- [FB09] |
| Japanese name | ブースターパック DUAL EVOLUTION [FB09] |
| Japan release | March 14, 2026 |
| English release | March 13, 2026 |
| Card types | 123 types total (no per-rarity breakdown published) |
| New Leaders | 5, carrying the [Fusion Evolve] and [Ki] mechanics |
| Alt-art program | Visual Alt-Art ver. cards, Super Combo alt versions, Super Alt-Art for all 3 SCRs, Super Alt-Art Leader Cards |
| Pack contents (JP) | 6 cards + 1 digital-version code per pack |
| Pack contents (EN) | 12 cards + 1 promotion code for the digital version per pack |
Two details in that table are worth pausing on. First, the Japanese set name isn’t a translation — it’s simply DUAL EVOLUTION in English lettering, unusual for a line where earlier sets carried Japanese names like 覚醒の鼓動 (FB01) or 誇り高き戦闘民族 (FB08). From FB09 onward, Japan and the West share the set name outright, which FB10 -CROSS FORCE- then repeated.
Second, the English release date lands one day before the Japanese one. Early Fusion World sets gave Japan a head start of a week or so; by FB08 the two regions had converged, and FB09 and FB10 both put the English street date a single day ahead. For importers of Japanese product this matters in a practical way: by the time the Japanese box hits the market, the set’s full contents are already public knowledge worldwide. There is no information gap to price around — you’re buying the Japanese printing because you want the Japanese printing.
At 123 card types, FB09 matches FB10 exactly and sits in the range the line settled into after the 140-card launch set. Bandai’s product page gives the 123-type total but no per-rarity breakdown, so this guide does not quote Common/Uncommon/Rare splits. What the page does confirm is the structure that matters to most buyers: 5 new Leaders, 3 Secret Rares, and a digital code in every pack.
Fusion Evolve: What Bandai Has Actually Said
Fusion World’s core identity, in Bandai’s own launch-day words, is “an action-packed card game where you can turn the tables in an instant by awakening your Leader Card.” Every Leader in the game transforms mid-battle; that’s the engine the whole game runs on. For two years and eight booster sets, that engine stayed mechanically stable — new Leaders, new art treatments, new collaborations, but no new named keywords attached to the Leader system itself.
FB09 broke that streak. Bandai’s official product page states that the set’s 5 new Leader Cards come with the [Fusion Evolve] and [Ki] mechanics — the first time the product line’s official copy has introduced new bracketed keywords on Leaders since launch.
The official product page names the mechanic and ties it to the new Leaders; the complete rules text lives on the individual card entries in Bandai’s official card list and rules pages. What can be said from the official material alone:
- It’s a Leader mechanic. Bandai attaches [Fusion Evolve] specifically to the set’s 5 new Leader Cards, not to the general card pool.
- The name is the theme. The set is called DUAL EVOLUTION, and its headline keyword is [Fusion Evolve] — evolution layered on top of a game already built around Leaders awakening. Bandai named an entire set after this mechanic.
- Fusion is a recurring Dragon Ball concept. From Gotenks to Vegito, fusion is a signature Dragon Ball spectacle, and FB09 is the set where the card game names a keyword after it.
Bandai publishes the complete card list and rules for every set at dbs-cardgame.com — the official FB09 page hosts the card list with exact keyword wording. For anything tournament-relevant, that page is the authority, not any third-party summary (including ours).
The Ki Mechanic
[Fusion Evolve] arrived with a partner: [Ki], the second new mechanic named on FB09’s official product page and likewise carried by the set’s 5 new Leaders.
Ki — life energy — is a foundational Dragon Ball concept. Characters sense it, gather it, and spend it; every beam struggle in the series is a Ki contest. As with Fusion Evolve, Bandai’s product page names the mechanic without reproducing its rules text; the authoritative wording is on the official card list.
Bandai’s official framing states that FB09’s five Leaders debut both mechanics together, as a package — a redesigned Leader package that the set’s name and its five Leaders revolve around.
FB10’s official page leads with its alt-art program rather than new keywords; FB09 is the set where Fusion Evolve and Ki entered the game.
The Five New Leader Cards
Five new Leaders is the standard allocation for a Fusion World booster — every set from FB03 through FB09 shipped exactly five, after FB01’s launch-sized eight and FB02’s four. What separates FB09’s five from every previous batch is the mechanics they carry, covered above, and one further first from the official page: Super Alt-Art Leader Cards.
Fusion World has offered alternative-art Leaders since FB01, which advertised alt-art versions of all eight launch Leaders. The “Super Alt-Art” treatment, however, had previously appeared in official set copy only on Secret Rares — the top rarity slot. FB09’s page applies it to Leader Cards as well, extending the premium treatment to the exact cards that define the set mechanically.
Per Bandai’s official FB09 product page, the five new Leaders are:
- FB09-001 — Gogeta: BR
- FB09-025 — Son Goku
- FB09-049 — Son Gohan: SH
- FB09-073 — Son Goku / Vegeta
- FB09-097 — Gogeta: GT
What’s confirmed: five new Leaders, two new mechanics, and Super Alt-Art versions in the lineup.
If you’re hunting a specific Leader or alt-art from FB09, confirm the exact card on Bandai’s official FB09 card list before ordering singles or sealed product anywhere. Set guides age; the official card database doesn’t.
The Chase Side: Alt-Arts and Super Alt-Art SCRs
FB09’s official page stacks four separate premium treatments:
- Visual Alt-Art ver. cards — the treatment Bandai’s page leads its “many Alt-Art cards included” line with, and the same premium tier FB10 would carry forward three months later.
- Super Combo alt versions — alternate printings of the set’s Super Combo cards, continuing a thread from FB08’s alt-art program.
- Super Alt-Art versions of all 3 SCRs. Earlier sets typically carried two Secret Rares with a Super Alt-Art version of one; FB05’s page even celebrated powering that up to two. FB09 runs three Secret Rares and gives every one of them a Super Alt-Art version — a 3-for-3 top-end that FB10 then repeated.
- Super Alt-Art Leader Cards — the first appearance of Leader-slot Super Alt-Arts in official set copy, as covered in the previous section.
Bandai’s product page gives the 123-type total but no per-rarity breakdown, so this guide does not quote how many alt-art cards the set contains in total, the way it can for FB01 (23) or FB04 (25). The four treatment tiers above are confirmed; the total alt-art count is not, so it stays out of this guide. Bandai publishes no pull-rate information for this product line; any odds quoted for Super Alt-Arts elsewhere are community estimates, not official figures.
The FB09 booster box itself is sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order. For a currently listed Japanese Dragon Ball booster box, see ST-01 Story Booster 01 (a different product line from FB09).
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Where FB09 Sits in the Fusion World Timeline
FB09 arrived at the two-year mark of a fast release cadence: roughly one numbered booster per quarter since February 2024, with the Manga Booster line slotted between.
The immediate neighbours frame what FB09 changed. FB08 -SAIYAN’s PRIDE- (December 2025, 122 types) was the last set of the old vocabulary: five new Leaders, a strong alt-art program, no new keywords. Three months later, FB09 introduced two. Three months after that, FB10 -CROSS FORCE- (June 2026, also 123 types) carried the collector template forward — Visual Alt-Art ver., Super Combo alt-arts, Super Alt-Art for all 3 SCRs — with its official page leading on art rather than new mechanics. Our FB10 Cross Force guide covers FB10 in the same detail as this one.
Seen across the whole line, FB09 is one of three structural turning points: FB01 created the game, SB01 created the Toriyama manga-art spin-off line, and FB09 expanded the rules vocabulary. One more numbered booster has released since FB10: FB11 -BRIGHTNESS OF HOPE- released in Japan on September 12, 2026 (English release October 16, 2026). Bandai’s product listings show a further set, FB12 -REACH THE GOD-, under its own upcoming-releases listing; Bandai has not released it. For the complete release order with dates and card counts, see our Fusion World sets in order timeline or the Dragon Ball Fusion World card list.
How to Buy FB09 from Japan
The Japanese FB09 booster box is sold out at the time of this update, and so is FB10 -CROSS FORCE-; sourcing requests for either go through Quick Order rather than a live product page. For context, the lowest asking price on SNKRDUNK on September 24, 2026 for a sealed FB09 box was ¥9,400 (~$61).
Three ways to move, depending on where you are:
- Want a currently listed Japanese Dragon Ball box? The ST-01 Story Booster 01 Japanese booster box is currently listed at ¥23,000 (~$149) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), sealed and shipped from Tokyo.
- Specifically after FB09 or FB10? Sourcing requests go through the Quick Order page — it also works for combining Fusion World sets or other Japanese TCG lines in one shipment.
- Still deciding which set? Our Japanese booster box buying guide compares the numbered sets from a buyer’s perspective, and the sets-in-order timeline lays out the full release history.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is FB09 Dual Evolution?
FB09 -DUAL EVOLUTION- is the ninth numbered booster set for Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World, released March 14, 2026 in Japan and March 13, 2026 in English. It contains 123 card types and introduces the game’s first new named Leader mechanics, [Fusion Evolve] and [Ki], on its 5 new Leader Cards.
What are Fusion Evolve and Ki?
They are the two new mechanics Bandai’s official FB09 product page attaches to the set’s 5 new Leader Cards — the first new bracketed keywords introduced on Leaders since Fusion World launched in February 2024. The complete rules text for each is published on the official card list at dbs-cardgame.com.
How many cards are in FB09 Dual Evolution?
123 card types in total, per Bandai’s official product page. Bandai’s page gives the total but no per-rarity breakdown. Japanese packs contain 6 cards plus a digital-version code; English packs contain 12 cards plus a digital-version promotion code. Packs per box is not stated on the official Fusion World pages.
What are the chase cards in FB09?
Per the official page: Visual Alt-Art ver. cards, alt versions of the Super Combo cards, Super Alt-Art versions of all 3 Secret Rares, and Super Alt-Art Leader Cards — the first time the Super Alt-Art treatment appears on Leaders in official Fusion World set copy.
Do Japanese FB09 packs have the same number of cards as English packs?
No. The English FB09 page states 12 cards plus a promotion code per pack. Bandai’s Japanese FB09 page states 6 cards plus a digital serial code per pack — half the English count.
Is FB09 still worth buying now that FB10 is out?
FB10 (June 2026) and FB11 (Japan, September 12, 2026) are later sets, but FB09 remains the printing where Fusion Evolve and Ki entered the game, and it carries the same top-end alt-art structure, including Super Alt-Art versions of all 3 SCRs.
Can I still buy an FB09 booster box from SST?
The Japanese FB09 booster box is sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order. The ST-01 Story Booster 01 Japanese Dragon Ball booster box is currently listed as an alternative.
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