Fool's Gambit (2022)

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Event Info
Title	Fool's Gambit (2022)
Start	March 31st, 2022
End	May 2nd, 2022
Event Clock	May 2, 2022 00:00:00 -0700Event has ended!
Story	Campaign Story
Update	Version 3.9.7

Overview

On an auspicious day,
two Poppo met each other.
One asked for Chaos.
The other agreed.

In this April Fools event, players are able to use a variety of game mutators to warp the rules of the game in the new Chaos Mode. Unlike other events, there is no event goal, ending, or cosmetics rewards to unlock. Instead, extra Arcade Tokens can be earned during the event.

Rule Changes

• Chaos Mode
• Random
• Dynamis Dice
• Hyper Deck
• Panel Shuffle
• Ultimate Poppomania
• Enemy Draft
• Ultimate Joker
• Unstable Selection
• 100% Mixed Juice!
• Multiplication Sensation
• Maxtension
• Forced Exchange
• Bomberjam
• Shopaholic
• Knights and Faeries

The main attraction of this event is the addition of the new game mode called Chaos Mode. This mode allows a Chaos Mutator to be applied to change the rules of the game. There are 15 different Chaos Mutators to select from, each with its own unique mechanic changes.

• Random - A random Chaos Mutator will be chosen.
• Dynamis Dice - Choose the outcome of your dice roll. Once a number is picked, it will remain unavailable until all other numbers are used.
• Hyper Deck - All cards in the deck will be changed to pre-generated Hypers.
• Panel Shuffle - All panels besides any Warp, and Home panels will be randomized every chapter.
• Ultimate Poppomania - All Hypers drawn will be  Ubiquitous.
• Enemy Draft - Selected units will change owners at the beginning of the match.
• Ultimate Joker - All cards will act as they were level 1 and have no cost.
• Unstable Selection - Chosen characters are changed to a random character.
• 100% Mixed Juice! - All stats are randomized at the beginning of the game. All Hypers drawn will be random.
• Multiplication Sensation - All stats, effects, and durations are multiplied by 2.
• Maxtension - All battle cards are replaced with  Extension, which in this modifier becomes Level 1.
• Forced Exchange - Every 5 chapters, at the start of the chapter, all cards in players hands are randomly redistributed as if  Gift Exchange has been played.
• Bomberjam - Everyone gets to place bombs down on their turn. It will explode after a random duration. You may also dash around a short distance.
• Shopaholic - Bounty Hunt shops will spawn on random panels, with tweaked item selection.
• Knights and Faeries - At the beginning of the match, choose either to play as a Guardian, or Aurora, with modified attributes. All Hypers drawn will be random, and unexpected events may occur.

Only one mutator may be applied at a time, meaning that each one essentially functions as its own miniature game mode. As an event mode, games played in Chaos Mode will not affect the player's win rate stats. In addition, many mutators will also disable achievements from being earned due to the extreme rule changes. Stars, oranges, arcade tokens, online level exp, and random drops can still be earned from all mutators.

In any Chaos Mode game, the Info tab in the upper right corner can be hovered over to view the active mutator.

A random Chaos Mutator will be chosen.

Starting a game with this mutator active will randomly select one out of the other available mutators to apply to the game. It will be unknown which mutator is selected until the game starts.

Choose the outcome of your dice roll. Once a number is picked, it will remain unavailable until all other numbers are used.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• Whenever any dice are to be rolled, a number wheel will appear around the player with buttons labeled 1-6 on it. Upon clicking a number, the die will subsequently roll the natural number that was selected. The number that was selected will then become greyed out, and cannot be selected again. Once all numbers on the number wheel are used up, it will refresh, causing all numbers to become available again.
• When the number wheel is open, a "Roll x dice!" message will appear next to it to indicate how many numbers must be selected.
• During a non-battle dice roll, an "Info" button will appear below the dice roll UI which, when clicked, will temporarily hide the dice roll and center the camera, in order to allow the player to see the entire field at once. The Back button can then be pressed to return to the dice roll.
• All players have a dice icon next to their nameplates, which when hovered over will show that player's remaining number rolls.

Notes

• In the case of multiple simultaneous dice rolls (such as a movement roll with  Dash! in effect), the relevant amount of numbers must be selected before any dice rolls are carried out. Upon clicking a number, a transparent dice will appear showing the selection, which cannot be undone. Upon making all selections, the dice roll will be carried out. If the number wheel is used up before all selections have been made, the number wheel will be instantly refreshed before the next selection.
• The number wheel applies in almost all scenarios where dice are used, including move rolls, bonus rolls, drop rolls, battle rolls, recovery rolls,  Lulu's Lucky Egg rolls, and  Full Speed Alicianrone rolls. However, it does not apply to Match 2 rolls, which remain random and do not affect the available numbers on the number wheel.
• In the case of effects that cause fixed dice rolls, all numbers on the wheel will be temporarily replaced by the relevant number for the effect's duration. Selecting a number while in this state will use up the number that is usually in that position.
  •  Extraordinary Specs: All numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 6.
  •  Awakening of Talent: All numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 5.
  •  Delta Field: All numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 1.
  •  Lonely Chariot: During move rolls, all numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 5.
  •  Desperate Modification: All numbers 3 and under are temporarily replaced by 1, while all numbers 4 and over are temporarily replaced by 6.
  • Binding Smoke: During move rolls, 2 is temporarily replaced by 1, 3 and 4 are temporarily replaced by 2, and 5 and 6 are temporarily replaced by 3.
    • If the player is also holding  Lucky Sevens, 7 is temporarily replaced by 4.
  •  Mushroom "Only roll 1 in this battle.": All numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 1 for the duration of the battle.
  •  Mushroom "Only roll 6 in this battle.": All numbers on the wheel are temporarily replaced by 6 for the duration of the battle.
•  Lucky Sevens: When held, 0 and 7 are instantly added to the number wheel as available options to select. They instantly disappear from the number wheel upon losing the card. If 0 and/or 7 are greyed out when Lucky Sevens is lost, and then Lucky Sevens is acquired again before the next number wheel refresh, 0 and/or 7 will stay greyed out. Otherwise, 0 and 7 will be instantly selectable upon obtaining the card.
• NPCs are completely unaffected by Dynamis Dice and their dice rolls remain random and do not affect any number wheel. This includes summoned NPCs who fight on the player's behalf, such as those from  Chef, I Could Use Some Help!,  Manager, I Could Use Some Help!, and Mescal's passive.

All cards in the deck will be changed to pre-generated Hypers.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• All 48 cards in the deck are replaced with randomly generated Hyper cards. These are re-randomized when returned to the deck from the discard pile.

Notes

• Since all 48 cards are replaced, the cards that players select during deck building are irrelevant in this mutator.
• Since there are no blank Hypers, the Hyper that a character naturally owns has no effect in this mutator.
• Cards which aren't originally part of the deck are unaffected by this mutator.

All panels besides any Warp, and Home panels will be randomized every chapter.

Rule Changes

• At the beginning of every chapter, all panels which aren't  Home,  Warp, or  Warp Move panels are randomized.

Notes

• Panels can transform into almost every panel type. This includes  Bonus,  Drop,  Draw,  Encounter,  Neutral,  Move,  Ice,  Goo,  Heal, and  Damage panels, as well as their x2 variants.
• Notably, the mutator will not transform panels into  Warp or  Warp Move panels.
• During the Boss EncounterBoss Encounter
  When Norma level 4 is achieved for the first time by any player, all Encounter panels on the map will be replaced with Boss panels. While Boss Encounter is in effect, any player who stops on a Boss panel will battle the Boss unit. This event will continue until the Boss unit is defeated. field event, only panels that are naturally Encounter panels may become  Boss panels. These panels will instead transform into  Boss panels whenever they would usually transform into Encounter panels. Other panels that become transformed into Encounter panels will not be Boss panels.
• The mutator's effects take place before any field events. As such, MiracleMiracle
  Every 5 Chapters, all Bonus, Drop, Draw, Encounter, Move, Warp Move, Heal panels, and Damage panels will become Double panels accordingly. This effect lasts for the duration of the Chapter., BattlefieldBattlefield
  Every 6 Chapters, all Bonus and Drop panels will become Encounter panels. This effect lasts for 3 Chapters., FreezeFreeze
  Every 5 Chapters, 1/3 of the board's panels become Ice panels. This effect lasts for the duration of the Chapter and does not affect Home panels., GooGoo
  Every 5 Chapters, 1/3 of the board's panels become Goo panels. This effect lasts for the duration of the Chapter and does not affect Home panels or Ice panels. and PlaygroundPlayground
  Places several Minigame panels around the board. These panels will trigger a minigame for any player who lands on them. The panels are then removed at the end of the Chapter. all take place after the mutator transformation. In the case of Battlefield, it effectively lasts only 1 chapter instead of 3 as a natural consequence of the mutator's effects.
• The mutator's effects will never transform panels that are naturally Warp or Warp Move, even if those panels are transformed by a different effect.
• Cards that cause panel-transforming effects all function as expected, but any transformed panels will revert into a random panel once the mutator's effects take place at the beginning of the next chapter. However, any other effects of the card will persist.
  •  Mix Phenomenon/ Subspace Tunnel: Any natural Warp or Warp Move panels that were transformed will stay transformed for the expected duration.
  •  Revival of Stars: The flower marks on panels will persist for the expected duration.
  •  Twilight-Colored Dream: The panel-stopping on battle traps will persist for the expected duration.

All Hypers drawn will be Ubiquitous.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• All 8 blank Hypers in the deck are replaced with  Ubiquitous.

Notes

• Since there are no blank Hypers, the Hyper that a character naturally owns has mostly no effect in this mutator.
  • However, if  Mimic is used, it will copy an opponent's naturally-owned Hyper as normal.
• Hyper cards which aren't originally part of the deck are unaffected by this mutator.

Selected units will change owners at the beginning of the match.

Rule Changes

• At the beginning of Chapter 1, all characters will be randomly assigned to different players, and moved to the homemark of the new player they were assigned to. Players keep their player number, homemark position, and starting position on the board.

Notes

• If the player gets a Hyper as their starting card, it will be the Hyper of their original chosen character before the swap.
• Players keep their starting Norma objective. This means players who selected Star Breaker during deck building will have a starting Norma of 1 Win, regardless of which character they end up controlling. Star Breaker herself can also have a starting Norma of 10 Stars this way.
• Players keep their equipped dice cosmetic, homemark cosmetic, and pet cosmetic. Characters will retain all of their other equipped cosmetics from before they were assigned to a new player.
• A player's available taunts will changed to that of the newly received character. The player's taunt loadout for that character will be used.

All cards will act as they were level 1 and have no cost.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• All cards act as if they were both Level 1 and cost 0 stars.

Notes

• All passives and effects that interact with card level and card cost treat every card as Level 1 and 0 cost.
•  Rocket Cannon: The secondary upgrade effect also acts as if it were Norma 1 and had no cost.
•  Price of Power: Does not increase card costs by 5.

Chosen characters are changed to a random character.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• At the beginning of Chapter 1, the character assigned to each player will be randomized.

Notes

• Since the character is instantly replaced, the characters that players select during deck building are mostly irrelevant in this mutator. However, if the player gets a Hyper as their starting card, it will be the Hyper of the chosen character before the replacement.
• The swapped character can be any character in the game. The player does not need to own a character to be able to randomly swap to it.
• The boss encounter is determined before characters are swapped. This means players who selected Marie Poppo with a Poppo Event cosmetic during deck building will increase the odds of Big Poppo appearing as the boss by +25%.
• Players keep their starting Norma objective. This means players who selected Star Breaker during deck building will have a starting Norma of 1 Win, regardless of which character they end up controlling. Star Breaker herself can also have a starting Norma of 10 Stars this way.
• After characters are swapped, the starting music is refreshed to correspond to the new character changes. If the current board has no field intro music, this means the theme will change to match Player 1's new character.
• Players keep their equipped dice cosmetic, homemark cosmetic, and pet cosmetic. Characters will have no cosmetics equipped other than the Orange color, Blue color, Green color, or Yellow color (depending on player number).
• A player's available taunts will changed to that of the newly received character. The player's taunt loadout for that character will be used.

All stats are randomized at the beginning of the game. All Hypers drawn will be random.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• At the start of the match, all units have their base HP, ATK, DEF, EVD, and REC stats randomized. HP can range from 1 to 9, ATK/DEF/EVD can range from -5 to +5, while REC can range from 0 to 5 (with 0 REC being represented by a "-" dash). Every character's unit card is altered to reflect this.
• Stats will be re-randomized for all characters at the beginning of every 4th chapter.
• All characters will be invisibly assigned a random Hyper. Any blank Hypers the character draws from the deck will become this Hyper instead of their usual Hyper. A character's assigned Hyper will randomize every chapter.

Notes

• When stats are re-randomized, a character's current HP will be automatically set to their new max HP. This will also cause any KO'd characters to automatically revive. This doesn't count as a revive for the purposes of trigger-on-revive effects (such as Tomomo (Sweet Eater) reverting back to Tomomo (Casual)).
• Since a character's assigned Hyper is randomized every chapter, the Hyper that a character naturally owns has mostly no effect in this mutator.
  • However, if  Mimic is used, it will copy an opponent's naturally-owned Hyper as normal.
• Since assigned Hypers only randomize every chapter, if a character draws multiple Hypers in the same chapter through a multi-draw effect, they will all be the same type of Hyper.
• For dual characters (Tomato & Mimyuu, NoName (Normal & Head), and Tomomo (Casual & Sweet Eater)), both characters will share the same randomized statline.
• Yuuki: Her passive does not apply, and is overwritten by the randomized ATK and DEF stats.
• Hime (Moonlight): Her passive applies properly, overwriting her randomized ATK/DEF/EVD every 5th chapter.
• NPCs are completely unaffected by 100% Mixed Juice! and their stats are not randomized. This includes summoned NPCs who fight on the player's behalf, such as those from  Chef, I Could Use Some Help!,  Manager, I Could Use Some Help!, and Mescal's passive.

All stats, effects, and durations are multiplied by 2.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• The base ATK, DEF, and EVD stats of all units are multiplied by 2. This is not reflected on the unit card, but it nevertheless applies when in battle. HP and REC stats are not affected.
• When any stock effect is applied to a unit or to the field, the amount of stacks received of that effect are multiplied by 2. In addition, the duration of that effect is also multiplied by 2.

Notes

• Any effects which are not tied to a stock effect will not be multiplied by 2. This include temporary stat increases such as those from passives and simple battle cards.
• Any mechanics that trigger the loss of 1 stack of a stock effect are not multiplied by 2.
• When doubling duration, any effects that last until the end of the player's turn are treated as a "partial chapter", and are doubled to 1 full chapter.
• Yuuki: The base stats received from her passive are also multiplied by 2.
• Hime (Moonlight): The base stats received from her passive are also multiplied by 2.
•  Poppoformation: The base stats received from its effect are also multiplied by 2.
• NPCs also have their ATK, DEF, and EVD stats multiplied by 2. This includes summoned NPCs who fight on the player's behalf, such as those from  Chef, I Could Use Some Help!,  Manager, I Could Use Some Help!, and Mescal's passive.

Effects

A full list of all stock effects that can be applied, and how they are influenced by the mutator. Note that a large amount of stock effects do not have any extra functionality with multiple stacks, including some of those that affect stats.

Source	Effect Name	Stacks Granted	Multiple Stacks Effect	Duration
Dash!	Dash!	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	No changes.
Flip Out	Flip Out	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Nice Jingle	Nice Jingle	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	Only 1 stack is used up upon triggering its effect.	—
Stiff Crystal	Stiff Crystal	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Extend	Extend	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Lonely Chariot	Lonely Chariot	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Passionate Research	Passionate Researcher	No changes.	—	—
President's Privilege	President's Privilege	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Path Blockers	Path Blockers	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Sweet Destroyer	Sweet Destroyer	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of stolen pudding cards upon use.	Functions as expected.	No changes.
Overtime	Overtime	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 1 full chapter. No functional difference.
	Clocked Out	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Accelerator	Accelerator	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Extraordinary Specs	Extraordinary Specs	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Protagonist's Privilege	Protagonist's Privilege	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Cast Off	Cast Off	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Blazing!	Blazing!	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Crystal Barrier	Crystal Barrier	Now grants 6 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	—
Awakening of Talent	Awakening of Talent	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 1 full chapter.
Jonathan Rush	Jonathan Rush	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Turbo Charged	Turbo Charged	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of lost HP upon use.	Functions as expected.	Duration is now equal to 4x the amount of lost HP (capped at 9 chapters).
Immovable Object	Immovable Object	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Witch's Hair Lock	Witch's Hair Lock	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Solid Witch	Solid Witch	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Stealth On	Stealth On	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Leap Through Space	Binding Smoke	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Special Stage	Live Mode	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2x (your Lvl) chapters.
Rival	Rival	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	No changes.
Ellie's Miracle	Ellie's Miracle (ATK)	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of completed Norma upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
	Ellie's Miracle (DEF)	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of completed Wins Norma upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
	Ellie's Miracle (EVD)	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of completed Stars Norma upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Lulu's Lucky Egg	Lucky Lunch	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Full Speed Alicianrone	Speed Damage	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the move result upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 1 full chapter. No functional difference.
Raging Madness	Raging Madness	Now grants stacks equal to 2 + 2x the amount of consumed Rage Counters upon use.	Functions as expected.	—
Saint Eyes	Saint Eyes	Now grants 6 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	—
Chef, I Could Use Some Help!	Chef, I Need Your Help!	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Manager, I Could Use Some Help!	Manager, Help Me!	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Safe Journey	Safe Journey	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Guidance of the Weathercock	Guidance of the Weathercock	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Upshift	Upshift	Now grants 4 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected. Stacks are still capped at 6.	—
Zealous Salesman	Zealous Salesman	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of held Freight cards upon use in a battle.	No changes; ATK gain is still equal to 1x the amount of held Freight cards.	—
Star Collector	Star Collector	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Dangerous Pudding	Dangerous Pudding	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	—
Heat 300%	Heat 300%	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	—
Sealed Memories	Sealed Memories	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Wanted	Wanted	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	—
Poppoformation	Poppoformed	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	—
Dance, Long-Eared Beasts!	Dance, Long-Eared Beasts!	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon trigger.	No changes.	—
Golden Egg	Golden Egg	Now inflicts 6 stacks upon trigger.	Functions as expected.	—
Holy Night	Holy Night	No changes.	—	—
Out of Ammo	Out of Ammo	No changes.	—	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Super All-Out Mode	Super All-Out Mode	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
Little War	Little War	No changes.	—	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Mix Phenomenon	Mix Phenomenon	No changes.	—	No changes, despite duration now visually showing 6 chapters.
Scrambled Eve	Lost Presents	Now applies stacks equal to 2x the amount of discarded cards upon use.	Functions as expected. Still applies after 3 chapters, as it isn't tied to effect duration.	—
Accelerating Sky	Accelerating Sky	No changes.	—	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Serene Hush	Serene Hush	No changes.	—	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Unpaid Work	Unpaid Work	No changes.	—	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Indiscriminate Fire Support	Indiscriminate Fire Support	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	Units now take 2 damage from this effect. This doesn't apply to the first hit triggered upon the initial usage of the card.	—
Home Improvement	Home Improver	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Binding Chains	Binding Chains	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	—
	Bound	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Magical Massacre	Magical Massacre	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of KO'd enemies upon use.	Functions as expected.	—
Delta Field	Delta Field	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	Only 1 stack is used up per turn, effectively increasing its duration to 2.	—
Whimsical Windmill	Whimsical Windmill	Now grants stacks equal to 2x the amount of non-KO'd opponents upon use.	Applies +1 EVD in battle as long as the effect is active. 1 stack is lost upon ending a battle.	Lasts until the end of the turn, despite duration now visually showing 2 chapters.
Revival of Stars	Revival of Stars	Now applies 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	No changes, despite duration now visually showing 6 chapters.
New Nobility	Noble Charm	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon use.	Affected units will randomly gain -2 ATK, DEF, or EVD during their next battle.	—
Twilight-Colored Dream	Twilight-Colored Dream	No changes.	—	Now lasts 2x (your Lvl) chapters. However, this only applies to the enemy-stopping effect; the panel-transforming effect still lasts only 1x (your Lvl).
Ideal World	Robotic Takeover	Now applies 4 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	—
Unlucky Charm	Unlucky Charm	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Windy Enchantment	Windy Enchantment	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Lost Child	Lost Child	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Price of Power	Price of Power	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Poppo the Snatcher	Poppo the Snatcher	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Bloodlust	Bloodlust	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Lucky Charm	Lucky Charm	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Metallic Monocoque	Metallic Monocoque	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Lucky Sevens	Lucky Sevens	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected. (No effect)	—
	Lucky Zero	Now grants 2 stacks upon rolling 0 on a move roll.	No changes.	Now lasts 1 full chapter. No functional difference.
Banned for Life	Banned for Life	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected. (No effect)	—
Santa's Job	Santa's Job	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
	Santa's Gift	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon sending a card.	No changes.	—
Evil Spy Work ― Execution	Evil Spy Work ― Execution	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	No changes; damage dealt is still equal to 3.	—
Miracle Red Bean Ice Cream	Miracle Red Bean Ice Cream	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
	Sweet Eater	Now grants 2 stacks upon use as Tomomo (Casual).	No changes.	—
Beast Witch	Beast Witch	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected. (No effect)	—
	Beastly Tribute	Now grants 2 stacks upon receiving stars from the card's effect.	No changes.	—
Red & Blue	Red & Blue	Now applies 2 stacks when held.	Functions as expected.	—
Mushroom (Gain + MOV)	Shroom Zoom	Now grants 2/4/6 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 1 full chapter. No functional difference.
Mushroom (Gain - MOV)	Slow	Now grants 2/4/6 stacks upon use.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 1 full chapter. No functional difference.
Mushroom (Gain Frostwalker)	Poppo Frostwalker	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2/4/6 chapters.
Mushroom (Cards Reversed)	Sealed Memories	Now grants 2 stacks upon use.	No changes.	Now lasts 2/4/6 chapters.
Shifu Robot	Auto-Repair	Now gains 2 stacks upon starting the turn while active and below maximum HP.	Functions as expected. Stacks are still capped at 3.	—
	Slow Start	Now gains 2 stacks upon reviving.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
Alte	Self-Destruct	Now gains 2 stacks upon being KO'd with  Self-Destruct.	Functions as expected. Stacks are still capped at 3.	—
Nath	Active Extension	Now gains 2 stacks upon participating in a battle in which any battle card is played.	Functions as expected. Stacks are still capped at 3.	—
Kiriko	Strange Medicine	Now gains 2 stacks upon using a battle card.	Functions as expected.	—
NoName	Potted Head	Now gains 2 stacks upon being KO'd.	No changes.	—
Mira	Binding Smoke	Now inflicts 2 stacks upon a trap being triggered.	No changes.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Sora & Sham (Cuties)	Events Crashed	Now gains 2 stacks upon using a unique Event card.	Functions as expected.	—
Suguri (46 Billion Years)	Rejuvenation	Now gains 2 stacks upon using her damage-doubling passive.	No changes.	—
Maynie	Rage Counter	Now gains 2 stacks upon taking damage.	Functions as expected.	—
Chris	Store Manager Counter	Now gains 2 stacks upon using a Max 1 non-Gift card.	Functions as expected.	—
Cook	Hungry	Now gains 2 stacks upon selecting the Evade command in battle.	Functions as expected. Stacks are still capped at 3.	—
Lone Rider	Lonely Road	Now gains 2 stacks upon rolling 7 or higher in a move roll.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Mescal	I Don't Need Your Help!	Now gains 2 stacks upon having Pirate Crew Member KO'd.	No changes.	Now lasts 6 chapters.
AmplifyAmplify Every 6 Chapters, all players will randomly receive a +1 bonus to their attack, defense, or dodge stat (marked by a symbol). This effect lasts for 2 Chapters.  Attack stat +1, Defense stat +1, Evasion stat +1 field event	Attack Buff	Now applies 2 stacks upon activation.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
	Defense Buff	Now applies 2 stacks upon activation.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
	Evasion Buff	Now applies 2 stacks upon activation.	Functions as expected.	Now lasts 4 chapters.
Minigame panel (Dice)	Poppo Dice	Now grants 2 stacks upon activation.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Minigame panel (Reverse)	Poppo Reverse	Now grants 2 stacks upon activation.	Direction is reversed twice, effectively doing nothing.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Minigame panel (Frostwalk)	Poppo Frostwalker	Now grants 2 stacks upon activation.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.
Minigame panel (Skip)	Poppo Stop	Now grants 2 stacks upon activation.	No changes.	—
Minigame panel (Joker)	Poppo Joker	Now grants 2 stacks upon activation.	No changes.	Now lasts 2 chapters.

All battle cards are replaced with Extension, which in this modifier becomes Level 1.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• All battle cards that were placed in the deck are replaced with  Extension. These Extension cards are Level 1 instead of Level 4.

Notes

• Since all battle cards are replaced, the types of battle cards that players select during deck building are irrelevant in this mutator. However, the number of battle cards that are decked will affect the number of Extension cards in the deck.
• Blank Hyper cards are unaffected by this mutator, meaning that battle Hypers may still be drawn.
• Battle cards which aren't originally part of the deck are unaffected by this mutator.
• All passives and effects that interact with card level treat the Extension cards as Level 1.

Every 5 chapters, at the start of the chapter, all cards in players hands are randomly redistributed as if Gift Exchange has been played.

Rule Changes

• At the beginning of every 5th chapter, a  Gift Exchange effect will take place. This has the exact same effects as the card.

Notes

• The mutator's effects take place before any field events. As such, CharityCharity
  Every 5 Chapters, all Players will receive 1 Card at the beginning of the Chapter. takes place after the card swap.

Everyone gets to place bombs down on their turn. It will explode after a random duration. You may also dash around a short distance.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• Players get two new commands added to their start-of-turn along with Move and Card, these being Bomb and Dash. As with all commands, they can be done in any order before the Move roll.
• The Bomb command allows the player to place a Bomberjam bomb. This bomb can be placed anywhere within a 1-panel radius of the player. When placed, the bomb will be colored to match the player's number (red, blue, green, or yellow) and a small "P1/P2/P3/P4" indicator will be present above the bomb to further indicate ownership. These bombs are visible to all players.
  After 2-3 chapters, the bomb will go off at the beginning of the chapter, exploding in a cross-shaped pattern and dealing 2 damage to all players within 3 panels of the bomb in a cardinal direction. The player who placed the bomb can also be damaged by this. If there is another bomb in the explosion radius, that bomb will also instantly explode regardless of its remaining duration, possibly causing a chain reaction.
  If a bomb causes KO, the player who placed the bomb steals 33.33% of the KO'd player's stars (rounded down) and gains 2 wins.
  The number of bombs that can be placed per turn increases with Norma. The player may place one bomb per turn at Norma 1-2, two bombs per turn at Norma 3-4, and three bombs per turn at Norma 5.
• The Dash command allows the player to quickly perform a free movement. The player may select anywhere within a 2-panel radius to instantly move to. This can be performed once per turn.
• Every character has their base REC stat divided by 2 (rounded up).

Notes

• The bombs from BomberBomber
  Every 2 Chapters, place a visible bomb on a random panel. The bomb will explode within 1 to 4 Chapters, and units within 2 panels in a cross-shaped area of the bomb panel will take damage. may explode Bomberjam bombs, and vice versa.
• The Bomberjam bomb's explosions take place before any field events. As such, BomberBomber
  Every 2 Chapters, place a visible bomb on a random panel. The bomb will explode within 1 to 4 Chapters, and units within 2 panels in a cross-shaped area of the bomb panel will take damage. takes place after any explosions.

Bounty Hunt shops will spawn on random panels, with tweaked item selection.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• Various Bounty Hunt Shops will spawn on random panels. These include the Armory, Bakery, Tavern, and Alchemist. A new set of shops will spawn every 6 chapters, starting from Chapter 1 (1, 7, 13, 19, etc.), replacing the existing set of shops. These mechanics are the same as in Bounty Hunt Mode.
• The shops have a tweaked item selection compared to Bounty Hunt Mode (needs research), but a majority of items are available in the expected shops.
• All shop buy and sell prices are divided by 5 after all calculations (rounded down).

Notes

• Other than the above changes, shops function identically to how they do in Bounty Hunt Mode, including spawning mechanics, item stock mechanics, purchasing items, selling cards, character-specific price adjustments, and the leveling system.
• The Level 7 shop bonus has no effect, due to Quest and Bounty contracts not existing in this mutator.

At the beginning of the match, choose either to play as a Guardian, or Aurora, with modified attributes. All Hypers drawn will be random, and unexpected events may occur.
(Achievements are disabled with this mutator.)

Rule Changes

• At the beginning of Chapter 1, all players will be asked to select between special versions of either Guardian or Aurora, exclusive to the mutator. Upon selection, the player's character will be replaced by their selection.
• All 8 blank Hypers in the deck are replaced with randomly generated Hyper cards. These are re-randomized when returned to the deck from the discard pile.
• At the beginning of every 3rd chapter, an invader will appear on the board. This will be a random unaffiliated character who will roam the board for a time, taking their turn after the players.
  Invaders will spawn with the Forced Departure stock effect, which will cause them to automatically leave the board after they have been present on it for 9 chapters. Invaders will also automatically leave the board upon being KO'd. Invaders will only trigger movement-type panels, and give 2 Wins and 100% of their stars upon defeat.
  On Chapters 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15, an invader from the Easy tier will spawn. These include Göst, Mousse, Marie Poppo, Nico, and Heliseed. These units spawn with 10 starting stars.
  On Chapters 18, 21, 24, 27, and 30, an invader from the Medium tier will spawn. These include Turnislime, Emerangler, Chef, Wolly, and Mercenary. These units spawn with 20 starting stars.
  On Chapters 33, 36, 39, 42, and 45, an invader from the Hard tier will spawn. These include QP, Marc, Suguri with an infinite duration  Accelerator stock effect, Sora (Military) with an infinite duration  Awakening of Talent stock effect, and Big Poppo. These units spawn with 30 starting stars.
  Invaders will stop spawning after Chapter 45.

Notes

• Since the character is instantly replaced, the characters that players select during deck building are irrelevant in this mutator.
• The boss encounter is determined before characters are swapped. This means players who selected Marie Poppo with a Poppo Event cosmetic during deck building will increase the odds of Big Poppo appearing as the boss by +25%.
• Players keep their starting Norma objective. This means players who selected Star Breaker during deck building will have a starting Norma of 1 Win, regardless of which character they end up controlling.
• After characters are swapped, the starting music is refreshed to correspond to the new character changes. If the current board has no field intro music, this means the theme will change to match Player 1's new character.
• Players keep their equipped dice cosmetic, homemark cosmetic, and pet cosmetic. Characters will have no cosmetics equipped other than the Orange color, Blue color, Green color, or Yellow color (depending on player number).
• Taunts are disabled in this mutator.

Event Rewards

Unlike most events, Fool's Gambit does not have an ending or unique rewards. However, the player can earn extra Arcade Tokens by playing games in Chaos Mode. One token is awarded at the end of each online Chaos Mode game, up to a maximum of 20 tokens per day. Singleplayer games and other game modes do not award extra Arcade Tokens.

• Event Goal

Name	Status	Unlock Method
Fool's Gambit intro cutscene	New	Open the game.

Trivia

• The description for Multiplication Sensation used in the announcement and patch notes differs from the in-game description for unknown reasons. In-game, the description reads "All stats, and durations are multiplied by 2."
• Although there were 19 mutators mentioned in the original April Fools post, not all of them were implemented for real. There are 5 mutators which remain unimplemented, of which 3 (Bring Down The Tank, Faerize, Poppoformation) have descriptions in the translation file chaos_mutators.txt, but still do not actually appear in-game, and were therefore jokes.
  • Fair Bully-Zone - Star normas cannot be selected (unless forced). Adjust all unit base stats to be 0/0/0.
  • Bring Down The Tank - One player at random will see their HP increased by 50, and their base ATK will be set to be 2, while being impervious to KO card effects. Other players gain a permanent  Dash. All cards are free to play and will act as they were level 1. If defeated, the other 3 players win the game. If not defeated under 30 chapters, the Tank wins the game.
  • Faerize - All players will be changed into Aurora. A friendly bot taking over the unit you chose initially will join you on your panel, and share wins and stars. Your friendly bot is the only unit capable to norma. Guide your bot to victory to win the game.
  • Poppoformation - All players turn into Poppo for two chapters after a random interval of 2-10 chapters.
  • Four Heavenly Kings - Each player will play as a random Co-op boss.