Advent Cards

are the cards used by the 13 Kamen Riders and the Rider imitation Alternatives/Advent Master Eubulon in Kamen Rider Ryuki and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (on this page, Ryuki lore is listed before Dragon Knight lore, separated by a "/"). In Kamen Rider Decade, a new Rider, Kamen Rider Abyss, also uses them alongside A.R. versions of the 13 Riders in the World of Ryuki.
These cards are held in the Riders' Card Decks and can be scanned via their Visors. There are a wide array of different Advent Cards that are attributed to each Rider. Some are unique, but most Riders share a select few amongst each other. With the exception of the Contract, Seal, and Survive Cards, all Advent Cards are named with "(Blank) Vent". In Ryuki, the cards of the Alternatives are of a very different design than the normal Riders' cards, having been made after the fact as an attempted imitation; in Dragon Knight, the Advent Master's cards differing in design is not addressed, though they may represent a prototype stage.
These cards allows the Riders to summon their Contract/Advent Beasts as well as offensive and/or defensive weapons or use special abilities in their battles. Most Advent Cards have their offensive or defensive power rated by Attack (AP) or Guard (GP) respectively (the Guard number is exclusive to Guard Vent), and shown at the bottom right corner in multiples of 1000 (save the blank Sword Vent); purely ability-giving cards like Copy or Clear Vent have no number. These points roughly indicate how powerful the card's weapons or abilities are after being scanned in the Visor. Though not directly referenced in onscreen material and often portrayed as being used with little heed to this conversion, every 20 AP/GP a card has is seemingly equal to 1 ton of force, so Ryuki/Dragon Knight's Sword Vent with 2000 AP potentially hits with 100 tons of force, while Ouja/Strike's with 3000 AP can hit with 150 tons. The Alternatives'/Advent Master's cards feature the Attack within the green text near their barcodes alongside other card-unique specifications, and theirs is given instead in multiples of 500 that can deviate from even thousands.
== Known Advent Cards==
===Advent/Attack Vent===
The Card is a card any of the 13 Riders that have a Contract Monster/Advent Beast has access to. This is used to summon their respective Advent Monsters and is what their Contract Card turns into once they contract with a monster. If this card is stolen or the monster is destroyed, a Rider's armor will revert to its blank form. It is renamed Attack Vent in Dragon Knight, although in the games its name remains as "Advent". Additionally in Dragon Knight, Darkwing/Darkraider is renamed into Blackwing/Blackraider and Genocider is renamed Cerebeast, and as Eubulon has no contract, Psyco-Rogue's card does not exist. Regardless, in both series the cards themselves feature the names of the Contract Beast, making them the only cards whose activation announcements are not the name printed on them.
When Shiro temporarily stops the Rider Fight in episode 24, the Advent Cards turn blank, though the Riders' symbol still remains on the card.
KRRy-Dragreder Advent Card.png|Dragreder
KRRy-Dragranzer Advent Card.png|Dragranzer
KRRy-Dragreder Advent Card (Blank).png|Blank
KRRy-Darkwing Advent Card.png|Darkwing
KRDK-Blackwing Advent Card.png|Blackwing
KRRy-Darkraider Advent Card.png|Darkraider/Blackraider
KRRy-Darkwing Advent Card (Blank).png|Blank
KRRy-Volcancer Advent Card.png|Volcancer
KRRy-Magnugiga Advent Card.png|Magnugiga
KRRy-Magnugiga Advent Card (Blank).png|Blank
KRRy-Evildiver Advent Card.png|Evildiver
KRRy-Metalgelas Advent Card.png|Metalgelas
KRRy-Venosnaker Advent Card.png|Venosnaker
KRRy-Evildiver Advent Card (Ouja).png|Evildiver(under Ouja's/Strike's control)
KRRy-Metalgelas Advent Card (Ouja).png|Metalgelas(under Ouja's/Strike's control)
KRRy-Genocider Advent Card.png|Genocider
KRRy-Genocider Advent Card (Misspelled).png|Genocider(misspelled as Genosider)
KRDK-Cerebeast Advent Card.png|Cerebeast
KRRy-Destwilder Advent Card.png|Destwilder
KRRy-Gigazelle Advent Card.png|Gigazelle
KRRy-Goldphoenix Advent Card.png|Goldphoenix
KRRy-Biogreeza Advent Card.png|Biogreeza
KRRy-Blancwing Advent Card.png|Blancwing
KRRy-Dragblacker Advent Card.png|Dragblacker
Exodiver.jpg|Exodiver (Never Used)
KRDCD-Abysslasher Advent Card.png|Abysslasher
KRRy-Psyco-Rogue Advent Card.png|Psyco-Rogue
===Sword Vent===
A Card allows 6 of the 13 Riders, the Alternatives/Advent Master, and Abyss to summon a sword-like weapon. Interestingly, while the swords summoned by normal Sword Vent cards resemble certain body parts of the Contract Monsters/Advent Beasts, the Survive Sword Vents of Ryuki/Dragon Knight and Knight/Wing Knight are instead parts of their visorzweis.
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Blank).png|Ryuki Blank Form's Ridesaber
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Ryuki).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight's Dragsaber
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Ryuki Survive).png|Dragblade
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Knight).png|Winglancer
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Darkblade
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Ouja).png|Venosaber
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Odin).png|Goldsabers
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Femme).png|Wingslasher
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Ryuga).png|Ryuga/Onyx's Dragsaber
KRDCD-Sword Vent Card (Abyss).png|Abysssaber
KRRy-Sword Vent Card (Alternative).png|Slashdagger
===Strike Vent===
A Card allows 6 of the 13 Riders and Abyss to summon a gauntlet-like weapon. The gauntlet summoned resembles certain body parts of their Contract Monsters/Advent Beasts, usually their head or arms. Some of them can even launch projectiles.
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Ryuki).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight's Dragclaw
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Scissors).png|Scissorspinch
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Zolda).png|Gigahorn (Never Used)
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Gai).png|Metalhorn
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Ouja).png|Metalhorn used by Ouja/Strike
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Tiger).png|Destclaws
KRRy-Strike Vent Card (Ryuga).png|Ryuga/Onyx's Dragclaw
KRDCD-Strike Vent Card (Abyss).png|Abyssclaw
===Guard Vent===
A Card allows 7 of the 13 Riders to summon a shield-like armament; Zolda/Torque uniquely has access to two versions of this card without changing to an upgraded form, though one was never seen during the series. The shield summoned resembles certain body parts of their Contract Monsters/Advent Beasts. This variety of card uniquely features the numbered "Guard" power instead of the "Attack" power of most other cards.
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Ryuki).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight's Dragshield
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Ryuki Survive).png|Firewall
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Knight).png|Wingwall
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Scissors).png|Shelldefense
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Zolda).png|Gigaarmor
Zolda Second Guard Vent.jpg|Gigatector (Never used)
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Odin).png|Goldshield
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Femme).png|Wingshield
KRRy-Guard Vent Card (Ryuga).png|Ryuga/Onyx's Dragshield
===Shoot Vent===
A Card allow 3 of the 13 Riders to summon firearm-like weapon; Zolda/Torque uniquely has access to two versions of this card without changing to an upgraded form. The summoned weapons for Zolda/Torque resemble parts of Magnugiga's body, while Ryuki/Dragon Knight and Knight/Wing Knight, who only get Shoot Vent while in Survive Mode, use their Visorzweis for their attacks. Zolda's shoulder-mounted Gigacannon was renamed Launch Vent for Torque, though its card still read "Shoot Vent".
KRRy-Shoot Vent Card (Ryuki Survive).png|Meteorbullet
KRRy-Shoot Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Darkarrow
KRRy-Shoot Vent Card (Gigacannon).png|Gigacannon (Torque's Launch Vent)
KRRy-Shoot Vent Card (Gigalauncher).png|Gigalauncher
===Nasty Vent===
The Card allows Knight/Wing Knight in both regular and Survive Forms to summon Darkwing/Blackwing or Darkraider/Blackraider, which then performs the supersonic screech attack to distract or annoy opponents.
KRRy-Nasty Vent Card (Knight).png|Nasty Vent
KRRy-Nasty Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Nasty Vent (Survive)
===Trick Vent===
The card allows Knight/Wing Knight in both forms and Ryuki/Dragon Knight in Survive mode to perform the , creating 4 or more illusion copies of themselves. These copies will disappear if they sustain enough damage.
KRRy-Trick Vent Card (Knight).png|Knight/Wing Knight's Trick Vent
KRRy-Trick Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Knight/Wing Knight Survive's Trick Vent
KRRy-Trick Vent Card (Ryuki Survive).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight Survive's Trick Vent (Only used through Strange Vent)
===Blust Vent===
The Card allows Knight/Wing Knight Survive to summon Darkraider/Blackraider to execute the , a pair of tornadoes fired from the turbines on his wings. The card is announced as "Blast Vent" by the Visors, but the card reads "Blust Vent"; while not its own word, "blust" can be extended into "bluster", which does have a definition referring to a fierce wind.
KRRy-Blust Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Blust (Blast) Vent
===Swing Vent===
The Card allows Raia/Sting to summon a whip that resembles Evildiver's tail. In Kamen Rider Ryuki, After killing Raia, Ouja made a contract with Evildiver. In Episode 26, Ouja used Evil Whip but activated the Swing Vent card offscreen. In Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Kamen Rider Strike does not use the weapon or the card after stealing the Sting Deck and Contracting Evil Diver.
KRRy-Swing Vent Card (Raia).png|Evilwhip
KRRy-Swing Vent Card (Ouja).png|Evilwhip used by Ouja/Strike
===Freeze Vent===
The Card allows Tiger/Axe to temporarily immobilize another Rider or a Rider's Advent Monster by making them suddenly freeze in place.
KRRy-Freeze Vent Card (Tiger).png|Freeze Vent
===Spin Vent===
The Card allows Imperer/Spear to summon a dual spear-like weapon that resembles Gigazelle's horns.
KRRy-Spin Vent Card (Imperer).png|Gazellestab
===Hold Vent===
The Card allows Verde/Camo to summon a bolas/yo-yo-like weapon that resembles Biogreeza's eyes that can be thrown to snag an opponent.
KRRy-Hold Vent Card (Verde).png|Bio-Winder
===Clear Vent===
The Card allows Verde/Camo to turn invisible.
KRRy-Clear Vent Card (Verde).png|Clear Vent
===Time Vent===
The Card allows Odin to send himself or someone else back in time; though the main series Shinji, when sent back in time, was unable to change any of the events he relived (and most of the time forgot he was reliving events), the A.R. Shinji was able to change the entire flow of events. It was never used by Wrath nor seen in his possession in the Dragon Knight Series, so it is unknown if he had it. It does become part of his deck in the Wii Video Game.
KRRy-Time Vent Card (Odin).png|Time Vent
===Unite Vent===
The Card allows Ouja/Strike to combine Venosnaker, Metalgelas, and Evildiver into Genocider/Cerebeast; they separate again after the battle is over.
In Dragon Knight, the card's design was also modified and reused for the Link Vent card created by Eubulon, which allows the 13 Riders to combine the power of all 13 Final Vents and unleash it in one condensed attack. These cards were used to destroy Xaviax.
KRRy-Unit Vent Card.png|Unite Vent
KRDK-Link Vent Card.png|Link Vent
===Copy Vent===
The Card allows potentially any Rider to copy something about their opponent, but is not part of every Rider's arsenal. It has only been seen being used by Raia/Sting to create a copy of the weapon his opponent is using, or by Verde to copy his opponent's appearance (with weapons); though he may have had it, Camo was never seen with or using it in the series.
KRRy-Copy Vent Card.png|Copy Vent
===Strange Vent===
The Card allows potentially any of the 13 Riders to use 1 random Advent Card of any kind (typically one from their opponent's deck), but is not part of every Rider's arsenal. Once slotted, the card turns into the other card as the slotter opens, and must be slotted again to activate the copied card. It was only possessed and used by Ryuki/Dragon Knight Survive, accessing Trick Vent and Steal Vent (Ryuki only) on different occasions. It was also used by Ryuki in a net movie to change the cards of his poker opponents into other types of cards. Although in the Kamen Rider Perfect File Magazine stated that Odin also own Strange Vent Card, however Odin never used it in any media appearances.
KRRy-Strange Vent Card.png|Strange Vent
===Confine Vent===
The Card allows potentially any of the 13 Riders to nullify the effect of an Advent Card of a Rider for one round, but is not part of every Rider's arsenal. It was only possessed and used by Gai and the Earth's Thrust.
KRRy-Confine Vent Card.png|Confine Vent
===Return Vent===
The Card could allow potentially any of the 13 Riders to reactivate the effect of a negated card. It was intended to be an Advent Card that would counter Confine Vent, but it didn't appear in the series. It can be used in the Dragon Knight Wii Video Game.
KRRy-Return Vent Card.png|Return Vent
===Steal Vent===
The Card allows potentially any of the 13 Riders to steal another Rider's weapon, but is not part of every Rider's arsenal. It was only possessed by Odin, and was used by him and by Ryuki Survive through Strange Vent.
KRRy-Steal Vent Card.png|Steal Vent
===Seal and Contract Cards===
The and Advent Cards are possessed by each of the Riders in their blank Card Decks: Seal can (at least in Ryuki) seal away a Mirror Monster for good without needing to defeat it; Contract will make a contract with a Mirror Monster and make it the Rider's Contract Monster/Advent Beast, giving the Rider new and unique powers based on the Monster, after which the card becomes their Advent/Attack Vent.
Either the Seal Card or the Deck itself is in both series seen to project a spherical energy shell to block Dragreder from approaching Shinji/Kit. Tsutomu Ejima, who aided with Shiro Kanzaki's initial efforts in Ryuki, carried a lone Seal Card to scare away Monsters that tried following him. Shiro/Xaviax also provided Ouja/Strike with extra Contract Cards to re-contract with the loose Contract Monsters/Advent Beasts of Gai/Thrust and Raia/Sting.
KRRy-Seal Card.png|Seal
KRRy-Contract Card.png|Contract
===Survive===
The  Advent Cards allow any of the 13 Riders to assume their powered-up Survive forms; only three Survive Cards exist, with one (Mugen) being unseen during Ryuki, but later seen in Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki, in which Odin uses all three Survive Cards on his Goldvisor in order for him to become immortal, but he is weakened when Survive Rekka and Survive Shippu are disintegrated due to the effects of Ryuki and Knight's Ridewatches, which results in Odin's defeat. In Dragon Knight, it's said that each Rider has their own Survive Mode card, but only Wing Knight and Dragon Knight's were seen. The only Riders to possess these cards are:
*: Ryuki/Dragon Knight, Ryuga (S.I.C.)
*: Odin, Ouja (Outsiders)
*: Raia (never used), Knight/Wing Knight, Ouja (S.I.C.)
KRRy-Survive Shippu Card.png|Survive Shippu
KRRy-Survive Mugen Card.png|Survive Mugen
KRRy-Survive Rekka Card.png|Survive Rekka
===Accele/Speed Vent===
The (Speed Vent in Dragon Knight) Card allows Alternative and Alternative Zero/Advent Master to briefly move at high speeds.
KRRy-Speed Vent Card.png|Accele/Speed Vent
===Wheel Vent===
The Card allows Alternative and Alternative Zero to transform Psyco-Rogue into its motorcycle form, Psycoroader. As the Advent Master has no Contract to Psyco-Rogue. In Dragon Knight, he doesn't possess this card.
KRRy-Wheel Vent Card (Alternative).png|Wheel Vent
===Final Vent===
The iconic Card allows any of the 13 Riders, the Alternatives/Advent Master, or Abyss to execute a powerful finishing attack unique to each of them by combining their powers with their Mirror Monster. While Alternative had this card, he was defeated before using it, though Alternative Zero did; as Eubulon has no contract, he lacks this card. Though Odin had activated his Final Vent once, it was not fully seen, and he faded away before he was able to complete the attack; Wrath on the other hand used it once, but the recoil of the attack vented him as well (it's unclear if this self-venting was part of the attack or if Xaviax, controlling Wrath, didn't know how to avoid it as a side effect). Verde used this attack several times; however, Camo never did.
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Ryuki).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight's Final Vent: Dragon Rider Kick
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Ryuki Survive).png|Ryuki/Dragon Knight Survive's Final Vent: Dragon Fire Storm
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Knight).png|Knight/Wing Knight's Final Vent: Flyinglancer
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Knight Survive).png|Knight/Wing Knight Survive's Final Vent: Shippudan
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Scissors).png|Scissors/Incisor's Final Vent: Scissors Attack
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Zolda).png|Zolda/Torque's Final Vent: End of the World
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Raia).png|Raia/Sting's Final Vent: Hide Venom
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Gai).png|Gai/Thrust's Final Vent: Heavy Pressure
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Ouja).png|Ouja/Strike's Final Vent with Venosnaker: Veno Crash
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Ouja Survive).png|Ouja Survive's Final Vent
Final Vent (Ouja-Strike) (Metalgelas).jpg|Ouja/Strike's Final Vent with Metalgelas: Heavy Pressure
Final Vent (Ouja-Strike) (Evildiver).jpg|Ouja/Strike's Final Vent with Evildiver: Hide Venom
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Doomsday).png|Ouja/Strike's Final Vent with Genocider/Cerebeast: Doomsday
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Tiger).png|Tiger/Axe's Final Vent: Crystal Break
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Imperer).png|Imperer/Spear's Final Vent: Drive Divider
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Odin).png|Odin/Wrath's Final Vent: Eternal Chaos
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Verde).png|Verde/Camo's Final Vent: Death Punish
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Femme).png|Femme/Siren's Final Vent: Misty Slash
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Ryuga).png|Ryuga/Onyx's Final Vent: Dragon Rider Kick
Survive Final.jpg|Raia Survive's Final Vent (Never used)
KRDCD-Final Vent Card (Abyss).png|Abyss' Final Vent: Abyss Dive
KRRy-Final Vent Card (Alternative).png|Alternative & Alternative Zero's Final Vent: Dead End
==Legend Rider Weapon==
===Decade===
===Wizard===
The Advent Cards, along with the other Rider Powers, were stolen from Ryuki by Amadum in the world within the Magic Stone, who explained that they were already his due to the Riders' powers being from the same source as evil. However, the power was soon returned thanks to the appearance of Kamen Rider Gaim, with the return of the Advent Cards immediately transforming Ryuki into Survive Form. 
===Arms Weapon===
The Dragsaber is the Arms Weapon wielded by either an Armored Rider or a Genesis Armored Rider when they transform into Ryuki Arms, which is assumed by Kamen Rider Gaim in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.
===Energy Item===
: Evoking Kamen Rider Knight Survive, this blue medal that depicts a Rider's hand holding the Survive Shippu Advent Card. Its code is EI149. 
===Zi-O===
Both Kamen Rider Zi-O after assuming GrandZi-O Form & Kamen Rider Geiz after assuming Geiz Majesty Form can summon the weapons both both Kamen Rider Ryuki & Kamen Rider Knight. Geiz used the Wing Lancer in a fight against the Arch Orhpnoch, the Smildon Dopant, & the Kyoryu Greed. 
===Geats===
Geats can summon both Dragsaber and Dragclaw with the usage of V-Buckle Buckle (Ryuki), while Buffa can summon Venosaber with V-Buckle Buckle (Ouja).
===Gotchard===
Kamen Rider Legend is capable of utilizing the forms of all the Riders before him, including Ryuki himself, Kaguya can lead the Ryuki and Ghost Cards for Kamen Rider Gotchard for him assuming TamashiiVent.
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KRGo-Masked Rider Ryuki Ride Chemy Card.png|Kamen Rider Ryuki
KRGo-Masked Rider Knight Ride Chemy Card.png|Kamen Rider Knight
KRGo-RCTC-RT3-087.png|Kamen Rider Ouja
==Notes==
* These are the first Collectible Devices in Kamen Rider history, as well as the first of four collectibles to be in the form of cards, followed by Rouse Cards, Rider Cards and Ride Chemy Cards.
*The conception of the Advent Cards were based on the popularity of at the time.『ユリイカ』9月臨時増刊号（通巻615号）、青土社、2012年8月8日、 ISBN 978-4-7917-0242-8。https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/08/how-dueling-kamen-riders-in-kamen-rider-ryuki-represent-ishinomoris-ideas/
* Regardless of whoever scans the cards into their Visors, so long as the owner is still around, the weapon will gravitate to the original user. With Final Vents, the principle is presumably the same, with the original owner performing his Finishing Move. This is shown when Shinji/Kit scans Kitaoka/Drew's cards for him, and Zolda/Torque's weapons go to Kitaoka/Drew instead of him.
*When Ouja/Strike re-Contracted with the Contract Monsters of Raia/Sting and Gai/Thrust, he received versions of their cards featuring his Cobra emblem in the upper corner in place of their original Stingray and Rhino emblems (though certain shots still show the original cards, likely in error).
*Whenever the Survive cards are summoned, their background changes into an animated swirling visual. 
**In the case of Ouja, the Survive Mugen card's animation becomes purple, a combination of the original blue and red backgrounds in the static image.
*Advent Cards with gold trim borders and red bars over the card names are only seen in the decks of Odin and Riders in their Survive forms, indicating a possible connection. Indeed, the three Survive Cards form a golden phoenix image when placed together, Odin's Contract Monster is Goldphoenix, and a promotional image shows him with all three cards placed in an unfolded version of his Goldvisor, implying all three are meant to be a part of his deck, and that Riders in Survive forms are using a portion of Odin's power to access said form. Indeed, Shiro Kanzaki, who controlled Odin, was the one to distribute the Survive cards to other Riders.
**The only card to break this pattern is Abyss' Final Vent, featuring red bars without a gold trim border. But as Abyss is original to Decade, it likely exists independent of the original Ryuki lore.
*The Advent Cards seem to have a similar function to the Gosei Cards from as both sets of cards allow the main heroes to either summon weapons, use attacks, or summon their animal based mechs they are themed after. This is later referenced through Ryuki, Blade, and Decade using Gosei Cards in .
*According to the (now-defunct) TV-Asahi website for Kamen Rider Ryuki, just as Ryuki Blank Form's Ridesaber being a weaker Sword Vent counterpart to Dragsaber, the Guard Vent Dragshields also has one in the form of , which also scores the same point, 300.https://web.archive.org/web/20161005090355/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ryuki/masked_riders/ryuki/main.html Exactly how the Advent Card would appear to be is unknown, as no other official materials seems to be able to clarify its existence in the first place.
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