10 Team Play

10.1 Apex Madness

Game Mode: Rookie

Apex Madness is a team-based format consisting of one Head Coach and multiple Team Players. Each role follows different deck construction rules.

Head Coach Decks

The Head Coach represents the team’s highest-power deck and must play a full Apex format deck.

Head Coach decks must follow these rules:

60 Hero cards total
Maximum 6 Heroes per Power value
No Power limit
The same Hero / Variation / Power / Weapon combination may not be repeated
The deck must include 4 Full Art Foil Hot Dog cards
These Foil Hot Dogs must be clearly displayed during all games

Team Player Decks

All Team Player decks must contain at least 60 Spec Heroes (160 Power or less) before any Apex cards are added.

Apex Unlock System

Team Player decks may unlock Apex Heroes using the following methods.

Insert Unlocks

For each Insert type where a deck contains 10 Heroes of that Insert type at 160 Power or lower, the deck unlocks:

1 Apex Hero (165 Power or higher) of the same Insert type

Restrictions:

Each Insert type may unlock only one Apex Hero
A maximum of 6 Apex Heroes may be unlocked through Insert types
Supers may count as any Insert type

Foil Hot Dog Unlocks

Foil Hot Dogs act as deck mascots and unlock additional Apex Heroes.

Including 4 different Foil Hot Dogs unlocks:

4 additional Apex Heroes of any in-rotation Insert type

Requirements:

The Foil Hot Dogs must be clearly displayed during all games

Maximum Deck Construction

An optimized Apex Madness deck may contain:

60 Spec Heroes (160 Power or less)
Up to 6 Apex Heroes unlocked through Inserts
Up to 4 Apex Heroes unlocked through Foil Hot Dogs

Maximum total: 70 Heroes Maximum Apex Heroes: 10

Insert Types

The following Insert types may be used to unlock Apex Heroes:

Inspired Ink Battlefoils
80’s Rad Battlefoils
Grandma’s Linoleum Battlefoils (Green)
Great Grandma’s Linoleum Battlefoils (Red)
Blizzard Battlefoils
Color Battlefoils (Orange, Blue, Green, Pink, Silver)
Bubblegum Battlefoils
Mixtape Battlefoils
Miami Ice Battlefoils
Fire Tracks Battlefoils
Grillin Battlefoils
Chillin Battlefoils
Slime Battlefoils
Logo Battlefoils
Icon Battlefoils
Colosseum Battlefoils
Alpha Battlefoils
Powerglove

Additional Notes

Each Insert type may unlock only one Apex Hero
Color Battlefoils and Icon Battlefoils are considered separate Insert types
Supers may count as any Insert type
Heroes used to unlock Apex cards must remain in the registered decklist
Foil Hot Dogs must remain visible during all games

10.2 HiLo Madness

Game Mode: Rookie

HiLo Madness is a variant of the Madness team format where some matches are played using High Ball rules and others using Low Ball rules.

Match Structure

Teams consist of four Coaches. Each Coach is assigned either a High Ball or Low Ball match.

High Ball — The Hero with the higher Power wins the Battle.
Low Ball — The Hero with the lower Power wins the Battle.

Event organizers determine which Coaches play High Ball and which play Low Ball. In most events:

The Head Coach plays High Ball
The other three Coaches play Low Ball

Event organizers may modify these assignments for specific events.

Deck Construction

HiLo Madness events are typically played using Hero pools restricted by Weapon type, Inserts, or other event-specific criteria.

Additional deck construction rules may apply depending on the event, including but not limited to:

Maximum or minimum Power limits
Restrictions on Weapon types
Restrictions on specific card types

Foil Hot Dog Tradition

As part of the Madness tradition, each Coach must bring four foil Hot Dog cards and place them face-up on the table during their matches.

These cards are for display only and have no gameplay function.