Artwork variants
3 printings of BT20-086. They are the same card for deck building — any of them fills the slot.
Altea
- Play Cost
- 4
- Traits
- LIBERATOR
- Set
- BT20
Effect
Start of Your Turn If you have 2 or less memory, set it to 3.
Start of Your Main Phase By placing 1 play cost 4 or lower black Digimon card with the [Cyborg] or [Machine] trait from your hand or trash as any of your [Cyborg] or [Machine] trait Digimon's bottom digivolution card, flip your opponent's top face-down security card face up.
Security Effect
Security Play this card without paying the cost.
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Printed In
- DIGIMON LIBERATOR DEBUGGERS SET [PB-22] Feb 2026
- Ver.2.5 [BT19-20] Feb 2025
Rulings for Altea
Official clarifications published for this card.
What cards to be placed in digivolution cards will fulfill the condition for this card's [Start of Your Main Phase] effect?
1 black Digimon card with the [Cyborg] trait and a play cost of 4 or less or 1 black Digimon card with the [Machine] trait and a play cost of 4 or less.
24 January 2025
Does a card's [Security] effect trigger upon a security check with that card placed face-up?
Yes, it triggers.
24 January 2025
What happens to cards placed face up in the security stack by effects?
They become face-up security cards that remain revealed. Other than rules that specify face-up security cards, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security cards.
24 January 2025
What happens if I shuffle a security stack that includes security cards placed face-up?
Any face-up cards are placed face down, then you shuffle the cards. After shuffling, all cards are left face-down.
24 January 2025
Only the top card of my opponent's security card is face up. If this card's [When Digivolving] effect activates, what security card is flipped to face up?
The 2nd card from the top of their security stack is flipped to face up.
24 January 2025
What happens if I shuffle a security stack that includes security cards placed face-up?
Any face-up cards are placed face down, then you shuffle the cards. After shuffling, all cards are left face-down.
24 January 2025
What happens if I shuffle a security stack that includes security cards placed face-up?
Any face-up cards are placed face down, then you shuffle the cards. After shuffling, all cards are left face-down.
24 January 2025
What cards to be placed in digivolution cards will fulfill the condition for this card's [Start of Your Main Phase] effect?
1 black Digimon card with the [Cyborg] trait and a play cost of 4 or less or 1 black Digimon card with the [Machine] trait and a play cost of 4 or less.
24 January 2025
What happens upon a security check for a security card that is placed face-up?
The check is performed with the card left revealed. Other than rules for cards left revealed, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security checks.
24 January 2025
What happens to cards placed face up in the security stack by effects?
They become face-up security cards that remain revealed. Other than rules that specify face-up security cards, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security cards.
24 January 2025
Does a card's [Security] effect trigger upon a security check with that card placed face-up?
Yes, it triggers.
24 January 2025
What cards to be placed in digivolution cards will fulfill the condition for this card's [Start of Your Main Phase] effect?
1 black Digimon card with the [Cyborg] trait and a play cost of 4 or less or 1 black Digimon card with the [Machine] trait and a play cost of 4 or less.
24 January 2025
What happens to cards placed face up in the security stack by effects?
They become face-up security cards that remain revealed. Other than rules that specify face-up security cards, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security cards.
24 January 2025
Only the top card of my opponent's security card is face up. If this card's [When Digivolving] effect activates, what security card is flipped to face up?
The 2nd card from the top of their security stack is flipped to face up.
24 January 2025
What happens upon a security check for a security card that is placed face-up?
The check is performed with the card left revealed. Other than rules for cards left revealed, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security checks.
24 January 2025
Does a card's [Security] effect trigger upon a security check with that card placed face-up?
Yes, it triggers.
24 January 2025
Only the top card of my opponent's security card is face up. If this card's [When Digivolving] effect activates, what security card is flipped to face up?
The 2nd card from the top of their security stack is flipped to face up.
24 January 2025
What happens upon a security check for a security card that is placed face-up?
The check is performed with the card left revealed. Other than rules for cards left revealed, the rules apply in the same manner as standard security checks.
24 January 2025
