Vs. System
Vs. System is the name of a collectible card game (CCG) produced by Upper Deck. Once or twice a year, a new set is released that focuses on a particular subset of characters in a shared comic universe (DC, Marvel, other publishers). In December 2006 Upper Deck released the Legion of Super-Heroes deck, which was about half Legion-related characters and situations, and the other half related to the Teen Titans and Infinite Crisis. This Legion deck may be played with any other Vs. System deck regardless of publishing company of the characters. There were 220 cards in the Legion deck plus two promo cards and three "stacker" cards, each of which was available as a regular card as well as a foil chase card, making 450 possible cards.
Description
The "Legion of Super-Heroes" set contains numerous sub-sets, including Legionnaires, Plot Twists, Equipment, Locations, Future Foes, Darkseid's Elite, Teen Titans and Crisis. Each card is a member of one or two subsets. Future Foes are Legion villains, while Darkseid's Elite is comprised of variations on Darkseid, his Dark Servants from the Great Darkness Saga and Foundations storylines, and various Fourth World characters. Many cards are related to the Teen Titans (additions and changes since the last Titans set), the ending to the Infinite Crisis storyline, and the various characters and groups who have been introduced or changed in recent years.
Each card contains statistics to help the game player attack and defend against another player's deck of cards, each card either a character or a modification to another card's stats. The more powerful a card is, the rarer it is; there are three levels of card scarcity, namely Common, Uncommon, and Rare.
The set contains all new artwork on the front. The back of each card is the generic Vs. System logo. Cards are designated with "DLS" by the card number to distinguish which Vs. System set the card came from ("DC Legion of Super-Heroes").
Legion Cards
This list contains not only the Legion cards, but also cards which show a scene from a Legion comic (for example, Darkseid and his minions, or Ra's al Ghul) regardless of whether a Legionnaire appears on it, for completeness. Additional information on rarity and character version are included here for clarity.
| Card number | Rarity | Name | Version | Illustrator |
| DLS-001 | Common | Andromeda | Laurel Gand | Ariel Olivetti |
| DLS-002 | Common | Apparition | Tinya Wazzo | Claudio Aboy |
| DLS-003 | Common | Bouncing Boy | Chuck Taine | Sanford Greene |
| DLS-004 | Rare | Brainiac 5.1 | Querl Dox | Sanford Greene |
| DLS-004 (EA) | Rare | Brainiac 5.1 | Querl Dox | Sanford Greene |
| DLS-005 | Uncommon | Chameleon | Reep Daggle | Ray Toh |
| DLS-006 | Common | Colossal Boy <> Leviathan | Gim Allon | Ariel Olivetti |
| DLS-007 | Rare | Cosmic Boy | Rokk Krinn | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-007 (ST) | Rare | Cosmic Boy | Rokk Krinn | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-008 | Rare | Dream Girl | Nura Nal | Stuart Sayger |
| DLS-009 | Common | Element Lad | Jan Arrah | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-010 | Common | Ferro Lad | Andrew Nolan | Adam DeKraker |
| DLS-011 | Common | Jazmin Cullen <> Kid Quantum | Hero of Xanthu | Sanford Greene |
| DLS-012 | Uncommon | Kara Zor-El <> Supergirl | Lost in Time | Mike Mayhew |
| DLS-013 | Common | Karate Kid | Val Armorr | Richard Clark |
| DLS-014 | Common | Kinetix | Zoë Saugin | Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray |
| DLS-015 | Common | Live Wire | Garth Ranzz | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-015 (ST) | Common | Live Wire | Garth Ranzz | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-016 | Rare | Mon-el <> Valor | Lar Gand | Tom Feister |
| DLS-017 | Uncommon | R.J. Brande | Philanthropist | Ariel Olivetti |
| DLS-018 | Rare | Saturn Girl | Imra Ardeen | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-018 (ST) | Rare | Saturn Girl | Imra Ardeen | Brian Bolland |
| DLS-019 | Uncommon | Sensor | Jeka Wynzorr | Corey Breen |
| DLS-020 | Uncommon | Shrinking Violet <> Leviathan | Salu Digby | Adam Archer |
| DLS-021 | Common | Spark | Ayla Ranzz | Ariel Olivetti |
| DLS-022 | Common | Star Boy | Thom Kallor | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-023 | Common | Sun Boy | Dirk Morgna | Adam DeKraker |
| DLS-024 | Common | Timber Wolf | Brin Londo | Ariel Olivetti |
| DLS-025 | Uncommon | Triad | Luornu Durgo | Admira Wijayadi |
| DLS-026 | Uncommon | Ultra Boy | Jo Nah | Jonboy Meyers |
| DLS-027 | Common | Umbra | Tasmia Mallor | Stuart Sayger |
| DLS-028 | Common | Wildfire | Drake Burroughs | Jonboy Meyers |
| DLS-029 | Common | XS | Jenni Ognats | Adam Archer |
| DLS-029 (EA) | Common | XS | Jenni Ognats | Adam Archer |
| DLS-030 | Rare | Celebrity Status | Jonboy Meyers | |
| DLS-031 | Common | Flight Ring | Tom Feister | |
| DLS-032 | Uncommon | Foiled Assassination | John Van Fleet | |
| DLS-033 | Common | Legion Headquarters | Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray | |
| DLS-034 | Common | Legion of Super-Pets | Adam Archer | |
| DLS-035 | Common | Legion World | Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray | |
| DLS-036 | Common | "Let's Go, Legionnaires!" | Phil Noto | |
| DLS-037 | Uncommon | Long Live the Legion | Claudio Aboy | |
| DLS-038 | Common | Many Worlds | Barry Kitson | |
| DLS-039 | Rare | New Recruits | Adam Archer | |
| DLS-040 | Common | "Past, Present, and Future" | Team-Up | Adam DeKraker |
| DLS-041 | Rare | Science Police Central | Michael Golden | |
| DLS-042 | Rare | Terror Incognita | Jonboy Meyers | |
| DLS-043 | Uncommon | We Are Legion | Kieran Yanner | |
| DLS-044 | Common | Youth of Tomorrow | Team-Up | Kendrick Lim |
| DLS-045 | Uncommon | Atrophos | Chief Blight Scientist | Zachary Baldus |
| DLS-046 | Common | Brainiac 4 | Dark Circle Leader | Barry Kitson |
| DLS-047 | Rare | Composite Man | Living Weapon | Keron Grant |
| DLS-048 | Common | Computo | Rogue Program | Claudio Aboy |
| DLS-049 | Common | Computo <> Mr. Venge | Hidden File | Durwin Talon & Guin Thompson |
| DLS-050 | Common | Cosmic King | Legion of Super Villains | Claudio Aboy |
| DLS-051 | Common | Daxamites | Army | Michael Golden |
| DLS-052 | Common | Dominators | Alien Invaders | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-053 | Uncommon | Emerald Empress | Fatal Five | Stuart Sayger |
| DLS-054 | Common | Emerald Eye | Sentient Artifact | Craig Hamilton |
| DLS-055 | Common | Glorith | Seductive Sorceress | Diego Latorre |
| DLS-056 | Common | Lightning Lord | Legion of Super Villains | Richard Clark & Fred Harper |
| DLS-057 | Common | Mano | Fatal Five | Craig Hamilton |
| DLS-058 | Common | Mordru | The Merciless | Michael Golden |
| DLS-059 | Common | Ol-Vir | Legion of Super Villains | Richard Clark |
| DLS-060 | Common | Ra's al Ghul | Engine of Change | Arthur Suydam |
| DLS-061 | Common | Ra's al Ghul <> Leland McCauley | U.P. President | Richard Clark |
| DLS-062 | Common | Saturn Queen | Legion of Super Villains | Phil Noto |
| DLS-063 | Common | Shrinking Violet <> Emerald Empress | Emerald Vi | Michael Golden |
| DLS-064 | Rare | Starfinger | Char Burrane | Min S. Ku |
| DLS-065 | Common | Tarik the Mute | Legion of Super Villains | Richard Clark |
| DLS-066 | Common | Tharok | Fatal Five | Min S. Ku |
| DLS-067 | Uncommon | The Blight | Army | Zachary Baldus |
| DLS-068 | Rare | The Persuader | Fatal Five | Durwin Talon & Guin Thompson |
| DLS-069 | Rare | Time Trapper | Temporal Manipulator | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-070 | Rare | Universo | Vidar | Diego Latorre |
| DLS-071 | Common | Validus | Fatal Five | Jonboy Meyers |
| DLS-072 | Common | Altered History | Simone Bianchi | |
| DLS-073 | Uncommon | Asteroid JS-1967 | James Hodgkins | |
| DLS-074 | Common | Chain Lightning | Ariel Olivetti | |
| DLS-075 | Uncommon | Dark Circle Rising | Jonboy Meyers | |
| DLS-076 | Rare | Dominated | Michael Golden | |
| DLS-077 | Uncommon | Earth Enslaved | E.M. Gist | |
| DLS-078 | Common | Fatal Five Hundred | Mark Stutzman | |
| DLS-079 | Common | Five Against One | Min S. Ku | |
| DLS-080 | Common | For Khundia! | Ariel Olivetti | |
| DLS-081 | Uncommon | Khundian Warship | Ri Kai | |
| DLS-082 | Common | Legion of the Damned | Phil Noto | |
| DLS-083 | Uncommon | Mutual Enemies | Kendrick Lim | |
| DLS-084 | Rare | Return of the Demon's Head | Min S. Ku | |
| DLS-085 | Common | Sorcerous Suppression | Richard Clark | |
| DLS-086 | Uncommon | Tempus Fugit | Arthur Suydam | |
| DLS-087 | Rare | The Sun-Eater | Zachary Baldus | |
| DLS-090 | Common | Dark Champion | Mockery | Phil Noto |
| DLS-091 | Common | Dark Firestorm | Mockery | Phil Noto |
| DLS-092 | Rare | Dark Kryptonian <> Dark Superboy | Mockery | Richard Clark |
| DLS-093 | Common | Dark Lantern | Mockery | Phil Noto |
| DLS-094 | Common | Dark Martian | Mockery | E.M. Gist |
| DLS-095 | Rare | Dark Superboy | Mockery | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-096 | Common | Dark Thanagarian | Mockery | Kieran Yanner |
| DLS-097 | Common | Dark Warrior | Mockery | Phil Noto |
| DLS-099 | Rare | Darkseid | Apokolips Now | Jonboy Meyers |
| DLS-102 | Rare | Darkseid | Nemesis | Alex Horley |
| DLS-112 | Rare | 31st Century Apokolips | Daniel Scott & Gabriel Murray | |
| DLS-113 | Uncommon | All Hail Darkseid! | Chris Bachalo | |
| DLS-114 | Common | Ancient Evils | Team-Up | Simone Bianchi |
| DLS-115 | Uncommon | Ancient Throne | Adam DeKraker | |
| DLS-116 | Rare | Created from Hate | Alex Horley | |
| DLS-117 | Rare | Curse of Darkness | Richard Clark | |
| DLS-118 | Common | Dark Fury | Min S. Ku | |
| DLS-119 | Rare | Dark Matter Drain | Claudio Aboy | |
| DLS-120 | Common | Joining the Darkseid | Team-Up | Michael Stribling |
| DLS-121 | Rare | No Match for Darkseid | Richard Clark | |
| DLS-122 | Common | Omega Effect | Michael Golden | |
| DLS-123 | Common | Price of Treason | Richard Clark & Brett Breeding | |
| DLS-124 | Common | Prophetic Battle | Durwin Talon & Guin Thompson | |
| DLS-125 | Common | Servants of Darkness | Dave McCaig | |
| DLS-126 | Uncommon | Shock and Awe | Michael Golden | |
| DLS-127 | Uncommon | Unravel Reality | Phil Noto | |
| DLS-136 | Common | Connor Kent <> Superboy | Inspiration to the Legion | Renato Guedes |
| DLS-172 | Common | 31st Century Metropolis | Team-Up | Barry Kitson |
| DLS-173 | Common | Awestruck | Phil Noto | |
| DLS-178 | Common | Death of a Legionnaire | Durwin Talon & Guin Thompson | |
| DLS-184 | Common | Legion Lost | Phil Noto | |
| DLS-185 | Rare | Level 12 Intelligence | Ariel Olivetti | |
| DLS-186 | Uncommon | Lost in Translation | Jonboy Meyers | |
| DLS-188 | Rare | Need for Speed | Sanford Greene | |
| DLS-191 | Common | Substitute Heroes | Sanford Greene | |
| DLS-192 | Common | The Future Is Changing | Claudio Aboy | |
| DLS-194 | Common | United Planets HQ | Team-Up | James Hodgkins |
- This subset contains characters in costumes from the Post-Crisis, Glorithverse, Post-Zero Hour, and Post-Infinite Crisis eras.
Promotional cards, Miscellaneous
At sneak preview touraments held the weekend of Dec. 2-3, 2006, two promotional cards were issued for Brainiac 5.1 (DLS-004) and XS (DLS-029). These can be distinguished by the "extended artwork" on the card, and thus they are known as "EA" cards. Also at the tournaments, a special playmat with art from the Fatal Five Hundred card (DLS-078) and T-shirt with art from the Mon-El <> Valor card (DLS-016) were awarded.
A three-card subset of Live Wire (DLS-015), Saturn Girl (DLS-018), and Cosmic Boy (DLS-007) features a different border scheme than the rest of the cards. These cards have a special border that allows them to be placed side-by-side in a triptych, and are known as "Stacker" cards (denoted by ST in this table) and are included randomly in packs.
The empty box and two versions of the card pack wrappers contain images of Legionnaires.The card packs feature art reprinted from the Live Wire (DLS-015) and Cosmic Boy (DLS-007) cards. Inside the box is a folded card the size of two regular cards side-by-side with rule change information, with art from the Element Lad (DLS-009) card. The art for the box itself is new.
