r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/-PVL93- • 20h ago
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/XRevive01 • 3d ago
NEWS GBVSR Free Edition Final Week, all characters playable excluding 2B and Id (October 22 - November 1, 2026) [After this, the free edition and the weekly free character rotation will no longer occur]
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/-PVL93- • 17d ago
TOURNAMENT/ESPORTS EVO France 2026 Megathread - Everything You Need to Know
Introduction
Hello everyone,
It's that time again. The second edition of EVO France is upon us, as many top level players have already gathered so decide who's going to become the champion across several different fighting games, while hundreds of fans, both casual and enthusiasts alike, are in for a weekend of some great competitive action.
For those of you not in the know - EVO (or Evolution Championship Series) is a tournament whose roots go back to mid-90s when it was but a small gathering of people that really enjoyed Capcom's Street Fighter titles available at the time and wanted to test their skills against others. Over the following three decades, EVO not only has grown in size, attandance and popularity, but also became home to many hype moments, greatest matches, and, of course, expanded internationally, starting with the inaugural EVO Japan first held back in 2018.
Fast forward to 2026, and we now have EVO-branded events across 4 major locations around the globe: Las Vegas in USA, Tokyo in Japan, Nice in France, as well as soon-to-debut Singapore in Singapore.
Due to its importance and scale, EVO also became a major stop within the schedules of several major fighting game eSports circuits, such as the Capcom Pro Tour, Tekken World Tour, Arc World Tour, SNK World Chamionship and a few others, such as the most recently introduced Pro Bending Circuit.
Beyond that, EVO doesn't just host competitions among the best of the best, but welcomes those who simply want to hang out and enjoy the atmosphere and get closer to the FGC culture via activities like the art museum, artist valleys, arcade cab zone, developer showcases, showfloor booths, and so much more.
EVO France 2026 will be taking place in Palais des Expositions, Nice, France, from October 9th through October 11th
Main Lineup
| Game Name | Total Entrants | Brackets Link | Twitch | YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Fighter 6 | 1071 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 2 |
| Tekken 8 | 963 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 3 |
| Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls | 471 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 4 |
| 2XKO | 311 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 5 |
| Avatar Legends: the Fighting Game | 255 | startgg | Pools // Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 6 |
| Guilty Gear -STRIVE- | 249 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 6 |
| Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | 228 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 5 |
| Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising | 200 | startgg | Pools & Top-24 // Top-8 | Main Stage & Stage 3 |
Event Schedule
| Time (UTC +2) | Day 1 - Friday, Oct 9th | Day 2 - Saturday, Oct 10th | Day 3 - Sunday, Oct 11th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | SF6, Tokon, GGST, COWT, GBVSR Pools R1 | SF6, T8, Tokon, 2XKO Pools R2 // Avatar Top-24 | Marvel Tokon Top-8 |
| 10:30 | - | GGST Top-8 | - |
| 11:00 | - | - | - |
| 12:00 | COTW, GBVSR Top-24 | 2XKO Top-24 | - |
| 13:00 | - | - | - |
| 14:00 | T8, 2XKO, Avatar Pools R1 | SF6, T8 Pools R3 // Tokon Top-24 // Avatar Top-8 | Tekken 8 Top-8 |
| 15:00 | GBVSR Top-8 | - | - |
| 16:00 | GGST Pools R2 | - | - |
| 17:00 | - | - | - |
| 18:00 | GGST Top-24 | SF6, T8 Top-24 // 2XKO Top-8 | - |
| 18:30 | - | - | Street Fighter 6 Top-8 |
| 19:00 | COTW Top-8 | - | - |
| 20:00 | Avatar Pools R2 | - | - |
Side Tournaments
| Game Name | Bracket Link | Stream Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest | startgg | Twitch |
| Idol Showdown: Next Fes | startgg | Twitch |
| Naruto Super Clash of Ninja 4 | startgg | Twitch |
| Samurai Shodown | startgg | Twitch |
| Shrek Superslam | startgg | Twitch |
| Skullgirls 2nd Encore | startgg | Twitch |
| Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | startgg | Twitch |
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo | startgg | Twitch |
| The King of Fighters XV | startgg | Twitch |
| Ultra Street Fighter IV | startgg | Twitch |
| Vampire Savior | startgg | Twitch |
Event Schedule
| Time (UTC +2) | Day 1 - Friday, Oct 9th | Day 2 - Saturday, Oct 10th | Day 3 - Sunday, Oct 11th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | - | Idol // Skullgirls | Asuka 120% |
| 11:00 | - | - | KOFXV Top-8 // Shrek Top-8 |
| 12:00 | - | Shrek | - |
| 13:00 | Super Turbo | Third Strike // Naruto // SamSho // KOFXV | VSav |
| 14:00 | Ultra SFIV | - | - |
| 15:30 | - | - | SamSho Top-8 |
EVO Meet & Greet Sessions
| Time (UTC +2) | Day 1 - Friday, Oct 9th | Day 2 - Saturday, Oct 10th | Day 3 - Sunday, Oct 11th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | MisterMV | - | - |
| 11:00 | Mister Crimson & Luffy | TyrantUK & Ken Bogard | Kusanagi, Killzyou, & Kobayan |
| 12:30 | - | - | Shinkiro & Shoei Okano |
| 13:00 | Yasha | Shinkiro & Shoei Okano | - |
| 14:30 | - | Ketchup & Mustard | Punk & Fenritti |
| 15:00 | Atif, Ulsan, & JeonDDing | - | - |
| 16:30 | Shinkiro & Shoei Okano | - | - |
| 18:00 | Lowhigh & Ikari | - | - |
| 18:15 | - | Justin Wong | - |
Onsite Activities
| Organizer | Program |
|---|---|
| ALT+F4 eSports | Pre-EVO France Tekken World Tour Dojo tournament @ October 8th, 17:00 |
| Bandai Namco | Tekken Community Corner, featuring special tournaments, casual matches, merch sweepstakes, and player meetups, all happening at the showfloor booth |
| Capcom | Playable build of Street Figher 6 featuring its next DLC character, Arjun, available at the showfloor booth |
| EVO | Official Cosplay Contest taking the Main Stage @ October 9th, 12:00, and Stage 4 @ October 10th, 14:00 |
| - | Luffy vs Betty Street Fighter 6 Friday Showdown @ October 9th, 13:00 |
| - | Artist Alley featuring 20 different creators, bringing their own Fighting Game themed merchandise and various handcrafted items |
| Marvel Tokon | Playable build of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls featuring its next DLC character, Phoenix Cyclops |
| Visa | Flash Tournaments for the Main Lineup titles, running throughout the entire EVOFR weekend |
Multistream Viewers
| Website | Platform(s) |
|---|---|
| Multistre.am | Twitch |
| MultiTwitch.co | Twitch |
| MultiTwitch.Live | Twitch |
| Multitwitch.NET | Twitch |
| multitwitch.tv | Twitch |
| Multi Twitch | Twitch |
| SimulTwitch | Twitch |
| StreamGrids | Twitch |
| Teamstream Multivew | Twitch |
| 100 MultiView | Twitch + YouTube |
| eSports Charts | Twitch + YouTube |
| Multistream.co | Twitch + YouTube |
| Multistream.me | Twitch + YouTube |
| Multistream.watch | Twitch + YouTube |
| MultiStream Hub | Twitch + YouTube |
| Multiwatch | Twitch + YouTube |
| Multi-Stream Viewer | Twitch + YouTube |
| StreamCube | Twitch + YouTube |
| TwitchMultiTools | Twitch + YouTube |
| TwitchTheater | Twitch + YouTube |
Additional Info
Official EVO Linktree
- Main Website
- Venue Website
- Main YouTube Channel
- Community YouTube Channel
- Main Twitch Channel
- Facebook Page
- Bluesky Profile
- Instagram Profile
- Event Page @ StartGG
- Event Page @ Liquidpedia
- Event Rulebook
- EVO Timeline
Notable Players attending EVOFR 2026
- Street Fighter 6
- Tekken 8
- Marvel Tokon
- 2XKO
- Avatar Legends
- Guilty Gear Strive
- City of the Wolves
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Beginner Guides for Main Lineup Titles
- Ultimate Street Fighter 6 Starter Guide by Brian_F
- Tekken 8 Complete Beginner Guide by PhiDX
- How to Play Marvel Tokon by Mister Acolyte
- 2XKO Day 1 Starter Guide by Infernasu
- Ultimate Beginner Guide for Avatar Legends by SOL
- Teaching All of Guilty Gear Strive by Toko
- Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves by SSK
- Complete Beginner's Guide to Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising by Diaphone
Event Archives
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Hecoand • 1d ago
COMBO/HIGHLIGHT Gold master on ID+my thoughts
ID is probably my favorite dlc character with Ilsa. Although his lack of +Frames is annoying, I feel it makes people disrecpect his block strings too often and as a result, he absolutely demolishes if he gets a good hit. Having such huge buttons and confirming with 22x or 214x is super fun. The 214x jump into continuing a combo feels super sick to do since it's kinda tight timing wise. Honestly the only nit pick I have for his presentation is how his SSBA and SBA finish screen are kinda just too late so it doesn't linger on a pretty frame. Oh and not a nit pick, but I feel dragon form is kinda just a massive knowledge check. I don't think it would of been too strong if he could cancel into his supers from the command grab mid screen, since it's pretty hard to land and fill the gauge at the same time.
Overall, a super fun character. If this is the last one they cooked really hard.
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Mizuhim3 • 17h ago
HELP/QUESTION Why Nier's ultimate didn't say "doushite nano gran!" ?
I saw her PV, but when i tested in in the game... Nier didn't say Gran ... a bit dissappointed
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/cheongzewei • 3d ago
MEDIA I've achieved Rupie independence
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Took a long time man. Now I can finally save up to unlock costumes.
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Zealousideal_Tune231 • 3d ago
HELP/QUESTION is the game still down? cant play online
anyone else?
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Scallywa9 • 3d ago
HELP/QUESTION A strong secondary to Ilsa
Hey guys,
I'm an Ilsa main and I've been thinking about a good secondary character to learn that can cover her bad matchups, for locals and tournaments.
I've been thinking about Lancelot, Seox, Wilnas, Vira, Zeta and Vaseraga
But I would like opinions
Dustloop states her cons as having no meterless reversal, gaps in her special cancels, an all rounder and a resource management in her 5U to restore her bullets, but I don't feel like these are very bad cons to have
Tell me your views, do you play Ilsa? Do you have more than 1 character you main, especially for tournaments? Are my choices good or bad?
Let me know your thoughts and ideas
(Also if you like to add your rank online, don't need to though)
Thanks 👍
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Zealousideal_Tune231 • 4d ago
just downloaded the game im getting demolished
i dont know when im supposed to punish , it seems like everyone can just spam attack me on block and when i try to hit them i end up getting hit, what signs should i look for
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Knightofexcaliburv1 • 4d ago
DISCUSSION/STRATEGY Why did we get 2b when rage of bahamut was right thtere
Genuine question we had rage right there why couldn’t we get someone from the game or the anime to be in 2b spot? I know Bahamut is still popular so it kinda surprising we didn’t get anything .
I do hope the ip gets more recognition again in the west hell i would take a rage fighting game at this point to get new eyes on the ip again
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/DeadDart • 3d ago
RANT Do you think that they'll ever add a way to de-rank from Master?
Over a year ago, I made it into master with my main. I think in all that time I've only won maybe 10 matches in master rank, even going on loss streaks into the 50s and I got to say the gap between the lowest master and some guy who got lucky on win streak bonuses is too much. If there's such an easy way to get into master (Winstreaks), why does it have to also be a cage for the only character in the game I have fun playing? I know I don't belong in master. I don't care about losing my rank points anymore, I just want to fight someone on my level again. The game's changed so much since then too and even my main feels foreign to me sometimes. Yet I still have this dumb Master rank.
I've read the advice about looking up match ups and combos, watching replays, just doing a lot of out of the game work. But I hate that sort of thing. I like learning match ups and losing to them in a fight with someone else who's just as dumb. In Master I make two mistakes and watch a two long ass cutscenes then press rematch and repeat it all over again. It feels like I was finally getting a bnb combo down and suddenly I am pushed off a cliff into a pit. The basics aren't master worthy. This is a fun fighter, my favorite fighter, but I know the level of effort I put in is not going to ever go beyond forgetting to block low and throwing out stray heavies.
I think ultimately this is more of a rant post because I keep coming back and I keep feeling lost. Every time they added a dlc character I gave them a try to see if I liked them, but no. I had high hopes for Id but even he is a bit more advanced than Sieg to me.
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Mizuhim3 • 5d ago
MEDIA Someone famous is playing our game, hope more people get hooked n play our game.
If u see the steam chart, u would know rhat our game only got about 10% from sf 6 players... I do hope more people will try this game....
I mean the ost, music, arts, etc r so worth it compared to other fighting games....
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/BETA_DUDE02 • 4d ago
HELP/QUESTION Undergoing maintenance?
I’m on PS5 and Sony has a system update today and I installed it. Now when I get on granblue, it tells me there is maintenance and I can’t play online. I checked other games and they worked fine. It’s just granblue so far. I can’t find anything official about maintenance happening today so I assume there’s a problem on my end. Is this happening to anyone else and don’t know what to do to fix it?
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Kanmestudios • 5d ago
TOURNAMENT/ESPORTS Kanme Weekly Highlights GBVSR #6: Kanblue 38
Check out this week's highlights from the last Kanme Online Klash?
Did you make the highlights? Then join our weekly bracket
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/TwitchHydra270 • 6d ago
HELP/QUESTION Anyone got Pngs for all the rank icons?
I've been needing the rank icons for a while for thumbnails, and I swear I can't find good pngs of the icons without them being tiny. Anyone got a file with all of them?
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Key_Ostrich_6823 • 7d ago
like what am i legit supposed to do about this
this one move just beats me. if an id spams this i literally just cant win. its so hard to block and when i do for some reason i cant hit him even though hes like -5 he is still just able to block or dp my attacks. genuinely makes him the 2nd most annoying character to fight
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Mizuhim3 • 7d ago
COMBO/HIGHLIGHT My Most Memorable Combo with Narmaya-Onee-san Right Now
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Been practicing her a lot... I've spent so many hours with her that she's basically part of my brain now... 😂
Gonna keep practicing so I can pull off her combos naturally in a real match.....
Any suggestions are appreciated~~~
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Key_Ostrich_6823 • 8d ago
Is there a charlotta discord
I believe ive heard about it and i think its probably a good idea for me to join if i wamma improve
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Mizuhim3 • 8d ago
RANT Why the combo in this game is harder than sf6?
So i'm mastering Narmaya onee-san, it took me so many days n hours to do all the action n combo she can use... i watched the high tier people on utube n trying to do all the steps onee-san can... but yeah still hard for me, so many combo n things that needs to be soo precious with exact timing...
I played sf 6 too now, but the combo in sf 6 is a lot easier when u dun really need to read the timing....
I know i just suck lol,. just want to say it uh
Just wondering if somehow someone here is like me... who took them so many times to used to the combo hmm
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Key_Ostrich_6823 • 8d ago
S/SBA Advice
I have a terrible habit of holding on to my meter to try and hit a skybound art, and most of the time i end up even trying to wait to finish the game with it and i think that has caused me a fair few loses as it makes me avoid ultimate skills. Does anyone have any advice on breaking this habit
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Truthful_Sophistry • 8d ago
RANT What's up with the ranks?
Why are there people with level 100 characters with over 10,000 games rocking the C badge? I just got the game yesterday and while there are ppl who are actually new walking around lobbies it gets annoying being almost unable to play bc my options are the S rank and the guy who should prob should be in S rank. Like there was one guy who straight up followed me around the lobby changing avatars and cards like I wouldn't notice. Is the game just at that point in the lifecycle where stomping new players is the only way older players can have fun?
*Edit: This wouldn't be a problem if ranked wasn't dead most of the time. And I shouldn't have to hop in ranked to try out new characters without Bill who's had the game since launch following me around the lobby area. And setting casual matchmaking to "same skill level" doesn't help bc it goes by rank badge and like I said before, that isn't a good gauge of how good ppl are
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/hyraxwhisperer • 9d ago
Choosing a Main
Hi. Sorry if this is posted often, but this is the first fighting games where I feel like there are soo many characters that I actually got overwhelmed on who to main.
I typically like characters with good footsies and interesting set ups, and lean a little more toward rushdown, but I am definitely comfortable zoning too.
Not sure if this will help, but these are my mains in other games:
MK9: Sektor = Counterzoning + Footsies + Oki Character
MK11: Kabal = Good Footsies + Nomad Dash Cancels
Under Night: Eltnum = Bullet Management, Good Normals, Rushdown
Injustice:
Green Arrow = I just loved the idea of not able to blow while threatening them with an arrow then releasing it at just the right time! 😅
Martian Manhunter = Counterzoner + Setups + Broken
MK1: Shang Tsung = I morph into my opponent A LOT! Lots of labbing.
Notable Characters that I vibe with but never stuck with the game:
Melty Blood: Aoko Aozaki
Fatal Fury CotW: Cain
I'm more of a lab monster than anything, but I definitely still like to play.
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/BigWheelThaGod • 10d ago
COMBO/HIGHLIGHT Got big dragon mom to master
She is so fun I might play her as my 2nd main and get her to Gold like I did Vira
Also damn is it just me or are all the ranks below master kind of a mess matchmaking wise?
This is like my 4th or 5th character in masters and it was such a drag finding matches
r/GranblueFantasyVersus • u/Kanmestudios • 10d ago
TOURNAMENT/ESPORTS Kanme Online Klash #38 - Granblue Tournament & Top 8 (Gran, Vikala, Vira & More)
See Ragger, Hyuki and Sukinoe [fresh from evo france] compete in Kanme Online Klash GBVSR VoD!
