Beyblade X Dran Sword Version 2.0 Guide

Dran Sword 3-60F Version 2.0 is a BX-00 B4-store limited booster, listed for Japan on 8 August 2026 at ¥1,600. Official copy: an updated model whose Blade performance was reviewed and adjusted, still an Attack type, pairing a high-attack Blade with a dash-capable Bit for a powerful Xtreme Dash. The printed stock combo is the same string as BX-01: 3-60F. It is not a new product code in the BX-49 Dran Strike sense, and it is not a drop-in replacement that makes the original BX-01 illegal. Stadium and launcher are sold separately.

Same letters, different SKU

BX-01 Dran Sword 3-60F is the July 2023 launch Starter with a winder. Version 2.0 is a booster under BX-00, sold through B4 stores, with the Blade described as revised. You still read 3-60 as three protrusions at 6.0 mm and F as Flat. Right-spin. If a listing only says “Dran Sword 3-60F”, you cannot tell which mould you are looking at — check for “バージョン2.0” / Version 2.0 and the B4-store limited line on the official page. Hasbro naming, if it appears, will not carry the B4 channel note; match the Japan product page, not the English word Sword. See the original Dran Sword BX-01 guide for the launch combo, and Dran Strike BX-49 for the Expand successor that actually changed the Ratchet and Bit.

What Takara Tomy will stand behind

The official claim is an adjusted Blade plus the same dash-oriented Attack job. Community write-ups that quote a gram jump (the community wiki records the original at 43.2-43.7 g and Version 2.0 at 46.02 g) are secondary; Takara Tomy’s Version 2.0 page does not publish those numbers, so treat them as unverified. Do not build a buying decision on a weight you cannot check on a scale you own. Paint and stickers on limited colourways are a different product again (J-League Metal Coat Dran Sword is BX-00, not Version 2.0).

How to test it against BX-01

If you have both Blades, run the same 3-60F stack, same stadium, same opponent, and change only the Blade. That is the only honest comparison. Version 2.0 does not unlock a new Ratchet interface; it is still a standard three-part X Blade. Event legality is the organiser’s parts list — a limited B4 SKU can be legal, restricted, or unobtainable locally. Ask.

Buying and event checks

This is a Japan-channel booster, not a global restock of BX-01. Replica “Dran Sword” catalogue items are neither SKU. Play only in a Beyblade X stadium. Recheck the official Version 2.0 page for contents and yen MSRP on the day. Deck-repeat rules still treat Dran Sword as one Blade name: you cannot run BX-01 and Version 2.0 together in formats that ban repeating a part, even if the moulds differ — confirm how the organiser identifies the Blade.

Frequently asked questions

How is Dran Sword Version 2.0 different from the original BX-01?

BX-01 was the July 2023 launch Starter that came with a winder, while Version 2.0 is a booster sold under BX-00 through B4 stores with the Blade described as revised. The printed stock combo is the same string as BX-01, 3-60F, and it is still an Attack type with the same dash-oriented job.

Does Version 2.0 make the original Dran Sword illegal?

No. It is not a drop-in replacement that makes the original BX-01 illegal. Deck-repeat rules still treat Dran Sword as one Blade name, so you cannot run BX-01 and Version 2.0 together in formats that ban repeating a part — confirm how the organiser identifies the Blade.

How can you tell a Version 2.0 Dran Sword from the original?

A listing that only says Dran Sword 3-60F does not tell you which mould you are looking at. Check for the Version 2.0 marking and the B4-store limited line on the official Japan product page.

Is the reported weight increase on Version 2.0 official?

No. Community write-ups quote a jump from the original's recorded 43.2-43.7 g to 46.02 g on Version 2.0, but Takara Tomy's Version 2.0 page does not publish those numbers, so treat them as unverified and do not build a buying decision on a weight you cannot check yourself.