Beyblade X has spent its first years chasing weight. Heavier Beys resist hits, hold their line, and knock lighter opponents around the Xtreme stadium. So when Takara Tomy announced that a brand-new Bey puts metal into every major section, the Custom Line fans sat up. The set is CX-20 Customize Set C, and its centerpiece is Phoenix Force WHM-65MT, due in Japan on November 21, 2026.
Metal where the plastic used to be
In the basic BX line, weight usually means a heavy metal Blade over a polymer Ratchet and Bit. CX-20 flips that assumption: Phoenix Force carries metal components across all three of its main sections — the Blade, the Ratchet, and the Bit. That makes it a heavyweight Balance type, the kind of Bey that can swing a hard hit and still hold its footing on defense. It is a CX Expand Blade, and on paper it trades the single-minded attacks of a pure attacker for raw mass doing double duty.
The full setup reads as Phoenix Force WH / M-65 / MT, with the "MT" standing for a Metal Taper Bit. Whether enough added weight beats a clever Ratchet or Bit combination is exactly the question players will be testing in the coming months.
A customizer's toolbox, not just one Bey
CX-20's real value is the parts count. It bundles four Blades, three Ratchets, and six Bits, for 72 possible combinations before you add your own collection. Alongside Phoenix Force you get the Shark Scale, Wizard Rod, and Hells Scythe Blades — a spread that lets builders chase everything from speed to stamina to an attack-defense balance.
At ¥6,600 (tax included), it is priced as a competitive toolbox rather than a collector's display piece. For tournament players, sets like this are where a season's experimental builds come from; you can bench-test weight-heavy setups against your existing stadium staples without buying a handful of separate Boosters.
Timing with the tournament calendar
The November 21 release slots neatly into the competitive schedule. The BEYBLADE X GP Final runs December 12–13, 2026 in Bangkok, and its rules only allow parts distributed worldwide by the end of September 2026 — so CX-20 will be too late for the Final. But it lands squarely in the run-up to 2027, when Takara Tomy is testing new tournament rules (an invitation-only verification event happens in Tokyo on November 1, 2026). If the all-metal trend holds and the rules shift toward heavier builds, Phoenix Force could be an early metagame fixture.
Why this one matters
Phoenix Force is a signal as much as a product. Every time Takara Tomy pushes a full-metal level into a Balance type, it tests the limits of the weight arms race that has defined Beyblade X so far. If Phoenix Force proves that extra mass in the Ratchet and Bit is worth the trade-offs, expect the rest of the 2027 BX and CX lineup to follow. If it gets out-spun by a lighter, sharper build, the message reverses.
Either way, CX-20 is the cheapest way to put the question on the table. We'll be watching the bench tests closely after November 21. ```