Like many other Nintendo 3DS games, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance includes functionality with unique Augmented Reality cards, also known as "AR Cards". All but one of the cards unlocks rare Spirit Dream Eaters, each of them a themed re-skin of a more common species. However, none of these Spirits are required for the Spirit Trophy.
One of the AR Cards that comes bundled with the game randomly grants the player one of three Rare Spirits, and the two not obtained from the game can be bred within the game by fusing Dream Pieces without using a Recipe. The other allows the player to display any of their recruited Dream Eaters with the 3DS's external cameras. However, the Taihou Kabuto, Fruit Cat, and Vacances Seal cannot be obtained through in-game means.
AR Card list
| Card | How to obtain | Effect |
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| File:AR Card KH01.png |  Bundled with Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Preorder bonus from Amazon.com[1]
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Randomly grants the player one of the Kingda Nyan, Kumada Daisākasu, or Nekuppoi |
| File:AR Card KH02.png | Bundled with Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
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Allows the player to display recruited Spirits using the 3DS's external cameras. |
| File:AR Card KH03.png | Included in Dream World Navigation Preorder bonus from Amazon.com[1]
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Grants the player the Taihou Kabuto |
| File:AR Card KH04.png | Included in April 19, 2012 Famitsu Weekly Preorder bonus from Amazon.com[1]
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Grants the player the Fruit Cat |
| File:AR Card KH05.png | Included in June 2012 V-Jump Preorder bonus from Amazon.com[1]
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Grants the player the Vacances Seal |
