diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/BuildDeckRepository.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/BuildDeckRepository.cs
index 108f12f..e9abb21 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/BuildDeckRepository.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/BuildDeckRepository.cs
@@ -64,4 +64,38 @@ public class BuildDeckRepository : IBuildDeckRepository
         await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
         return row.PurchaseCount;
     }
+
+    public async Task<List<StoryDeckView>> GetStoryDecksByClass(int classId)
+    {
+        var decks = await _db.StoryDecks.Where(d => d.ClassId == classId).ToListAsync();
+        if (decks.Count == 0) return new();
+
+        var ids = decks.Select(d => d.DeckNo).ToList();
+        var products = await _db.BuildDeckProducts
+            .Where(p => ids.Contains(p.Id))
+            .Include(p => p.Cards)
+            .AsSplitQuery()
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        // Expand each product's owned card rows by Number into a flat card_id list (spots included —
+        // validated against the prod capture, 112/112 match).
+        var cardsById = products.ToDictionary(
+            p => p.Id,
+            p => p.Cards.SelectMany(c => Enumerable.Repeat(c.CardId, c.Number)).ToList());
+
+        return decks.Select(d => new StoryDeckView
+        {
+            DeckNo = d.DeckNo,
+            Kind = d.Kind,
+            ClassId = d.ClassId,
+            DeckName = d.DeckName,
+            SleeveId = d.SleeveId,
+            LeaderSkinId = d.LeaderSkinId,
+            IsRecommend = d.IsRecommend,
+            OrderNum = d.OrderNum,
+            EntryNo = d.EntryNo,
+            DeckFormat = d.DeckFormat,
+            CardIdArray = cardsById.TryGetValue(d.DeckNo, out var cards) ? cards : new(),
+        }).ToList();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/IBuildDeckRepository.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/IBuildDeckRepository.cs
index 06828a3..26e3c32 100644
--- a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/IBuildDeckRepository.cs
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/IBuildDeckRepository.cs
@@ -26,4 +26,11 @@ public interface IBuildDeckRepository
     /// Returns the new total.
     /// </summary>
     Task<int> IncrementPurchaseCount(long viewerId, int productId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Story deck-select decks for a class: StoryDeckEntry presentation rows joined to the matching
+    /// BuildDeckProductEntry card lists (deck_no == product_id), expanded to a flat card_id array.
+    /// Returns build and trial decks together; the caller splits by Kind.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<List<StoryDeckView>> GetStoryDecksByClass(int classId);
 }
diff --git a/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/StoryDeckView.cs b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/StoryDeckView.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a7c8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.Database/Repositories/BuildDeck/StoryDeckView.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using SVSim.Database.Enums;
+
+namespace SVSim.Database.Repositories.BuildDeck;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A story-select deck ready for the wire: presentation metadata from StoryDeckEntry plus the
+/// 40-card list expanded from the matching BuildDeckProductEntry. Plain projection, not an entity.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class StoryDeckView
+{
+    public int DeckNo { get; init; }
+    public StoryDeckKind Kind { get; init; }
+    public int ClassId { get; init; }
+    public string DeckName { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+    public int SleeveId { get; init; }
+    public int LeaderSkinId { get; init; }
+    public int IsRecommend { get; init; }
+    public int OrderNum { get; init; }
+    public int EntryNo { get; init; }
+    public int? DeckFormat { get; init; }
+    public List<long> CardIdArray { get; init; } = new();
+}
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/StoryDeckRepositoryTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/StoryDeckRepositoryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f866f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Repositories/StoryDeckRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using SVSim.Database;
+using SVSim.Database.Enums;
+using SVSim.Database.Models;
+using SVSim.Database.Repositories.BuildDeck;
+using SVSim.UnitTests.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace SVSim.UnitTests.Repositories;
+
+public class StoryDeckRepositoryTests
+{
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetStoryDecksByClass_returns_decks_with_expanded_card_arrays()
+    {
+        using var factory = new SVSimTestFactory();
+        using var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SVSimDbContext>();
+
+        // FK: BuildDeckProducts requires a parent BuildDeckSeries row.
+        db.BuildDeckSeries.Add(new BuildDeckSeriesEntry { Id = 0 });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Product 701 (class 1 build): 2x card 100, 1x card 200 = 3-card "deck".
+        db.BuildDeckProducts.Add(new BuildDeckProductEntry
+        {
+            Id = 701, SeriesId = 0, LeaderId = 1, DeckCode = "", ProductNameKey = "", IsEnabled = false,
+            Cards = new()
+            {
+                new BuildDeckProductCardEntry { CardId = 100, Number = 2, IsSpot = false },
+                new BuildDeckProductCardEntry { CardId = 200, Number = 1, IsSpot = false },
+            },
+        });
+        db.StoryDecks.Add(new StoryDeckEntry
+        {
+            DeckNo = 701, Kind = StoryDeckKind.Build, ClassId = 1, DeckName = "Pure Devotion",
+            SleeveId = 3000011, LeaderSkinId = 1, IsRecommend = 0, OrderNum = 0, EntryNo = 0, DeckFormat = null,
+        });
+        // A class-2 deck that must NOT be returned for class 1.
+        db.StoryDecks.Add(new StoryDeckEntry { DeckNo = 702, Kind = StoryDeckKind.Build, ClassId = 2, DeckName = "Other" });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var repo = new BuildDeckRepository(db);
+        var result = await repo.GetStoryDecksByClass(1);
+
+        Assert.That(result.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));
+        var deck = result[0];
+        Assert.That(deck.DeckNo, Is.EqualTo(701));
+        Assert.That(deck.DeckName, Is.EqualTo("Pure Devotion"));
+        Assert.That(deck.Kind, Is.EqualTo(StoryDeckKind.Build));
+        Assert.That(deck.CardIdArray.OrderBy(x => x), Is.EqualTo(new long[] { 100, 100, 200 }));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetStoryDecksByClass_returns_empty_for_class_with_no_decks()
+    {
+        using var factory = new SVSimTestFactory();
+        using var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SVSimDbContext>();
+
+        var repo = new BuildDeckRepository(db);
+        var result = await repo.GetStoryDecksByClass(8);
+
+        Assert.That(result, Is.Empty);
+    }
+}