Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-203.206.28.81-20130523073308/@comment-136.166.44.135-20130523140209

Despite rumors to the contrary, episode medals still do have a small chance at dropping the x3/x5 cards and their weapons. If you don't use them to upgrade your cards or cash them in for credits, they will convert to regular medals (of the same type) after the episode is over.