Konami has announced its plans to hold the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023, the prestigious international tournament to determine the world’s Top Duelists in three categories.
Following the global events of recent years, it will mark the first time the tournament is due to be held since 2019. Konami currently plans to hold the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 this August in Japan.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 will feature three separate tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, and for the first time since the game’s launch, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL!
Information regarding the qualifying rounds for Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship will be announced through the official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and digital games’ websites and social media channels and through in-game notifications.
The Yu-Gi-Oh card game will celebrate its 25th anniversary on February 4, 2024. Today, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and digital titles including Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS and Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL are loved by millions of fans all across the globe. To mark 25 years of Dueling, KONAMI will launch its 25th anniversary project in 2023, including the release of commemorative products and a variety of other promotions worldwide.
The New Year is here, and fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game are about to discover hundreds of new cards, as well as countless new Decks to explore! This Winter, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is proud to present four exciting releases: groundbreaking new booster sets, ready-to-play Structure Decks, and a new line of stunning accessories!
It all begins with booster sets! Amazing Defenders is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG release of the year, with 3 never-before-seen monster themes and 15 Collector’s Rare variant cards for you to chase. Then it’s on toPhoton Hypernova, an explosive collection of 100 all-new cards with incredible new cards and loads of boss monsters for tournament favorites like “Kashtira”, “Chaos”, “Tri-Brigade”, and “Tearlaments”. Old-school Duel fans will find irresistible new strategies in 2023’s first ready-to-play release, Structure Deck: Beware of Traptrix. And if you’ve got a soft spot for one of Dueling’s most famous magician girls, you’ll want to pick up the new Dark Magician Girl Accessories collection! It’s going to be a huge year for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, and it all kicks off this month.
First up, Amazing Defenders kicks off 2023’s slate of booster releases, arriving on January 20 with 3 all-new monster themes. The new “Rescue-ACE” monsters revolve around Rescue-ACETurbulence, a massive boss monster with 3000 Attack Points. You can search it from your Deck with a pint-sized Level 1 “Rescue-ACE” monster, then Special Summon it by banishing 2 more “Rescue-ACE” cards from your Graveyard. Once Turbulence hits the field, it has a once-per-turn effect that lets you Set up to 4 “Rescue-ACE” Quick-Play Spells and Normal Traps from your Deck – there’s no cost, and no strings attached. The four cards you Set have a variety of effects, including reviving a monster from the Graveyard; add a “Rescue-ACE” to your hand; negating the effect of an Effect Monster and keeping it from attacking; or destroying a monster outright. And if you keep the Level 1 monster on the field, all those effects get powerful bonuses! And guess what? Your opponent can’t attack the Level 1 monster if you control another “Rescue-ACE” monster. It’s an absolute truckload of free value.
Amazing Defenders also introduces the adorable new monster Purrely! A Level 1 LIGHT Fairy-type monster with just 100 ATK and 100 DEF, Purrely can excavate your Deck to dig for “Purrely” Spell and Trap Cards. Reveal a Quick-Play “Purrely” Spell from your hand, and you can use Purrely as Xyz Material to Special Summon one of 3 new Rank 2 Xyz Monsters. Depending on which Quick-Play Spell you reveal, you’ll Summon a LIGHT, EARTH, or WATER Xyz Monster. They each have unique effects, searching “Purrely” cards from the Deck, pilfering cards from the Graveyard, or negating opposing monster effects. But each one can also snag your “Purrely” Quick-Play Spells after you activate them, attaching them as Xyz Materials to power more effects.
Stack up 5 Xyz Materials and you can use your Rank 2 to Xyz Summon Purrely’s advanced forms: massive Rank 7 monsters with mysterious powers! And those “Purrely” Quick-Play Spells? They’re pretty good on their own, Special Summoning Purrely, protecting your cards, and gaining you Life Points. They even grant your Xyz Monsters additional effects once you attach them as Xyz Materials!
Finally, the third new strategy in Amazing Defenders is the Ritual Monster theme, “Mikanko”. Masters of Equip Spells, the “Mikanko” specialize in deflecting damage back at your opponent. They’re championed by the Level 6 LIGHT Fairy Ritual Monster Ohime the Manifested Mikanko: with 0 ATK and 0 DEF, it can’t be destroyed by battle, and your opponent takes any damage you’d normally absorb when it battles. When Ohime’s in your hand you can reveal it in your Main Phase to add a “Mikanko” card from your Deck to your hand, then discard a card in return. As a Quick Effect, you can equip an Equip Spell from your Graveyard to a monster on the field for free, while Ohime is on the field. Since that’s a Quick Effect, you can use it on either player’s turn to respond to your opponent’s moves.
The Mikanko support card lineup features plenty of Equip Spells. They Special Summon monsters, restrict your opponent’s moves, and give you control of your opponent’s cards! The Mikanko Ritual Spell Summons Ohime the Manifested Mikanko, but it also has a brutal effect that destroys opposing cards, up to the number of different Equip Spells in your Graveyard. Then your opponent takes 1000 damage for each card destroyed! Combined with more Mikanko Spell and Trap Cards that help you put monsters and Equip Spells onto the field, this strategy strikes fast and hard in ways your opponent won’t expect.
Amazing Defenders introduces 36 new cards, but you’ll also find 24 reprints of past cards that help these new themes flourish. 15 cards in the set also appear as popular Collector’s Rare variants, including tournament favorites of the past and present like Card Trooper, Gizmek Orochi, the Serpentron Sky Slasher, and Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights!
Prepared to be amazed, as Amazing Defenders debuts in stores on January 20. The complete Amazing Defenders booster set consists of 60 cards: 35 Rares, 15 Super Rares, and 10 Ultra Rares. A selection of 15 cards in the set are also available as Collector’s Rare variants. Each booster pack contains 7 cards: 1 Foil card and 6 Rares. MSRP: $4.49 per 7-card pack.
Then on February 10, we have the first 100-card core booster set of 2023! Photon Hypernova starts things off with a bang, bringing brand-new cards for Kite Tenjo’s “Photon” and “Galaxy” themes! Prepare yourself for a “Chaos” comeback, as “Chaos” monsters unite in a singular strategy featuring brand-new Synchro Monsters. And get ready, because the “Kashtira” cards from last year’s Darkwing Blast booster set are back and better than ever, ready to challenge the strongest Decks in tournaments today!
Fans of Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL and Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon can Xyz Summon the new Rank 4 Galaxy Photon Dragon, boosting your other LIGHT monsters by 500 ATK, tweaking your monsters’ Levels for more Xyz Summons, and searching out Photon and Galaxy cards straight from your Deck! Ready to attack? Summon out Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon from Legendary Duelists: Season 2 and use it as Xyz Material for the new Number C62: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon. With 4000 Attack Points and an effect that boosts its ATK by thousands more, it shrugs off your opponent’s monster effects and can attack up to 3 monsters during the Battle Phase.
In the early days of Dueling, monsters like Chaos Sorcerer and Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End were some of the most powerful cards in competition. Flash forward, and their legacy continues with monsters like Chaos Dragon Levianeer. But now the “Chaos” name enters a new era! Tune your LIGHT and DARK monsters to Synchro Summon new “Chaos” Synchro Monsters: the first, a Level 6 powerhouse that can reach 3000 ATK, recycle your banished cards, and Special Summon itself from the Graveyard; and the second, a Level 8 that becomes a 4500 ATK behemoth, attacking and banishing all of your opponent’s monsters in a single turn!
And competitive Duelists take note: the “Kashtira” finally arrive in full force! The stunning Kashtira Arise-Heart emerges to dominate your Duels: any card that would be sent to the Graveyard while it’s on the field is banished instead, bringing Tearlaments monsters to their knees! Then, once per Chain, whenever a card is banished, Kashtira Arise-Heart takes a banished card as an Xyz Material. Detach 3 materials from Kashtira Arise-Heart to target a card and banish it face-down, removing it from the Duel entirely. And that’s not all! A trio of new Kashtira monsters make it easier to Special Summon the Level 7 materials you’ll need. One new Kashtira Spell adds even more Summoning Power, and another new Kashtira Spell threatens your opponent with unpredictable damage and negates their monster effects.
If that wasn’t enough, Photon Hypernova delivers new legacy support for countless fan-favorite themes, plus new boss monsters for “Tri-Brigade”, “Generaider”, “Springan”, “Icejade”, “Vaylantz”, “Gishki”, “Dogmatika”, and even “Great Moth” Decks! Harness the power of a new Fusion Monster that uses Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous as a Fusion material, and add a Spell Card to your arsenal that can access any Normal Spell or Trap in your Deck!
Photon Hypernova explodes into stores on February 10! The complete Photon Hypernova booster set includes 100 new cards: 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, and 10 Secret Rares. Each 9-card pack contains 1 Foil card and 8 Commons. MSRP: $4.49 per 9-card pack.
But that’s not all for February 10. On that same day the curtain rises on an all-new show, featuring none other than one of Dueling’s most iconic characters: Dark Magician Girl! She’s played assistant to the ultimate wizard for more than 2 decades, but now she’s your personal protector, guarding your cards from dings, dents, and dirt in the Dark Magician Girl Accessories collection. Featuring Dark Magician Girl’s signature blue, pink, and gold color scheme, plus new artwork from the Dark Magician Girl found in the 2022 Tin of the Pharaoh’s Gods, Dark Magician Girl Accessories will keep you Dueling in style.
You won’t need a Magic Cylinder to deflect damage from your Deck, when your cards are shielded in Dark Magician Girl Card Sleeves! Each pack of 50 comes ready to protect your Deck from the rigors of regular play. Once you’re sleeved up, grab your very own Mystic Box: carry your entire Main, Side, and Extra Decks in the Dark Magician Girl Card Case, holding up to 70 sleeved cards. It’s adorned with colorful black-backed line art featuring Dark Magician Girl on the sides, and you can keep the contents organized with a matching card divider. The Dark Magician Girl Sleeves and Dark Magician Girl Card Case are the perfect Magicians’ Combination!
The showstopping centerpiece of the collection is the Dark Magician Girl Game Mat. The lady of the hour sits center stage in full color, flanked by 2-line art portraits in a dramatic blue, pink, and gold gradient on black. Zip your cards across the field in graceful flourishes and protect them from less-than-magical surfaces with this full-sized soft Game Mat, just like the ones awarded as prizes in KONAMI-sanctioned events. And when the show is done and it’s time to trade, you can keep, carry, and display your collection in the Dark Magician Girl 9-Pocket Duelist Portfolio. Securely store up to 180 cards in anti-slip side-loading pockets and keep your cards from pulling a disappearing act.
The Dark Magician Girl Accessories are unveiled alongside Photon Hypernova on February 10. The full collection includes the Dark Magician Girl Card Case, MSRP $4.99; the Dark Magician Girl Game Mat, MSRP $16.99; the Dark Magician Girl 9-Pocket Duelist Portfolio, MSRP $9.99; and Dark Magician Girl Card Sleeves, MSRP $4.99 per pack of 50.
And on February 24, a fan-favorite theme is finally getting serious! The “Traptrix” are a family of Plant and Insect-type monsters, all sharing the EARTH Attribute, first appearing almost 10 years ago in the Judgmentof the Light booster set! Over the years, they found new allies one by one, in releases like Primal Origin, Code of the Duelist, and even last year’s Lightning Overdrive. But now they’ll get more than half a dozen new cards all at once, in Structure Deck: Beware of Traptrix.
The “Traptrix” monsters revolve around looking for, activating, and reusing Normal Trap cards, specifically “Hole” Traps like Bottomless Trap Hole and Gravedigger’s Trap Hole. They’re also really good at Special Summoning each other, and many of their best monsters have powerful abilities that trigger when you Normal or Special Summon them. Structure Deck: Beware of Traptrix is chock full of classic “Traptrix” cards like Traptrix Myrmeleo, Traptrix Dionaea, and Traptrix Sera, and the new cards help grow the seeds those cards planted years ago.
You can Special Summon the new Level 4 Insect-type “Traptrix” straight from your hand anytime you control another “Traptrix” monster. It’s a great way to make quick Xyz Summons and Link Summons, but while it’s on the field it also protects Set cards in your Spell and Trap Card Zone from being destroyed. It’s matched by a new Level 4 Plant-type “Traptrix”: when you Special Summon it, you can banish an opposing monster, but when you Normal Summon it, you’ll search the new “Traptrix” Field Spell from your Deck!
That Field Spell is like a permanent Double Summon: every turn, you can Normal Summon a “Traptrix” monster in addition to your regular Normal Summon or Set. That’s awesome for assembling your Xyz Summons and Link Summons…or just for swarming the field when you want to close your carnivorous jaws on your opponent. The Field Spell also protects each of your Plants and Insects from destruction by battle once per turn, and it lets you banish any monster you control to tag in another “Traptrix” from your hand or Graveyard. It’s great for triggering those powerful Special Summon effects. And that’s not the only new Spell Card: “Traptrix” gets a “draw 2” Spell that lets you discard a Level 4 Insect or Plant, or a Normal Trap, to draw 2 cards. Once it’s in your Graveyard, you can banish it to recycle a banished card back to the bottom of your Deck. Dig for the cards you want to draw, and place key cards in the Graveyard to fuel your other effects.
A great example would be a new Link 3 Link Monster boosts all of your “Traptrix” by 1000 ATK while you have at least one Normal Trap in your Graveyard. Once per turn, it can also negate all the effects of your opponent’s face-up cards! Banish a Normal Trap from your Graveyard and you can destroy 1 of those face-up cards as well. Meanwhile, a new Rank 4 Xyz Monster joins Traptrix Allomerus and Traptrix Rafflesia! This new Rank 4 Plant has 2500 ATK, and it searches “Traptrix” monsters from your Deck. Then, when your opponent’s monster is sent to the Graveyard or banished by a card effect – perhaps by a “Hole” Trap? – this new Xyz Monster snags it to use it as Xyz Material. It’s unaffected by Trap effects, and it ignores the activated effects of any other monster with the same Type as any of its materials as well!
“Traptrix” fans will also find a brand-new “Hole” Normal Trap. You can activate it on any turn your opponent Special Summons a monster, and from there you target an opposing monster with 2000 or more ATK: you’ll destroy that monster, and if you have a “Hole” Normal Trap in your Graveyard you’ll get to banish a monster from your opponent’s Graveyard too. You’ll also find some classic powerhouse Trap Cards in this Structure Deck, including Artifact Sanctum and Evenly Matched! And since “Traptrix” rules the back row, you’ll even find Harpie’s Feather Duster to demolish your opponent’s defenses.
Structure Deck: Beware of Traptrix swarms and sprouts into stores on February 24. Each Structure Deck includes 40 Common cards, 3 Super Rares, 5 Ultra Rares, and 1 Double-sided Deluxe Game Mat/Dueling Guide. MSRP: $11.99 per box.
The Pokémon Company International has revealed more details about the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): Scarlet & Violet expansion, launching worldwide beginning on March 31, 2023.
The new expansion will adopt an updated take on Pokémon ex, a gameplay mechanic featuring Pokémon with high HP as well as powerful attacks and Abilities. Unlike Pokémon-EX from the Black & White and XY Series, which were all Basic Pokémon, the Pokémon ex in the Scarlet & Violet Series can be Basic, Stage 1, or Stage 2. Though powerful, Pokémon ex give up two Prize cards when Knocked Out.
Inspired by the Terastal phenomenon from the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, the expansion will introduce Tera Pokémon ex featuring unique etched artwork that spotlights their Tera Types. These new cards follow the same rules as Pokémon ex but will take no damage from attacks when on the Bench.
In addition to the recently announced design updates for Pokémon TCG cards, Scarlet & Violet will feature full-art etched cards showcasing Pokémon in simple poses and bright colors. The expansion will also include illustration rare and special illustration rare Pokémon, which may show an entire Evolution line growing together. These cards will showcase Pokémon in their natural environments and offer a closer look at their unique personalities.
Noteworthy cards from the expansion include:
12 double rare Pokémon ex, including two Tera Pokémon ex featuring Arcanine and Gyarados
12 ultra rare Pokémon ex and eight ultra rare Supporter cards
24 illustration rare Pokémon
10 special illustration rare Pokémon and Supporter cards
Six hyper rare gold etched cards, which can include Pokémon ex, Trainer and Energy cards
Scarlet & Violet will be available in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and special collections at Pokémon Center in the US, Canada, and UK, as well as other participating retailers around the world. In addition, certain products are now available for preorder at Pokémon Center, including the Scarlet & Violet Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box, which includes two additional booster packs and two copies of a full-art promo card; one of the cards features the Pokémon Center logo.
Konami has announced the 250th Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS) events will be taking place in April 2023 in three different locations. The YCS events will feature the best Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG) players from across the globe, Dueling for a chance to be named a champion at these historic events.
Three YCS events will be taking place simultaneously on the same weekend of April 1-2, 2023. Konami will host the North America YCS in Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Convention Center and the Latin America YCS in Bogotá, Colombia at the Agora Bogotá Convention Center. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. will be hosting a YCS in Europe in London, UK at ExCeL London.
All registered Duelists in the main events will take home a participation Game Mat and Field Center Card. The three winners of these prestigious events will be taking home a unique Ultra Rare Anotherverse Dragon card commemorating the event and a very special YCS Champion trophy.
Outside of the main tournament, there’ll be plenty of things for attendees to enjoy over the course of the weekend, including popular public events, such as Win-A-Mat tournaments and ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!, as well as newer events including Rivalry of Warlords and digital game tournaments for Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL. For special events only available at the 250th YCS, Duelists will be able to compete in Time Wizard events using formats from previous milestone YCS events.
Registration for these events will open in early 2023.
Enter the Data Storm and take hold of extraordinary new monsters, Spells, and Traps in Cyberstorm Access, the next Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game core booster set, scheduled for Spring 2023!
Cyberstorm Access has a huge haul of powerful new monsters for your Extra Deck, headlined by a brand-new Link-6 evolution of Firewall Dragon! This 3500 ATK behemoth rewards you for combining classic Cyberse Link Summoning tactics with Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summoning tactics. Back it up with the newest “Code Talker” monster for a devastating one-two punch!
Meanwhile, the journey of Visas Starfrost continues onwards to a strange new world! Experience a powerful new Synchro Summoning strategy while unraveling the mysteries in the newest chapter of this story. Look to the stars, and you’ll find brand-new cards for “tellarknights”, the very first Xyz Monster theme of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V era. And speaking of ARC-V, fans of Gong Strong and his Superheavy Samurai style of Dueling are in for a treat with several brand-new cards to let them stand tall in the face of adversity!
You’ll also find new cards for strategies from recent sets like Amazing Defenders and Photon Hypernova:
Adopt a new “Purrely” monster!
Reinforce your “Rescue-ACE” barracks!
Meet a new “Mikanko” dancer!
Get up and ride! The Gold Pride race got off to a chaotic and destructive start in Photon Hypernova, and the action continues as a new rider goes on the attack!
And more!
The Cyberstorm Access booster set contains 100 new cards*:
One of the most storied Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game items returns for the 25th anniversary of the card game! The very first Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Legendary Collection is reborn as Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, arriving on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Also announced are five standalone booster packs, listed below, arriving on Friday, July 14, 2023. For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as a standalone booster!
Invasion of Chaos(7/14/23)
Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon (7/14/23)
Metal Raiders (7/14/23)
Pharaoh’s Servant (7/14/23)
Spell Ruler (7/14/23)
Check out the full details below!
One of the most storied Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAMEitems returns for the 25th anniversary of the card game!
The very first Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Legendary Collection is reborn asLegendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition! It contains 6 Booster Packs and 6 Ultra Cards, including special variant cards of some of the most famous monsters from the original anime series.
In addition to the 6 Ultra Rare cards, which include the highly requested and sought-after original Egyptian God Card Promos, the 25th Anniversary Edition will include a bonus 7th card! This 7th card will offer Duelists a sneak peek at a brand-new rarity created just for the 25th anniversary celebrations: The Quarter Century Secret Rare!
Each Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition will include 1 random Quarter Century Secret Rare version of 1 of the 6 special variant cards to give Duelists a taste of what’s to come!
1 pack of Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, 1 pack of Metal Raiders, 1 pack of Spell Ruler, 1 pack of Pharaoh’s Servant, 1 pack of Dark Crisis, 1 pack of Invasion of Chaos, 1 Ultra Rare Obelisk the Tormentor card, 1 Ultra Rare Slifer the Sky Dragon card, 1 Ultra Rare The Winged Dragon of Ra card, 1 Ultra Rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, 1 Ultra Rare Dark Magician card, 1 Ultra Rare Red-Eyes Black Dragon card, and 1 Quarter Century Secret Rare version of 1 of the 6 aforementioned cards (random).
One of the most storied Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME items returns for the 25th anniversary of the card game!
Product Title: Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition Set Size: N/A Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 4/19/23 Launch Date: 4/21/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 4/21/23 MSRP: $31.99 per Set
Invasion of Chaos is one of the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster sets of all time! For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as a standalone booster!
Invasion of Chaos unleashed a variety of powerful cards that rewarded Duelists who packed their Decks with LIGHT and DARK Attribute monsters. The legendary Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning and Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End dominated Duels and the Spell-retrieving Dark Magician of Chaos joined them thanks to the incredibly powerful Dimension Fusion Spell Card! This printing will feature both Secret Rares from the set.
The complete Invasion of Chaos booster set is 112 cards:
73 Commons
17 Rares
10 Super Rares
10 Ultra Rares
2 Secret Rares
Invasion of Chaos is one of the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster sets of all time!
Product Title: Invasion of Chaos Product Type: Booster Pack Set Size: 112 Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 7/12/23 Launch Date: 7/14/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 7/14/23 MSRP: $4.49 per Pack (9 cards per pack)
Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the very first Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released! For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as standalone booster packs!
Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon was notable not just for being the first booster set, but also for introducing famous cards like Exodia the Forbidden One, as well as incredible Spell Cards like Pot of Greed and Raigeki. This printing will feature both Secret Rares from the set.
The complete Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon booster set is 126 cards:
82 Commons
22 Rares
10 Super Rares
10 Ultra Rares
2 Secret Rares
Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the very first Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released!
Product Title: Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Product Type: Booster Pack Set Size: 126 Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 7/12/23 Launch Date: 7/14/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 7/14/23 MSRP: $4.49 per Pack (9 cards per pack)
Metal Raiders was the second Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAMEbooster set ever released! For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as standalone booster packs!
This set is famous for introducing many incredibly powerful Trap Cards, including Yugi’s Mirror Force and the first wave of Counter Trap Cards: Horn of Heaven, Magic Jammer, Seven Tools of the Bandit, and, you can’t forget Solemn Judgment! Of course, Metal Raiders didn’t leave Duelists defenseless against these powerful cards – Heavy Storm also made its debut in this set! This printing will feature both Secret Rares from the set.
The complete Metal Raiders booster set is 144 cards:
100 Commons
22 Rares
10 Super Rares
10 Ultra Rares
2 Secret Rares
Metal Raiders was the second Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released!
Product Title: Metal Raiders Product Type: Booster Pack Set Size: 144 Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 7/12/23 Launch Date: 7/14/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 7/14/23 MSRP: $4.49 per Pack (9 cards per pack)
Pharaoh’s Servantwas the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released! For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as a standalone booster!
Pharaoh’s Servant was the debut for Pegasus’ ultimate monster, Thousand-Eyes Restrict,and it alsointroduced era defining cards like Jinzo and Imperial Order to the game as well. Pharaoh’s Servant made it easier than ever to revive your monsters with Premature Burial and Call of the Haunted or burn away your opponent’s Life Points with Ceasefire. This printing will feature both Secret Rares from the set.
The complete Pharaoh’s Servant booster set is 105 cards:
66 Commons
17 Rares
10 Super Rares
10 Ultra Rares
2 Secret Rares
Pharaoh’s Servant was the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released!
Product Title: Pharaoh’s Servant Product Type: Booster Pack Set Size: 105 Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 7/12/23 Launch Date: 7/14/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 7/14/23 MSRP: $4.49 per Pack (9 cards per pack)
Spell Rulerwas the third Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released! For years, you could only get your hands on these coveted packs as part of the Legendary Collection, but now, just in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the card game, they’re being made available as a standalone booster!
Spell Ruler was the first appearance of Ritual Spell Cards, Ritual Monsters, and Quick-Play Spell Cards like Mystical Space Typhoon. This was the first appearance of Pegasus’ Toon World and Toon monsters from the first Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series, including the beloved Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon! Joining them were powerful Spell Cards like Delinquent Duo, Snatch Steal, and Painful Choice. This printing will feature both Secret Rares from the set.
The complete Spell Ruler booster set is 104 cards:
65 Commons
17 Rares
10 Super Rares
10 Ultra Rares
2 Secret Rares
Spell Ruler was the third Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster set ever released!
Product Title: Spell Ruler Product Type: Booster Pack Set Size: 104 Official Tournament Store Launch Date: 7/12/23 Launch Date: 7/14/23 Konami Tournament Legal Date: 7/14/23 MSRP: $4.49 per Pack (9 cards per pack)
The Pokémon Company International has announced the next expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Scarlet & Violet, inspired by the recently released Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games. The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet expansion will be launching worldwide beginning on March 31, 2023.
As the first expansion in the Scarlet & Violet Series, it will see the return of the Pokémon ex gameplay mechanic, which will appear in each stage of Evolution and have high HP, as well as powerful attacks and Abilities. However, when a Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, it gives up two Prize cards instead of one.
The Pokémon Company International also introduced several card design improvements that will be implemented starting with the Scarlet & Violet expansion. Yellow borders on Pokémon TCG cards will become gray to match the cards released in Japan, providing a more seamless Pokémon TCG experience around the world while allowing the card artwork to shine even further. In addition, subcategories for Trainer cards — such as Supporter, Item, and Stadium — will appear in the top left corner to be more visible in players’ hands, Basic Energy cards will display another Energy symbol on the bottom right corner to make it easier to track during gameplay, and expansion symbols will be replaced by expansion codes and language codes across all cards.
Maze of Memories is packed with cards that open the gates to Yu-Gi-Oh!’s history! You can relive the advent of Yugi’s first Ritual Monster with Black Luster Soldier – Legendary Swordsman! Get back to class with the Duel Academy Field Spell, or rev it up with Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon! It comes to shelves Friday, March 10, 2023.
Every good labyrinth needs a guardian, and Maze of Memories is defended by new World Premiere cards that revitalize the Paradox Brothers’ iconic Gate Guardian! Combine Kazejin, Suijin, and Sanga of the Thunder in any way you like to Special Summon brand-new Fusion Monsters!
In order to make Maze of Memories truly a-MAZE-ing, it also includes memorable tournament-level cards from the past as well as modern-day mainstays! You’ll have another chance to smash the competition with one of the most powerful Synchro Monsters around – Baronne De Fleur!
The complete Maze of Memories set contains 67-cards*
The Pokémon Company International has released the latest expansion for the best-selling Pokémon Trading Card Game, Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest, available starting today at participating retailers around the world.
Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest reveals three new Radiant Pokémon, including Radiant Jirachi and Radiant Alakazam — Shiny Pokémon with powerful Abilities or attacks and illustrated in etched artwork. The new expansion also introduces more Pokémon VSTAR, including Lugia VSTAR, Regidrago VSTAR and Alolan Vulpix VSTAR — the first Pokémon VSTAR in the Pokémon TCG to not be fully evolved.
This expansion also includes 15 Pokémon V, 18 full-art Pokémon V, one Pokémon VMAX, six Pokémon VSTAR and a Trainer Gallery subset of 30 cards with artwork featuring popular Trainers and Pokémon.
Trainers can find Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and special collections at participating retailers.
Shadows loom large over Duel Academy in the new 2023 Speed Duel GX Box*! The Shadow Riders have descended upon Speed Duel and joined forces with other villainous characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series to cause mayhem and unleash the mighty Sacred Beasts. This box set is designed to allow up to 8 players to jump into their own dynamic gameplay experience with 8 pre-constructed Decks along with a selection of other cards that can be used to customize them. Here are just a few of the things you can look forward to in the new box:
8 Pre-Constructed Decks with new Skill Cards that introduce villainous characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series to Speed Duel! Torment your opponent with Titan’s Chess Archfiends, solve the mysteries of alchemy with Amnael, or even reign supreme with the Supreme King’s Evil HEROes!
New Skills that let you look at older Speed Duel cards in a new light! Try your hand at assembling Detective Zaloog’s Dark Scorpion Deck!
Duel in style with Secret Rare versions of popular cards including the 3 Sacred Beasts!
And more!
Each 2023 Speed Duel GX Box contains 228 total cards, all compatible with the Speed Duel format:
200 Commons
20 Skill Cards
8 (of 24) Secret Rare Cards
The set comes to shelves March 31, 2023 and will retail for $29.99.
To use a card in Speed Duel it must have the Speed Duel Symbol on the card. Cards without the Symbol are not legal, but Speed Duel cards can be used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Skill Cards may only be used in Speed Duel.
