YGO TCG News

Premium Packs are back stronger than ever, this year with brand new GX themed cards. Many of these cards have been long awaited for by the US players. These cards have high collectors value and should create great excitement on the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG community! Sure to change the way the game is being played, Premium Pack 2 will undoubtedly pack a punch!

• Only product to contain all foil cards
• 20 card set of the most anticipated cards only available from Shonen Jump.
• The strongest monsters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga created into cards 20 Packs per box with 5 Cards per Pack.

Release: 29th July 2008

10 Super Rare Cards (3:1)
10 Secret Rare Cards (2:1)
5 Cards per Pack
20 Packs per Box

Out of the darkness comes Light of Destruction, the latest booster set to hit stores. This all new 100 card booster set introduces brand new LIGHT cards with all new deck types that allow players to banish opponent's cards light-years away! This set also includes the mysterious Arcana Force cards from Season 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Satorius' "Arcane Force" cards and many others used by Jaden Yuki, Aster Phoenix and Professor Crowler are featured, helping anchor this set among fans of the animated series. These powerful cards and themes are sure to make duelists and fans see the light!

Approximate Release Date: 7th May 2008
Sneak Preview Date: 3rd May 2008
Legal for local events: 3rd May 2008
Legal for Premier Events: 17th May 2008


Selling Points:

• Banish your opponent's cards with this array of LIGHT cards that shatter the recent DARK monster sets.
• In addition to cards that capture the feeling of Sartorius using the coin-toss effect he is noted for, this booster set has a wide variety of cards that support existing themes based on the animated series. This makes the set appealing to anime fans, casual players and long-time fans alike.
• 100 card booster set with more Ultras Rares, Super Rares, and Rares to collect featuring 10 cards exclusive to Upper Deck and 10 cards previously only released in Japan.
• Includes a new exclusive "Ghost Rare" card with 3D holofoil technology.

100 Cards Total
48 Common Cards (8:1)
20 Rare Cards (1:1)
12 Super Rare Cards (1:5)
10 Ultra Rare Cards (1:12)
10 Secret Rare Cards

One Rare card in every pack!

Collect to find out what's beyond Rare, Super Rare, and Ultra Rare cards

• Light of Destruction - Spoiler
• Light of Destruction - Rarity Changes
• Light of Destruction - Sneak Preview
• Light of Destruction - Rulings
• Light of Destruction - Special Edition

Approximate Release Date: September 2008
Sneak Preview Date: August 2008
Legal for local events: August 2008
Legal for Premier Events: September 2008






//Dates according to the German UDE Newsletter

A Blast From The Past!
In ancient Egypt there existed a force so powerful, it had to be locked away for millennia. Now all duelists have the chance to unleash this energy by uncovering the elusive powers so difficult to find!

Searching for powerful cards from Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! just became much easier! The Retro Pack reintroduces the most popular cards from the first 3 sets of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Powerful cards from the original series, previously available only as hard to find promos or not available in Europe, also return for even more Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! excitement.

• The 100-card set re-introduces the strongest iconic cards from the very beginning of Yu-Gi-Oh!, making it easy for collectors and new players to find previously difficult-to-find cards.
• The first Yu-Gi-Oh! European exclusive introduces new cards never released in the European markets!
• Look for the special 3 Monster Fusion card that is compatible with the heavily-sought after "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" classic, bringing a new destructive power to your duel!
• The Retro Pack also introduces a brand new foil technology that has never been seen before on a Yu-Gi-Oh! card!

Return to greatness with the Retro Pack!

Release: 8th July 2008

Product Contains: 3 RETRO PACK Booster Packs and 1 Exclusive Card!
Collect :
48 Common cards (8:1)
24 Rare cards (1:1)
10 Super Rare cards (1:5)
8 Ultra Rare cards (1:12)
One Rare card in every pack! Collect to find out


//For those thinking that there is no Retro Pack 1

The darkness awaits you as every aspect of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game plunges into dark with the release of Phantom Darkness. From the abyss, new villainous versions of many fan favorite monsters arrive to support and update many Deck types. Phantom Darkness is the largest set since 2004 and includes 10 cards exclusive to Upper Deck and 10 cards previously only released in Japan. With something for every level of Duelist, are you ready for to step into the darkness?

Approximate Release Date: 26th January 2008
Legal for local events: 26th January 2008
Legal for Premier Events: 16th February 2008

• 100 card booster set with more Ultra Rares, Super Rares, and Rares to collect.
• New sinister Dark versions of classic Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG monsters make DARK monsters stronger than ever.
• Includes an elusive “Ghost Rare” 3D holofoil technology
• Collect all three versions of the vengeful Yubel from the GX anime, including “Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare.”
• The Quest continues! Transform your “Rainbow Dragon” into the ferocious “Rainbow Dark Dragon” or the unbeatable champion, “Rainbow Neos.”

100 Cards Total
48 Common Cards (8:1)
20 Rare Cards (1:1)
12 Super Rare Cards (1:5)
10 Ultra Rare Cards (1:12)
10 Secret Rare Cards

One Rare card in every pack!
Collect to find out what’s beyond Rare, Super Rare, and Ultra Rare cards

Hobby/Retail Configuration:
9 cards per Pack
24 Packs per Box
12 Boxes per Case

• Phantom Darkness - Spoiler
• Phantom Darkness - Rarity Changes
• Phantom Darkness - Sneak Preview
• Phantom Darkness - Rulings
• Phantom Darkness - Special Edition

Approximate Release Date: 14th November 2007

Gladiator’s Assault, the newest booster pack for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, is bigger and better than ever, with more of what every player loves! This 95-card set has more cards to collect, more new Deck types to build and more exciting foil insert cards. This is the largest set in the GX era. Gladiator’s Assault introduces 10 special cards designed just for North and Latin American and European players, plus 5 highly anticipated Shueisha cards previously available only in Japan.

Featuring 26 cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animation, including Jaden’s sinister Evil Heroes and the indestructible Cloudians, Gladiator’s Assault will delight every Yu-Gi-Oh! GX fan. Gladiator’s Assault also introduces the Gladiator Beasts, fearsome fighters who tag in and out of the Duel with each other, so they can alter their strategy on the fly. Gladiator’s Assault has something for every Duelist, no matter their experience level or play style.

• 95 card set, the largest since 2004, brings more exciting cards to collect, and more foil insert cards.
• Features 10 exclusive cards designed specifically for the North and Latin American and European players!
• These cards power up popular Decks and make the new Gladiator Beast theme even stronger!
• For the first time ever, includes 5 Shueisha cards previously available only in Japan. Players and collectors have been waiting for these cards, and can finally add them to their collection!
• Gladiator Beasts bring a fun, cool new way to play with monster tag-team mechanics

48 Common Cards (8:1)
18 Rare Cards (1:1)
9 Super Rare Cards (1:5)
5 Ultra Rare Cards (1:12)

One Rare card in every pack!
Collect to find out what’s beyond Rare, Super Rare, and Ultra Rare cards



Hobby/Retail Configuration:
9 cards per Pack
24 Packs per Box
12 Boxes per Case

• Gladiator's Assault - Spoiler
• Gladiator's Assault - Rarity Changes
• Gladiator's Assault - Rulings
• Gladiator's Assault - Sneak Preview
• Gladiator's Assault - Special Edition

The way you Duel is about to evolve! Don't miss the Tactical Evolution Sneak Preview on August 5th and 6th! The Sneak Preview is the first place to see, collect, and Duel with the new cards. Get the new Tactical Evolution cards before they are available in stores.

The long search is over! The legendary "Rainbow Dragon" has been found in packs of Tactical Evolution, and by coming to the Sneak Preview you could be one of the first Duelists to add its awesome power to your Crystal Beast Deck! You can also get the sinister Venom Cards used by Duel Academy's mysterious new teacher, Professor Viper.
The most powerful of these dangerous snake monsters is nearly indestructible!

A new kind of monster can now be yours to command: Gemini monsters. Gemini monsters start like any other monster, but you can use a Normal Summon to transform them into monsters with powerful effects. You won't want to miss the worldwide premiere of the new monster, "Gemini Summoner"! "Gemini Summoner" makes it even easier to unleash the effects of your Gemini monsters. Get your hands on this awesome new Monster Card just by coming to the Sneak Preview. You also have a chance to win a new Sneak Preview T-Shirt just for showing up to the Tactical Evolution Sneak Preview!


Highlights:

* Pack-front monster "Rainbow Dragon" is featured in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and debuts an all-new rarity and foil technology.
* Set consists of 90 different cards - the largest booster set in over three years - including ten cards never seen before. Not even in Japan!
* Gemini Monsters, a new type of monster card with amazing effects, make their debut.
* Exciting cards for Elemental Heroes, Neo-Spacians, and the new "Venom" theme draw directly from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX animated series!
* Legacy support for established Decks like Cyberdarks, Zombies, Aliens, and Normal monsters engages existing players.

• Tactical Evolution - Spoiler
• Tactical Evolution - Sneak Preview
• Tactical Evolution - Rulings
• Tactical Evolution - Special Edition

Total of 15 Cards
5 Cards per Pack (2 Secret Rare and 3 Super Rare)
Released in September (Preview will be at Comic Con '07 / 26th - 28th July)

After a long wait the Premium Packs are finally here! The set include cards released in Japan between 1999 and 2004. Many of these cards have been long awaited for by the US players. The set contains 8 Secret Rares and 7 Super Rares. An individual 5-card pack contains 2 Secret Rares and 3 Super Rares. The Premium Pack is the first booster product to contain all foil cards.

-A high percentage of cards in the Premium Pack have television tie-in.
-The Premium Pack is the first booster product to contain all foil cards.
-2 cards are new art variants of previously printed Konami video game insert cards
-11 of the cards have appeared on TV either in classic Yu-Gi-Oh! or on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. 5 of them were cards used by the original show's main character,

7 Super Rare cards (3:1)
8 Secret Rare cards (2:1)



PP01-EN001
Magician of Black Chaos
DARK/Spellcaster - Ritual/8/2800/2600
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Black Magic Ritual".
Secret Rare


PP01-EN002
Black Magic Ritual
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Magician of Black Chaos". You must also Tribute monsters from the field or your hand whose total Levels equal 8 or more.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN003
Marshmallon
LIGHT/Fairy - Effect/3/300/500
The controller of a monster that attacks this face-down card take 1000 damage after damage calculation. This card cannot be destroyed by battle. (Damage calculation is applied normally.)
Secret Rare


PP01-EN004
Marshmallon Glasses
Continuous Spell Card
When this card and "Marshmallon" are face up on your side of the field, your opponent cannot select a card other than "Marshmallon" as an attack target.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN005
Gemini Imps
DARK/Fiend - Effect/4/1000/1000
When a card effect controlled by your opponent is activated which would cause you to discard from your hand, by sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard, negate the activation and the effect of the card and destroy it. The draw 1 card.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN006
Return Zombie
DARK/Zombie - Effect/4/1000/1600
During your Standby Phase, if this card is in your Graveyard and you have no cards in your hand, you can pay 500 Life Points to add this card to your hand.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN007
Shield Crush
Spell Card
Select 1 Defense Position monster on the field and destroy it.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN008
Dark Magic Curtain
Spell Card
If you activate this card, you cannot Normal Summon, Flip Summon or Special Summon this turn. Pay half your Life Points to Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your Deck.
Secret Rare


PP01-EN009
Legacy of Yata-Garasu
Trap Card
Select and activate 1 of these effects:
•Draw 1 card.
•Activate only when a Spirit monster is face-up on your opponent's side of the field. Draw 2 cards.
Super Rare


PP01-EN010
Zera Ritual
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Zera the Mant". You must also Tribute monsters from the field or your hand whose total Levels equal 8 or more.
Super Rare


PP01-EN011
Zera the Mant
DARK/Fiend - Ritual/8/2800/2300
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Zera Ritual".
Super Rare


PP01-EN012
Javelin Beetle
EARTH/Insect - Effect/8/2450/2550
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Javelin Beetle Pact".
Super Rare


PP01-EN013
Javelin Beetle Pact
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Javelin Beetle". You must also Tribute monsters from the field or your hand whose total Levels equal 8 or more.
Super Rare


PP01-EN014
Metalmorph (alt. Art)
Trap Card
After activation, equip this card to a face-up monster. The equipped monster gains 300 ATK and DEF. When the equipped monster attacks, it gains additional ATK, during damage calculation only, equal to half the ATK of the attack target.
Super Rare


PP01-EN015
Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon (alt. Art)
DARK/Machine - Effect/8/2800/2400
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned from the Deck by Tributing "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" equipped with "Metalmorph". Your Deck is then shuffled.
Super Rare


//credit for the scans to skytreader

Bring the Heat! Don't miss the Force of the Breaker Sneak Preview on May 5th and 6th! The Sneak Preview is the first place to see, collect, and Duel with the new cards! Get the new Force of the Breaker cards before they are available in stores.

New exchange students have arrived at Duel Academy, and Force of the Breaker is the place to get their new cards. Unleash the power of Jesse's Crystal Beasts, mythical monsters that can turn into Spells! Or turn up the heat with a new Deck using hot-shot Axel's "Volcanic" cards.

Don't miss the worldwide premiere of the new monster, "Volcanic Rocket"! Supercharging the "Volcanic" cards used by Axel on GX, "Volcanic Rocket" makes it easier than ever to summon the mighty "Volcanic Doomfire"! Get your hands on this awesome new Monster Card just by coming to the Sneak Preview. You also have a chance to win a new Sneak Preview T-Shirt, just for showing up to the Force of the Breaker Sneak Preview! Supplies are limited, so arrive early.

• Force of the Breaker - Spoiler
• Force of the Breaker - Rulings

DP04-EN001
Cyber Dragon

DP04-EN010
Infernal Dragon
Dark/Dragon/Effect/4/2000/0
If this card attacks, it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. When this card is destroyed and asent to the Graveyard from the field, you can Special Summon this card by Tributing 1 monster.
Ultra Rare

DP04-EN024
Ruthless Denial
Normal Spell Card
Select 1 monster you control and send it to the Graveyard, and send 1 random card in your opponent's hand to the Graveyard.
Super Rare

DP04-EN028
Return Soul
Normal Trap Card
Activate only during the End Phase. You can return up to 3 monsters destroyed this turn from the Graveyard to their owners' Decks.
Super Rare

DP04-EN029
Damage Polarizer
Counter Trap Card
Activate only when an effect that inflicts damage is activated. Negate its activation and effect, and each player draws 1 card.
Ultra Rare

DP04-EN030
Fusion Guard
Counter Trap Card
Activate only when an effect that inflicts damage is activated. Negate its activation and effect, and randomly send 1 Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck to the Graveyard.
Super Rare