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Each Duelist Genesis Special Edition pack includes 3 Duelist Genesis booster packs and 1 of 2 incredibly powerful variant cards ("Gladiator Beast Heraklinos" or "Eradicator Epidemic Virus"). Duelist Genesis boosters include cards from the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's television show.

Release: 7th October 2008

Light up your Duels with the Light of Destruction Special Edition for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME! Take on any foe with the heroic strength of the new "Lightsworn" monsters as well as the Arcana Force cards or give your current Decks a boost with powerful new LIGHT monsters. With 100 cards to collect, including 20 cards exclusive to the American and European regions, Light of Destruction Special Edition has something for every Duelist.

Release: 18th June 2008
Legal for local events: 1st July 2008
Legal for Premier Events: 1st July 2008

Selling Points:

• Get 3 booster packs for a great deal. Special Editions are the best way to complete your Light of Destruction collection!
• Each Special Edition comes with 1 of 2 new and powerful promo cards.
• "Kuraz the Light Monarch" expands the power of the famous line of Monarch monsters. Use it to destroy any 2 cards, even when Special Summoned.
• "Soul Rope" can Summon any Level 4 monster from your Deck to replace a monster you lose in battle. This Trap can be used to harness the power of the new monster, "Honest," even quicker!

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Kuraz the Light Monarch
LIGHT/Warrior - Effect/6/2400/1000
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can destroy up to 2 cards on the field. For each card destroyed, that card's controller draws 1 card. This card cannot attack during the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned.


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Soul Rope
Normal Trap Card
Activate only by paying 1000 Life Points when a monster you control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from your Deck.

Featuring some of the darkest new monsters available, the Phantom Darkness Special Edition brings you cards from the hit Phantom Darkness booster set, as well as 2 brand-new, never before available variant cards!

‘Hannibal Necromancer’ and ‘Mutant Mindmaster’ have awesome effects which you can use to stop traps and steal your opponent's monsters with!

Release: 12th March 2008

• Get 3 booster packs for a great deal! Three packs of Phantom Darkness to complete your collection of awesome new Dark-version monsters.
• Take your Dark Deck in a new direction, with 1 of 2 new promo cards included in each Special Edition.

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Mutant Mindmaster
DARK/Spellcaster - Effect/6/0/2500
When this card declares an attack, you can take control of 1 face-up Attack Position monster your opponent controls, and attack with it instead of this monster. It cannot attack your opponent directly. Return it to your opponent at the end of the Battle Phase.
Super Rare


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Hannibal Necromancer
DARK/Spellcaster - Effect/4/1400/1800
When this card is Normal Summoned, place 1 Spell Counter on it (max. 1). You can remove 1 Spell Counter from this card to destroy 1 face-up Trap Card.
Super Rare

Street Date: 12th December 2007

Dueling Evolved!

- Get 3 booster packs for a great deal! Two packs of the new Gladiator’s Assault booster plus 1 pack of the classic Dark Crisis booster featuring Yugi on the pack.
- Each Special Edition randomly contains 1 of 2 cards that will appear in the 3rd season of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. You get the cards before they appear on TV!!
- Each card has an amazing effect that will stun your opponents: One copies the effect of any monster in the game, the other helps you draw the best cards out of your deck faster!

(in starburst) This Special Edition release comes in a booster box (with display) for easy placement in the store!!

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

Retail Configuration:
9 Cards per Pack
3 Packs per Box
10 Boxes per Display
12 Displays per Box


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Phantom of Chaos
DARK/Fiend - Effect/4/0/0
Any Battle Damage this monster inflicts to your opponent becomes 0. Once per turn, you can remove from play 1 effect Monster in your Graveyard. Until the End Phase, this card's name is treated as that monster's name, and it gains that monster's effect(s) and ATK.
Super Rare


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Vortex Trooper
WIND/Aqua - Effect/3/0/600
When this card is Normal Summoned, you can shuffle two cards from your hand into your Deck,then draw 2 cards. After this card is destroyed, draw one card.
Super Rare
//Note: Vortex Trooper IS Air Circulator

Release: 12th September 2007
Includes: 1 of 2 Super Rare Promo Cards
    2x Packs of Tactical Evolution
    1x Pack of Labyrinth of Nightmare

Every aspect of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game evolves with the release of Tactical Evolution Special Edition. A new card type, a new card rarity, new foil technology, and even a new way to win the game are introduced in the biggest Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG set in three years! New Yu-Gi-Oh! GX cards appeal to fans of the animated series, while innovative game mechanics offer plenty of possibilities to experienced players.

-Pack-front monster "Rainbow Dragon" is featured in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and debuts an all-new rarity and foil technology.
-Get 3 booster packs for a great deal! Two packs of the new Tactical Evolution booster plus 1 pack of the classic Labyrinth of Nightmare booster featuring Yugi on the pack.
-Each Special Edition randomly contains 1 of 2 cards first seen on the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series. Finally making their international debut, these cards have been anticipated by players for years.
-The new cards work in combination so players will need to collect both cards to unleash their full potential!



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Masked Beast Des Gardius
DARK/Fiend - Effect/8/3300/2500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Tributing 2 monsters, including at least 1 "Grand Tiki Elder" or "Melchid the Four-Face Beast". When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard equip 1 "The Mask of Remnants" from your Deck to 1 monster on the field.
Super Rare


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The Mask of Remnants
Spell Card
Shuffle this card into its owner's Deck, OR if this card was put into play by the effect of "Masked Beast Des Gardius", this card is treated as an Equip Card. Control of the equipped monster is switched.
Super Rare

Release: 12 June 2007
Includes: 1 of 2 Super Rare Promo Cards
    2x Packs of Force of the Breaker
    1x Pack of Invasion of Chaos




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Phantom Beast Rock Lizard
DARK/Beast-Warrior - Effect/7/2200/2000
If you're Tributing a "Phantom Beast" monster or "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts" this card can be Normal Summoned with 1 Tribute. When this card destroys a monster by battle, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, inflict 2000 damage to your opponent.
Super Rare


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Winged Rhynos
WIND/Beast - Effect/4/1800/500
When a Trap Card is activated, you can return this face-up card from the field to its owner's hand.
Super Rare

Yu-Gi-Oh! Special Editions are back! Strike of Neos – Special Edition in a new 3-pack blister configuration with 2 variant cards that will help you get to the top of your game. This Special Edition includes 2 Strike of Neos packs and an Enemy of Justice pack along with a new version of the "Cyber End Dragon" card and the infamous "Shrink" card, previously only available to Shonen Jump Champions! A great value that is too good to pass up, get your Strike of Neos – Special Edition and "Get your Game on!"

Selling Points:

* The Strike of Neos – Special Edition is Packed with value
* The only way to get the cool Alternate Art "Cyber End Dragon"
* The first time "Shrink" will be available outside of the Shonen Jump Championship
* Strike of Neos is the first set since Ancient Sanctuary that Secret Rare technology is available in the booster set.

Collect and play cool new tournament worthy themes as well as expand upon existing ones.

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Cyber End Dragon
Light/Machine/Fusion/Effect/10/4000/2800
"Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon"
A Fusion Summon of this card can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Super Rare

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Shrink
Quick-Play Spell Card
Select 1 face-up monster on the field. The original ATK of that monster is halved until the end of this turn.
Super Rare