YU-GI-OH! Trading Card Game to Celebrate 25 Years by Re-Releasing Classic Booster Sets
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary and they’ve got some fun things planned. For starters, Konami is bringing back the Legendary Collection! Renamed Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, this box will come with 6 booster packs and 6 Ultra Rare cards like when it first released, but there’s a new surprise: a 7th card! The 7th card will be a second copy of one of the other included promo cards, but in a brand-new rarity for the 25th anniversary dubbed The Quarter Century Secret Rare. That is quite the name. The 6 packs inside will be one each of Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Metal Raiders, Spell Ruler, Pharaoh’s Servant, Dark Crisis, and Invasion of Chaos. The 6 promo cards are Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, The Winged Dragon of Ra, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon. It seems like the Egyptian God Cards will be promotional versions since that’s what released with the original Legendary Collection, but I could be wrong. You can purchase Legendary Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition starting April 21 for $31.99.
The very first Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Legendary Collection is reborn as Legendary 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
But wait, there’s more! In July, Konami will be re-releasing five of the booster packs from the Legendary Collection as standalone boosters! Starting July 14, duelists will be able to purchase 25th anniversary editions of Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Metal Raiders, Spell Ruler, Pharaoh’s Servant, and Invasion of Chaos. I wonder why Dark Crisis got negated. Also, where’s Labyrinth of Nightmare? Each pack will cost $4.49 and include 9 cards in their original rarities. Many Yugitubers like Alex Cimo and Team APS (among several others) have really made it popular to revisit old packs and look for treasures. Plus, Konami announced last year some alternate formats that these packs could really help foster. Now if only Konami would do more to directly support those alternate formats, we might be onto something.
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.
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.
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.
Pharaoh’s Servant was the debut for Pegasus’ ultimate monster, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, and it also introduced 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.
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.
Which of these re-releases are you most excited about for the 25th anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh!? What are some other things you’re hoping Konami will do for the occasion?