![]() The overall effect of these changes is a pale, "Ghost-like" appearance to the card art, especially when scanned. It appears to have a very shiny silver lettering, much like a Secret Rare, with some colors removed from the card image. Ghost Rare is a fairly recent rarity introduced in the TCG version of Tactical Evolution. On the internet market, Ultimate Rare Cards are often much more valuable than others, even if their effectiveness in the game is only above average. In the OCG, Ultimate Rares have been known to be printed as independent rarities, while they are used exclusively as an additional Booster Pack rarity in the TCG. This has the advantage of brightening the image, and making the foil image more distinct than on a TCG equivalent. OCG Ultimate Rares tend to scan much better than their TCG counterparts, due to a slightly reflective coating present on all OCG cards (but lacking on TCG cards). Ultimate Rare cards usually also come in a less rare variety that can be found in the same booster with the same card number. This card rarity is very hard for Scalers to find, since the card is much thinner than a normal Super Rare or Ultra Rare, with a weight comparable to that of to a Common. When scanned, the embossed image may be muted and the image indistinct from the background. The card name is printed gold, like an Ultra Rare. Although after Tactical Evolution the odds dropped back down to 1:12.Īn Ultimate Rare card has an "embossed" foil on the Card Artwork, including the borders of artworks, Attribute icon, and on Monster Cards, the Level Stars. However reprint sets released after Soul of the Duelist such as Dark Revelation Volume 3 use the 1:12 ratio. from Soul of the Duelist onwards the odds became around 1:24. The odds of getting an Ultra Rare in a Booster Pack was around 1:12 in Booster Packs before Soul of the Duelist. Currently there is a 1:5 chance of getting one in a booster pack.Īn Ultra Rare card is identified by having a gold card name and a holofoil image. More recent video game promo cards have been Super Rares. Only in "The Duelist Genesis" and "Crossroads of Chaos" you can get a rare and something higher than a rare.Ī Super Rare card is identified by having a black or white card name and the image is a holofoil. There is a rare in every pack but would be replaced by a something higher than a rare. However, this coating has none of the consistent layout and texture of the usual Parallel coating.Ī Rare card is identified by having a silver card name and the image is not holofoiled. They are akin to Super Rares, but have a coating very similar to Parallel Common cards. Rares are used for early Game Boy Promos. They only existed in the TCG, and were discontinued after Ancient Sanctuary. Super Short Print's are identical to Commons and Short Prints, except they are much harder to find. This only existed in the TCG, and were discontinued after Ancient Sanctuary, but have since been re-introduced in the TCG in Phantom Darkness. Short Prints are identical to Commons, except they are slightly harder to find. Comparable to the now-discontinued TCG Short Print and Super Short Print rarities, Normal Rares only exist in the OCG. Normal Rares are identical to Commons, except they are slightly harder to find. ![]() ![]() A listing of all super short or short prints can be found in Beckett's Official Magazine. Some common cards are short printed or super short printed by UDE. The more rare, the more its worth.Ī Common card is identified by having a black or white card name and the image is not holofoil. How to tell which cards are rare, and which are not. So hopefully I can share some things I've learned about Yu-Gi-Oh! Card collecting to help you, so you don't have to make the same mistakes I did, when I started. It took me time, energy, and Money to find out all these things. (Blue-Eyes White Dragon is probably the most well known Yu-Gi-Oh! card and coupled with rarity can be very expensive to this day) Was it how powerful the card? How Rare it is? What's the difference between… Rare? Super Rare? Ultra Rare? Ultimate Rare? Ghost Rare? Find Out Here. When I started collecting Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards I had a heck of a time trying to find out which cards had the best value, and which weren't worth the paper they were printed on. ![]()
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