Sure, the tin box is kinda cool to own, but its true appeal comes from the promotional cards that go along with it. Yu-Gi-Oh! Collector’s Tins have been a regular thing since 2002, coming out once or a few times a year. While Unlimited Edition of the card sells for much lower, a price of around $3,500 for a gem mint isn’t too shabby.Ĥ. If you only got reprints of the card, don’t feel too bad. PSA marks a total of 77 gem mints from this release. But a gem mint 2002 1st edition of Kaiba Starter Blue-Eyes White Dragon has sold for as high as $16,500 in 2021. The Kaiba deck unsurprisingly had the Ultra Rare Blue-Eyes as its best card.įor a “guaranteed” card, you would expect that its price won’t rocket sky high. In 2002, the first two TCG Starter Decks appeared in the market, themed on the eternal rivals: Kaiba and Yugi. Zero chasing is required as the actual card is wholly visible on the transparent front of the box. But the best thing about Starter Decks is the guaranteed chase cards. Starters are also usually themed based on Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, so dueling with one lets you feel like you’re the next Yugi or Kaiba in the making. For one, these pre-constructed decks are perfect for beginners. There are many things to love about Starter Decks. Starter Deck: Kaiba 1st Edition Ultra Rare (SDK-001, 2002) And among them, only nine are perfect mints.Ģ. Scarcity is likely driving up its price since there are currently only 34 PSA-graded Blue-Eyes cards from the 2004 LOB Unlimited set. A PSA 10 gem mint of this card transferred hands in March 2022 for $2,999. Just look at the treasured reprint, 2004 Blue-Eyes White Dragon Unlimited Edition. Unfamiliar observers stumbling into these reprints’ sale listings may doubt it’s not some special 1st edition because of their prices. Since then, the set has been reprinted several times. The Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the first Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG set released in March 2002. But to this day, select prints of Blue-Eyes White Dragon continue to be some of the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards traded. Ironically, it became one of the most common Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ever. It has worked tirelessly, appearing in several booster sets and subsequent reprints. Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Unlimited Edition Ultra Rare (LOB-EN001, 2004)īlue-Eyes White Dragon’s overwhelming popularity is both its badge of honor and its burden. Burst Stream of Destruction: Fires an electric energy blast of light.1.Stamina: Unknown, likely nigh-limitless due to Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Physiology. Intelligence: Unknown, likely at least very high. Speed: MFTL (Comparable to the Egyptian god cards) Physical Strength: Universe+ ( Was able to make Zorc Necrophades fall to the ground with 1 attack and even destroyed one of his hands, is stated to be superior to Diabound Kernel and even the Egyptian god Cards ) Powers and Abilities: Blue-Eyes White Dragon has the following abilities via Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Physiology, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (Type 2) and Spaceflight, Large Size (Type 2), Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection, Electricity Manipulation and Light Manipulation ( Via Burst Stream of Destruction, fires an electric energy blast of light ) Immediately upon winning the duel and claiming Solomon's most treasured card, he casually ripped it in half, destroying its playability to leave himself as the only user of "Blue-Eyes White Dragons" in the world. When Solomon declined either offer, Kaiba challenged Solomon to a duel for it. When Kaiba learned Solomon owning the final "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", he first aggressively offered a trade of an entire suitcase of extremely rare cards and even a large sum of money. Later, he gave his most prized card to Solomon Muto in gratitude for saving his life. Īt some point, Arthur Hawkins obtained the final copy.
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After going through great length to gain a full set of 3 copies for his own Deck, believing that only he was worthy of wielding such a card, he continued to search for the last copy. With the great repute that a single "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" has gained on its own, Seto Kaiba became very obsessed with them. " Blue-Eyes White Dragon" was made a four-of-a-kind Duel Monsters card. Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the monster ka spirit of Kisara, although it only emerged while she was in an unconscious state.