Why Are Yu-Gi-Oh Cards So Expensive?

Over the years, the gaming industry has seen its fair share of astonishing card games and people just can’t have enough of these. Yu-Gi-Oh and Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links is amongst the most popular trading card games out there right now.

Despite the fact that the game was launched all the back in 2002, Yu-Gi-Oh’s popularity seems to be growing more than ever and during all this time the game has produced thousands of cards and with time these cards started getting more expensive.

But the question here is “what makes Yu-Gi-Oh cards so expensive?” Let’s find out:

Rarity of Cards

There are actually many reasons that makes these cards so expensive and of those reasons is the rarity of these cards.

There are different types of rarities in Yu-Gi-Oh cards and what makes these cards stand out is the different artwork on each type. Here is a list of rarities in card types:

• Common Rare
• Super Rare
• Ultra Rare
• Ultimate Rare
• Secret Rare
• Ghost Rare
• Starfoil Rare
• Mosaic Rare

As you move up in the cards’ rarity lists, the prices would also go higher but this isn’t the only factor contributing in determining the worth of the cards.

Popularity of Cards

Popularity plays a crucial rule in the prices of these cards, the more popular and in-demand a card is, the higher its prices will be.

And what makes these cards popular is the competitiveness in the game, the players are always searching for ways to come up with winning deck and that requires them to try on different combinations of cards which consequently, increases the prices of these cards.

Limited Cards

There is also a super rare category that makes these cards super expensive and that includes promotional, classic and limited-edition cards.

These cards aren’t affected by the above-mentioned factors but what makes them super expensive is that there are only so much cards to have.

The classic cards are expensive due to the fact that there are only a few cards that are still in good shape.

The limited edition and promotional cards are expensive due to the very short supply against a high demand.

Most Expensive Yu-Gi-Oh Cards 

Now that we know what makes these cards so expensive let’s have a look at the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh cards of all time.

Tournament Black Luster Soldier

Black Luster Soldier is an exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh card that was printed all the back in the 1999 at the first Tournament of Yu-Gi-Oh and its worth is said to be round $2,000,000.

Blue Eyes White Dragon 1st Edition 

The Blue Eyes White Dragon card is one of the most popular cards in Yu-Gi-Oh due to its power show in the Anime and Manga. There are only so much of these cards that if sold in mint condition can cost as much as $85,000.

Shonen Jump Championship Cyber-Stein 

Although there are many common cards but what makes this card so expensive is the exclusive Shonen Jump Champion tournament edition. A single one these cards can sell up to $30,000.

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