YEARS

YU-GI-OH! CARDS BY YEAR

as of 2026-11-01 · 25 years

The Yu-Gi-Oh! year with the most valuable card is 2008: Black Rose Dragon (Ghost Rare) (Crossroads of Chaos) at $1,499. The priciest year on average is 2002, median $2.57. Click a year for every card released that year, ranked by price.

YEAR · NEWEST FIRST

YEAR	PRICIEST CARD	PRICE	MEDIAN	CARDS	SETS
2026	Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Dark Duel Stories)Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Promotional Cards	$1450.56	$0.36	2579	20
2025	Exodia the Forbidden One (ESR)Limited Pack World Championship 2025	$696.66	$0.34	3159	22
2024	Dragon Master Magia (Quarter Century Secret Rare)Battles of Legend: Terminal Revenge	$503.08	$0.43	4025	23
2023	Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon (Starlight Rare)Photon Hypernova	$172.91	$0.27	3322	31
2022	Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Ultra Pharaoh's Rare)Magnificent Mavens	$619.99	$0.22	2533	24
2021	Dark Magician (Ghost Rare)Ghosts From the Past	$624.07	$0.27	1860	20
2020	Ten Thousand DragonBattles of Legend: Armageddon	$719.51	$0.32	2483	27
2019	Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess (Starlight Rare)Rising Rampage	$294.77	$0.34	1955	33
2018	Elemental HERO Stratos (UTR)OTS Tournament Pack 9	$200.85	$0.33	1719	26
2017	Blue-Eyes White Dragon (JMPS-EN002)Shonen Jump Magazine Promos	$300.00	$0.45	2440	31
2016	Swap Frog (UTR)OTS Tournament Pack 3	$160.63	$0.36	1558	24
2015	Mystical Space Typhoon (UTR)Astral Pack 8	$200.76	$0.40	1548	23
2014	Maxx "C" (UTR)Astral Pack 4	$261.95	$0.43	2069	24
2013	Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon (Ghost Rare)Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy	$136.30	$0.47	1726	20
2012	Ally of Justice Catastor (UTR)Turbo Pack: Booster Seven	$197.90	$0.59	1936	23
2011	Dark Armed Dragon (UTR)Turbo Pack: Booster Six	$695.30	$0.49	1184	27
2010	Caius the Shadow Monarch (UTR)Turbo Pack: Booster Three	$933.78	$0.63	1226	25
2009	Judgment Dragon (UTR)Turbo Pack Booster One Pack	$449.73	$0.67	884	25
2008	Black Rose Dragon (Ghost Rare)Crossroads of Chaos	$1499.09	$0.77	993	23
2007	Bottomless Trap HoleChampion Pack 4	$841.26	$0.76	1286	32
2006	Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (UTR)Shadow of Infinity	$999.97	$0.68	948	31
2005	Cyber Dragon (UTR)Cybernetic Revolution	$799.51	$0.59	1426	25
2004	JinzoPharaoh's Servant	$613.33	$0.86	983	22
2003	Dark Magician GirlMagician's Force	$699.99	$2.22	987	16
2002	MechanicalchaserTournament Pack 1	$899.99	$2.57	579	12

A card's year is its set's release year. Years with fewer than 20 priced cards are left out. One card is valued at its priciest usable printing.

FAQ

Which year has the most valuable Yu-Gi-Oh! card?

As of 2026-11-01, 2008: Black Rose Dragon (Ghost Rare) (Crossroads of Chaos) at $1,499. Next: 2. 2026 with Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Dark Duel Stories) at $1,451, 3. 2006 with Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (UTR) at $1,000, 4. 2010 with Caius the Shadow Monarch (UTR) at $934. Raw TCGplayer market prices (any condition), refreshed daily.

Which Yu-Gi-Oh! year is worth the most on average?

By median card price, 2002: a typical card released that year is $2.57 across 579 priced cards from 12 sets. Years are set release years; only years with 20 or more priced cards are listed.