Ghost Rare

French: Ghost Rare
German: Ghost Rare
Italian: Raro Ghost
Spanish: Raro Fantasmal

English

Ghost Rare

Other names
French: Ghost Rare German: Ghost Rare Italian: Raro Ghost Spanish: Raro Fantasmal

Ghost Rare, known as Holographic Rare in the OCG, is a rarity introduced in the TCG version of Tactical Evolution. Ghost Rare cards initially had a very shiny silver lettering for the card name, much like a Secret Rare, with some colors removed from the card image. Newer cards now have name text similar to an Ultra Rare, with a 3D holographic image (starting with "Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode" in Crimson Crisis). The body of the monster itself seems split, making the image look 3D. If a light is shone on the card image, the color changes. As a result, it can be hard to make out the monster on a card colored this way. At a certain angle the image's color is somewhat restored with the same colors as the normal card just in a dimmer version. The overall effect of these changes is a pale, "ghost-like" appearance to the card art, especially when scanned. A hybrid between Ghost Rare and Gold Rare cards can also be found in the "Gold Series: Haunted Mine" packs. From Tactical Evolution to Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy the Cover Card of a pack was released as Ghost Rare, with the exception of Rainbow Neos in Phantom Darkness. From Judgment of the Light onwards the Cover Cards are no longer automatically the Ghost Rare for the set; now the Ghost Rare can be any one of the Secret Rares featured in that set (the exception being "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" in The New Challengers, which was both a cover card and a Secret Rare). Starting with Breakers of Shadow, Ghost Rares are going to be removed from regular booster sets. It is unclear if Ghost Rare is going being included in other products in the future, but it has been stated that they may return at some point.^[1]