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The '''Core Booster Pack Rainbowrainbow''' refers to the cycle of background colors on [[Booster Pack]] sleeves followed by each series of ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' [[Core Booster Pack]]s. This cycle was introduced in the ''OCG'' with [[Series 2]], where it consisted of nine colors: green, yellow, red, orange, blue, purple, black, white, and brown. The brown was dropped after [[Series 3]], and was not used in the ''TCG''. The rainbow was introduced to the ''TCG'' beginning with [[Series 4]], marking the beginning of the ''OCG'' and ''TCG'' receiving the same packs and thus following the same pattern.

Starting with [[Series 9]], each series corresponds with the 3-year run of the anime series (with Series 9 corresponding to the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' anime and Series 10 to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|VRAINS]]''), instead of the previous timespan of 2 years. As a result, Series 9 had twelve main booster releases instead of only eight; the first eight followed the established rainbow pattern, but the last four were respectively darker shades of blue, green, red, and yellow. The rainbow pattern changed again slightly in [[Series 10]], with the inversion of the use swapping of the black and white colors in the cycleto coincide with the reintroduction in chronological order of pre-[[Link Monster|Link]] mechanics in the second year of ''VRAINS'': [[Ritual Monster|Ritual]] (blue), [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]] (purple), [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]] (white), and [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]] (black). [[Series 11]] returned white and black to the Series 9 order.

So far, every Green set has had the word "Duelist" in its name since Series 4 (the Series 2 and 3 boosters instead had "Ruler" in their names), and has either introduced a new gameplay dynamic, or elevated a previous mechanic (''[[Magic Ruler (Japanese)|Magic Ruler]]'' introduced [[Quick-Play]] [[Spell Card]]s, ''[[The New Ruler]]'' introduced the first [[archetype]], ''[[Soul of the Duelist]]'' introduced "[[LV]]" monsters, ''[[Power of the Duelist]]'' introduced fast-paced [[FusionSummon]] strategies with "[[Future Fusion]]" and "[[Overload Fusion]]", ''[[The Duelist Genesis]]'' introduced [[Synchro Monster]]s, ''[[Duelist Revolution]]'' augmented Synchro Monsters by introducing Synchro Fusion Monsters like "[[Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste]]", ''[[Return of the Duelist]]'' introduced an attribute-based series of boosters—this one being an [[EARTH]]-based booster pack, ''[[Duelist Alliance]]'' introduced [[Pendulum Monster]]s, and ''[[Code of the Duelist]]'' introduced [[Link Monster]]s, ''[[Rise of the Duelist]]'' introduced a paradigm shift of moving new anime cards to the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'' game and using their space for ''OCG''-original support of old anime themes, and ''[[Duelist Nexus]]'' introduced a new [[Illusion]] Type).

Likewise, a trend has been seen with the Black and White sets. Like their name, the Black sets introduce predominantly [[DARK]] monsters that alter the [[metagame]] at the time of that set's release (''[[Shadow of Infinity]]'' released the [[Sacred Beast]]s and "[[Demise, King of Armageddon]]", ''[[Phantom Darkness]]'' released "[[Dark Armed Dragon]]", ''[[Absolute Powerforce]]'' released "[[Battle Fader]]", ''[[Order of Chaos]]'' released the "[[Inzektor]]" archetype, and ''[[Legacy of the Valiant]]'' released "[[Gravekeeper's]]" support). Conversely, the White sets introduce predominantly [[LIGHT]] monsters designed to counter what was introduced in the prior Black set (''[[Enemy of Justice]]'' released numerous monsters used in [[Counter Fairy]] Decks, ''[[Light of Destruction]]'' released "[[Honest]]" and the "[[Lightsworn]]" archetype, ''[[The Shining Darkness]]'' released "[[Herald of Perfection]]", ''[[Galactic Overlord]]'' introduced the "[[Lightray]]" series, and ''[[Primal Origin]]'' introduced the "[[Artifact]]" archetype).

*Brown packs feature a singular, powerful juggernaut-like monster.*Every Blue pack features a [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] (or Dragon-like) monster as the [[cover card]] (with the exception of ''[[Judgment of the Light]] '' and ''[[Cybernetic Horizon]]'') that was owned in by a major character in the anime.*Purple packs feature upgraded versions of past monsters (with the exception of ''[[Photon Shockwave]]'', though its cover card shares many similarities with "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]").*Orange packs feature the ace cards of the non-main characters (, with the exception of ''[[Extreme Victory]]'').*Every cover card on the Yellow packs after ''Rise of Destiny'' feature the ace monsters of several main characters of the series, of which all of them are either upgraded versions or counterparts of monsters that each respective character also owns and uses.*Red packs feature a [[Dragon]]-[[Type]] or red-colored monsters, with the exception of [[Storm of Ragnarok]], ''[[Flaming Eternity]] '' and ''[[Extreme Force]]''.

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! scope="col" style="background-color: #0F0;" | Green! scope="col" style="background-color: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background-color: #F00; color: #FFF;" | Red! scope="col" style="background-color: #F80;" | Orange! scope="col" style="background-color: #00F; color: #FFF;" | Blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #808; color: #FFF;" | Purple! scope="col" style="background-color: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFF;" | White! scope="col" style="background-color: #642; color: #FFF;" | Brown| colspan="3" rowspan="43" |

! scope="col" style="background-color: #0F0;" | Green! scope="col" style="background-color: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background-color: #F00; color: #FFF;" | Red ! scope="col" style="background-color: #F80;" | Orange! scope="col" style="background-color: #00F; color: #FFF;" | Blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #808; color: #FFF;" | Purple! scope="col" style="background-color: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFF;" | White| colspan="4" rowspan="76" |

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! scope="col" style="background-color: #0F0;" | Green! scope="col" style="background-color: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background-color: #F00; color: #FFF;" | Red ! scope="col" style="background-color: #F80;" | Orange! scope="col" style="background-color: #00F; color: #FFF;" | Blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #808; color: #FFF;" | Purple! scope="col" style="background-color: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFF;" | White! scope="col" style="background-color: #007; color: #FFF;" | Dark blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #070; color: #FFF;" | Dark green! scope="col" style="background-color: #A00; color: #FFF;" | Dark red! scope="col" style="background-color: #FB0;" | Dark yellow

! scope="col" | Series! scope="col" style="background: #0F0;" | Green! scope="col" style="background: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background: #F00; color: #FFF;" | Red! scope="col" style="background: #F80;" | Orange! scope="col" style="background: #00F; color: #FFF;" | Blue! scope="col" style="background: #808; color: #FFF;" | Purple! scope="col" style="background: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black! scope="col" style="background: #FFF;" | White! scope="col" style="background: #007; color: #FFF;" | Dark blue! scope="col" style="background: #070; color: #FFF;" | Dark green! scope="col" style="background: #A00; color: #FFF;" | Dark red! scope="col" style="background: #FB0;" | Dark yellow|-! colspan="13" | Black and white invertedswapped

! scope="col" style="background-color: #0F0;" | Green! scope="col" style="background-color: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background-color: #F00; color: #FFF;" | Red! scope="col" style="background-color: #F80;" | Orange! scope="col" style="background-color: #00F; color: #FFF;" | Blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #808; color: #FFF;" | Purple! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFF;" | White! scope="col" style="background-color: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black! scope="col" style="background-color: #007; color: #FFF;" | Dark blue! scope="col" style="background-color: #070; color: #FFF;" | Dark green! scope="col" style="background-color: #A00; color: #FFF;" | Dark red! scope="col" style="background-color: #FB0;" | Dark yellow

! scope="col" style="background-color: #F00; color: #0F0FFF;" | GreenRed! scope="col" style="background-color: #FF0;" | Yellow! scope="col" style="background-color: #F0000F; color: #FFF;" | RedBlue! scope="col" style="background-color: #F800F0;" | OrangeGreen! scope="col" style="background-color: #00FF0F; color: #FFF;" | BluePink! scope="col" style="background: #808; -color: #FFFF80;" | PurpleOrange! scope="col" style="background-color: #FFF;" | White! scope="col" style="background-color: #000; color: #FFF;" | Black|- style="vertical-align: top;"! scope="colrow" style="backgroundvertical-align: #007middle; color" | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS|SEVENS]]''| [[File:RDKP01-BoosterJP.png|35px|Hyperspeed Rush Road!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Hyperspeed Rush Road!!|Hyperspeed Rush Road!!]]''| [[File:RDKP02-BoosterJP.png|35px|Shocking Lightning Attack!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Shocking Lightning Attack!!|Shocking Lightning Attack!!]]''| [[File:RDKP03-BoosterJP.png|35px|Fantastrike Mirage Impact!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Illusion Strike Mirage Impact!!|Illusion Strike Mirage Impact!!]]''| [[File:RDKP04-BoosterJP.png|35px|Destined Power Destruction!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Destined Power Destruction!!|Destined Power Destruction!!]]''| [[File:RDKP05-BoosterJP.png|35px|Dynamic Eternal Live!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Dynamic Eternal Live!!|Dynamic Eternal Live!!]]''| [[File:RDKP06-BoosterJP.png|35px|Fierce Thunder Storm!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Fierce Thunder Storm!!|Fierce Thunder Storm!!]]''| [[File:RDKP07-BoosterJP.png|35px|Chaotic Omega Rising!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Chaotic Omega Rising!!|Chaotic Omega Rising!!]]''| [[File:RDKP08-BoosterJP.png|35px|Genesis Master Road!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Genesis Master Road!!|Genesis Master Road!!]]''|- style="vertical-align: #FFFtop;" | Dark&nbsp;blue! scope="colrow" style="backgroundvertical-align: middle;" | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH&#07033; color: !|GO RUSH&#33;!]]'' 1<!-- &#FFF33;= ! -->| [[File:RDKP09-BoosterJP.png|35px|Deck Mod Pack: Galaxy of Fate!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Galaxy of Fate!!|Galaxy of Fate!!]]''| [[File:RDKP10-BoosterJP.png|35px|Deck Mod Pack: Requiem of Destruction!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Requiem of Destruction!!|Requiem of Destruction!!]]''| [[File:RDKP11-BoosterJP.png|35px|Deck Mod Pack: Fortissimo of the Whirlwinds!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Fortissimo of the Whirlwinds!!|Fortissimo of the Whirlwinds!!]]''| [[File:RDKP12-BoosterJP.png|35px|Deck Mod Pack: Double Star of the Assault!!]]<br />''[[Deck Mod Pack: Double Star of the Assault!!|Double Star of the Assault!!]]''| [[File:RDKP13-BoosterJP.png|35px|Oblivion of the Flash]]<br /> ''[[Oblivion of the Flash]]''| [[File:RDKP14-BoosterJP.png|35px|Phoenix of the Roaring Flame]]<br /> ''[[Phoenix of the Roaring Flame]]''| [[File:RDKP15-BoosterJP.png|35px|Red Reboot of Darkness]]<br /> ''[[Red Reboot of Darkness]]''| [[File:RDKP16-BoosterJP.png|35px|Transamu of Transcendence]]<br /> ''[[Transamu of Transcendence]]''|- style=" | Dark&nbspvertical-align: top;green"! scope="colrow" style="backgroundvertical-align: #A00middle; color" | ''GO RUSH<nowiki>!!</nowiki>'' 2| [[File:RDKP17-BoosterJP.png|35px|Burst Rex of Awakening]]<br />''[[Burst Rex of Awakening]]''| <!--[[File: #FFF;" RDKP18-BoosterJP.png|35px| Dark&nbsp;redMatter of Phantoms]]--><br />''[[Dark Matter of Phantoms]]''! scope| colspan="col6" style="background-color: #FB0EEE; color: gray; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Dark&nbsp;yellow''TBA''

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