Cover card

A cover card is a card shown in the background of a pack. It is usually the best card in the set, although there are exceptions. Some players believe that it is just a random card to give players a little show of the cards that can be found in the pack. In Booster Packs and Structure Decks, the cover card is always an Ultra Rare card, except for a lapse in the TCG versions of the final four GX-era packs (Tactical Evolution to Light of Destruction, where the cover card is a Secret Rare as well as a Ghost Rare / Holographic Rare (these alternate rarities follows in step with the OCG). It returns to original format matching with OCG starting with the first of the 5D's era packs (The Duelist Genesis) and has continued ever since.

List of Cover Monsters

Booster Packs

OCG Series 2

• Magic Ruler - Relinquished
• Pharaoh's Servant - Toon Summoned Skull, Toon World
• Curse of Anubis - Buster Blader, Chain Destruction
• Thousand Eyes Bible - Thousand-Eyes Restrict
• Spell of Mask - The Masked Beast, Mask of Dispel, Mask of Restrict, Mask of the Accursed, Mask of Brutality
• Labyrinth of Nightmare - Dark Necrofear, Destiny Board
• Struggle of Chaos - Dark Ruler Ha Des, Freed the Matchless General, Tyrant Dragon
• Mythological Age - Last Turn
• Pharaonic Guardian - Fushioh Richie, Book of Life, Book of Taiyou, Book of Moon, Ordeal of a Traveler

OCG Series 3

• The New Ruler - Helpoemer
• Advent of Union - X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank
• Champion of Black Magicians - Breaker the Magical Warrior, Chaos Command Magician
• Power of the Guardians - Exodia Necross
• Threat of the Demon World - Skull Archfiend of Lightning, Terrorking Archfiend
• Controller of Chaos - Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
• Invader of Darkness - Dark Magician of Chaos
• Sanctuary of the Sky - Archlord Zerato
• Pharaonic Inheritance - Spirit of the Pharaoh

OCG Series 4

• Soul of the Duelist - Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8
• Rise of Destiny - The Creator
• Flaming Eternity - Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, Deck Devastation Virus
• The Lost Millennium - Ancient Gear Golem
• Cybernetic Revolution - Cyber End Dragon
• Elemental Energy - Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman
• Shadow of Infinity - Raviel, Lord of Phantasms
• Enemy of Justice - Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer

OCG Series 5

• Power of the Duelist - Elemental Hero Dark Neos
• Cyberdark Impact - Cyberdark Dragon
• Strike of Neos - Elemental Hero Air Neos
• Force of the Breaker - Volcanic Doomfire
• Tactical Evolution - Rainbow Dragon
• Gladiator's Assault - Elemental Hero Chaos Neos
• Phantom Darkness - Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
• Light of Destruction - Honest

OCG Series 6

• The Duelist Genesis - Stardust Dragon
• Crossroads of Chaos - Black Rose Dragon
• Crimson Crisis - Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode
• Raging Battle - Power Tool Dragon
• Ancient Prophecy - Ancient Fairy Dragon
• Stardust Overdrive - Savior Star Dragon

Duelist Packs

• Duelist Pack 1: Jaden Yuki - Elemental Hero Steam Healer
• Duelist Pack 2: Chazz Princeton - Armed Dragon LV10
• Duelist Pack 3: Jaden Yuki 2 - Elemental Hero Dark Neos
• Duelist Pack 4: Zane Truesdale - Cyberdark Dragon
• Duelist Pack 5: Aster Phoenix - Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer
• Duelist Pack 6: Jaden Yuki 3 - Evil Hero Dark Gaia , Evil Hero Infernal Gainer
• Duelist Pack 7: Jesse Anderson - Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle, Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, Rainbow Dragon
• Duelist Pack 8: Yusei Fudo - Stardust Dragon, Nitro Warrior, Junk Warrior

Structure Deck

• Structure Deck 1: Dragon's Roar: Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon
• Structure Deck 2: Zombie Madness: Vampire Genesis
• Structure Deck 3: Blaze of Destruction: Infernal Flame Emperor
• Structure Deck 4: Fury from the Deep: Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus
• Structure Deck 5: Warrior's Triumph: Gilford the Legend
• Structure Deck 6: Spellcaster's Judgment: Dark Eradicator Warlock
• Structure Deck 7: Invincible Fortress: Exxod, Master of the Guard
• Structure Deck 8: Lord of the Storm: Simorgh, Bird of Divinity
• Structure Deck 9: Dinosaur's Rage: Super Conductor Tyranno
• Structure Deck 10: Machine Re-Volt: Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon
• Structure Deck 11: Wave of Flashing Light: Neo-Parshath, the Sky Paladin
• Structure Deck 12: Curse of Darkness: Diabolos, King of the Abyss
• Structure Deck 13: Revival of the Great Dragon: Felgrand Dragon
• Structure Deck 14: Advent of the Emperor: Caius the Shadow Monarch
• Structure Deck 15: Zombie World: Red-Eyes Zombie Dragon
• Structure Deck 16: Lord of the Magicians: Endymion, The Master Magician
• Structure Deck 17: Warrior's Strike: Phoenix Gearfried