Rarity
The following table gives a rundown of the rarities and their main features/effects. More detailed descriptions and example images can be found on their individual articles.
| Name (ABBR) | Holofoil/holograph/embossing effects | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCG | TCG | Card name | Artwork | Attribute symbol | Level Stars | Artwork border | Lore border | Card border | Card background/surface |
| Normal (N) | Common (C) | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil |
| Normal Rare (NR) | Short Print (SP) | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil |
| — | Super Short Print (SSP) | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil |
| Rare (R) | Silver holofoil letters | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Super Rare (SR) | No holofoil | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Holofoil Rare (HFR) | No holofoil | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Holofoil coating | |
| Ultra Rare (UR) | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Ultimate Rare (UtR) | Gold holofoil letters | Embossed holofoil background | Embossed gold holofoil | Embossed gold holofoil | Embossed gold holofoil | Embossed gold holofoil (Duelist Revolution and later) | Embossed gold holofoil (Duelist Revolution and later) | No holofoil | |
| Secret Rare (ScR) | Silver holographic letters | Parallel holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Ultra Secret Rare (UScR) | Silver holographic letters | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Secret Ultra Rare (ScUR) | Gold holofoil letters | Parallel holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Prismatic Secret Rare (PScR) | Silver holographic letters | Prism holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | |
| Holographic Rare (HGR) | Ghost Rare (GR) | Silver holographic letters | Holofoil background with "washed-out" colors | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Holographic effect |
| Parallel Rare (PR) | Holographic coating over entire surface, with holofoil as follows (see also Explanation on Differences in Parallel Rares) | ||||||||
| Normal Parallel Rare (NPR) | Parallel Common (PC) | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Holographic coating |
| Super Parallel Rare (SPR) | No holofoil | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Holographic coating | |
| Ultra Parallel Rare (UPR) | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Holographic coating | |
| Duel Terminal Normal Parallel Rare (DNPR) | Duel Terminal Parallel Common (DPC) | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Dot holofoil coating |
| Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare (DRPR) | Silver holofoil letters | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Dot holofoil coating | |
| Duel Terminal Super Parallel Rare (DSPR) | No holofoil | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Dot holofoil coating | |
| Duel Terminal Ultra Parallel Rare (DUPR) | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Dot holofoil coating | |
| Duel Terminal Secret Parallel Rare (DScPR) | Silver holographic letters | Parallel holofoil background | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | No holofoil | Dot holofoil coating | |
| Gold Ultra Rare (GUR) | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | No holofoil | Embossed gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | No holofoil | |
- A Test Print is a test card used for checking alignment of the printing and cutting machines.
- Fixed Rarity (FR) refers to cards whose printed rarity does not match how rare they actually are, and is seen most often with Super and Ultra Rare cards in Starter and Structure Decks.
- Sets which are Out of Print are no longer being produced.
Editions:
- 1st Edition (1E)
- Unlimited Edition (UE)
- Limited Edition (LE)
- Duel Terminal Edition (DT)
