Increasing size of packs so they fit better in their assigned space.
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"{Infobox set|-! valignimage ="center" style="background:#800000; color:#FFFF00" colspan="4" | Introduction|SOD-BoosterEN.png| colspanwidth ="4" |''[[Soul of the Duelist]]'' (SOD) was the twelfth English booster set in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. The new level ([[LV Monster|LV]]) monsters require the lower LV version of itself to be summoned. Highly sought after cards include the "Horus" set, "Armed Dragon" set, "[[Mobius the Frost Monarch]]", and "[[Hallowed Life Barrier]]".
This is | en_name = Soul of the first set to follow Duelist| fr_name = L'Ame du Duelliste| de_name = Soul of the Japanese format (4 [[Ultra Rare]]s and 7 [[Super Rare]]s). It is the first TCG set to follow the current color pattern for booster packs (see: [[Booster Pack]] for more information) This set is notable for being the first set where Secret Rares have been eliminated as an in-set rarity and for being the first to number cards under the new international numbering system (SOD-ENxxx for English, for example). In TCG for the first time, every [[Ultra Rare]], [[Super Rare]], and [[Rare]] card has an [[Ultimate Rare]] version. This booster introduces [[Ultimate Rare]] cards and the new level (LV) monsters.Duelist| it_name = Anima del Duellante| pt_name = Alma do Duelista| es_name = Alma del Duelista| ja_name = {{ruby|Soul of the Duelist|ソウル・オブ・ザ・デュエリスト}}| romaji_name = Souru obu za Dyuerisuto| ko_name = 듀얼리스트의 투혼| hanja_name = | ko_rr_name = Dyueolliseuteuui Tuhon
''"The ultimate soul arises! | type = [[Soul of the DuelistBooster Pack]]s introduces a new breed of monsters that can level up and become stronger with each victory. The mightiest of these LV monsters is '| size = 60| cover_card = [[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]' that has the power to negate any [[Spell Card]] effect! You can also find the largest [[Fusion Monster]] outside of Japan, and the deadly attack of the '[[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]' can be yours as the Spell Card '[[Inferno Fire Blast]]'. The 12th booster also introduces the new [[Ultimate Rare]] card! These cards are an awesome looking etched foil variant, and there's one for every rare card in the set. 9 cards per pack with 60 cards to collect, plus 25 [[Ultimate Rare]] variant cards."''| ja_database_id = 1107000| en_database_id = 11103003| fr_database_id = 31103002| de_database_id = 21103002| it_database_id = 41103002| pt_database_id = 11103003| es_database_id = 51102002
This is one of the four boosters combined into [[Dark Revelation Volume 3]]. The Cover Card is "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]".| order_number = 401|prefix = SOD| fr_prefix = SOD-FR! valign| it_prefix ="center" style="background:#800000; color:#FFFF00" colspan="4" | Set Specifications SOD-IT|pt_prefix = SOD-PT| colspansp_prefix ="1" |<center>[[File:SOD-BoosterJP.jpg|thumb|center]]</center>SP| valignae_prefix ="top" colspan="3" |<center>[[File:JPN.png]]</center>* English Set Name: '''[[English Set Names::Soul of the Duelist]]'''* OCG Set Prefix: '''[[OCG Set Prefixes::SOD]]'''* [[Cover Card]]: '''[[OCG Cover Card::Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]'''* 5 cards per pack, 30 packs per box* Includes 60 cards:** 11 [[Ultimate Rare]]s** 4 [[Ultra Rare]]s** 7 [[Super Rare]]s** 14 [[Rare]]s** 35 [[Common]]s-AE
'''OCG Set Card Ratios:'''<br| ae_release_date = | jp_release_date = May 27, 2004| kr_release_date = November 4, 2005| na_release_date = October 1, 2004| eu_release_date = | oc_release_date = | fr/de/it/>sp_release_date = October 1, 2004'''''[[Set Card Ratios:Soul of the Duelist (OCG)|OCG]]'''''pt_release_date = October 1, 2004
| prev = * ''[[Pharaoh'OCG Set Card Galleriess Inheritance]]''':<br/>(Japanese)'''* ''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-JP)|JapaneseAncient Sanctuary]]'''''(Worldwide)| next = Rise of Destiny}}
'''OCG Set Card Lists''':<br/>'''''[[Set Card Lists:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-JP)|Japanese]]'''''|-| colspan="1" |<center>is a [[File:SOD-BoosterAE.jpg|thumb|centerBooster Pack]]</center>| valign="top" colspan="3" |<center>[[File:JPN.png]] [[File:SKR.png]]</center>* English Set Name: 'in the ''[[English Set Names::Soul of the DuelistYu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' (''* OCG Set Prefix: '') and ''[[OCG Set Prefixes::SODYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]''(''TCG''). It is the first Booster Pack in the '* [[Cover Card]]: 'OCG''[[OCG Cover Card::Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8Series 4|Series 4]]. It is the first set after the convergence of Japanese Booster Pack releases with ''TCG''* 9 cards per pack, 24 packs per box ([[Asian-English)* 5 cards per pack (Korean)* Includes 60 cards:** 25 [[Ultimate Rare]]s** 4 [[Ultra Rare]]s** 7 [[Super Rare]]s** 14 [[Rare]]s** 35 [[Common]]sand Korean releases. Previously one set of Booster Packs was being released in Japanese, while other languages received separate Booster Packs, which were usually an amalgamation of two of the Japanese Booster Packs.
'It has been released in the ''OCG Set Card Ratios:'''<br/>'''''in Japanese, [[Set Card Ratios:Soul of the Duelist (OCGAsian-AE-KR)|OCGEnglish]]and Korean and in the ''TCG'''in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
'''OCG Set Card Galleries''':<br/>'''''1st Edition'''''<br/>'''''This set introduced "[[LV]]" monsters, including the "[[Horus]]", "[[Armed Dragon]]" and "[[Mystic Swordsman]]" [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of series]]. It introduced the Duelist (OCG-AE-1E)|Asian-Englishstrongest [[Fusion Monster]]in the ''TCG''' - '''''at the time, "[[Set Card Galleries:Soul Master of the Duelist (OCG-KR-1E)|KoreanOz]]'''''".
'''''Unlimited Edition'''''<br/>'''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-AE-UE)|Asian-English]]''''' - '''is one of the four Booster Packs combined into ''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-KR-UE)|KoreanDark Revelation Volume 3]]'''''.
'''OCG Set Card Lists''':<br/>'''''[[Set Card Lists:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-AE)|Asian-English]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Lists:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-KR)|Korean]]'''''|-| colspan="1" |<center>[[File:SOD-BoosterEN.jpg|thumb|center]]</center>| valign="top" colspanStructure changes=="3" |<center>[[File:USA.png]] [[File:CAN.png]] [[File:UKM.png]] [[File:EUR.png]]</center>* English Set Name: '''[[English Set Names::Soul Due to the convergence of releases, this became the Duelist]]'''* TCG Set Prefix: 'first set ''[[TCG Set Prefixes::SOD]]'''* TCG Release Date: '''1st October, 2004'''* [[Cover Card]]: '''[[TCG Cover Card::Horus Asian-English and Korean set to follow the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]'''* 9 cards per pack, 24 packs per box* Includes 60 cards:** 25 [[Ultimate Rare]]s** Japanese format. This included having 4 [[Ultra Rare]]s** and 7 [[Super Rare]]s** 14 cards in the set, following the [[RareBooster Pack Rainbow|Booster Pack color pattern]]s** 35 , having cards printed with more than one rarity, namely [[CommonUltimate Rare]]s.
'This is the first ''TCG Set Card Ratios'''<br/>''''', Asian-English and Korean Booster Pack to not contain [[Set Card Ratios:Soul of the Duelist (TCG)|TCGSecret Rare]]'''''s.
'''TCG Set Card Galleries'''<br/>'''''1st Edition'''''<br/>'''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of This is the Duelist first English set to use "EN" in its set numbers (TCGSOD-EN-1E)|English]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-FR-1E)|French]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-DE-1E###)|German]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul . A number of the Duelist (TCG-IT-1E)|Italian]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-PT-1E)|Portuguese]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-SP-1E)|Spanish]]'''''earlier sets were later reprinted to follow this pattern too.
'''''Unlimited Edition'''''<br/>==Breakdown=='''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-EN-UE)|English]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-FR-UE)|French]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of In the Duelist (TCG-DE-UE)|German]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of Japanese version, each pack contained 5 cards and each box contained 30 packs. In the Duelist (TCG-IT-UE)|Italian]]''''' - '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-PT-UE)|Portuguese]]''''' and Asian- '''''[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of English versions, each pack contained 9 cards and each box contained 24 cards. In the Duelist (TCG-SP-UE)|Spanish]]'''''Korean version, each pack contained 5 cards.
In the ''TCG'', Asian-English and Korean version, the set contains 60 cards or 85 in the Master Set. This consists of:* 25 [[Ultimate Rare]]* 4 [[Ultra Rare]]* 7 [[Super Rare]]* 14 [[Rare]]* 35 [[Common]] ==Galleries=={{Main|Miscellaneous Gallery:Soul of the Duelist}} <gallery heights="175px" captionalign="center">SOD-BoosterEN.png | English<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-EN-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-EN-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterFR.png | French<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-FR-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-FR-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterDE.png | German<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-DE-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-DE-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterIT.png | Italian<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-IT-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-IT-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterPT.png | Portuguese<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-PT-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-PT-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterSP.png | Spanish<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-SP-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (TCG-SP-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterJP.png | Japanese<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-JP)|Unlimited Edition]]SOD-BoosterAE.png | Asian-English<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-AE-1E)|1st Edition]]SOD-BoosterKR.png | Korean<br />[[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-KR-1E)|1st Edition]] / [[Set Card Galleries:Soul of the Duelist (OCG-KR-UE)|Unlimited Edition]]</gallery> ==Lists=={{Set navigation| lists = EN,FR,DE,IT,PT,SP,JP,AE,KR| 1e_galleries = EN,FR,DE,IT,PT,SP,AE,KR| ue_galleries = EN,FR,DE,IT,PT,SP,JP,KR}} {{TCGSet list tabs|EN,FR,DE,IT,PT,SP,JP,AE,KR}} ==External links==* [http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=1&pid=161601113&request_locale=en db.yugioh-card.com] ''Soul of the Duelist''* [http://www.db.yugioh-card.com/yugiohdb/card_search.action?ope=1&pid=1107000&request_locale=ja db.yugioh-card.com] ''Soul of the Duelist'' {{icon|Japanese}}* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090226215954/http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/yugioh/en/products/boosters/SOD.aspx entertainment.upperdeck.com] ''Soul of the Duelist'' {{icon|archive}}* [http://konami-asia.com/th/yugi/lineup/en/duel_monsters/asia11 konami-asia.com] ''Soul of the Duelist'' - Asian-English* [http://konami-asia.com/th/yugi/lineup/en/duel_monsters/soulof konami-asia.com] ''Soul of the Dueilst'' - Japanese* [http://www.yugioh.co.kr/01/01_03.php yugioh.co.kr] Booster Packs {{icon|Korean}} {{Booster Packs}}