Rarity
Rarity (レアリティ Reariti) is the type of foiling and styling that a card uses. A card's rarity can affect the color and foiling of the card's name, artwork, Attribute symbol, Level/Rank stars, text box border, card border, and card frame border.
A card's rarity is strictly only determined by its foiling, not its distribution, although its distribution can be affected by its rarity in some products.
Distribution[edit]
In booster packs, a card's rarity affects how common it is. Most booster packs use a slot system, where there are a fixed number of Commons, Rares, and higher rarity cards in each pack. Higher rarities are less likely to appear in booster packs. In the OCG, a Normal Rare can take the slot of a foil card—a Normal Rare is visually identical to a Common, but is distributed as if it were a Rare.
Products with fixed contents (such as Starter Decks and Structure Decks) can often include foil cards. Some products, such as tins and Special Editions, include a small number of guaranteed high rarity cards, called s. Similarly, promotional cards are often foil cards. In all of these cases, despite the card's foiling being unrelated to how likely it is to obtain, their rarity is solely determined by their foiling.
Properties of each rarity[edit]
The following table gives an overview of the foiling effects of each rarity. More detailed descriptions and example images can be found on the individual articles for each rarity.
Name | Holofoil/holograph/embossing effects | ||||||||
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OCG | TCG | Card name | Artwork | Attribute icon | Star icons | Artwork border | Lore border | Card border | Card background/surface |
Normal Normal Rare |
Common Short Print Super Short Print |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rare | Silver holofoil letters or Black-foil letters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Super Rare | — | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ultra Rare | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ultimate Rare | 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) | — | |
Secret Rare | Rainbow holographic letters | Parallel holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ultra Secret Rare | Silver holographic letters | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Secret Ultra Rare | Gold holofoil letters | Parallel holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Prismatic Secret Rare | Silver holographic letters | Prism holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Holographic Rare | Ghost Rare | Silver holographic letters | Holofoil background with "washed-out" colors | — | — | — | — | — | Holographic effect |
Parallel Rare | Holographic coating over entire surface, with holofoil as follows | ||||||||
Normal Parallel Rare | Parallel Common | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Holographic coating |
Super Parallel Rare | — | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | Holographic coating | |
Ultra Parallel Rare | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | Holographic coating | |
Duel Terminal Normal Parallel Rare | Duel Terminal Parallel Common | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dot holofoil coating |
Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare | Silver holofoil letters | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dot holofoil coating | |
Duel Terminal Super Parallel Rare | — | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | Dot holofoil coating | |
Duel Terminal Ultra Parallel Rare | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | Dot holofoil coating | |
Duel Terminal Secret Parallel Rare | Silver holographic letters | Parallel holofoil background | — | — | — | — | — | Dot holofoil coating | |
Gold Rare | Gold holofoil letters | Holofoil background | — | Embossed gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | Gold holofoil | — |
In other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Romanized |
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French | rareté | |
German | Seltenheit | |
Italian | rarità | |
Portuguese | frequência | |
Spanish | rareza | |
Japanese | レアリティ | Reariti |
Chinese (Traditional) | 稀有度 | Xīyǒudù |