Rarity

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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
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]

"Rarity" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
French rareté
German Seltenheit
Italian rarità
Portuguese frequência
Spanish rareza
Japanese レアリティReariti
Chinese (Traditional) 稀有度Xīyǒudù