Without question, one of the most iconic cards from the YuGiOh franchise is the famous Blue Eyes White Dragon card. Featured in the original TV show and the original TCG expansion set, old Blue Eyes is a YuGiOh trading card that everyone knows about.
But how many Blue Eyes White Dragon cards are there? The trading card game has printed this card so many times that there are multiple pieces of Blue Eyes White Dragon artwork showcased in the trading game across expansion sets.
In this post, I’ve looked at all versions of Blue Eyes White Dragon and ordered them to see what is the rarest Blue Eyes White Dragon card – and which one can be sold for the most amount of money!
Most Expensive Blue Eyes White Dragon
1. Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Unlimited Edition Ultra Rare (LOB-EN001, 2004)
Blue-Eyes White Dragon’s overwhelming popularity is both its badge of honor and its burden.
It has worked tirelessly, appearing in several booster sets and subsequent reprints. Ironically, it became one of the most common Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ever. But to this day, select prints of Blue-Eyes White Dragon continue to be some of the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards traded.
The Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the first Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG set released in March 2002. Since then, the set has been reprinted several times.
Unfamiliar observers stumbling into these reprints’ sale listings may doubt it’s not some special 1st edition because of their prices. Just look at the treasured reprint, 2004 Blue-Eyes White Dragon Unlimited Edition. A PSA 10 gem mint of this card transferred hands in March 2022 for $2,999.
Scarcity is likely driving up its price since there are currently only 34 PSA-graded Blue-Eyes cards from the 2004 LOB Unlimited set. And among them, only nine are perfect mints.
2. Starter Deck: Kaiba 1st Edition Ultra Rare (SDK-001, 2002)
There are many things to love about Starter Decks. For one, these pre-constructed decks are perfect for beginners.
Starters are also usually themed based on Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, so dueling with one lets you feel like you’re the next Yugi or Kaiba in the making. But the best thing about Starter Decks is the guaranteed chase cards. Zero chasing is required as the actual card is wholly visible on the transparent front of the box.
In 2002, the first two TCG Starter Decks appeared in the market, themed on the eternal rivals: Kaiba and Yugi. The Kaiba deck unsurprisingly had the Ultra Rare Blue-Eyes as its best card.
For a “guaranteed” card, you would expect that its price won’t rocket sky high. But a gem mint 2002 1st edition of Kaiba Starter Blue-Eyes White Dragon has sold for as high as $16,500 in 2021.
PSA marks a total of 77 gem mints from this release. If you only got reprints of the card, don’t feel too bad. While Unlimited Edition of the card sells for much lower, a price of around $3,500 for a gem mint isn’t too shabby.
3. Starter Deck: Kaiba Evolution 1st Edition Super Rare (SKE-001, 2004)
The two OG starter decks, 2002’s Yugi and Kaiba Starters, were re-fashioned as Evolution Starter decks in 2004.
It’s loosely similar to its predecessors, but true to its Evolution branding, more advanced cards were included in the deck.
As with any Kaiba-themed pre-constructed deck, Blue-Eyes White Dragon would forever be present. The dragon card appeared as one of two Super Rares in the 2004 starter deck, a slight demotion from its previous Ultra Rare spot.
The going price may not be as high as the first Kaiba Starter’s, but a PSA 10 Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the 2004 Kaiba Evolution Starter can still net you a swoon-worthy $2,400.
4. 2002/2003 Collector’s Tin Limited Edition Secret Rares (BPT-003, 2002; BPT-009, 2003)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Collector’s Tins have been a regular thing since 2002, coming out once or a few times a year.
Sure, the tin box is kinda cool to own, but its true appeal comes from the promotional cards that go along with it. Recent Collector’s Tin often had at least a pack of cards, but its earliest offerings included only one Secret Rare card.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon has graced Collectible Tins several times already. And among all those iterations, the 2002 and 2003 Blue-Eyes promos are the rarest and most expensive. It’s worth mentioning that aside from Blue-Eyes, some cards from the batch are highly sought after too, such as 2002 Dark Magician (BPT-001) and 2003 Jinzo (BPT-011).
The 2002 Blue-Eyes White Dragon Collector’s Tin promo (BPT-003) has a current population of 34 PSA 10-graded cards. While the 2003 print (BPT-009) has a fewer 28 count. Any of these two Blue-Eyes cards are great finds, having sale prices reaching over $1,000.
5. Retro Pack Ultra Rare (RP01-EN001, 2008)
Europe got the short end of the stick with the March 2002 release of the Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon booster.
The North American release had a higher card count since several cards weren’t included in the EU release, like the Super Rare Flame Swordsman (LOB-003). Europe had to wait six more months before the missing LOB cards were added on top of the initial roster of the Spell Ruler booster set.
As if answering the previous grievances, Retro Pack was exclusively released to Europe in 2008. The pack contains reprints of popular difficult-to-find cards, like Dark Magician (RP01-EN003) and Blue-Eyes White Dragon (RP01-EN001). Blue-Eyes wasn’t even the Limited Edition print on the pack, but it still trumps all the others in terms of the sale value.
Unfortunately, Retro Pack sets were severely undersupplied. Thus, if you are hunting for the Retro Pack Blue-Eyes White Dragon, you won’t find plenty of options.
A near-mint Retro Blue-Eyes has sold for around $500, so anticipate gem mints to go over $1,000 at the least if you ever find one.
6. Kaiba The Revenge Promotional Prismatic Secret Rare (PCK-001, 2004)
The Prismatic Secret Rare variant has horizontal and vertical holographic patterns instead of Secret Rare’s usual diagonal ones.
It is more common in the OCG scene since almost all OCG Secret Rares follow the Prismatic pattern. But in TCG, Prismatic prints appear infrequently. So, its appeal heavily depends on which side of the world you are on.
Now, combine the Prismatic effect with an already dashing Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and you get a handsomely expensive card. Blue-Eyes had only been a Prismatic Secret Rare in TCG releases twice. Once was in 2004, when it was included as one of three promotional cards for the Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge PC game.
There were two other Prismatic Secret Rares packed with the game: Aqua Chorus (PCK-002) and Seal of the Ancients (PCK-003). But the dragon far exceeds their collector’s value.
A PSA 10 Kaiba the Revenge Blue-Eyes White Dragon Promotional card peaked at around $2,000. Its two other peers are only trading within the $200s price.
7. Dark Duel Stories Promotional Prismatic Secret Rare (DDS-001, 2002)
Dark Duel Stories was one of the first Yu-Gi-Oh! video games available outside Japan.
It ran on Game Boy Color and was released less than two weeks after TCG’s official introduction to the western market.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon was one of the giveaway cards, along with Exodia the Forbidden One (DDS-003) and Dark Magician (DDS-002). All of which are Prismatic Secret Rares. The promo is hands-down awe-inspiring, but only if you got this first set.
There’s a second set with cards: Seiyaryu, Acid Trap Hole, and Salamandra (DDS-004 to 006). Talk about a total letdown if you got this batch. There’s a wide disparity in popularity and value among those cards. These three are collector’s items worth around $300 each, a far cry from the first group’s rate.
A PSA 10 gem mint Blue-Eyes White Dragon Dark Duel Stories promo had a staggering sale price of $19,494 in December 2021. While the DDS Exodia and Dark Magician usually sell for a decent $2,000 upwards.
8. Speed Duel Tournament Pack 1 Ultra Rare (STP1-EN004, 2019)
It is difficult enough to get the best pulls from a normal booster set. But how much harder would it be if the packs were only granted to tournament players?
In April 2019, the first TCG Tournament Packs for Speed Duels were awarded to winners and participants at select locations.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon was one of the Ultra Rares from the pack, alongside other epic cards like Red-Eyes Black Dragon (STP1-EN007) and Dark Magician Girl (STP1-EN002). The other Ultra Rares are keepers too. But as is often the case for Blue-Eyes, its price point reaches way higher than its packmates.
PSA tallied a small population of 9 perfect mints of this Speed Duel Tournament Blue-Eyes White Dragon print. One of these PSA 10-graded cards has sold for as high as $750. That’s more than double the usual rate for the other pack’s Ultra Rares, selling for only $300.
9. Haunted Mine Limited Edition Ghost/Gold Rare (GLD5-EN001, 2012)
The card game’s rarity formula has been constantly reinvented throughout the years — giving birth to unique new breeds of cards.
2007 debuted Ghost Rares to the TCG world. And in the next year, we had Gold Rares. Casual players may not be able to tell which is which, but these fancy cards nonetheless hold an undeniable allure.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon had appeared as a Ghost Rare only once. And it’s not even a full Ghost style but a hybrid Ghost/Gold Rare. It takes the usual gold name lettering and trimmings of a Gold Rare. But instead of the standard holographic foil, the card art has a slightly faded, ghostly effect.
This unique Blue-Eyes White Dragon was part of the 2012 Gold Series: Haunted Mine set. There are currently only 16 gem mints graded by PSA out of 340+ submissions. That’s less than 5% of the total population.
Owners of the Limited Edition of this Ghost/Gold Rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon can expect to sell it for around $1,000.
10. Maximum Gold 1st Edition Premium Gold Rare (MAGO-EN001, 2020)
Not all expensive Blue-Eyes White Dragon prints come from the earliest releases.
While it is true that gem mint cards from the early-2000s were some of the priciest cards ever sold, later editions had a few surprises of their own.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon has appeared as various Gold Rares several times, but 2020’s Premium Gold Rare version from the Maximum Gold booster takes the trophy. With the Premium prints, the bling factor is taken up a couple of notches further. The gold trimmings were modified to look and feel embossed, making it appear like real metallic gold was overlayed on the card.
The 1st edition Premium Gold Rare Blue-Eyes White Dragon has a going rate ranging from $500 to $1,000 for perfect mints. But an outlier record high took place in December 2021, with a sale price of $2,299.
11. WSJ Jump Pack Spring 2016 Ultra Rare Promo (JMPS-EN002, 2016)
Blue-Eyes White Dragon has changed poses, backgrounds, and other minor touches across OCG and TCG releases.
Its artwork count is only topped by the lovely Dark Magician Girl. While every Blue-Eyes artwork is captivating, one, in particular, is stunningly cosmic.
In March 2014, Weekly Shounen Jump gave away one Blue-Eyes White Dragon card to its annual subscribers. It was a Limited Edition card bearing artwork exclusively designed by the Yu-Gi-Oh! creator, Kazuki Takahashi. This Jump promo art with Blue-Eyes soaring through space has yet to be used elsewhere.
Those who missed the special promotion in 2014 luckily had another chance to acquire the reprint in Spring 2016. Interestingly, the 2016 reprint is priced much higher than the original 2014 version. The gap was likely brought about by the low population of the 2016 cards. There are currently only 9 gem mints graded by the PSA, while 2014’s has 68.
A PSA 10 Spring 2016 Blue-Eyes White Dragon Jump Promo (JMPS-EN002) has sold for roughly $900. On the other hand, perfect mints of the first 2014 print (JUMP-EN068) sell for around $500.
12. Masterpiece Series: Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2021)
Nothing says true TCG royalty like a stunning platinum finish. Or, in this case, a body of 99.9% pure silver.
The Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon launched in 2021, sporting the OG Blue-Eyes art that first appeared in the manga. Early copies of the item were awarded to the top three winners of The Virtual Seto Kaiba Challenge tournament in February 2021. It was then publicly opened for pre-order in June 2021. And true to Blue-Eyes’ immense popularity, this eye-catching gem sold out within a few hours at the official Yu-Gi-Oh online store.
The Masterpiece Series: Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon originally retailed for $1,000. But with the limited 1,000 copies long gone, this can only be bought in secondary markets.
Resellers are already pricing this special edition thrice the original price and will likely increase it further in years to come.
13. Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon 1st Edition Ultra Rare (LOB-001, 2002)
Which Blue-Eyes White Dragon reigns supreme? Nothing else beats the original 1st Edition Blue-Eyes from the 2002 Legend of The Blue-Eyes White Dragon release.
Not only does it surpass all other Blue-Eyes prints, but also every other Yu-Gi-Oh! card that was publicly released. Thus far, it’s the most expensive card that has been sold, apart from one-of-its-kind cards like the 1999 stainless steel Tournament Prize Black Luster Soldier.
The 1st Edition LOB Blue-Eyes White Dragon has a PSA total population of 571 cards, with 93 gem mints. There are still hundreds of this print in circulation, but it is doubtful that owners would easily part with them.
Its Unlimited prints are quite pricey already, but the original TCG Blue-Eyes cards marked “1st Edition” topple everything else with a recorded top sale of $85,000.
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