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Card images in the archive By default all the card images on this website are real photos/scans of the cards. We aim to obtain 600 DPI scans of the cards but as long as such is missing, we do accept photos of any quality. In some special cases we may use digitally recreated images of really rare cards. In such cases the cards are clearly marked as digitally recreated. You are free to use all our card and booster images in your own projects as long as you follow Wizards of the Coast's Fan Content Policy. While you are allowed to use our images, the cards on them are still intellectual property of WOTC and we can't overrule that. Whenever you provide images to our website, you'll have to agree that anyone is allowed to use the images in their own projects. If you happen to have cards the website is missing images of, we'd be really happy if you'd be able to provide photos of them to us! Notice: It has come to our attention that there has been errors with some of the card scans. Due to scanner settings, some real details has been 'corrected' away from the scans. This issue has affected at least some light creatures removing the shading of the last zero in the power and quote marks in the flavor text of some cards has been removed. If you notice this kind of errors with the card images, let us know! We aim to rescan those whenever we find them.

Card variants and names While we have very comprehensive list of different known versions of each card, we aren't perfect. It is very likely that there are unknown variants out there, especially non-English ones. If you are aware of any variant or error that isn't listed on the archive, let us know! We'll add them if we are able to verify them. Best place to look for unkown variants are the non-English theme decks. By default the theme deck cards are supposed to be identical with the original ones. However, sometimes there might be slight modifications that makes them slightly different. If you have or know videos of non-English theme decks being unboxed, let us know! We'd love to take a look and see if we could spot any differences. One repetitive form of variant is cardboard based difference. This is something which many doesn't care about but we do list them since it is a clear and known difference. The following only applies to non-Japanese cards. Japanese cards may have similar differences but we aren't familiar enough with Japanese cards to recognise them. The cardboard used in Duel Masters cards is split into two groups: so called normal and smooth cardboard. There are more different variants of cardboards used but in the case of theme decks, this way of grouping is good enough. The visible difference is how the cardboard reflects light: normal cardboard has more rough / uneven / sparkly surface while smooth cardboard has very smooth surface. With foil cards you'll have to look at the backside of the card. Cardboard variants exists because the set of an original version was printed on different cardboard than a theme deck that was printed along a latter set. Cardboard types were used as follow: English cards: Sets DM01-DM09 used normal cardboard and sets DM10-DM12 used smooth cardboard. Meaning cards from sets DM01-DM09 that came from DM10 theme decks were printed on different cardboard than their original prints. German, Italian, French and Spanish cards: Sets DM01 and DM06 used normal cardboard while sets DM02 and DM04 used smooth cardboard. Meaning cards from set DM01 that came from DM02 and DM04 theme decks were printed on different cardboard than their original prints. Also, cards from sets DM02 and DM04 that came from DM06 theme decks have different cardboard than their original prints. Mexican, Portuguese and Chinese cards: All sets were printed on smooth cardboard. There are also handful of cards which are missing name or haven't been verified. These cards have question marks in their names. Few cards also mentions in their description that their existence hasn't been verified. This means that the card should very likely exist but so far no copies has been found. If you happen to have any cards with these markings, let us know! We'd like to see photos of them to verify their name or existence.

Playability rating The intent of playability rating is to give an idea how desirable a card is completely from the playing point of view. Along with collectability rating, these should explain why a certain card is or isn’t valuable. In short: Brown stars = not desirable Silver stars = limited desirability Gold stars = desirable Turquoise & purple stars = extremely desirable

Playability rating: 0 / 5

0 stars in playability means the card is bad. The card either has abilities that are mostly disadvantageous or there are similar cards that aren't spectacular either but are still better than this.

Playability rating: 0,5 / 5

0,5 stars in playability means something is slightly wrong with the card. Usually there are 1 star or better cards that do more with the same mana cost.

Playability rating: 1 / 5

1 stars in playability is the default rating for cards that are balanced based on their mana cost to ability ratio. However, they remain at 1 star most likely because there are other cards that are either better at the same tasks, have better race or the abilities aren't very desired. Many of the 1 star cards can be playable in some limited game formats.

Playability rating: 1,5 / 5

1,5 stars in playability means the card has bit more to offer than 1 star cards but is rarely played in regular game format.

Playability rating: 2 / 5

2 stars in playability means the card can see some usage every now and then but isn't very spectacular. Or it can have an interesting ability which ususally is quite hard to use.

Playability rating: 2,5 / 5

2,5 stars in playability means the card is decent but there likely are cards that are either better or more preferred at the same task. Card can also have an interesting ability which usually is quite niche.

Playability rating: 3 / 5

3 stars in playability means the card can see some play in competitive decks or has an interesting ability with some potential.

Playability rating: 3,5 / 5

3,5 stars in playability means the card is either good in competitive decks or has a very tempting ability to build a deck around. All 3,5 star cards are not competitive.

Playability rating: 4 / 5

4 stars in playability means the card is either highly playable in competitive decks or has something extremely desirable to be played. Really strong cards can be limited to 4 stars if their usage is limited to a very specific deck type and aren't really used outside that.

Playability rating: 4,5 / 5

4,5 stars in playability means the card is one of the best cards in the game and usually is usable in various deck types.

Playability rating: 5 / 5

5 stars in playability means the card is top tier card in the game. To be 5 stars, card usually is playable in various deck types, is played in high quantities, is the best at it's task, has very strong abilities compared to it's mana cost or has other elements that makes it a really good pick for many decks.

Playability rating: 5,5 / 5

5,5 stars in playability means the card is overpowered. Not necessarily game breaking but does too much for it's mana cost.

Playability rating: 6 / 5

6 stars in playability means the card is game breaking. Currently this rating is only given to Bombazar.

Collectability rating The intent of collectibility rating is to give an idea how desirable a card is completely from the collecting point of view. Along with playability rating, these should explain why a certain card is or isn’t valuable. Collectability rating is more complex and can take various elements into consideration. However, value of the card isn't one of the elements - instead value should be based on the combination of collectability and playability. In short: Brown stars = not desirable Silver stars = limited desirability Gold stars = desirable Turquoise & purple stars = extremely desirable Some of the elements and how they affect to the rating are listed below. The ratings doesn't strictly follow these and have some flexiblity if the total score doesn't seem right. Note that collectability rating can change over time for example if we reconsider valuation of certain elements or if some rare cards become more available. • Common (+1 star), Uncommon (+1 star), Rare (+1,5 stars), Very Rare (+2 stars), Super Rare (+2,5 stars), Promo (+2 stars). • Holo (+0,5 stars) Gold stamping (+ 0,5 stars), Multi civ (+0,5 stars). • Special artwork or other visual elements (+0,5 starts). • 9000 or more power (+0,5 stars). • Iconic card - usually from the TV-show (+0,5 to +2,5 stars). • Not released in the original 12 sets (+1 star). • Different or no Japanese release (+0,5 to +1 stars). • Set bonus for some rarer sets (+0,5 to +2 stars). • Released in premade decks (-0,5 to -1 stars). • Non-English version (-0,5 stars). • Extra bonus for exceptionally rare cards (+0,5 to +4 stars).

English cards

English cards are the primary release of Duel Masters outside Japan. It is very similar to Japanese sets but some over powered cards are replaced with more balanced versions. It consists of 12 sets, 13 pre-made decks and wide range of promos. It was released all around the world from 2004 to 2006. Booster packs comes with 10 cards instead of 5 like Japanese boosters.

German cards

German cards are part of European releases. German cards were released around the same time with Italian, French and Spanish cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in German: DM-01, DM-02, DM-04, DM-06 and DM-07. Sets are based on English release and booster packs contain 10 cards.

Italian cards

Italian cards are part of European releases. Italian cards were released around the same time with German, French and Spanish cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in Italian: DM-01, DM-02, DM-04, DM-06 and DM-07. Sets are based on English release and booster packs contain 10 cards.

French cards

French cards are part of European releases. French cards were released around the same time with Italian, German and Spanish cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in French: DM-01, DM-02, DM-04 and DM-06. Sets are based on English release and booster packs contain 10 cards.

Spanish cards

Spanish cards are part of European releases. Spanish cards were released around the same time with Italian, French and German cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in Spanish: DM-01, DM-02, DM-04 and DM-06. Sets are based on English release and booster packs contain 10 cards.

Mexican (Latin American Spanish) cards

Mexican (also known as Latin American Spanish) cards are part of Latin American releases and not released in Europe. Mexican cards were released around the same time with Chinese and Portuguese cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in Portuguese: DM-01 and DM-02. While the sets are based on English release, the booster packs use Japanese style and size, only 5 cards per pack.

Portuguese cards

Portuguese cards are part of Latin American releases and not released in Europe. Portuguese cards were released around the same time with Chinese and Mexican cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in Portuguese: DM-01 and DM-02. While the sets are based on English release, the booster packs use Japanese style and size, only 5 cards per pack.

Chinese (Hong Kong) cards

Chinese cards were primarily released in Hong Kong. It isn't known whether they were available in mainland China. Chinese cards were released around the same time with Portuguese and Mexican cards. It is more limited version of English cards in terms of amount of sets. The following sets were released in Chinese: DM-01, DM-02 and DM-06. It isn't known if any other theme decks than DMS-01 was released in Chinese. While the sets are based on English release, the booster packs use Japanese style and size, only 5 cards per pack.

Japanese cards

Japanese cards are the original release of Duel Masters and are still being printed. Japanese sets have some cards that were modified in the English release. The original Japanese booster packs contain only 5 cards.

Korean (Duel Legend) cards

Korean cards are latter release of Duel Masters. The game was rebranded to Duel Legend and the cards have slightly different back. Cards are based on Japanese release of the game but the sets are more compressed. Other than the first DL-01 set, rest sets are mainly combinations of 2-3 different sets and some cards are completely left out. Booster packs contain 5 cards. Most of the set lists are obtained from https://cwtcg.cafe24.com/

Kaijudo cards

Kaijudo cards are English reboot of Duel Masters. The cards differ a lot from Duel Masters cards and shouldn't be mixed even though they have loads of similarities and the game is very similar. Many of the Kaijudo cards use art and likeliness of normal Duel Masters cards. We have no notable plans of adding Kaijudo cards to this website but we keep this category for some samples and random cards.

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Common

Commons are the easiest to get cards. In TCG they are always non-holographic (except some promo versions that can't be pulled from booster packs). Pull rates for Commons are approximately 134-135 per booster box in 10 card packs and 67-68 per booster box in 5 card packs.

Uncommon

Uncommons are cards that are almost as easy to get as common cards. Their bulk value doesn't differ from the bulk value of common cards. In TCG they are always non-holographic (except some promo versions that can't be pulled from booster packs). Pull rates for Uncommons are approximately 72 per booster box in 10 card packs and 36 per booster box in 5 card packs.

Rare

Rares as a category are cards that everyone has at least some but finding a specific one can be bit harder. In TCG they are always non-holographic (except some promo versions that can't be pulled from booster packs). Pull rates for Rares are approximately 1 per pack in 10 card packs and 1 per 2 packs in 5 card packs.

Very Rare

Very Rares are second most rarest cards you can pull from booster packs. In TCG they are always holographic. Pull rates for Very Rares are approximately 5 per box in 10 card packs and 3-4 per box in 5 card packs.

Super Rare

Super Rares are the rarest cards you can pull from booster packs. In TCG they are always holographic. Pull rates for Super Rares are approximately 3 per box in 10 card packs and 1-2 per box in 5 card packs.

Promo

Promo is a special rarity category. Promo cards are not released in normal sets and most of the time they are equivalent to Very Rares or Super Rares. Some promos are extremely rare while some are more common than some of the Rare cards. Promo cards may have other rarity symbol printed on them but that should be ignored.

Other

If an item has this rarity, it means that the item doesn't fit into the categories above. Usually non-cards, like booster packs, have this category.

Unknown

If an item has this rarity, it either means that we haven't defined a rarity for the item or there was an error.