Special Edition

Special Editions is a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game product that contains 3 Booster Packs and 1 or 2 (depending on the Special Edition set) promotional Variant Card. The variant cards are either hard to get TCG cards or cards that were OCG exclusive. All Variant Cards are Limited Edition. The Booster Packs corresponds to the Special Edition product. However, some Special Editions have different set of Booster Packs.





An example of a Crimson Crisis, The Duelist Genesis, and Strike of Neos Special Edition set.

Variant Card rarity:

Early Special Edition products included Ultra Rare and Secret Rare Variant Cards. Since the release of the Strike of Neos Special Edition, most Variant Cards have been released as Super Rare.

Secret Rare: Elemental Energy and Duelist Packs

Ultra Rare: Invasion of Chaos, Rise of Destiny, The Lost Millennium, Shadow of Infinity, and Twilight Edition

Super Rare: Strike of Neos, Force of the Breaker, Tactical Evolution, Gladiator's Assault, Phantom Darkness, Light of Destruction, The Duelist Genesis, Crossroads of Chaos, Crimson Crisis, Raging Battle, Ancient Prophecy, Stardust Overdrive, and Absolute Powerforce



An example of two Special Edition variant cards.

Special Edition sets:


 * IOC-SE = Invasion of Chaos: Special Edition
 * RDS-SE = Rise of Destiny: Special Edition
 * TLM-SE = The Lost Millennium: Special Edition
 * EEN-ENSE = Elemental Energy: Special Edition
 * DPK     = Duelist Packs: Special Edition
 * SOI-ENSE = Shadow of Infinity: Special Edition
 * STON-ENSE = Strike of Neos: Special Edition
 * FOTB-ENSE = Force of the Breaker: Special Edition
 * TAEV-ENSE = Tactical Evolution: Special Edition
 * GLAS-ENSE = Gladiator's Assault: Special Edition
 * PTDN-ENSE = Phantom Darkness: Special Edition
 * LODT-ENSE = Light of Destruction: Special Edition
 * TDGS-ENSE = The Duelist Genesis: Special Edition
 * CSOC-ENSE = Crossroads of Chaos: Special Edition
 * CRMS-ENSE = Crimson Crisis: Special Edition
 * RGBT-ENSE = Raging Battle: Special Edition
 * ANPR-ENSE = Ancient Prophecy: Special Edition
 * SOVR-ENSE = Stardust Overdrive: Special Edition
 * TWED-EN  = Twilight Edition
 * ABPF-ENSE = Absolute Powerforce: Special Edition