A cover card is a card shown on product packaging, normally on the front of the packaging. Cover cards are often highly sought-after or visually appealing cards included in the product.
In Booster Packs and Structure Decks, the cover card is always an Ultra Rare card, except for a lapse in the TCG versions of the final four GX-era packs (Tactical Evolution to Light of Destruction) where the cover card is a Secret Rare as well as a Ghost Rare/Holographic Rare, except "Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare" (these alternate rarities follows in step with the OCG). It returns to original format matching with OCG starting with the first of the 5D's era packs (The Duelist Genesis) and continued until the latest two packs, Judgment of the Light and Shadow Specters, where the cover card has changed to being a super rare in the set.
Starting with Series 2, the background color has followed an eight-color trend. The order in releases is green, yellow, red, orange, blue, purple, black and white. This phenomenon has come to be known as the "Booster Pack Rainbow" or simply "The Rainbow".
List by set[]
Booster Packs[]
Series 2[]
Main article: Series 2
- Magic Ruler - Relinquished, Spellbinding Circle
- Pharaoh's Servant - Toon Summoned Skull, Toon World
- Curse of Anubis - Buster Blader, Chain Destruction
- Thousand Eyes Bible - Thousand-Eyes Restrict
- Spell of Mask - The Masked Beast, Mask of Dispel, Mask of Restrict, Mask of the Accursed, Mask of Brutality
- Labyrinth of Nightmare - Dark Necrofear, Destiny Board
- Struggle of Chaos - Dark Ruler Ha Des, Freed the Matchless General, Tyrant Dragon
- Mythological Age - Last Turn
- Pharaonic Guardian - Fushioh Richie, Book of Life, Book of Taiyou, Book of Moon, Ordeal of a Traveler
Series 3[]
Main article: Series 3
- The New Ruler - Helpoemer
- Advent of Union - X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank
- Champion of Black Magic - Breaker the Magical Warrior, Chaos Command Magician
- Power of the Guardian - Exodia Necross
- Threat of the Dark Demon World - Skull Archfiend of Lightning, Terrorking Archfiend
- Controller of Chaos - Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
- Invader of Darkness - Dark Magician of Chaos
- The Sanctuary in the Sky - Archlord Zerato
- Pharaoh's Inheritance - Spirit of the Pharaoh
Series 4[]
Main article: Series 4
- Soul of the Duelist - Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8
- Rise of Destiny - The Creator
- Flaming Eternity - Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, Deck Devastation Virus
- The Lost Millennium - Ancient Gear Golem
- Cybernetic Revolution - Cyber End Dragon
- Elemental Energy - Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman
- Shadow of Infinity - Raviel, Lord of Phantasms
- Enemy of Justice - Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer
Series 5[]
Main article: Series 5
- Power of the Duelist - Elemental Hero Dark Neos
- Cyberdark Impact - Cyberdark Dragon
- Strike of Neos - Elemental Hero Air Neos
- Force of the Breaker - Volcanic Doomfire
- Tactical Evolution - Rainbow Dragon
- Gladiator's Assault - Elemental Hero Chaos Neos
- Phantom Darkness - Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare
- Light of Destruction - Honest
Series 6[]
Main article: Series 6
- The Duelist Genesis - Stardust Dragon
- Crossroads of Chaos - Black Rose Dragon
- Crimson Crisis - Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode
- Raging Battle - Power Tool Dragon
- Ancient Prophecy - Ancient Fairy Dragon
- Stardust Overdrive - Majestic Star Dragon
- Absolute Powerforce - Majestic Red Dragon
- The Shining Darkness - Black-Winged Dragon
Series 7[]
Main article: Series 7
- Duelist Revolution - Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste
- Starstrike Blast - Shooting Star Dragon
- Storm of Ragnarok - Odin, Father of the Aesir
- Extreme Victory - Junk Berserker
- Generation Force - Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
- Photon Shockwave - Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
- Order of Chaos - Number C39: Utopia Ray
- Galactic Overlord - Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
Series 8[]
Main article: Series 8
- Return of the Duelist - Heroic Champion - Excalibur
- Abyss Rising - Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss
- Cosmo Blazer - Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon
- Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy - Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon
- Judgment of the Light - Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory
- Shadow Specters - Number C96: Dark Storm
- Legacy of the Valiant - Number C101: Silent Honor DARK
- Primal Origin - Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon
Series 9[]
Main article: Series 9
- Duelist Alliance - Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon
- The New Challengers - Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon
- Secrets of Eternity - Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon
- Crossed Souls - Clear Wing Synchro Dragon
- Clash of Rebellions - Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon
- Dimension of Chaos - Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend
- Breakers of Shadow - Enlightenment Paladin
- Shining Victories - Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon
- The Dark Illusion - Nirvana High Paladin
- Invasion: Vengeance - Starving Venom Fusion Dragon
- Raging Tempest - Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon
- Maximum Crisis - Supreme King Z-ARC
Series 10[]
- Code of the Duelist - Firewall Dragon
- Circuit Break - Borreload Dragon
- Extreme Force - Excode Talker
- Flames of Destruction - Topologic Trisbaena
- Cybernetic Horizon - Cyberse Magician
- Soul Fusion - Cyberse Clock Dragon
- Savage Strike - Borreload Savage Dragon
- Dark Neostorm - Firewall eXceed Dragon
- Rising Rampage - Borreload eXcharge Dragon
- Chaos Impact - Firewall Dragon Darkfluid
- Ignition Assault - Light Dragon @Ignister
- Eternity Code - Accesscode Talker
Series 11[]
- Rise of the Duelist - Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons
- Phantom Rage - Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon
- Blazing Vortex - Armed Dragon Thunder LV10
- Lightning Overdrive - Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray
- Dawn of Majesty - Shooting Majestic Star Dragon
- Burst of Destiny - Borrelcode Dragon
- Battle of Chaos - Master of Chaos
- Dimension Force - Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon
- Power of the Elements - Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman
- Darkwing Blast - Black-Winged Assault Dragon
- Photon Hypernova - Number C62: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon
- Cyberstorm Access - Firewall Dragon Singularity
Series 12[]
- Duelist Nexus - Cosmic Quasar Dragon
- Age of Overlord - Odd-Eyes Arcray Dragon
- Phantom Nightmare - Yubel - The Loving Defender Forever
- Legacy of Destruction - Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction
- The Infinite Forbidden - The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate
- Rage of the Abyss - Number C32: Shark Drake LeVeiss
- Supreme Darkness - Evil HERO Neos Lord
- Alliance Insight - Accode Talker @Ignister
Duelist Packs[]
- Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki - Elemental Hero Steam Healer
- Duelist Pack: Chazz Princeton - Armed Dragon LV10
- Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki 2 - Elemental Hero Dark Neos
- Duelist Pack: Zane Truesdale - Cyberdark Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Aster Phoenix - Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer
- Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki 3 - Evil Hero Dark Gaia, Evil Hero Infernal Gainer, Elemental Hero Plasma Vice (OCG only)
- Duelist Pack: Jesse Anderson - Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle, Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, Rainbow Dragon (OCG only)
- Duelist Pack: Yusei - Stardust Dragon, Nitro Warrior, Junk Warrior
- Duelist Pack: Yusei 2 - Junk Archer, Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode, Quickdraw Synchron.
- Duelist Pack: Yugi - Dark Paladin (TCG only), Gorz the Emissary of Darkness (Korea only)
- Duelist Pack: Kaiba - Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Yusei 3 - Bri Synchron, Big One Warrior.
- Duelist Pack: Crow - Blackwing - Kochi the Daybreak, Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite.
- Duelist Pack: Yuma - Number 39: Utopia, Baby Tiragon, Gagaga Magician, Dododo Warrior.
- Duelist Pack: Kite - Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, Kuriphoton, Starliege Paladynamo.
- Duelist Pack: Yuma 2: Gogogo & Dododo - Explossum, Gogogo Golem - Golden Form, Dododo Witch, Dododo Swordsman.
- Duelist Pack: Kastle Siblings - Guard Penguin, Number 73: Abyss Splash, Number 94: Crystal Zero
- Duelist Pack: Battle City - None
- Duelist Pack: Memories of the Pharaoh - Silent Swordsman
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist - Gearfried the Red-Eyes Iron Knight, Red-Eyes Slash Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 2 - Millennium-Eyes Illusionist, Millennium-Eyes Restrict
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 3 - Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 4 - Harpie Oracle, Harpie Perfumer
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 5 - Curse Necrofear, Dark Spirit of Malice, Dark Spirit of Banishment
- Duelist Pack: Legend Duelist 6 - The Dark Magicians
- Duelist Pack: Duelists of Gloom - Egyptian God Slime, The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Duelist Pack: Duelists of Whirlwind - Crystal Clear Wing Synchro Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Duelists of the Abyss - N.As.H. Knight, CXyz N.As.Ch. Knight
- Duelist Pack: Duelists of Pyroxene - Power Tool Braver Dragon
- Duelist Pack: Duelists of Explosion - Salamangreat Raging Phoenix
Collectors Packs[]
- Collectors Pack: ZEXAL Version - Night Papilloperative, Number 54: Lion Heart, Number 63: Shamoji Soldier
- Collectors Pack: Duelist of Legend Version - Blackwing - Steam the Cloak, Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, Mathematician, Number C73: Abyss Supra Splash
- Collectors Pack: Duelist of Destiny Version - Timaeus the Knight of Destiny
- Collectors Pack: Duelist of Flash Version - Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon
- Collectors Pack 2017 - Odd-Eyes Venom Dragon
- Collectors Pack 2018 - Orgoth the Relentless, Sandaion, the Timelord, Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord, Topologic Gumblar Dragon
- Collection Pack: Duelist of Revolution Version - Battlewasp - Hama the Conquering Bow, Number 97: Draglubion, Vision HERO Increase
- Collection Pack 2020 - Fossil Warrior Skull King, Number C1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya, Appliancer Socketroll
- Animation Chronicle 2021 - Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray, Starving Venemy Dragon, Dragonroid
- Animation Chronicle 2022 - Royal Straight Slasher, Dyna Tank, Crystal Skull
- Animation Chronicle 2023 - Junk Warrior, Earthbound Servant Geo Grasha
Booster SPs[]
- Booster SP: Raging Masters - D/D/D Flame King Genghis, D/D/D Gust King Alexander, D/D/D Doom King Armageddon
- Booster SP: Tribe Force - Mayosenju Daibak, Nekroz of Trishula, Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio
- Booster SP: Highspeed Riders - Hi-Speedroid Chanbara, Hi-Speedroid Kendama, Speedroid Ohajikid
- Booster SP: Wing Raiders - Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon
- Booster SP: Destiny Soldiers - Destiny HERO - Drilldark, Destiny HERO - Dynatag, Destiny HERO - Dystopia.
Structure Decks[]
- Structure Deck - Dragon's Roar - Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon
- Structure Deck - Zombie Madness - Vampire Genesis
- Structure Deck - Blaze of Destruction - Infernal Flame Emperor
- Structure Deck - Fury from the Deep - Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus
- Structure Deck - Warrior's Triumph - Gilford the Legend
- Structure Deck - Spellcaster's Judgment - Dark Eradicator Warlock
- Structure Deck - Invincible Fortress - Exxod, Master of The Guard
- Structure Deck - Lord of the Storm - Simorgh, Bird of Divinity
- Structure Deck: Dinosaur's Rage - Super Conductor Tyranno
- Structure Deck - Machine Re-Volt - Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon
- Structure Deck: Surge of Radiance - Neo-Parshath, the Sky Paladin
- Structure Deck: Curse of Darkness - Diabolos, King of the Abyss
- Structure Deck: Revival of the Great Dragon/Rise of the Dragon Lords Structure Deck - Felgrand Dragon
- Structure Deck: Advent of the Emperor/The Dark Emperor Structure Deck - Caius the Shadow Monarch
- Structure Deck: Undead World/Zombie World Structure Deck - Red-Eyes Zombie Dragon
- Structure Deck: Lord of the Magician/Spellcaster's Command Structure Deck - Endymion, the Master Magician
- Structure Deck: Warrior's Strike/Warriors' Strike Structure Deck - Phoenix Gearfried
- Structure Deck: Machiners Command/Machina Mayhem Structure Deck - Machina Fortress
- Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive/Dragunity Legion Structure Deck - Dragunity Arma Leyvaten
- Structure Deck: Lost Sanctuary/Lost Sanctuary Structure Deck - Master Hyperion
- Structure Deck: Devil's Gate/Gates of the Underworld Structure Deck - Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World
- Structure Deck: Dragonic Legion/Dragons Collide Structure Deck - Lightpulsar Dragon, Darkflare Dragon
- Structure Deck: Roar of the Sea Emperor/Realm of the Sea Emperor Structure Deck - Poseidra, the Atlantean Dragon
- Structure Deck: Onslaught of the Fire Kings/Onslaught of the Fire Kings Structure Deck - Fire King High Avatar Garunix
- Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent/Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck - Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon
- Structure Deck: Blitzkrieg of the Mechlight Dragons/Cyber Dragon Revolution Structure Deck - Cyber Dragon Nova
- Structure Deck: HERO's Strike - Elemental HERO Neos, Elemental HERO Voltic, Masked HERO Dark Law
- HERO Strike Structure Deck - Contrast HERO Chaos, Masked HERO Divine Wind, Masked HERO Dark Law, Masked HERO Koga
- Structure Deck: Synchron Extreme/Synchron Extreme Structure Deck - Jet Synchron, Junk Warrior, Stardust Warrior
- Structure Deck: Master of Pendulum/Master of Pendulum Structure Deck - Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon, Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon
- Structure Deck R: Advent of the True Monarch/Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck - Erebus the Underworld Monarch
- Structure Deck: Pendulum Domination - D/D/D Chaos King Apocalypse
- Pendulum Domination Structure Deck - D/D/D Chaos King Apocalypse, D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf, D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried
- Structure Deck R: Revival of the Great Divine Dragon/Rise of the True Dragons Structure Deck - Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand
- Structure Deck: Yugi Muto - Imperion Magnum the Superconductive Battlebot
- Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba - A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon
Limited Edition Packs[]
- Limited Edition (set) - None
- Limited Edition 2: Yugi version - Celtic Guardian
- Limited Edition 2: Joey version - Tiger Axe
- Limited Edition 2: Keith version - Pendulum Machine
- Limited Edition 3 - Summoned Skull
- Limited Edition 4 - None
- Limited Edition 5 - None
- Limited Edition 6 - None
- Limited Edition 7 - Vampire's Curse
- Limited Edition 8 - Arcana Knight Joker
- Limited Edition 9 - Zeta Reticulant, Puppet King, Dragonic Knight
- Limited Edition 10: Chaos Black - Armityle the Chaos Phantasm
- Limited Edition 10: Holy White - Splendid Venus
- Limited Edition 11 - Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
- Limited Edition 12 - Light End Dragon, Dark End Dragon
- Limited Edition 13 - Genex Neutron
- Limited Edition 14 - Genesis Dragon
- Limited Edition 15 - Darkness Neosphere
- Limited Edition 16 - Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana
- Limited Edition 17 - Lightning Warrior
Extra Packs[]
- Extra Pack - Darklord Zerato
- Extra Pack Volume 2 - Guardian of Order
- Extra Pack Volume 3 - XX-Saber Gardestrike
- Extra Pack Volume 4 - XX-Saber Darksoul, Archfiend Empress
- Extra Pack 2012 - Evolzar Dolkka, Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon, The Seal of Orichalcos
- Extra Pack: Sword of Knights - Noble Knight Gawayn, Noble Knight Medraut, Artorigus, King of the Noble Knights
- Extra Pack: Knights of Order - "Sacred Noble Knight of King Artorigus", "Ignoble Knight of High Laundsallyn", "Noble Arms - Excaliburn"
- Extra Pack 2015 - Dante, Pilgrim of the Burning Abyss, Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss
- Extra Pack 2016 - Kozmo Farmgirl, Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju, Paleozoic Anomalocaris
- Extra Pack 2017 - Subterror Behemoth Fiendess, Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary, Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus
- Extra Pack 2018 - Revendread Executor, Avendread Savior
- Extra Pack 2019 - Valkyrie Erda, Danger!? Jackalope?, Time Thief Redoer
- World Premiere Pack 2020 - Oneiros, the Dream Mirror Erlking, Chaos Valkyria, Toon Harpie Lady
- World Premiere Pack 2021 - Arcana Triumph Joker, War Rock Meteoragon, Myutant Ultimus
- World Premiere Pack 2022 - Giant Beetrooper Invincible Atlas, Libromancer Fireburst
- World Premiere Pack 2023 - Ghoti of the Deep Beyond, Gate Guardians Combined, Gold Pride - Leon
TCG-Exclusive Booster Packs[]
- Hidden Arsenal - Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
- Hidden Arsenal 2 - Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
- Hidden Arsenal 3 - Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg
- Hidden Arsenal 4 - Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
- Hidden Arsenal 5 - Steelswarm Caucastag
- Hidden Arsenal 6: Omega Xyz - Vylon Omega
- Hidden Arsenal 7: Knight of Stars - Evilswarm Ouroboros
- Number Hunters - Number 54: Lion Heart, Number 63: Shamoji Soldier, Night Papilloperative
- Dragons of Legend - Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight
- Dragons of Legend 2 - Mirror Force Dragon, Lord of the Red, Mimicat
- Dragons of Legend: Unleashed - Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, Lord of the Red, Number 100: Numeron Dragon
- Dragons of Legend: The Complete Series - Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, Legendary Knight Hermos, Legendary Knight Timaeus, Legendary Knight Critias
TCG-Exclusive Structure Decks[]
- Samurai Warlords Structure Deck - "Shadow of the Six Samurai - Shien"
- Realm of Light Structure Deck - "Michael, the Arch-Lightsworn"
- Geargia Rampage Structure Deck - "Geargiagear XG", "Geargiano", "Geargiano Mk-II", "Geargiano Mk-III"
- Egyptian God Deck: Slifer the Sky Dragon - Thunderforce Attack
- Egyptian God Deck: Obelisk the Tormentor - Fist of Fate