In honor of the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG’s 25th anniversary, Konami held the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century event at the Tokyo Dome over the weekend of 3-4 February 2024.

Everyone who showed up received one of two cards handed out as participatory gifts. Those who were there on 3 February 2024 received the Quarter Century Secret Rare Green Version of the Dark Magician card.

This card was specifically intended to be a counterpart for another Quarter Century Secret Rare Green Version card—the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was distributed on 4 February 2024.

The Dark Magician card is best-known as the signature card of anime protagonist Yugi Muto and has thus been reprinted a great many times. This one, however, could possibly end up as the most valuable of the card’s abundance of iterations.

As a Quarter Century Secret Rare card, this card enjoys elevated prestige right off the bat as only selected cards have this rarity created for the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG’s 25th anniversary. Additionally, the fact that it’s just one of two Green Version cards further elevates its exclusivity.

Finally, it should be noted that this card will probably never see a re-release, making the cards currently on the open market the only copies to ever be printed. This scarcity will most likely drive up the card’s value over time.

Unlike most other Dark Magician cards, the Quarter Century Secret Rare Green Version of the Dark Magician card hasn’t been released in English and most likely will never be.

It’s not just the fact that this is a Quarter Century Secret Rare card—a rarity bestowed upon a select few cards in conjunction with the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG’s 25th anniversary. Setting this card apart from all but one other Quarter Century Secret Rare is the fact that this is the Green Version—which only this card and a similar Dark Magician card have.

A Quarter Century Secret Rare Green Version of the Dark Magician (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century TD01-JP001) card sells for ¥26,000 (~US$176).

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