The first-ever ABC-Dragon Buster card was released as part of Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba back in 2016. As implied by its name, that Structure Deck made use of many Yu-Gi-Oh TCG cards used by Seto Kaiba in the original Yu-Gi-Oh anime. For that reason, Konami brought it back with the release of Duelist Pack: Duelists of Brilliance as Kaiba is one of the three characters around whom this Duelist Pack is themed.

Long-time Yu-Gi-Oh TCG players will recall that for the vast majority of this card’s existence, it has been restricted at some level in tournament play in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. Between October 2017 and January 2023, with the exception of a six-month span from October 2019 to April 2020, this card was either Limited or Semi-Limited.

This was also true of the card in other regions from April to December 2020. Although the metagame has shifted to the point where this need not be restricted anymore, the reputation that ABC-Dragon Buster has garnered over the years drove up interest in the card.

This card also contains allusions to several other related cards. For example, the reason the card’s name is “ABC-Dragon Buster” is due to the names of the three Fusion Monsters serving as its Fusion Materials: A-Assault Core, B-Buster Drake, and C-Crush Wyvern. The monster itself is also a physical amalgam of all three.

In addition, ABC-Dragon Buster is a counterpart of XYZ-Dragon Cannon, a card first released as part of 2002 Core Booster Advent Union which bears many similarities both in terms of function and appearance. XYZ-Dragon Cannon was also featured in Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba.

Finally, ABC-Dragon Buster can also be compared to VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon as both cards have the same Type, Level, Attribute, and original ATK and DEF.

This card’s English release date is yet to be confirmed.

The current price of an ABC-Dragon Buster (Duelist Pack: Duelists of Brilliance DP29-JP033) card in its Quarter Century Secret Rare form is 2,100 JPY (~US$13).

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