[Yu-Gi-Oh TCG] Core Booster Release: Duelist Advance [Release Date/Price/Where To Buy]
The first post-Quarter Century Secret Rare Core Booster will include many cards connected to upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh anime spin-off Yu-Gi-Oh CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES.
[Update 16 Apr 2025] The image of the Return of the Duelist card has just been uploaded to YGOrganization. Find it in the gallery and stay tuned as more information arrives.
[Update 14 Apr 2025] Three new card images have been posted on YGOrganization. Check them out in our gallery and stay with us for more to come!
[Update 11 Apr 2025] Many new card images have now been seen on YGOrganization. Browse through our gallery for them and stay tuned as release day approaches.
[Update 9 Apr 2025] The Sacramentum Dragoon card’s image has been posted on the official Yu-Gi-Oh TCG website. Find it in the gallery and stay with us for more details.
[Update 7 Apr 2025] The image of the Inferno of the Ashened card has now been uploaded to YGOrganization. Head to the gallery for it and stay tuned for more to come!
[Update 4 Apr 2025] The international release date of Duelist’s Advance has now been pushed forward to 3 July 2025. Additionally, its card rarity breakdown has been confirmed and is as follows:
1 Starlight Rare
10 Secret Rares
14 Ultra Rares
26 Super Rares
50 Commons
A total of 24 cards of other rarities will also have Starlight Rare versions.
[Update 2 Apr 2025] The image of the Spring card has been posted on YGOrganization. Find it in the gallery and stay with us as more is revealed about the set.
[Update 28 Mar 2025] The images of the Sky Striker Ace = Zero and Sky Striker Alternative – Lemnis Gate cards have been posted on YGOrganization. Check them out in the gallery and stay tuned as new information arrives!
[Update 19 Mar 2025] On the official Yu-Gi-Oh TCG website, even more card images have now been posted. Scroll through our gallery for the images and stay tuned as the release date approaches.
[Update 12 Mar 2025] Five new card images have been posted on the official Yu-Gi-Oh TCG website, as has the set’s booster pack image. Browse the gallery for them and stay with us for further details.
[Update 5 Mar 2025] This Core Booster will be released internationally on 4 July 2025 under the name “Duelist‘s Advance”.
[Update 14 Feb 2025] The first card images have now been posted on the official Yu-Gi-Oh TCG website. Check them all out in the gallery and stay tuned for more to come!
[Update 2 Jan 2025] The card rarity breakdown of Duelist Advance, not counting Secret Rare or Prismatic Secret Rare versions, was recently posted on YGOrganization; it’s as follows:
- 4 Ultimate Rares
- 8 Ultra Rares
- 10 Super Rares
- 18 Rares
- 40 Commons

Duelist Advance has now been confirmed to be the second Yu-Gi-Oh TCG Core Booster of 2025. It will be released in Japan on 26 April 2025.
About Duelist Advance
There will be a total of 20 Duelist Advance cards which come in either Secret Rare or Prismatic Secret Rare. Notably, Duelist Advance will be the first Core Booster following the “retirement” of the Quarter Century Secret Rare rarity honoring the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG’s 25th anniversary.
Many of the cards in Duelist Advance will be connected to upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh anime spin-off Yu-Gi-Oh CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES which premieres in April 2025. Additionally, included with each Duelist Advance booster box will be a copy of a Duelist Advance +1 Assist Pack.
Each 5-card Alliance Insight booster pack will be sold at a price of 176 JPY (~US$1.12). Buyers may also purchase a booster box which contains 30 booster packs.
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