Yu-Gi-Oh!
6 sets · 195 cards
Born from the manga/anime by Kazuki Takahashi. No rotation: every card ever printed is legal (with a ban list). Konami controls supply. Short prints create scarcity on purpose.
Ban list announcements move prices overnight. No rotation means any old card can spike if it becomes meta-relevant. Quarter Century Secret Rares and Starlight Rares are the chase cards. Short prints are controversial.
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Surging
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Active
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Calm
Hot threshold for Yu-Gi-Oh!: signal above 40.9% · Measured every 6h
King of Games: Yugi's Legendary Decks
45 cards·Stressed
Duelist's Advance
35 cards·Stressed
Doom of Dimensions
34 cards·Stressed
Phantom Revenge
31 cards·Stressed
Monster Mayhem
20 cards·Healthy
Justice Hunters
30 cards·Normal
Yu-Gi-Oh! history
2002-2008
DM/GX Era
Original series. LOB, Metal Raiders, Invasion of Chaos. Anime drove demand.
2008-2014
5Ds-Zexal
Synchro and Xyz summoning. Power creep accelerated.
2014-2020
Arc-V/VRAINS
Pendulum and Link summoning. Master Rule changes shook the meta repeatedly.
2020-present
Modern
Quarter Century celebration. Rarity Collection, Anniversary sets. Collector interest growing.
Formats: Advanced, Traditional, Speed Duel, Master Duel