It’s not often we get a new card type in a long running card game like Yu-Gi-Oh, so this is a monumental occasion. Yu-Gi-Oh is introducing Extended art cards in Rarity Collection 5, and they look gorgeous. These cards feature art that escapes the boundaries of the usual frame, and spreads across the entirety of the card. There are ten of these to collect, and they aren’t the only exciting pulls you’ll be able to find when the set releases next April.
“In each 5-card pack, 4 slots pull from that main card pool, in a variety of rarities, from the normal Super, Ultra, and Secret Rares, to Starlight, Platinum Secret, and the unique “Prismatic”-style Ultimate & Collector’s Rares found only in Rarity Collection sets.
And, like Quarter Century Bonanza & Quarter Century Stampede, the 5th card in each pack comes from a different card pool than the rest of the pack. But this time, each 5th card is one of dozens of new variant art cards.
Most Rarity Collection 5 variant art cards have little catch phrases like you’d use in a messaging app, some in English, some in Japanese, plus the card arts have been adjusted with new backgrounds, highlights, added elements, and zoom-ins. You won’t be finding cards quite like this anywhere except Rarity Collection 5.”
The most coveted cards though will be the extended art cards, and I have to admit I’m desperate to grab them. Series staples like Polymerization are getting the full art treatment, alongside other fan faves like Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon and Shooting Quasar Dragon.
My favourite so far is absolutely “Wake Up Your Elemental HERO” though, and I simply need it in my collection. 2026 is looking like an exciting year to be a duelist, and it’ll be here before we know it.
