Exiled Force [1st Edition] #LOD-023

Exiled Force [1st Edition] #LOD-023 collector guide

About Exiled Force

Exiled Force is an Effect Monster, printed as LOD-023 in Legacy of Darkness (2003) as a Super Rare. It is a Level 4 EARTH Warrior monster with 1,000 ATK and 1,000 DEF. Legacy of Darkness was a smaller 2003 set with a wave of Spirit monsters, including Yata-Garasu, alongside Injection Fairy Lily and Airknight Parshath. Ungraded, this printing ranks 26th of the 206 Legacy of Darkness cards we track. The top card is Yata-Garasu at €78.25.

Character and collecting appeal

Warriors are one of the oldest and largest Types, and have had support in almost every era of the game. Its text is about destroying cards.

Version and identification

This guide covers the 1st Edition printing. The words "1st Edition" are printed below the artwork on the left; copies without them are the Unlimited printing and usually sell for less. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read LOD-023. The code LOD-023, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as LOD-E023, and are priced separately. It is the Super Rare version. Super Rares have holographic artwork and a plain name. Legacy of Darkness has one other printing of Exiled Force: LOD-023 (€3.55). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Quarter Century Bonanza, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €10.36, a PSA 9 for €34.33 and a PSA 10 for €150.07. Our monthly prices for it go back to November 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 66%, and up 4% in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €11.62 in August 2026, 11% above today. PSA 10 copies have moved up 19% over the same 12 months. Of the 4 printings of Exiled Force we track, this one ranks 2nd by ungraded value. The most valuable is Quarter Century Bonanza RA03-EN119 Quarter Century Secret Rare at €9.57. 1st Edition copies sell for about 2.9× the Unlimited printing (€10.36 against €3.55).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 14.5× the ungraded price and 4.4× a PSA 9. That gap is big enough that grading a sharp, well-centred copy can pay for itself. Early English Yu-Gi-Oh! cards often have off-centre cuts and wear on the dark brown back borders, which is why high grades are hard to reach.

Investment potential

In its favour: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 66% in a year; it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again; it is the original printing, which reprints rarely replace for collectors; an active market (64 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €10.36 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €34.33. Ask the seller to show the code LOD-023, the "1st Edition" text and the Super Rare finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2003 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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