Armored Starfish [1st Edition] #LOB-E094

Armored Starfish [1st Edition] #LOB-E094 collector guide

About Armored Starfish

Armored Starfish is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E094 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 4 WATER Aqua monster with 850 ATK and 1,400 DEF. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon was the first booster set of the English Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It brought Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon and the five pieces of Exodia to English-speaking players, so almost every card in it is a piece of the game's history.

Character and collecting appeal

Aqua monsters often work with water Field Spells such as Umi. Normal Monsters like this one are mostly collected for their art and to complete the set.

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 LOB-E094. The E in LOB-E094 marks the European English printing. The North American printing uses a code without the letter, sometimes with a different card number, and has its own prices. It is the Common version. Commons have a plain name and no foil. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon has 3 other printings of Armored Starfish: LOB-116 (€0.57), LOB-116 1st Edition (€1.43) and LOB-E094 (€1.48). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Armored Starfish yet, so we cannot give it a value.

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again. Treat this as background, not a prediction or financial advice.

Before you buy

Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E094, the "1st Edition" text and the Common finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2002 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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