Basic Insect [1st Edition] #LOB-E006

Basic Insect [1st Edition] #LOB-E006 collector guide

About Basic Insect

Basic Insect is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E006 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 2 EARTH Insect monster with 500 ATK and 700 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. Ungraded, this printing ranks 175th of the 454 Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon cards we track. The top card is Blue-Eyes White Dragon at €968.32.

Character and collecting appeal

Insects are a small Type best known from Weevil Underwood's deck in the anime. 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-E006. The E in LOB-E006 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 Basic Insect: LOB-008 (€0.18), LOB-008 1st Edition (€3.69) and LOB-E006 (€1.85). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €3.54. Our monthly prices for it go back to May 2025. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 3%, and flat in the last month. The current price is its high point on our records. Of the 4 printings of Basic Insect we track, this one ranks 2nd by ungraded value. The most valuable is Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-008 1st Edition at €3.69. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.9× the Unlimited printing (€3.54 against €1.85).

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

Expect to pay around €3.54 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E006, 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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