Dark Gray [1st Edition] #LOB-E008

Dark Gray [1st Edition] #LOB-E008 collector guide

About Dark Gray

Dark Gray is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E008 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 3 EARTH Beast monster with 800 ATK and 900 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 149th 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

Beasts are one of the classic monster Types of the original series. With no effect, its appeal is its artwork, its stats and its place in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon.

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-E008. The E in LOB-E008 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 Dark Gray: LOB-011 (€0.16), LOB-011 1st Edition (€1.77) and LOB-E008 (€2.02). 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 €4.53. Our monthly prices for it go back to April 2025. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are down 4%, and flat in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €4.73 in June 2025, 4% above today. Of the 4 printings of Dark Gray we track, this is the most valuable ungraded. The cheapest is Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-011 at €0.16. 1st Edition copies sell for about 2.2× the Unlimited printing (€4.53 against €2.02).

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again. Against it: thin trading, so selling quickly can mean accepting a lower price. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €4.53 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E008, 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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