Metal Dragon [1st Edition] #LOB-E082

Metal Dragon [1st Edition] #LOB-E082 collector guide

About Metal Dragon

Metal Dragon is a Fusion Monster, made from its Fusion Materials with a card such as Polymerization, printed as LOB-E082 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Rare. It is a Level 6 WIND Machine monster with 1,850 ATK and 1,700 DEF. Its ATK is the 8th highest of the 87 monsters in the set. 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

Machines range from early robots to modern archetypes, and the Type has a loyal following. Its Fusion Materials include Lesser Dragon and Steel Ogre Grotto #1.

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-E082. The E in LOB-E082 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 Rare version. Rares have a silver-foil name and plain artwork. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon has 3 other printings of Metal Dragon: LOB-102 (€0.88), LOB-102 1st Edition (€11.08) and LOB-E082 (€2.19). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Metal Dragon 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. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E082, the "1st Edition" text and the Rare 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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