Root Water [1st Edition] #LOB-E026

Root Water [1st Edition] #LOB-E026 collector guide

About Root Water

Root Water is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E026 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 3 WATER Fish monster with 900 ATK and 800 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

Fish monsters are a small Type that often works with water Field Spells. As a Normal Monster it is collected for its artwork and its spot in the set rather than for play.

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-E026. The E in LOB-E026 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 Root Water: LOB-032 (€0.18), LOB-032 1st Edition (€2.85) and LOB-E026 (€1.58). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Root Water 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-E026, 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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