Tripwire Beast [1st Edition] #LOB-E084

Tripwire Beast [1st Edition] #LOB-E084 collector guide

About Tripwire Beast

Tripwire Beast is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E084 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 4 EARTH Thunder monster with 1,200 ATK and 1,300 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 233rd 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

Thunder monsters are LIGHT-heavy and include the Thunder Dragon line. 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-E084. The E in LOB-E084 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 Tripwire Beast: LOB-104 (€0.58), LOB-104 1st Edition (€1.27) and LOB-E084 (€1.78). 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 €2.40. Our monthly prices for it go back to August 2026. It is trading at or near its highest recorded value. Of the 4 printings of Tripwire Beast we track, this is the most valuable ungraded. The cheapest is Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-104 at €0.58. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.3× the Unlimited printing (€2.40 against €1.78).

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. Treat this as background, not a prediction or financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €2.40 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E084, 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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