Witty Phantom #LOB-E058

Witty Phantom #LOB-E058 collector guide

About Witty Phantom

Witty Phantom is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as LOB-E058 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 4 DARK Fiend monster with 1,400 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 332nd 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

Fiends are one of the largest Types in the game, home to many of its darker and more unusual designs. 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 Unlimited printing, without the "1st Edition" text below the artwork. 1st Edition copies of the same card have their own, usually higher, prices. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read LOB-E058. The E in LOB-E058 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 Witty Phantom: LOB-072 (€0.19), LOB-072 1st Edition (€2.14) and LOB-E058 1st Edition (€2.35). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Starter Deck: Yugi, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €1.48. Our monthly prices for it go back to July 2026. It is trading at or near its highest recorded value. Of the 8 printings of Witty Phantom we track, this one ranks 6th by ungraded value. The most valuable is Starter Deck: Yugi SDY-E015 at €2.96. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.6× the Unlimited printing (€2.35 against €1.48).

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; it is the original printing, which reprints rarely replace for collectors. 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 €1.48 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E058, the missing "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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