Jigen Bakudan #MRL-E074

Jigen Bakudan #MRL-E074 collector guide

About Jigen Bakudan

Jigen Bakudan is a Flip Effect Monster, whose effect happens when it is flipped face-up, printed as MRL-E074 in Magic Ruler (2002) as a Short Print. It is a Level 2 FIRE Pyro monster with 200 ATK and 1,000 DEF. Magic Ruler was the third English booster set and brought Pegasus's Toon cards into the game. Magic Cards were later renamed Spell Cards and the set was reprinted as Spell Ruler, so Magic Ruler copies are the original printing.

Character and collecting appeal

Pyro monsters are fire-themed and often deal direct damage. In play, it is a card for clearing the field and dealing damage.

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 MRL-E074. The E in MRL-E074 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 Short Print version. Short Prints look like Commons but were printed in smaller numbers. Magic Ruler has 3 other printings of Jigen Bakudan: MRL-074 (€0.42), MRL-074 1st Edition (€0.76) and MRL-E074 1st Edition. Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Jigen Bakudan yet, so we cannot give it a value.

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed. Treat this as background, not a prediction or financial advice.

Before you buy

Ask the seller to show the code MRL-E074, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Short Print 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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