Serpent Night Dragon #MRL-103

Serpent Night Dragon #MRL-103 collector guide

About Serpent Night Dragon

Serpent Night Dragon is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as MRL-103 in Magic Ruler (2002) as a Secret Rare. It is a Level 7 DARK Dragon monster with 2,350 ATK and 2,400 DEF. At its Level it needs two Tributes to Normal Summon. Its ATK is the 4th highest of the 66 monsters in the set. 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. Ungraded, this printing ranks 49th of the 321 Magic Ruler cards we track. The top card is Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon at €223.11.

Character and collecting appeal

Dragons are the most collected monster Type in Yu-Gi-Oh!, largely thanks to Blue-Eyes and Red-Eyes. With no effect, its appeal is its artwork, its stats and its place in Magic Ruler.

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-103. The code MRL-103, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as MRL-E103, and are priced separately. It is the Secret Rare version. Secret Rares have a rainbow-foil name and diagonal holographic artwork. Magic Ruler has 3 other printings of Serpent Night Dragon: MRL-103 1st Edition (€48.79), MRL-103 Misprint (€64.66) and MRL-E130 1st Edition (€22.29). 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 €6.86, a PSA 9 for €66.40 and a PSA 10 for €245.31. Our monthly prices for it go back to September 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 10%, and down 13% in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €15.81 in May 2022, 57% above today. PSA 10 copies have moved up 49% over the same 12 months. Of the 4 printings of Serpent Night Dragon we track, this one ranks 4th by ungraded value. The most valuable is Magic Ruler MRL-103 Misprint at €64.66. 1st Edition copies sell for about 7.1× the Unlimited printing (€48.79 against €6.86).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 35.8× the ungraded price and 3.7× a PSA 9. That gap is big enough that grading a sharp, well-centred copy can pay for itself. On cards from the early 2000s, the dark brown backs show every scuff and white edge, so top grades are scarce.

Investment potential

In its favour: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 10% in a year; a price well below its May 2022 peak, which some collectors see as room to recover; it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; an active market (145 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Treat this as background, not a prediction or financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €6.86 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €66.40. Ask the seller to show the code MRL-103, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Secret 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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