Rock Ogre Grotto #1 [1st Edition] #MRD-E004

Rock Ogre Grotto #1 [1st Edition] #MRD-E004 collector guide

About Rock Ogre Grotto #1

Rock Ogre Grotto #1 is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as MRD-E004 in Metal Raiders (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 3 EARTH Rock monster with 800 ATK and 1,200 DEF. Metal Raiders was the second English booster set. It added Summoned Skull, Gate Guardian, Mirror Force and Change of Heart, and many of its cards shaped how the early game was played.

Character and collecting appeal

Rock monsters are usually high in DEF and built to hold the line. With no effect, its appeal is its artwork, its stats and its place in Metal Raiders.

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 MRD-E004. The E in MRD-E004 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. Metal Raiders has 3 other printings of Rock Ogre Grotto #1: MRD-004 (€0.22), MRD-004 1st Edition (€1.23) and MRD-E004 (€1.92). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Rock Ogre Grotto #1 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. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Ask the seller to show the code MRD-E004, 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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