WORLD PREMIERE PACK 2026

The Graveyard's Ghost King is a title given to the original Ghost King -Pumpking- when Ghost Kotsuzuka first summoned it in his Duel against Jonouchi in the Duel Monsters anime/manga.

The artwork depicts a scene from the manga in which the original Pumpking was first summoned.

Its ATK/DEF are a reference to the 30% boost the original Pumpking received from the Field Power Source in the graveyard area of Duelist Kingdom.

Living Dead Army depicts the three monsters revived as zombies by Call of the Living Dead during Ghost Kotsuzuka's Duel against Jounouchi.

Its artwork depicts a scene from the Duel Monsters manga in which the three zombies are brought back from the dead.

This card's DEF being 0 is a reference to how this was a shared weakness for all monsters revived as zombies by Call of the Living Dead in the Duel Monsters anime/manga, and its ATK of 2400 is a reference to the ATK of Crawling Dragon in the anime/manga after it was boosted by the Field Power Source and Pumpking's effect.

Medusa of the Petrifying Gaze is a remake of the original Medusa's Ghost—another monster used by Kotsuzuka in the anime/manga whose flavor text describes at as being able to turn its opponents to stone by just looking at them.

The artwork depicts a scene from Kotsuzuka's Duel against Bakura in the Duel Monsters anime in which the original Medusa's Ghost is shown attacking by shooting electrical beams from its eyes.

Demon Elephant of the Netherworld is a remake of Ghost Kotsuzuka's Golden Demon Elephant—which was described as "the strongest monster from the netherworld" in the anime.

The artwork depicts a scene from Kotsuzuka's Duel against Bakura in the anime in which the original Demon Elephant was first summoned.

The Great Undying Army depicts zombie versions of three of the monsters played by Jonouchi during his Duel against Ghost Kotsuzuka in the Duel Monsters anime/manga. These monsters all ended up being destroyed during that Duel.

The monsters' poses in the artwork mimic those of Kotsuzuka's three zombies—from a manga panel depicting them all together.

Call of the Living Corpses is the kanji name of the original Call of the Living Dead (but shown only in the manga)—originally a Magic Card played by Ghost Kotsuzuka during the Duelist Kingdom tournament.

Its artwork is a reference to the cave area in which Kotsuzuka Dueled against Jonouchi—and which housed a Battle Box (or Duel Ring in the anime) composed of 100% graveyard zones.

Soul Plasma is a reference to the effect name of Ghost King -Pumpking- in the anime/manga: Soul Plasma Supply.

The artwork depicts a scene from the manga in which Pumpking uses its effect to power up the zombies on Kotsuzuka's field.

Spacetime Vortex depicts a scene from Jonouchi's Duel against Ghost Kotsuzuka in which the effect of Jonouchi's Time Magician fails and ends up swallowing the Flame Swordsman on his field into what is described as a spacetime vortex.

Zombie Deadly Breath is the attack name of Crawling Dragon after having been turned into a zombie by Call of the Living Dead.

The artwork depicts a scene from the manga in which Kotsuzuka's Crawling Dragon destroys Jonouchi's Demon Hunter.

Revolbot is a portmanteau of revolt (meaning "to rebel") and robot.

The initialism R.B. is a reference to R&B (an abbreviation for rhythm and blues)—a form of popular music of African American origin that arose during the 1940s from blues, with the addition of driving rhythms taken from jazz. It was an immediate precursor of rock and roll.

GA10 (read as "gah-TEN") is a pun on gaten—a Japanese term referring to physical work and blue-collar workers. Gaten can also be interpreted to mean "piercing the heavens."

The VALCan in VALCan Rocket is a play on Vulcan—the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship, renowned as the master blacksmith of the gods.

A pile bunker is a sci-fi melee weapon that uses explosive or electromagnetic force to drive a spike or piston forward at point-blank range, designed to punch through heavy armor. The concept originates in Japanese mecha anime and manga, with early appearances in the genre dating back to the 1970s–80s.

Brute Blues is a reference to blues—melancholic music of African American folk origin.

Shepherd Crook is named after a shepherd's crook—a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. The crook has symbolically been used as a religious symbol of care.

The name could also be a reference to the Shepard tone—an auditory illusion that creates the perception of a continuously rising or falling pitch, even though the sound never actually gets higher or lower.

Funk Dock is named after funk—a style of popular dance music of African American origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar.

Jump Number likely refers to an upbeat musical number.

The Danian is the earliest age of the Paleogene period, spanning from roughly 66 to 61.6 million years ago. It marks the beginning of the Cenozoic era and immediately follows the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event—the mass extinction that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs.

New-Age (Shinsei) is homophonous with the Japanese word for "reborn" or "resurrected" (also pronounced as shinsei).

Genomix is a portmanteau of genome and mix, as well as a play on genomics—the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes. It is denoted with the initialism GMX.

Selan comes from Selandian—the middle stage of the Paleocene Epoch (following the Danian), spanning approximately 61.66 to 59.24 million years ago.

Kimridge is a play on the Kimmeridgian—an age of the Late Jurassic epoch, spanning from roughly 157.3 to 152.1 million years ago.

Noma comes from Cenomanian—the earliest age of the Late Cretaceous epoch, spanning from roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago.

Selandia seems to be a mix of Selan (from Selandian) and Danian.

Bond-Fellows (Dōhansha) is a pun on the Japanese word for "companion" (also prononunced as dōhansha)—but with the middle kanji instead being the han meaning "bond."

Genomix Suppression Squad - Apt is named after the Aptian—an age of the Early Cretaceous epoch, spanning from roughly 121.4 to 113 million years ago.

ALLOS is named after the Allosaurus—a large bipedal theropod of the Late Jurassic, and the apex predator of the Morrison Formation ecosystem, known for its massive skull with blade-like serrated teeth and distinctive brow ridges above each eye.

VELOX comes from Velociraptor—a small, feathered, bipedal theropod of the Late Cretaceous, best known for the large sickle-shaped claw on each hind foot used to grapple and slash prey.

COMPREX is a pun on complex and Tyrannosaurus rex.

An applied experiment refers broadly to an experiment designed to solve a practical, real-world problem or test a specific application.

Buio (pronounced as "BOO-yo") is Italian for "dark."

Guidarman is a pun on gida (the Japanese term for a sacrifice bunt in baseball—a strategic play where the batter deliberately bunts the ball to allow a baserunner to advance to another base, while sacrificing their own chance to reach base, resulting in an out) and guitar man.

The term artist used in its kanji subname is used to describe sports players with high technical skills in Japan.

The sacrifice-bunt motif is also a reference to the Advance Summon mechanic—previously referred to as a Sacrifice Summon in the OCG.

Vainglorious Hero (Kyoeiyū) is, in Japanese, a portmanteau of kyoei ("vanity" or "vainglory") and eiyū ("hero").

Silk-Bomb Moth is a pun on the silkworm moth, as well as its scientific name, Bombyx mori.

Machine-Minded (Kiei) is written in Japanese with the kanji for "machine" and "wisdom."

Vodnika is likely based on the Slavic vodník or vodyanoy—a shape-shifting water spirit typically depicted as an old man with a frog- or fish-like body.

Coupling is the term used in Japan for shipping—the act of supporting or imagining a romantic or platonic relationship between characters or real-life figures.

VIP Whale (Bippu Hoēru) is a pun on big whale, as well as a reference to the slang term whale—referring to a person who spends large amounts of money, often in gaming, gambling, or other high-stakes contexts.

Luxury-Traveler Migratory Whale (Gōkaiyūkujira) is a mix of gōyū (Japanese for "luxury travel") and kaiyūkujira ("migratory whale").

Jiinya is a twist on genie or jinn—a supernatural being made of smokeless fire in Islamic mythology, most famously depicted in One Thousand and One Nights as a powerful spirit bound to serve whoever frees it from confinement—often a lamp or bottle—by granting wishes, sometimes benevolently and sometimes with cunning.

Chettsker (a play on checker) is based on a screw inspection machine—industrial equipment used in manufacturing to verify that produced screws (and similar fasteners like bolts and nuts) meet required specifications before shipping. Defective unitsare typically sorted out and either discarded or sent for recycling, while conforming units continue down the line for packaging.

Rustin Mammoth is a pun on rusting.

Reverie seems to be a pun on the similar-sounding revenant.

An officiant refers to a person, typically a priest or minister, who performs a religious service or ceremony.

Miracle Raven -Ritual of the Offering- is a remake of the inversely named Ritual Offering.

Faisan (pronounced as "fuh-ZAWN") is French for "pheasant."

Chevreuil (pronounced as "shuh-VRUY") is the French name of the roe deer.

Flux Ochsenfeld is named after the Meisner effect (or Meisner–Ochsenfeld effect)—the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state when it is cooled below the critical temperature.

Fata Dragna is a play on Fata Morgana (a complex form of mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon) and dragon.

Its kanji subname, Shin-Ki-Long (Shinkirō), is pronounced the same way as the Japanese word for "mirage"—but is instead written with the kanji shin (also appearing in the Japanese word for "mirage") for the Chinese shen (a shapeshifting aquatic monster originally imagined as a clam and later as a type of dragon), the kanji ki meaning "deceit," and the kanji rō referring to the Chinese dragon (long). In total, its subname can also be translated as Mirage Trickster Dragon.

Omnibuster is a portmanteau of omnibus and buster.

The latter is likely a reference to the Ghostbusters franchise—seeing as how the monster shares several design traits with the equipment used by the titular Ghostbusters.

Spotknight Chanbar is a pun on spotlight, knight, and Sports Chanbara—a sport-ified version of chanbara-gokko (mock swordfighting), a Japanese children's game that became popular in the Shōwa era, imitating sword duels seen in films.

Lycoris Lily-Reaper is based on the red spider lily (Lycoris radiata), with Lily-Reaper (Riryipā) being a pormanteau of lily and reaper.

In East Asian culture, this flower is commonly associated with the afterlife.

Drag-On Jade is a play on jade dragon and (fighter) jet—as well as a counterpart to the similarly named Drag-On Vermilion.

Stormbane Dragon (Rankiryū) is a play on the Japanese word for "turbulence" (also pronounced as rankiryū)—but with the second kanji instead being the ki meaning "mourning" or "abominable" and the third kanji being the ryū for "dragon."

Mercurium is one of the Latin inflections for mercury, and quicksilver refers to mercury in liquid form.

Gaming Gamer GG is a reference to the term GG (Good Game)—commonly used at the end of online video game matches to indicate respect and sportsmanship.

Samuel is a reference to the Old Testament's Book of Samuel.

Death's Overseer (Shisai) is pronounced inversely to the Officiant (Saishi) used in Reverie the Officiant's card name.

Prep Work for the Offering is a reference to the Magic Cards Preparations for the Ritual and Pre-Preparations for the Ritual (which also feature Ritual Offering in their artworks).

The term prep work (shitagoshirae) used here is commonly used in the context of preparing cooking ingredients.

Xyz Lay (Ekushīzu Rei) is likely a pun on lay (referring to overlaying Xyz Materials) and ray being pronounced the same in Japanese. The latter is a reference to Chaos Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope Ray as well.

The artwork depicts a scene from the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime in which Numbers 39: Emperor of Wishes - Hope uses an Overlay Unit for its attack-negating effect.

The Holy Sword That Harbors Within a Heavenly Demon (Tenma Fukuseiken) is a pun on the Japanese term for "copy" or "reproduction" (also pronounced as fukusei)—with this card instead having the fukusei part written with the kanji for "conceal"/"subdue" and "holy."

Fleeting Flower (Kūge, lit. "sky-flower") is a classical Buddhist metaphor for illusory phenomena that appear real but have no actual existence.

Mischief of the Wolves is a reference to the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood—a story about a young girl with a red hood and the Big Bad Wolf who tries to eat her.

A Woefully Incomprehensible Rain of Death (Ayashi no Ame) is an ateji-based wordplay for the Japanese phrase ayashi no ame (lit. "uncanny rain")—the term used to describe the fafrotskies phenomenon in the Edo-period encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue. The first part of the card name is written with the kanji for "evil," "Nue"/"enigmatic", and "death."

Fafrotskies (an acronym for "falls from the skies") is another name for an animal rain—a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals fall from the sky, usu. frogs or fish. In the Bible, a rain of frogs is also described as one of the ten plagues of Egypt.

Light Leading the Combatants is a reference to Liberty Leading the People—a painting of the Romantic era by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 that toppled King Charles X.

This card commmemorates the fact the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 was held in Paris, France.

The Lady's Protectors is based on the gargoyle statues decorating the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (lit. "Our Lady of Paris")—referring to the Virgin Mary.

This card commmemorates the fact the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 was held in Paris, France.