Want to know when each core Yugioh set came out? We’ve looked through dozens of different sets to compile the information in the table below. Whatever set you want to know when your favorite set came out, or the cover card for a particular release, we’ve got you covered.
There have been a lot of Yugioh sets over the trading card game’s considerable life time, and over 10,000 unique cards printed in total, featuring all kinds of Yugioh characters and monsters.
But not all cards are created equal. For every Pot of Greed found in a Yugioh set, there’s a half dozen Normal Monsters with no business making their way into your Yugioh deck. Find the best Yugioh cards of all in our dedicated guide.
| Yugioh set | Release date | Number of cards | Cover card |
| Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | March 8, 2002 | 126 | Blue-Eyes White Dragon |
| Metal Raiders | June 26, 2002 | 144 | Black Skull Dragon |
| Spell Ruler | September 16, 2002 | 104 (131 in EU) | Relinquished |
| Pharaoh’s Servant | October 20, 2002 | 105 | Thousand-Eyes Restrict |
| Labyrinth of Nightmare | March 1, 2003 | 105 | Mask of Restrict |
| Legacy of Darkness | June 6, 2003 | 101 | Last Turn |
| Pharaonic Guardian | July 18, 2003 | 108 | Helpoemer |
| Magician’s Force | October 10, 2003 | 108 | Dark Paladin |
| Dark Crisis | December 1, 2003 | 106 | Exodia Necross |
| Invasion of Chaos | March 1, 2004 | 112 | Dark Magician of Chaos |
| Ancient Sanctuary | June 1, 2004 | 112 | Archlord Zerato |
| Soul of the Duelist | October 1, 2004 | 60 | Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 |
| Rise of Destiny | December 1, 2004 | 60 | The Creator |
| Flaming Eternity | March 1, 2005 | 60 | Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys |
| The Lost Millennium | June 1, 2005 | 60 | Ancient Gear Golem |
| Cybernetic Revolution | August 17, 2005 | 60 | Cyber End Dragon |
| Elemental Energy | November 16, 2005 | 60 | Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman |
| Shadow of Infinity | February 18, 2006 | 60 | Raviel, Lord of Phantasms |
| Enemy of Justice | May 17, 2006 | 60 | Elemental Hero Shining Phoenix Enforcer |
| Power of the Duelist | August 16, 2006 | 60 | Elemental Hero Dark Neos |
| Cyberdark Impact | November 15, 2006 | 60 | Cyberdark Dragon |
| Strike of Neos | February 28, 2007 | 69 | Elemental Hero Air Neos |
| Force of the Breaker | May 16, 2007 | 69 | Volcanic Doomfire |
| Tactical Evolution | August 15, 2007 | 90 | Rainbow Dragon |
| Gladiator’s Assault | November 14, 2007 | 95 | Elemental Hero Chaos Neos |
| Phantom Darkness | February 13, 2008 | 100 | Yubel – The Ultimate Nightmare |
| Light of Destruction | May 13, 2008 | 100 | Honest |
| The Duelist Genesis | September 2, 2008 | 100 | Stardust Dragon |
| Crossroads of Chaos | November 18, 2008 | 100 | Black Rose Dragon |
| Crimson Crisis | March 3, 2009 | 100 | Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode |
| Raging Battle | May 12, 2009 | 100 | Power Tool Dragon |
| Ancient Prophecy | September 1, 2009 | 100 | Ancient Fairy Dragon |
| Stardust Overdrive | November 17, 2009 | 100 | Majestic Star Dragon |
| Absolute Powerforce | February 23, 2010 | 100 | Majestic Red Dragon |
| The Shining Darkness | May 11, 2010 | 100 | Black-Winged Dragon |
| Duelist Revolution | August 17, 2020 | 100 | Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste |
| Starstrike Blast | November 16, 2010 | 100 | Shooting Star Dragon |
| Storm of Ragnarok | February 8, 2011 | 100 | Odin, Father of the Aesir |
| Extreme Victory | May 10, 2011 | 100 | Junk Beserker |
| Generation Force | August 16, 2011 | 100 | Number 17: Leviathan Dragon |
| Photon Shockwave | November 15, 2011 | 100 | Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon |
| Order of Chaos | January 24, 2012 | 100 | Number C39: Utopia Ray |
| Galactic Overlord | May 8, 2012 | 100 | Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon |
| Return of the Duelist | August 28, 2012 | 100 | Heroic Champion – Excalibur |
| Abyss Rising | November 9, 2012 | 100 | Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss |
| Cosmo Blazer | January 25, 2013 | 100 | Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon |
| Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy | May 17, 2013 | 100 | Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon |
| Judgement of the Light | August 9, 2013 | 100 | Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory |
| Shadow Specters | November 8, 2013 | 100 | Number C96: Dark Storm |
| Legacy of the Valiant | January 24, 2014 | 100 | Number C101: Silent Honor DARK |
| Primal Origin | May 16, 2014 | 100 | Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon |
| Duelist Alliance | August 15, 2014 | 100 | Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon |
| The New Challengers | November 7, 2014 | 100 | Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon |
| Secrets of Eternity | January 16, 2015 | 100 | Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon |
| Crossed Souls | May 15, 2015 | 100 | Clear Wing Synchro Dragon |
| Clash of Rebellions | August 7, 2015 | 100 | Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon |
| Dimension of Chaos | November 6, 2015 | 100 | Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend |
| Breakers of Shadow | January 15, 2016 | 100 | Enlightenment Paladin |
| Shining Victories | May 6, 2016 | 100 | Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon |
| The Dark Illusion | August 5, 2016 | 100 | Nirvana High Paladin |
| Invasion: Vengeance | November 4, 2016 | 100 | Starving Venom Fusion Dragon |
| Raging Tempest | February 10, 2017 | 100 | Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon |
| Maximum Crisis | May 5, 2017 | 100 | Supreme King Z-ARC |
| Code of the Duelist | August 4, 2017 | 100 | Firewall Dragon |
| Circuit Break | October 20, 2017 | 100 | Borreload Dragon |
| Extreme Force | February 2, 2018 | 100 | Excode Talker |
| Flames of Destruction | May 4, 2018 | 100 | Topologic Trisbaena |
| Cybernetic Horizon | July 27, 2018 | 100 | Cyberse Magician |
| Soul Fusion | October 19, 2018 | 100 | Cyberse Clock Dragon |
| Savage Strike | February 1, 2019 | 100 | Borreload Savage Dragon |
| Dark Neostorm | May 3, 2019 | 100 | Firewall eXceed Dragon |
| Rising Rampage | July 26, 2019 | 100 | Borreload eXchange Dragon |
| Chaos Impact | October 24, 2019 | 100 | Firewall Dragon Darkfluid |
| Ignition Assault | January 31, 2020 | 100 | Light Dragon @Ignister |
| Eternity Code | June 5, 2020 | 101 | Accesscode Talker |
| Rise of the Duelist | August 7, 2020 | 101 | Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons |
| Phantom Rage | November 5, 2020 | 101 | Arc Rebellion Xyz Dragon |
| Blazing Vortex | February 4, 2021 | 101 | Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 |
| Lightning Overdrive | June 3, 2021 | 100 | Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray |
| Dawn of Majesty | August 13, 2021 | 100 | Shooting Majestic Star Dragon |
| Burst of Destiny | November 5, 2021 | 101 | Borrelcode Dragon |
| Battle of Chaos | February 11, 2022 | 102 | Master of Chaos |
| Dimension Force | May 21, 2022 | 100 | Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon |
| Power of the Elements | August 4, 2022 | 101 | Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman |
| Darkwing Blast | October 21, 2022 | 101 | Black-Winged Assault Dragon |
| Photon Hypernova | February 9, 2023 | 80 | Number C62: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon |
| Cyberstorm Access | May 5, 2023 | 80 | Firewall Dragon Singularity |
| Duelist Nexus | July 28, 2023 | 100 | Cosmic Quasar Dragon |
| Age of Overlord | October 19, 2023 | 101 | Odd-Eyes Arcray Dragon |
| Phantom Nightmare | February 9, 2024 | 101 | Yubel – The Loving Defender Forever |
| Legacy of Destruction | April 26, 2024 | 101 | Geas Gandora the Dragon of Destruction |
And, for now at least, that’s your lot! But you don’t have to end your Yugioh exploration there. Check out the most expensive Yugioh cards of all time, or take your duels to the virtual world with the top Yugioh Master Duel meta decks.