yugioh 1st edition booster box 1999 Following the HYPE around the YU-GI-OH! TOKYO DOME Event (DUEL MONSTERS - THE LEGEND OF DUELIST turn win possibilities Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Games Retro

The Crimson Manticore here does have some goofy proportions, however -- very short legs supporting that lion body with dragon wings and scorpion tail, and an utterly massive old human's head attached to it

Its lower market value compared to the Flagship Battle version makes it accessible to more collectors

The green side adds important resting and tempo tools, while the yellow side gives the deck access to life-based pressure and recovery angles that make Yamato feel harder to judge than a normal aggressive leader

This is good news for collectors and those who want to bling out their decks, but bad news for scalpers whose 'running costs' of buying out entire stock of certain products just massively shot up