Ultimate Rare

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Rarity

Common - Normal Rare - Short Print - Super Short Print - Holofoil Rare Rare - Super Rare - Ultra Rare - Ultimate Rare - Ghost Rare - Holographic Rare Secret Rare - Prismatic Secret Rare - Ultra Secret Rare - Secret Ultra Rare Parallel Rare - rare Parallel Rare - Normal Parallel Rare Super Parallel Rare - Ultra Parallel Rare Gold Ultra Rare

An Ultimate Rare card has an "embossed" foil on the Card Artwork, including the borders of artworks, Attribute icon, and on Monster Cards, the Level Stars. The card name is printed gold, like an Ultra Rare. When scanned, the embossed image may be muted and the image indistinct from the background. This card rarity is very hard for Scalers to find, since the card is much thinner than a normal Super Rare or Ultra Rare, with a weight comparable to that of to a Common. Ultimate Rare cards usually also come in a less rare variety that can be found in the same booster with the same card number.

OCG Ultimate Rares tend to scan much better than their TCG counterparts, due to a slightly reflective coating present on all OCG cards (but lacking on TCG cards). This has the advantage of brightening the image, and making the foil image more distinct than on a TCG equivalent. In the OCG, Ultimate Rares have been known to be printed as independant rarities, while they are used exclusively as an additional Booster Pack rarity in the TCG.

On the internet market, Ultimate Rare Cards are often much more valuable than others, even if their effectiveness in the game is only above average.

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