It is more common in the OCG scene since almost all OCG Secret Rares follow the Prismatic pattern. But in TCG, Prismatic prints appear infrequently. So, its appeal heavily depends on which side of the world you are on. This unique Blue-Eyes White Dragon was part of the 2012 Gold Series: Haunted Mine set. There are currently only 16 gem mints graded by PSA out of 340+ submissions. That’s less than 5% of the total population. There are 6 Gold Ghost Rare cards from Gold Series: Haunted Mine: " Herald of Perfection", " Blue-Eyes White Dragon", " Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", " Naturia Barkion", " Solemn Judgment" and " Mystical Space Typhoon".

The North American release had a higher card count since several cards weren’t included in the EU release, like the Super Rare Flame Swordsman (LOB-003). Europe had to wait six more months before the missing LOB cards were added on top of the initial roster of the Spell Ruler booster set. The Prismatic Secret Rare variant has horizontal and vertical holographic patterns instead of Secret Rare’s usual diagonal ones.

Full Price Guide for Blue-Eyes White Dragon [1st Edition] GFP2-EN175 (YuGiOh Ghosts From the Past: 2nd Haunting)

Its artwork count is only topped by the lovely Dark Magician Girl. While every Blue-Eyes artwork is captivating, one, in particular, is stunningly cosmic.

Just received a case and going through opening them when I notice a pretty common issue with a lot of the cards. Ghost Rare cards have a very shiny silver lettering for the card name, much like a Secret Rare, with some colors removed from the card image. The body of the monster itself seems split, making the image look 3D. If a light is shone on the card image, the color changes. As a result, it can be hard to make out the monster on a card colored this way. At a certain angle the image's color is somewhat restored with the same colors as the normal card just in a dimmer version. The overall effect of these changes is a pale, "ghost-like" appearance to the card art, especially when scanned. Starting with the TCG set Legendary Duelists: Rage of Ra released in September 2020, the Level/ Rank and Attribute of the card are also holofoil, to match how Super Rare and Ultra Rare cards have been printed since July of 2017. Yu-Gi-Oh! Collector’s Tins have been a regular thing since 2002, coming out once or a few times a year. Blue-Eyes White Dragon was one of the giveaway cards, along with Exodia the Forbidden One (DDS-003) and Dark Magician (DDS-002). All of which are Prismatic Secret Rares. The promo is hands-down awe-inspiring, but only if you got this first set. Blue-Eyes White Dragon had appeared as a Ghost Rare only once. And it’s not even a full Ghost style but a hybrid Ghost/Gold Rare. It takes the usual gold name lettering and trimmings of a Gold Rare. But instead of the standard holographic foil, the card art has a slightly faded, ghostly effect.debuted Ghost Rares to the TCG world. And in the next year, we had Gold Rares. Casual players may not be able to tell which is which, but these fancy cards nonetheless hold an undeniable allure. The card game’s rarity formula has been constantly reinvented throughout the years — giving birth to unique new breeds of cards. It has worked tirelessly, appearing in several booster sets and subsequent reprints. Ironically, it became one of the most common Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ever. But to this day, select prints of Blue-Eyes White Dragon continue to be some of the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards traded.