EB02-006 Yamato Regarding Banned Cards Starting April 1, 2026, the lists of banned cards, banned card pairs, and restricted cards will be unified for both the Standard Regulation and the Extra Regulation
In order to qualify for the final, challengers first had to compete at eight qualifying tournaments across Japan
Some of which you may spot as "retrains" of classic Normal Monsters
Mint is a category you can generally ignore because, in practice, it applies exclusively to cards that have been sent for condition grading by professional companies like Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), Beckett Grading Service (BGS), etc
Right off the bat, we saw Wizards of the Coast reprinting Ravages of War, an incredibly annoying card to play against