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Black Ptera
Power of the Duelist POTD-EN018 • common
- Set
- Power of the Duelist
- Printing code
- POTD-EN018
- Rarity
- Common
- Card type
- Effect monster
- Attribute
- Wind
- Level / Rank
- 3
- ATK
- 1000
- DEF
- 500
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Where it came from
Black Ptera was introduced in the Power of the Duelist expansion set, released in the West during the mid-2000s. It originated as a Dinosaur-type monster designed to support graveyard-centric strategies, specifically focusing on the mechanic where the card returns to the hand if destroyed by a card effect while face-up on the field. This capability provided a unique defensive utility within the game's mechanics at the time of its debut.
The card's design features the characteristic aesthetic of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG era, characterized by bold, creature-focused artwork meant to stand out in a deck. As a common rarity card, it was widely accessible to players rather than being a high-value collector's piece. While it did not dominate the competitive meta, it serves as a representative example of the niche support cards produced during the transition into the GX-era expansion cycle.
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