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Desertapir
Ancient Sanctuary AST-068 • common
- Set
- Ancient Sanctuary
- Printing code
- AST-068
- Rarity
- Common
- Card type
- Effect monster
- Attribute
- Earth
- Level / Rank
- 3
- ATK
- 900
- DEF
- 300
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Where it came from
Desertapir was introduced as a common effect monster in the Ancient Sanctuary booster set, released for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in 2004. The set served as a pivotal expansion that introduced the Sanctuary in the Sky field spell and supported various Fairy-type archetypes, reflecting the game's shift toward more complex board state management and interaction during the mid-2000s.
The card features an illustration consistent with the thematic design of the Ancient Sanctuary set, which drew heavily from Greco-Roman aesthetic motifs and mythological beasts. As a low-rarity common card, Desertapir was designed primarily as a functional, accessible piece of card game mechanics rather than a centerpiece, and it is remembered by players of the era as a representative example of the filler cards that filled out the competitive pool during that stage of the game's development.
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