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Gilasaurus
Battle Pack: Epic Dawn BP01-EN177 • common
- Set
- Battle Pack: Epic Dawn
- Printing code
- BP01-EN177
- Rarity
- Common
- Card type
- Effect monster
- Attribute
- Earth
- Level / Rank
- 3
- ATK
- 1400
- DEF
- 400
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Where it came from
Gilasaurus was introduced in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game as part of the Battle Pack: Epic Dawn set, released in 2012. This specific pack was designed to simulate a drafting environment, allowing players to build decks on the fly using a curated selection of cards that spanned the game's history. By including high-impact effect monsters like Gilasaurus, the set aimed to balance tactical aggression with the inherent risks of special summoning mechanics.
The design of Gilasaurus reflects the early aesthetic sensibilities of the franchise, emphasizing high attack points balanced by a strategic drawback. As an effect monster, it allows for an immediate special summon at the cost of granting the opponent the ability to summon a monster from their graveyard. It was received as a staple utility card, frequently used in competitive play to facilitate rapid Xyz summoning sequences before falling out of favor as more efficient support cards were introduced to the game.
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