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Neo the Magic Swordsman
Starter Deck: Yugi SDY-035 • common
- Set
- Starter Deck: Yugi
- Printing code
- SDY-035
- Rarity
- Common
- Card type
- Normal monster
- Attribute
- Light
- Level / Rank
- 4
- ATK
- 1700
- DEF
- 1000
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Where it came from
Neo the Magic Swordsman was introduced to the North American market in 2002 as part of the initial Starter Deck: Yugi. This product served as a foundational entry point for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, designed to replicate the decks featured by the protagonist, Yugi Muto, in the early episodes of the anime series. The card reflects the aesthetic of the early game's lore, emphasizing elemental warrior archetypes that defined the aesthetics of the 1990s manga era.
The card features artwork consistent with Kazuki Takahashi’s conceptual designs, which blended high-fantasy motifs with contemporary stylized character tropes. As a common rarity card in a mass-market starter deck, Neo the Magic Swordsman was intended as a basic level-four monster to bolster the utility of entry-level decks. It remains a recognizable piece of early-2000s trading card history, representing the introductory period when Konami began global distribution of the franchise.
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