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Tainted Wisdom
Metal Raiders MRD-EN081 • common
- Set
- Metal Raiders
- Printing code
- MRD-EN081
- Rarity
- Common
- Card type
- Effect monster
- Attribute
- Dark
- Level / Rank
- 3
- ATK
- 1250
- DEF
- 800
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Where it came from
Tainted Wisdom was released as part of the Metal Raiders booster set, which debuted in the North American market in 2002. As one of the early expansions for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, Metal Raiders was designed to expand upon the foundational mechanics established in the Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon set, introducing a wider variety of effect monsters and trap cards to diversify gameplay.
The card features an illustration consistent with the dark, gothic aesthetic prevalent in early Konami monster designs, intended to evoke a sense of ancient or forbidden knowledge. Like many common-rarity cards from this era, it served primarily as a filler card to balance the rarity distribution of the set, though it remains a nostalgic piece for collectors documenting the developmental stage of the game's initial card pool.
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