Tongyo

Metal Raiders MRD-045 • common

Set: Metal Raiders
Printing code: MRD-045
Rarity: Common
Card type: Normal monster
Attribute: Water
Level / Rank: 4
ATK: 1350
DEF: 800

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$1.10market price via TCGplayer · Sep 23, 2026

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Why it matters

As a normal-monster from an early set, Tongyo represents the foundational era of card collecting where basic creatures formed the backbone of every deck. While its common rarity makes it an accessible piece, it serves as a nostalgic touchstone for those documenting the complete history of their favorite series.

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Provenance

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Tongyo was introduced to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game as part of the Metal Raiders set, which debuted in North America in 2002. As a common normal monster, it represents the foundational era of the game, following the initial Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon release. Like many cards from this set, its design draws from the aesthetic of early Japanese fantasy archetypes, serving as a lower-level filler card intended to flesh out the game's initial mechanical pool.

The card’s artwork reflects the illustrative style championed by Kazuki Takahashi and his team during the early development of the franchise. While Tongyo lacks the high-profile status of signature monsters, it remains a nostalgic artifact for early collectors, embodying the simpler, straightforward game design of the early 2000s that prioritized basic power levels over the complex effect chains that would come to define later iterations of the game.

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