Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon is the first set of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Trading Card Game " . It was first released on March 8 , 2002 in North America and Europe in English , French , German , Italian , and Spanish ; on August 8 , 2002 in Japan in Asian - English ; on July 26 , 2003 in Canada in French ; and on December 9 , 2003 in South Korea in Korean . The set has been released in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Trading Card Game " in English in North America , Europe , Oceania , and worldwide ; in French in Europe and Canada ; and in German , Italian , Portuguese , and Spanish ; in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Official Card Game " it was released in Asian - English and Korean . With many cards from the manga and anime series , the 126 cards in this English set were chosen from the Japanese packs " Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon " and " Phantom God " , the former of which this set is named after . After being discontinued by Upper Deck Entertainment , these packs were prized for the rare " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " and the " Forbidden One " cards . Several of the European versions of " Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon " ( European English , European French , German , and Italian ) only contained 103 of the 126 cards present in the North American version . Many of the cards not printed in this European release of this set were later printed in the European release of " Magic Ruler " ( for those languages ) . Later , Upper Deck removed the regional restriction on cards , opening up the North American card market to European collectors and players . In 2004 , a worldwide English version of the set ( LOB - ENXXX ) was printed in the " Master Collection Volume 1 " . In all regions , this printing included the cards from the original North American release . This print made errata on many cards , including changing the term Magic Card to Spell Card and changing the name of " Trial of Hell " to " Trial of Nightmare " . In 2010 , an Unlimited Edition North American version of the set ( LOB - XXX ) and an Unlimited Edition European version of the set ( LOB - EXXX ) was reprinted again and released with the " Legendary Collection " . This print run ignored the " Master Collection Volume 1 " errata and used the original North American text from " Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon " , but still changed Magic Card to Spell Card and changed the name of " Trial of Hell " to " Trial of Nightmare " . The set was re - released in South Korea in Korean on March 15 , 2011 . A coupon was included on the front flap of the box lid which could be exchanged for the " Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon " promotional cards . Features . Highly sought - after cards include the " Exodia " set , " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " , " Dark Magician " , " Swords of Revealing Light " , " Dark Hole " , " Raigeki " , " Pot of Greed " and " Monster Reborn " . As the first set in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Trading Card Game " , " Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon " introduced players to the game . Important features and concepts introduced with this set include Normal , Effect , Flip Effect and Fusion Monster s , as well as the concepts of Normal , Tribute , and Fusion Summon ing . It also introduced players to Normal , Equip , and Field Spell Card s , and Normal and Continuous Trap Card s . Cards in this set introduced the Series 3 layout . Many of the cards have simplistic or no effects , making them useful for introducing players to the game . The cover card is " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " . Breakdown . Each " TCG " and Asian - English pack contained 9 cards and each box contained 24 packs . Each Korean pack contained 10 cards and each box contained 30 packs . In the Korean rerelease , each pack contained 5 cards and each box contained 30 packs . The North American English , Oceanic English , Worldwide English , French - Canadian , Portuguese , Spanish , Asian - English , Korean and Korean re - release prints of this set contained 126 cards , including : The European English , French , German and Italian prints of this set contained 103 cards , including :