Yu-Gi-Oh! Magnificent Maestros releases in Europe on November 12
18 reimagined anime cards, new Toon, Witchcrafter and Unchained cards and serial-numbered Grand Master Rares: what's in the box and what changes on the ban list.
TCG Date editorial team2 min read
Magnificent Maestros, the follow-up to Magnificent Monsters, releases in Europe on November 12, 2026 (Konami EU). For North America Konami lists different dates: Official Tournament Stores from November 11, general release and tournament legality from November 13 (Konami US). The set has 125 cards (Konami US).
What's inside
- 18 reimagined anime cards based on Seto Kaiba, Zane Truesdale, Jack Atlas, Kite Tenjo, Yuto/Yugo/Yuri and Varis, including Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the White Phantom Beast, Cyber End Dragon, the Final Strike Dragon and Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl (Konami EU).
- 21 new cards for Toon, Witchcrafter and Unchained, one per pack.
- 10 more new cards based on the anime, including the first "Dark Tuner" monsters from 5D's, Chaos End Ruler – Master of the Beginning and End and Hyper Rank-Up-Magic Ultimate Force.
- 10 chibi variant arts, for example Lovely Labrynth of the Silver Castle and Fallen of Albaz.
- 24 extended art cards as Ultra Rare or Starlight Rare: the 18 anime cards in the foil packs, 6 older cards only in the three cello-wrapped cards in each box.
- 40 first-time foils and reprints, mostly Toon cards such as Toon Dark Magician and Toon Table of Contents.
Box and Grand Master Rares
Each box contains 3 packs of 5 cards and 3 Secret Rares that can upgrade to Starlight Rare. Grand Master Rares exist only for the 18 anime cards, numbered 001 to 100. Markets supplied from Europe get 100 copies per card with an "E" at the end of the serial number. They are always in English but can show up in German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish packs too (Konami EU).
Check the ban list
According to the Forbidden & Limited List of October 19, the change to Perfectron Hydradrive Dragon only takes effect with the release of Magnificent Maestros (Konami). According to TCGenius, the card then becomes Limited.
Next step
Many stores run Yu-Gi-Oh! events around a release. Find one near you in the TCG Date store list.
Sources (retrieved November 2, 2026)
Cards in this article
- Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the White Phantom BeastFind near you on binderly
- Cyber End Dragon, the Final Strike DragonFind near you on binderly
- Crimson Dragon QuetzalcoatlFind near you on binderly
- Perfectron Hydradrive DragonBan list change takes effect with the Magnificent Maestros releaseFind near you on binderly