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Deep dives into Yu-Gi-Oh! — card prices, rarities, 1st Edition vs Unlimited, banlist fallout, archetype guides, grading, fakes and everything we learn from building YuScan.
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DARK, LIGHT, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, WIND, and DIVINE — the seven Yu-Gi-Oh! attributes ranked by their current competitive relevance, support density, and archetype representation.
April 23, 2026 · YuScan
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Apr 22, 2026
Ten archetypes that have stayed competitive across at least two banlists in 2024–2026 — ranked by durability, meta share, and Konami's ongoing support. With the cards that hold each deck together.
Apr 21, 2026
A practical guide to identifying counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in 2026 — the five tells that work on modern fakes, what a scanner can and can't catch, and when to pay for authentication.
Apr 19, 2026
We ran the same 200-card test set — mixed rarities, languages, foils, and alt-arts — through every current Yu-Gi-Oh! scanner app. Here's which one actually identified the right print, and which ones gave up on holos.
Apr 17, 2026
YuScan is the card scanner, collection tracker and price ledger for Yu-Gi-Oh!. Here's what it does, how the database works, and what ships in the app today.
