One of the most popular cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is Pot of Greed. Not only is this card one of the original staples from the Duel Monsters era, but it has also made numerous appearances in the anime. This card is also known for having the simple but broken effect of allowing you to draw two cards for free.
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Since then, Pot of Greed has spawned an entire archetype of different pots that have tried to balance out the act of getting two cards in your hand. Some of these printings are also worth their fair share of money due to their printing and difficulty to obtain.
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Pot Of Duality, Duelist Revolution $21.31
A Debut For Duality
Pot of Duality is an interesting version of Pot of Greed. This card allows you to look at the top three cards of your deck and add one of them to your hand. The downside is you can’t Special Summon for the rest of the turn.
This secret rare printing comes from the card’s first ever debut in the Duelist Revolution set. While it has been reprinted in lesser rarities, this is the original version and, as such, is worth more for being an original.
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Pot Of Greed, Dark Beginning 1 $23.40
A Valuable Reprint
Dark Beginning 1 reprinted plenty of Duel Monster’s era cards as a way to catch players up on the game. One such card to get a reprint is the original Pot of Greed. However, unlike its original printing in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon, which only came as a rare, the Dark Beginning printing bumps the card up to a Super Rare.
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While not the rarest printing of Pot of Greed, the fact that this specific card is so old means that finding a version of it in good condition is a rarity.
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Pot Of Prosperity, The Pot Collection $23.64
A Powerful Staple With A Fresh Rarity
The Pot Collection comes with collectible figures of all the distinct pots from the game as well as ultra-rare copies of the cards. This is where you can find a very special, ultra-rare printing of Pot of Prosperity.
Pot of Prosperity is a useful card that lets you dig through your deck up to six cards deep and add one card of your choice to your hand. Unlike other ultra-rare printings, this one has a special plastic texture and a reflective card surface that glimmers in the light.
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Pot Of Avarice, The Pot Collection $27.59
An Edison Staple
Another valuable Pot Collection ultra rare is the Pot of Avarice printing. This is the first useful retrain of Pot of Greed that lets you return five monsters from your graveyard to your deck in exchange for drawing two cards.
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Once again, this specific ultra rare has a special look to it that you won’t find in other ultra rare printings. The light will have a prismatic effect on the card surface, making it a very fancy card to display. They are more akin to the styles found in starlight rare printings.
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Pot Of Greed, Duelist Pack Kaiba $40.87
Straight From Kaiba’s Deck
Duelist Pack Kaiba is a reprint set that showcases many of the cards used by Seto Kaiba himself. Included in this set is an ultimate rare printing of Pot of Greed. Ultimate rare is considered one of the highest rarities in the game next to the Quarter Century Rare cards.
Ultimate rare cards have a rougher texture on the card art and the card body. This even extends to the card border, making it a very easy card to spot if you’re pulling it from a pack.
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Pot Of Avarice, Dark Revelation Volume 4 $61.58
Avarice Strikes Twice
Dark Revelation Volume 4 is a reprint set that compiles some of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX’s best sets. One card that can be found here is an ultra-rare printing of Pot of Avarice. Once again, this card gains its value from the age of the printing as well as the rarity.
The good thing about the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is that cards always get a reprint after a while. So you’ll always have a chance to pick up a card in a higher or lower rarity than originally printed.
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Pot Of Prosperity, Blazing Vortex $94.85
The Highest Rarity For Prosperity
The Blazing Vortex set introduced Pot of Prosperity which, depending on the deck, could be one of the best generic searchers in your arsenal. While the secret rare version is a valuable card, the starlight rare trumps it in every way.
This is the only set where you can find an original starlight rare printing of Pot of Prosperity. It has a special card surface that encompasses the entire card from the art box to the border. If you run a copy of Pot of Prosperity in your deck, then this is the ultimate flex.
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Pot Of Greed, The Pot Collection $105.21
Pot Of Greed’s Most Valuable Printing
It’s always a blast to watch a classic Duel Monsters Era card get a Quarter Century Printing. After all, these cards were the ones that set the stage for what the card game would eventually become.
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With a reflective card surface and a 25th-anniversary stamp, this is the highest possible rarity of Pot of Greed. It is also exclusive to the Pot Collection, so you won’t find it anywhere else, no matter how many packs you pull from. Only one copy is available per box, so quantities are limited.
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Pot Of Duality, Astral Pack 5 $136.43
A Card For The Competitive
Tournament packs are special because you can only get them from competitive play. This means showing up to your local card shop and paying the entry fee. While you don’t need to win to receive tournament packs, the cards found within are usually limited with only three copies per pack.
Astral Pack 5 contained an ultimate rare printing of Pot of Duality. Seeing how tournament packs are cycled out frequently and don’t come back, the window for receiving this card makes it a rare and valuable pot card to add to your collection.
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Pot Of Avarice, Elemental Energy $169.08
The Rarest Pot Of Them All
The rarest Pot of Greed card isn’t even the original card, but an ultimate rare printing of Pot of Avarice from its debut set. This card can only be found in Elemental Energy and is a fantastic addition for any collector who loves the GX era.
In a time when ultimate rare cards were mixed in with core sets, finding one of these is a hard task. It becomes even harder still as this was a playable card, so the odds of finding one in mint condition is also a tough task.
