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Going back further, EX Series cards from 2005 to 2007 had a shiny spot pattern across the card even going as far as to feature across the cards name at the top

C Common Codebreaker Zero Day X DARK Level 4 [ WarriorEffect ] ATK 1800 DEF 0 All Link Monsters pointing to this card lose 1000 ATK, except "Codebreaker" Link Monsters

#2 Sapphire/Steel Sapphire/Steel is Amethyst/Steels main competitor to the top spot in the Lorcana meta right now, with some pretty insane cards that are capable of putting a ton of pressure on your opponent

Id like to start off by going over a few things that might surprise a visitor or new expatriate stepping in to the Japanese scene for the first time