Yu-Gi-Oh!: The 10 Most Valuable Cards In Light Of Destruction

Summary

• Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo is a modern floodgate, preventing opponents from Special Summoning Monsters easily for $53.33.
• Solar Recharge is an ultimate draw engine, allowing you to draw two cards in a Lightsworn deck for $66.01.
• Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress is a flashy removal card that mills cards while removing opponent's Spells or Traps for $68.38.

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is known for bringing back many iconic cards and packs that were released in the past to make some of their products more accessible. One such booster is the Light of Destruction set which contains plenty of Lightsworn Monsters for the Edison format, as well as cards that can be used to create new decks with modern support.

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So which cards are the golden goose eggs in the set? These can be powerful cards that help get the Lightsworn engine going or have a high rarity, which makes them the perfect collector's items. These are the most valuable cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Light of Destruction.

Note: Prices reflect those found on TCGplayer.com and are subject to fluctuate with time.

10 Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem (UTR) - $17.62

Power To The Ancient Gear Golems

In a time when ultimate rare cards were included in normal sets, getting an Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem is a treat. It has special textured card art that feels nice to the touch, and is mostly reserved for OTS packs in modern Yu-Gi-Oh!

Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem needs to be Fusion Summoned, but once it’s on the field, it can inflict piercing damage on Defense Position Monsters. With a whopping 4400 attack, it is bound to do some major damage. If destroyed, it can tag out into another Ancient Gear Golem in your graveyard.

9 Substitoad - $18.69

An Old FTK Method

Substitoad is one card that got banned years ago due to how powerful it was. Without a once-per-turn clause, Substitoad can bring out almost every Frog Monster in your deck except Frog the Jam. This made it a perfect method of defeating your opponent on the first turn.

By Tributing one Monster, you can bring out another Frog Monster to take its place. This, in combination with Ronintoad, made a deadly combo. Despite only being rare in the set, the card demands a high price.

8 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel - $38.35

Mill Cards And Clear The Field

Another ultimate rare card that will make a perfect addition to your collection is Celestia, Lightsworn Angel. Celestia is a level-five Monster, which means you can Tribute Summon her using only one Monster. Doing this with a Lightsworn Monster allows you to kick off her ability.

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If Summoned this way, you can instantly mill four cards from the top of your deck, allowing other graveyard effects to trigger. You can also destroy up to two cards on your opponent’s field. This can get rid of their powerful Monsters or eliminate the back row, which could hide deadly Trap Cards.

7 Ehren, Lightsworn Monk - $41.33

Send Defense Position Monsters Back To The Deck

Ehren, Lightsworn Monk might not seem that powerful in today’s meta, however, it was once a great way to get rid of Flip Monsters and high defense walls by sending them back to the deck instead of crashing into them.

This is a good form of removal if you can get your opponent’s best Monster into Defense Position but also, at the end of your turn, you can send three cards to the graveyard. This, like many other Lightsworn Monsters, can help you get your graveyard full.

6 Honest (Secret Rare) -$44.93

A Lightsworn Hand Trap

Honest is one of the original hand traps before such a category of card existed. It can help support your Lightsworn Monsters by letting you raise their attack power when they battle, which means that your Lightsworn Monster is about to be beaten over by your opponent’s Monster.

Send Honest to the graveyard and your Lightsworn Monster can gain your opponent’s Monster’s attack as a boost. Now, your opponent will be the one to crash into your Monster; they lose a body on the board, and they’ll need something even stronger to beat over it this turn.

5 Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo - $53.33

A Modern Floodgate

Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo is one of the deadliest floodgate cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! Simply by having it on the field, it prevents your opponent from Special Summoning Monsters until they deal with it. This can lead to them missing out on their Main Phase One unless they have another way to get rid of Fossil Dyna.

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With many decks revolving around Special Summoning Monsters, any card that can put a stop to that on the first turn can win you the game. Just make sure they don’t have the out to it.

4 Solar Recharge - $66.01

The Ultimate Draw Engine

When an archetype has a built-in draw engine, it is the best thing in the world. The Lightsworn archetype just happens to have one of the greatest draw cards. This is Solar Recharge, and it comes in Ultimate Rare, giving it that glorious texture.

Draw two cards by discarding a Lightsworm Monster and sending the top two cards from your deck to the graveyard. In a Lightsworn deck, this is pure value since sending cards to the graveyard is necessary to get the deck moving, and drawing two cards will help you get the cards you need in hand.

3 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress - $68.38

The Flashiest Removal Card

Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress is a nice removal card that still benefits you by milling cards from your deck to the graveyard. A Normal Summon is usually one of the most important things you can do and Lyla can not only get cards flowing but remove your opponent’s Spells or Traps going second.

You can perform this removal by switching her to Defense Position. Luckily, you can do this the same turn you Summon it with the built-in effect. The only downside is that you won’t be able to change battle positions again until the end of your next turn.

2 Honest (Ghost Rare) - $84.03

A Rare Lightsworn Ghost Rare

Honest is already one of the best cards in the set and while the Secret Rare is a valuable addition to your collection, the ghost rare version of the card is even more valuable. This is due to the pull rate and the sick art.

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Ghost rare cards have a special foiling that hides the card art behind a veil of white. Tilt the card to reveal what the monster looks like. This makes it one of the coolest rarities in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.

1 Judgment Dragon - $101.91

A Secret Rare Boss Monster

The most valuable card in this set is Judgement Dragon. It is one of the most iconic boss monsters in the Lightsworn archetype and has a powerful effect that can send your opponent scrambling. Once you have four Lightsworn Monsters in the grave, you can Special Summon it from your hand.

For only 1000 Life Points, you can destroy all other cards on the field. It also mills four cards at the end of your turn, allowing you to kick off more effects that activate in the grave.

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