Yu-Gi-Oh Overframe Full-Art Cards & Serialized Rares: Sets, Release Dates, Pull Rates

Yu-Gi-Oh’s New Overframe Full-Art Cards and Serialized Rares Explained (With Release Dates, Sets, Pull Odds, and What’s Likely to Be Most Hyped)

If you’ve been in the Yu-Gi-Oh hobby for a while, you already know the game has been infamously resistant to full-art cards. For years, players and collectors watched other TCGs lean into premium artwork and serial numbering while Yu-Gi-Oh stuck with its classic frame. This year, that changes in a big way.

Konami is introducing what it’s calling “Overframe” or extended art cards alongside serialized rares in 2026 releases that push the brand into collectible territory more aggressively than ever. Here’s what you need to know if you’re trying to make sense of it all.

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Release Dates and Where These Cards First Appear

OCG (Japan) Special Packs
Konami has officially announced two major OCG special packs that introduce the first Overframe cards and serialized rarities:

• LIMIT OVER COLLECTION -THE HEROES-
  Release Date: February 28, 2026 (Japan)

• LIMIT OVER COLLECTION -THE RIVALS-
  Release Date: March 20, 2026 (Japan)

These packs are tied to the anime’s protagonists and rivals and feature Overframe card designs, with select Prismatic Secret Rares carrying serial numbers.

TCG (Worldwide English) Set
The first confirmed TCG product to include extended or “Overframe” style cards is:

• Rarity Collection 5 (RA05)
  Release Date: April 10, 2026 (Worldwide)

This product is officially listed as having brand-new extended art/variant art cards in every pack from a unique art pool, which is the closest we’ve seen yet to full-art treatment in the classic TCG.

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What Overframe and Extended Art Actually Look Like

Technically called extended art cards in Rarity Collection 5, they push the illustration beyond the old card boundaries in a way that feels more modern and premium. It’s not just a zoomed image slapped on a card. The art flows top-to-bottom and side-to-side, giving it that full-art vibe players have been asking for.

In the OCG special packs, the Overframe designs are part of this wave of aesthetic updates. They’re still part of the legal card frame, but with richer visuals and design elements that stand out from standard cards.

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Serialized Rares and Scarcity

The serialized rares are currently confirmed in the OCG special packs. In the Heroes and Rivals packs, some of the Overframe Prismatic Secret Rares are uniquely numbered (for example 1/100). This is a first for the Yu-Gi-Oh OCG and immediately creates collectible scarcity beyond traditional pull rates.

As of now there’s no official confirmation that serialized numbering will be in the TCG’s RA05 release, but the presence of overframe/extended art in that product definitely sets the stage for it later.

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Estimated Pull Rates (Based on Structure + Product History)

Nothing official has been posted yet about odds. But based on how Konami structures variant art slots in special products and Rarity Collections, we can make educated calls:

• Overframe/extended art in Rarity Collection 5 — These come in the variant art slot, which is guaranteed once per pack. They are mixed with other variant designs and are likely a small percentage of that pool.

• Serialized rares in OCG LIMIT OVER COLLECTION — These are a subset of the Prismatic Overframe Secret Rares in those packs. A serial numbered Overframe is expected to be very rare relative to the overall pool — think low single digit per case levels.

What this means for collectors is simple: you’re far more likely to pull some kind of extended/overframe design than you are to pull one with a serial number.

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What Cards Are Confirmed and Likely to Fetch Hype

Official reveals for the OCG “first wave” include Overframe versions of several well-known monsters:

• King’s Servant – Dark Magician

• Stardust Dragon – Victim Sanctuary

• Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman

• Number 39: Messenger of Light – Utopia

• Four Heavens Dragon – Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon

• Decode Talker Integration

And from the Rivals pack:

• White Phantom Beast – Blue-Eyes White Dragon

• Red Dragon Quetzalcoatl

• Final Attack Dragon – Cyber End Dragon

• Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon – Photon Howling

• Four Heavens Dragon – Starve Venom Fusion Dragon

• Borreload L Dragon

These are exactly the kinds of cards collectors get emotionally invested in — iconic names and recognizable faces with a fresh look.

For Rarity Collection 5, official product details show extended art designs mixed with the variant art pool on top of an already stacked list of tournament staples and fan favorites.

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Early Price Predictions (Grounded, Not Moonshots)

Let’s be realistic about this:

• Extended/Overframe cards in Rarity Collection 5
  Expect a premium over standard prints, especially early on. These will likely sit in the mid triple digits on single markets for the more popular designs, because they represent a first appearance of this treatment in the TCG. The novelty effect is real, but it will settle.

• Serialized rares in LIMIT OVER COLLECTION packs
  These are another tier entirely. If the serial numbers go up to 100 (as seen in OCG), expect the lowest numbers and most iconic choices to push low-to-mid four figures initially, especially in pristine condition. Some peak pieces could hold or grow if demand stays high, but don’t expect every serialized card to be a unicorn.

Collectors who chase serials should be prepared to be patient. Scarcity without cultural pull doesn’t always equal sustained value. Popular character cards with serials will outperform obscure ones.

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Should You Play With These Cards or Save Them?

There’s a split in the community about this. The Overframe/extended art cards are fully playable just like any other print. For many players, the temptation to shuffle a beautifully framed card into a deck is real. For serial numbered cards, most collectors won’t want to risk play wear.

This tends to create two markets:

• Overframe/extended art as both play and collect pieces

• Serialized rares as pure collectibles with minimal table use

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Final Collector Perspective

This is a watershed moment for the Yu-Gi-Oh secondary market. Extended/Overframe art and serialized rares give the game’s collectible side something it has long lacked. The early releases are well-positioned to be valuable, but value is not guaranteed just because rarity exists. Popular design, nostalgia pull, and long-term relevance matter more than novelty alone.

You don’t need a hot take. You need a grounded plan. Focus on:

• Cards that are already popular in standard print

• Numbers that are inherently collectible (low serials)

• Products that are confirmed to include these cards

Getting in early doesn’t mean overspending early.