Thesingle most iconic card in all of Yu-Gi-Oh, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is an engine of beauty and destruction. A massive dragon capable of blasting away 90% of monsters in the game, it's no shock that this is the card that has the most artwork variants of any other.
While there is no flat out terrible artwork on this list, there's definitely some that are better than the rest. In our opinion, a Blue-Eyes White Dragon should look powerful, majestic and definitely something you don't want to piss off. With that in mind, let's rank all of the official artwork variants of Seto Kaiba's ace.
Logically speaking, it stands to reason that the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's owner Seto Kaiba would have artwork depicting the two together and we got that with this OCG-exclusive card. However, it's not worthy of either the monster or Seto Kaiba himself.
Released as a promotional card in "Jump Ryū Vol.08", the card shows Kaiba about to summon his pride and soul. However, the artwork is pretty bland and looks kind of weird when placed on a card. It almost feels like summoning Kaiba himself which is wrong, ranking it at the bottom of all the artworks.
Everybody remembers the card Kaibaman right? It was that ancient card from 2005 that answered the question of "what would Seto Kaiba look like as a superhero?" Well we might as well consider this card his legendary mount.
While the design of the card is solid and this dragon actually does look white as compared to the blue scales in most of these artworks, the background is pretty flat and the monster itself lacks much detail. Now somebody photoshop Kaibaman riding this monster!
Much like the Yugi's Dark Magician, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon carries a ton of significance to the plot of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime. On an old tablet from Ancient Egypt, a battle between Priest Seto's dragon and Pharoah Atem's spellcaster is depicted. Using that duel as inspiration, we get this artwork.
As far as these go, this is very solid. The imposing nature of the creature is expressed well, the background shows its subtle link to the story which the card game is based on and there's a good amount of detail. However, there is a strict upgrade to this card that will come later in the list that blows this one away.
Those who played Yu-Gi-Oh back in the origins of the TCG will recognize this version of Blue-Eyes White Dragon as the version which served as the artwork for the first booster pack, Legend Of The Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
As one of the earliest ones, we have to give its respect for that alone. If you had one of these bad boys back in the day, you were the coolest and most feared duelist around with a monster that can crush most other cards in the game. But as time went on, there would be better artworks to come which leaves this in the middle of the (booster) pack.
Depicting a Blue-Eyes White Dragon flying through the cosmos, the detail and shading on this card looks absolutely beautiful with its majestic wings and wide stance. If the background had a bit more detail and pop to it, it would find itself higher on the list but it's still a wonderful variant.
Here it is, the mother of all Blue-Eyes artworks. Likely the first version of the card and undoubtedly its most popular version, this artwork was used in the Yu-Gi-Oh anime for Kaiba's set of three copies. It's likely the most iconic card in the entire game and the artwork is up to snuff.
There is beauty to the simplicity of this art. While other cards are undoubtedly more detail, this art just pops with its color and the swirling background compliments the lining on the body of the monster perfectly. Kazuki Takahashi must have known he made an icon when he finished this card.
When the movie Yu-Gi-Oh The Dark Side Of Dimensions was announced, fans of the anime were prepared to experience a new adventure with Yugi and his pals. At the same time, players of the card game were ready for a new pack to be released with some old favorites and new staples. But they weren't ready for this bad boy.
This Blue-Eyes variant is a breath-taking sight. Showing the dragon of legend basking in a heavenly glow as it descends from the sky to blast its enemy, we can't help but look on in awe, even if we were to face it in battle. With artwork this good, it's no wonder why Kaiba has fallen in love with the monster. But nothing can top the number one best...
In the lore of Yu-Gi-Oh, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is one of the most powerful and feared creatures imaginable. Its card flavor text even says "Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale." So which artwork best conveys this? That would be this one.
Released as the promo card in the first-ever North American Shonen Jump issue, this Blue-Eyes has taken to space to charge up a burst stream of destruction upon our planet. Not only is the detail on the monster great as we mentioned on the stone tablet entry, but even the Earth's for a lack of a better term "blueness" goes perfectly with the dragon. And unlike most other cards on the list, this monster is ready to strike as it charges up its attack. It's hard to imagine any future Blue-Eyes card topping this one and thus it gets the number one slot.
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If we're ranking the most iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters of all time, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon would be number one or number two on the list, easily. The ace card of Kaiba in the anime, it's an absolutely iconic monster.
As such, it's received many card arts over the years. Today we're going to be taking a look at each version of the art to decide which one is the best of the best. As a note, the card arts will be referenced in the order that they came out in the OCG, as one card on the list still doesn't have a TCG release. Let's get into it.
The second variant of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the lowest on the list, it really isn't that great of art at all. Even ignoring the fact that the eye and body colors are both wrong, nothing sticks out here. And what exactly is Blue-Eyes doing with his head here? What's going on in this art at all? This version of Blue-Eyes is easily the worst of the bunch. It's just boring.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon's third card art is the second-lowest on the list, but it isn't all that bad. This dragon is at least taking action, preparing to fire off a White Lightning attack. And its head isn't doing... whatever the second card art's was. The space background also contrasts nicely with the overall light aesthetic of Blue-Eyes. Overall, this card is a vast improvement over the second art, even if overall it's still not the best representation of the dragon.
The newer Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards have adopted a sleeker and whiter design for the titular creature, and the fifth artwork is one of the cards that sports this look. Everything works well on this card. The colors, the moon in the background, and the tower that Blue-Eyes is perched atop of.
Overall, though, the art doesn't pack the same punch that the other newer ones do. It's soft. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's certainly a stylistic choice, but it pales in comparison to some of the other art because of this.
This Blue-Eyes White Dragon art is the final one with the older look of the creature, and this art is special. It's a counterpart to one of Dark Magician's card arts, which also features the stone tablet that depicts the history between the two creatures. This is a great nod to the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime that really ties the creatures together, more than they already are. This is why it takes one of the higher spots on the list.
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