Gold Series 4 Released Today!!

Today is Canada Day but more importantly it is the release date of Gold Series 4. By the way, I'm half Italian and half German; therefore I just don't care about Canada Day. Anyway here's the list:

■GLD4-EN001 Millennium Shield


■GLD4-EN002 Pendulum Machine

■GLD4-EN003 The Wicked Worm Beast

■GLD4-EN004 Goddess with the Third Eye

■GLD4-EN005 Beastking of the Swamps

■GLD4-EN006 Versago the Destroyer

■GLD4-EN007 Morphing Jar (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN008 Goddess of Whim

■GLD4-EN009 Injection Fairy Lily

■GLD4-EN010 Gravekeeper's Spy (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN011 Spirit Reaper (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN012 Chaos Sorcerer (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN013 Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN014 White-Horned Dragon

■GLD4-EN015 Toon Dark Magician Girl

■GLD4-EN016 Meltiel, Sage of the Sky

■GLD4-EN017 Radiant Jeral

■GLD4-EN018 Diabolos, King of the Abyss

■GLD4-EN019 Lich Lord, King of the Underworld

■GLD4-EN020 Prometheus, King of the Shadows

■GLD4-EN021 Mormolith

■GLD4-EN022 Darklord Zerato (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN023 Doomcaliber Knight (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN024 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN025 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN026 Tytannial, Princess of Camellias (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN027 Summoner Monk (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN028 Genesis Dragon

■GLD4-EN029 Orichalcos Shunoros

■GLD4-EN030 Obelisk the Tormentor (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN031 Five-Headed Dragon (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN032 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN033 Eternal Drought

■GLD4-EN034 Eradicating Aerosol

■GLD4-EN035 Soul Exchange

■GLD4-EN036 Toon World

■GLD4-EN037 Graceful Dice

■GLD4-EN038 Sage's Stone

■GLD4-EN039 Toon Table of Contents (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN040 Pot of Avarice (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN041 Recurring Nightmare

■GLD4-EN042 Sword of Dark Rites

■GLD4-EN043 Trade-In

■GLD4-EN044 Magic Formula

■GLD4-EN045 Robbin' Goblin

■GLD4-EN046 Skull Dice

■GLD4-EN047 Royal Oppression (Gold Rare)

■GLD4-EN048 Xing Zhen Hu

■GLD4-EN049 Deck Devastation Virus

■GLD4-EN050 Trap Stun (Gold Rare)

This Gold Series is a disappointment on steroids compared to the previous ones. More than half the cards in this set are completely ignored and un-played in today's metagame. The other cards are cards that most players (me) have and/or have no interest in playing. It does though bring easier access to certain cards for certain decks which can be beneficial for certain players I suppose.

This set, unlike the previous three, is not a "money" set at all. The one "money" card in the set is Doomcaliber Knight going for about $20. All of the other cards are $10 or less. If you decide to spend $25 on a pack of 3 gold rares and 22 commons it's unlikely you will get your money out of it.

Konami did a wonderful job at fucking up a supposed-to-be good set of cards. This set is only useful for those players who want to build plants or chaos. It does reveal some interesting information though concerning the September 2011 format. Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning is definitely joining the metagame in September. Priority will disappear in the TCG by then and Black Luster Soldier won't be as dominating as he once was considering Bottomless Trap Hole can now defeat him. It's also possible that some of the gold rares will be limited in the upcoming format. These guesses include Pot of Avarice and Gravekeeper's Spy which would certainly cripple their corresponding decks (plants and gravekeepers). Remember, Konami released Crush Card Virus so most people could obtain a copy before it was banned a month later.

In conclusion this set is garbage. Konami should've released harder-to-find cards such as Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo, Pot of Duality or Archlord Kristya... Although Doomcaliber Knight and Black Luster Soldier being re-released here does show that Konami did something minimally positive. I'll likely buy a pack just to test my luck. The best thing I'll probably pulll is the playmat.