Black Luster Soldier
Warrior / Ritual
EARTH / 
8You can Ritual Summon this card with "Black Luster Ritual".
3000/2500
CARD ID: 05405694
STATUS TCG: Unlimited
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| TCG Set | Symbol | Rarity | Low | Avg | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Terminal 7a | DT07-EN030 | Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Ra | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Duelist Pack: Battle City | DPBC-EN006 | Super Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Duelist Pack: Yugi | DPYG-EN017 | Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack | LCYW-EN046 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Speed Duel Starter Decks: Match of the Millennium | SS04-ENA16 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution | SYE-024 | Ultra Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ | |
| Yugi's Legendary Decks | YGLD-ENA01 | Common | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ |
This card was the first Ritual Monster to be Summoned during the second series anime, as well as being the first Ritual Monster to be Summoned by Yugi Muto.
This card has six retrained counterparts:
Direct retrains: Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier and Black Luster Soldier - Legendary Swordsman
LIGHT non-Ritual retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
DARK non-Ritual retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Twilight
Normal Summon retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier
Link retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos
It also has a Normal Monster counterpart in Black Luster Soldier, and a Toon counterpart in Toon Black Luster Soldier.
The Japanese version name Chaos Soldier comes from its original manga and anime appearance in which a LIGHT and DARK monster were necessary sacrifices to perform the Black Luster Ritual. The LIGHT and DARK souls created a gateway to chaos which Gaia The Fierce Knight charged through to become Black Luster Soldier.
In some video games, this card's Attribute is DARK as opposed to EARTH like it is in the TCG.
In most video game texts and in this card's Normal Monster counterpart's lore, this card is stated to have power equivalent to that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, most likely due to the fact that its ATK, DEF and Level equal that of Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Its also suggests a relation of partnership or rivalry between these two cards, the same relation between Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba, because despite being rivals, they work together sometimes using both cards to form Dragon Master Knight.
Interestingly, unlike Dark Magician, which had counterparts in other series for being the signature card of a main protagonist, Yugi Muto, this card does not have any counterparts as there has yet to be a main protagonist after Yugi who uses a 3000 ATK monster as their secondary ace.
Although one could argue that Elemental HERO Chaos Neos, Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and Firewall Dragon Darkfluid could be considered a counterpart in this sense.
This was one of the very few cards not to have an 8-digit input code in the bottom left corner until its reprint in Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack.
Its reprint in Duelist Pack: Battle City lacks this code though.
Pharaoh Atem probably carried the spirit of this card, as he became Black Luster Soldier and fused with Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to form Dragon Master Knight in the fight with Zorc Necrophades.
This card appears in the artwork of “Draw of Fate”.
This card has six retrained counterparts:
Direct retrains: Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier and Black Luster Soldier - Legendary Swordsman
LIGHT non-Ritual retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
DARK non-Ritual retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Twilight
Normal Summon retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Sacred Soldier
Link retrain: Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos
It also has a Normal Monster counterpart in Black Luster Soldier, and a Toon counterpart in Toon Black Luster Soldier.
The Japanese version name Chaos Soldier comes from its original manga and anime appearance in which a LIGHT and DARK monster were necessary sacrifices to perform the Black Luster Ritual. The LIGHT and DARK souls created a gateway to chaos which Gaia The Fierce Knight charged through to become Black Luster Soldier.
In some video games, this card's Attribute is DARK as opposed to EARTH like it is in the TCG.
In most video game texts and in this card's Normal Monster counterpart's lore, this card is stated to have power equivalent to that of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, most likely due to the fact that its ATK, DEF and Level equal that of Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Its also suggests a relation of partnership or rivalry between these two cards, the same relation between Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba, because despite being rivals, they work together sometimes using both cards to form Dragon Master Knight.
Interestingly, unlike Dark Magician, which had counterparts in other series for being the signature card of a main protagonist, Yugi Muto, this card does not have any counterparts as there has yet to be a main protagonist after Yugi who uses a 3000 ATK monster as their secondary ace.
Although one could argue that Elemental HERO Chaos Neos, Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode, Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and Firewall Dragon Darkfluid could be considered a counterpart in this sense.
This was one of the very few cards not to have an 8-digit input code in the bottom left corner until its reprint in Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World Mega Pack.
Its reprint in Duelist Pack: Battle City lacks this code though.
Pharaoh Atem probably carried the spirit of this card, as he became Black Luster Soldier and fused with Seto Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to form Dragon Master Knight in the fight with Zorc Necrophades.
This card appears in the artwork of “Draw of Fate”.
Other=Normal VersionPreviously Official Rulings
Revoke Fusion: You cannot select a Fusion Monster that does not list any Fusion Material Monsters you can Special Summon.
Example: You cannot select "Dragon Master Knight" because you cannot Special Summon "Black Luster Soldier" or "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" from your hand.