Gold Series 2009 Card List and Set Guide

Overview

Gold Series 2009 is a 50-card reprint set released April 21, 2009, with codes GLD2-EN001 to GLD2-EN050. Every card had been printed before, many first in Strike of Neos, Invasion of Chaos and Gladiator's Assault.

Where the first Gold Series was a spread of popular cards, this one has two clear groups: six Monarchs, from Zaborg the Thunder Monarch to Caius the Shadow Monarch, and ten Six Samurai cards with their Spells and Traps.

Eighteen cards are Gold Rares and 32 are Commons. TCGplayer prices the set only as Limited Edition, so the prices here are Limited Edition.

Cards and rarities

Gold Series 2009 has 50 set codes, each starting GLD2-EN and printed under the artwork on the right. Where a card comes at more than one rarity, every version shares its code, so the table counts set codes at each rarity and a code printed at two rarities is counted twice.

Each code is printed at a single rarity, so the rows add up to the set's 50 cards. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts the distinct set codes you own against the set's total, so a card printed at two rarities counts once, with an every-rarity count beside it for collectors chasing each version. How set completion works →

Monarchs and Six Samurai

The set's two groups are reprinted here as a set's worth of each deck.

Caius the Shadow Monarch

GLD2-EN033

When Tribute Summoned, banish a card on the field; if it was a DARK monster, deal 1000 damage. A Gold Rare here.

Raiza the Storm Monarch

GLD2-EN026

When Tribute Summoned, put a card on the field on top of the Deck. A Gold Rare here.

Zaborg the Thunder Monarch

GLD2-EN006

When Tribute Summoned, destroy a monster on the field. A Common here.

The Six Samurai - Yaichi

GLD2-EN017

With another Six Samurai on the field, it destroys a Set Spell or Trap once per turn.

Cards worth knowing

The set's other Gold Rares are generic cards. Gold Sarcophagus and Solemn Judgment are Limited, and Giant Trunade is Forbidden.

Dark Armed Dragon

GLD2-EN031

Special Summoned from your hand with exactly 3 DARK monsters in your GY; banish a DARK monster from your GY to destroy a card on the field.

Gold Sarcophagus

GLD2-EN040

Banish a card from your Deck face-up; it goes to your hand in your second Standby Phase after. It is Limited.

Bottomless Trap Hole

GLD2-EN045

When your opponent Summons a monster with 1500 or more ATK, destroy and banish it.

Test Tiger

GLD2-EN029

Special Summon it while you control a Gladiator Beast, then Tribute it to swap a Gladiator Beast for another from your Deck.

The chase card: Dark Armed Dragon

Dark Armed Dragon

GLD2-EN031

Rarity Gold Rare

Set code GLD2-EN031

Limited market price, October 23, 2026 $26.81

The Gold Rare Dark Armed Dragon (GLD2-EN031) was the set's most valuable card on October 23, 2026, at $26.81 as Limited Edition. The Gold Rare Gold Sarcophagus was next at $23.25.

It is a Level 7 DARK Dragon with 2800 ATK, Special Summoned from your hand while you have exactly 3 DARK monsters in your GY. It banishes a DARK monster from your GY to destroy a card on the field.

Rarity is in the foil rather than the set code, so check it before you price the copy in your hand. Reading the set code and rarity →

Chase cards and prices

Gold Series 2009's prices are Limited Edition and low. On October 23, 2026 no card was above $27.

These are TCGplayer's Limited market prices on October 23, 2026. They move daily, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every printing. How Yu-Gi-Oh! card prices work →

Gold Series 2009 card list

Every set code in Gold Series 2009, in set code order, with each rarity it is printed at: 50 set codes in all, as listed in TurnZero HQ's catalog on October 23, 2026. Each name goes to that card's page, with today's price for every printing.

Playing it

3 cards from Gold Series 2009 are on the Forbidden & Limited List as of October 23, 2026: Giant Trunade is Forbidden; Gold Sarcophagus and Solemn Judgment are Limited. A Forbidden card cannot be played at all and a Limited card at one copy per deck; the rest of the set can be run at three.

The Monarchs all use their effects when Tribute Summoned, so they pair with cards that give you monsters to Tribute; the set reprints six of them, including Caius as a Gold Rare.

Deck building rules and the Forbidden & Limited List →

Frequently Asked Questions