Maze of Muertos Set Guide

Overview

Maze of Muertos is a booster set with Rare as its base rarity, so it has no Commons. 70 of its 127 set codes are Rare, and 15 cards also come as Collector's Rares.

It mixes new cards with reprints. 57 of its 126 different cards are new, first released with the set on February 19, 2026, and the other 69 are reprints of cards going back to 2002.

Uria, Lord of Searing Flames is printed twice, as a Starlight Rare at MZMU-EN000 and as a Rare at MZMU-EN074, which is why the set has 127 set codes for 126 cards. It is the set's only Starlight Rare.

Cards and rarities

Maze of Muertos has 127 set codes, each starting MZMU-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.

The 15 Collector's Rares share their set codes with a Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare or Secret Rare version, so they count twice, and the rows add up to 142 printings. 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 →

Themes

Most of the new cards in Maze of Muertos support existing themes. The largest group is ten new cards, MZMU-EN001 to EN010, built around Call of the Haunted and Zombie monsters, and the most valuable group is the Dark Magician support.

Pumpking the King of Grave Ghosts

MZMU-EN001

Reveal it to Set Call of the Haunted from your Deck or GY, then discard 1; that card can be activated the same turn. When Special Summoned, it Special Summons a Level 6 Zombie from your Deck.

Stare of the Snake Hair

MZMU-EN003

Discard it to search Call of the Haunted or a Spell/Trap that mentions it. When Special Summoned, it negates an Attack Position monster your opponent controls and stops it from attacking or being used as material.

Pumpking the Great Ghost King

MZMU-EN005

A Rank 6 Xyz for 2 Level 6 Zombies. When Special Summoned it searches Call of the Haunted or a card that mentions it, and it can detach a material to return up to 2 cards on the field to the hand.

Dark Magician of Destruction

MZMU-EN011

A Fusion of Dark Magician and a LIGHT or DARK monster, and its name becomes Dark Magician on the field and in the GY. When Special Summoned, it searches Dark Magician or a card that mentions it.

The Gaze of Timaeus

MZMU-EN013

Shuffles Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl from your field or GY into the Deck to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that lists it as material. The monster is banished during the End Phase of the next turn.

Masked HERO Furnace

MZMU-EN015

Reveal it to add Mask Change or Polymerization from your Deck to your hand, then discard 1. It Special Summons itself when you Special Summon a non-FIRE HERO Fusion Monster.

Cards worth knowing

The set also prints and reprints cards that do not belong to one theme. A few worth knowing:

Illusion Gate

MZMU-EN023

New in this set. Pay half your LP to destroy as many monsters your opponent controls as possible, then you can Special Summon a monster from their GY to your field. You can only apply it once per Duel.

Dominus Impulse

MZMU-EN126

Negates an effect that would Special Summon a monster, and destroys that card if you have a Trap in your GY. You can activate it from your hand if your opponent controls a card, but then you cannot activate LIGHT, EARTH or WIND monster effects for the rest of the Duel.

Heart of Gaia

MZMU-EN033

New in this set. Normal Summoned without Tributing if a Level 5 or higher Monster Card is on the field. As a Quick Effect, it negates and destroys an opponent's monster effect by sending another Level 5 or higher monster you control to the GY.

Lightning Storm

MZMU-EN116

If you control no face-up cards, it destroys either every Attack Position monster or every Spell and Trap your opponent controls.

The chase card: Dark Magician of Destruction

Dark Magician of Destruction

MZMU-EN011

Rarity Collector's Rare

Set code MZMU-EN011

1st Edition market price, September 30, 2026 $128.46

The Collector's Rare Dark Magician of Destruction is the chase card in Maze of Muertos. It was $128.46 on September 30, the only printing in the set above $100.

The Secret Rare of the same card was $97.96, about $30 less, so both versions are among the set's most valuable printings.

The next card down shows that the Collector's Rare is not always the pricier version. The Gaze of Timaeus was $91.83 as a Secret Rare and $84.74 as a Collector's Rare.

Every Dark Magician of Destruction in Maze of Muertos

Every version shares the set code, so the foil is what tells them apart. Check it before you price the copy in your hand. Reading the set code and rarity →

Chase cards and prices

Six of the eight most valuable printings in Maze of Muertos are Dark Magician support, new and reprinted. Secrets of Dark Magic, a 2020 card reprinted here at Ultra Rare, was $67.84 on September 30.

These are TCGplayer's 1st Edition market prices on September 30, 2026. Prices for a new set can move a long way in its first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every printing. How Yu-Gi-Oh! card prices work →

Playing it

No Maze of Muertos card was on the Forbidden & Limited List on October 1, 2026.

The Call of the Haunted cards build on one Trap. Pumpking the King of Grave Ghosts Sets it, Stare of the Snake Hair and Pumpking the Great Ghost King search it, Call of the Forgotten Sets up to three copies, and the set reprints Call of the Haunted itself at Rare and Collector's Rare.

Many of the reprints are support for older archetypes, with several cards each for Darklord, the Magnet Warriors, Adamancipator and Vampire. Most of those Rares were under 25 cents on September 30, so if you play one of those decks they are a cheap way to pick up copies.

Deck building rules and the Forbidden & Limited List →

Frequently Asked Questions