Yu-Gi-Oh! set release dates for 2026 and 2027
Konami's North American dates for every Yu-Gi-Oh! booster set of 2026 and the first of 2027, the store launch two days earlier, and the gaps between sets.
By the Rip.fan Editorial Team.
Published 6 min read
Konami’s North American calendar puts Glorious Victors, a 60-card set, on December 4, 2026, the last booster set of the year after Beyond the Brave on October 9. The first booster set of 2027, Immortal Phoenix, launches January 29, 2027, and reaches Konami’s official stores two days earlier, on January 27.
What are the 2026 Yu-Gi-Oh! release dates?
The kind column is Rip.fan’s grouping, built from how Konami describes each set. Konami calls its 100-card sets core booster sets, as with DUAD and Doom of Dimensions, and the 2026 ones listed below share the same makeup. Two rows go by the codes in Konami’s web addresses, DUAD and L26P.
| Set | Kind | Launch date | Status on October 12, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Protocol | Core set, 100 cards | Friday, February 6, 2026 | Released |
| Maze of Muertos | Maze set, 7 cards a pack | Friday, February 20, 2026 | Released |
| Rarity Collection V | All-foil Rarity Collection set | Friday, April 17, 2026 | Released |
| Blazing Dominion | New-card booster set | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Released |
| Annual June all-foil set | 5 cards a pack, all foil | Friday, June 5, 2026 | Released |
| Chaos Origins | Core set, 100 cards | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Released |
| Limited pack L26P | 4-card limited pack | Saturday, August 29, 2026 | Released |
| Beyond the Brave | Core set, 100 cards | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Released |
| Glorious Victors | 60-card set, 7 cards a pack | Friday, December 4, 2026 | Upcoming |
A few notes on the rows:
- The core sets. Burst Protocol and Beyond the Brave each have 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares and 10 Secret Rares. Chaos Origins is a 100-card booster set.
- Pack prices. Most of these list $4.49 per pack. Rarity Collection V lists $5.99, and the L26P pack $4.99 for 4 cards.
- The June set. Konami’s annual June set is all foil, with 4 Ultra Rares and 1 Secret Rare in each 5-card pack.
Our guide to Yu-Gi-Oh! rarities explains each rarity named here, from Common to Secret Rare and Starlight Rare.
What is announced for 2027?
One set so far: Immortal Phoenix, launching at Konami’s official stores on Wednesday, January 27, 2027 and generally on Friday, January 29, at $4.49 per pack. It has the same 100-card makeup as Beyond the Brave, where 5 of those cards also come in extended art, as Ultra Rares and Starlight Rares, and 20 more also come as Starlight Rares. Set contents and names may change.
Immortal Phoenix comes after Beyond the Brave. As of October 12, 2026, no other 2027 set had been listed, so treat any other 2027 date as unconfirmed until it appears on Konami’s booster listing.
Why do some stores get a set two days early?
Konami gives a separate launch date for its official stores on 23 sets, from February 2024 to January 2027. On 22 of them the store date is a Wednesday and the general launch date is the Friday after. The upcoming pair:
- Glorious Victors: Konami’s official stores on December 2, 2026, everywhere else on December 4.
- Immortal Phoenix: Konami’s official stores on January 27, 2027, everywhere else on January 29.
Two kinds of product break the pattern. The L26P limited pack lists the same Saturday, August 29, for both dates, and the 2024 Retro Pack has a launch date only.
Which sets came out in 2025?
| Set | Kind | Launch date |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Darkness | Core set, 101 new cards | Friday, January 24, 2025 |
| Maze of the Master | Maze set, 112 cards | Friday, March 14, 2025 |
| Quarter Century Stampede | Rarity Collection-style set, $5.99 a pack | Friday, April 11, 2025 |
| Alliance Insight | Core set, 101 cards | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| Annual June all-foil set | All-foil line, 5 cards a pack | Friday, June 13, 2025 |
| DUAD | Core set, 100 cards | Friday, July 4, 2025 |
| Justice Hunters | 60-card set | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Retro Pack 2 | Retro set | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| August 2025 limited pack | Limited pack | Saturday, August 30, 2025 |
| Doom of Dimensions | Core set, 100 cards | Friday, September 26, 2025 |
| December 60-card set | 60-card set | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
Konami named Quarter Century Stampede and Alliance Insight as the last sets with Quarter Century Secret Rares. From DUAD on, the core sets carry Starlight Rares instead.
Which series come back each year?
Several of Konami’s booster series come back every year. This table is Rip.fan’s grouping:
| Series | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core sets of about 100 cards | February 9, April 26, July 19, October 11 | January 24, May 2, July 4, September 26 | February 6, July 3, October 9 |
| Maze sets | January 19 | March 14 | February 20 |
| Annual June all-foil set | June 21 | June 13 | June 5 |
| Rarity Collection and Quarter Century sets | May 24, November 8 | April 11 | April 17 |
| 60-card sets | December 6 | August 1, December 19 | December 4 |
Retro packs came out August 23 in 2024 and August 29 in 2025, and late-August limited packs came out August 30 in 2025 and August 29 in 2026.
Blazing Dominion, on May 8, 2026, is not placed in the core row, because it has no stated card count; Konami describes it only as a set of new cards. Konami calls Maze of the Master the latest annual anime-themed booster set.
How far apart are the core sets?
2024 and 2025 each had four core sets. Doom of Dimensions came in September 2025 and Burst Protocol in February 2026, with a 60-card set between them. These are past and announced dates, not a promise about future calendars.
How do you check a Yu-Gi-Oh! release date?
- Start with Konami’s booster pack listing. It shows every booster set with a release date, newest first.
- Open the product page. It adds the date for Konami’s official stores, the general launch date, the pack price and the set’s contents.
- Check the region. These are North American dates. Konami Europe’s launch announcement for Chaos Origins is dated July 2, 2026, a day before the North American date, so look at your own region’s page for a set’s date.
- Treat everything else as unconfirmed. A preorder listing is not a release date until Konami’s listing shows it.
Our release calendar puts Yu-Gi-Oh! release dates beside those of four other card games, each with the day it was checked.
What to check when a new set comes out
- What the rarities look like. Our rarities guide shows how to tell each foil apart.
- What a card sells for. Our guide to checking a Yu-Gi-Oh! card’s value explains set codes and editions, and finding what a card sold for gives the sold-price method.
- Whether a card is real. Our guide to spotting fake Yu-Gi-Oh! cards covers the checks, and a booster box should come as sealed product.
Our release-date guides for Magic, Pokémon, Lorcana and One Piece do the same job for those games, and the trading card hub collects the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Which core sets came out in 2024?
In North America, Phantom Nightmare on February 9, Legacy of Destruction on April 26, The Infinite Forbidden on July 19 and Rage of the Abyss on October 11, 2024, each a 101-card set.
Which 60-card sets came out in December 2024 and 2025?
Crossover Breakers on December 6, 2024 and Phantom Revenge on December 19, 2025, in North America. Phantom Revenge reached Konami-sanctioned hobby stores 2 days early, on December 17, 2025.
When do Glorious Victors and Immortal Phoenix come out in Europe?
In Europe, Glorious Victors is dated December 3, 2026 and Immortal Phoenix January 28, 2027, each a day before its North American launch.
What was the 2024 Retro Pack?
A North American first for Retro Pack, a set of vintage cards once sold only overseas, with the original card frames, names and texts. Its foil cards turn up twice as often as in the 2008 original.