「tea.leaf」 Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Here is a list of all the card-pulling methods that I know of. If you know a good, consistent strategy, please post it here. If you have anything to contribute to to the blister ID list, please post it here. [spoiler=Bending]This one is pretty obvious, just bend the pack; packs containing holo cards should be stiffer. Be cautious of how much force is being applied, as you don't want to cause any damage. [*][spoiler=Blister IDs]Blister packs are packings where the pack is contained in a cardboard-and-plastic wrapper. On official Konami/UDE single-pack blisters, there is a small number on the front lower right corner. This number is an indication of what your pack is likely to contain. Below is the current list of what each number is likely to yield.Light of Destruction (LODT)01 :: Batteryman Industrial Strength // Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner // Nimble Musasabi03 :: Arcana Force XIV - Temperance // Froggy Forcefield // Light Barrier // Sigmorgh, Bird of Divinity04 :: Batteryman Industrial Strength // Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress05 :: Destiny End Dragoon // Nimble Musasabi // Phantom Dragon [*]Phantom Darkness (PTDN)02 :: Armageddon Knight22 :: Offering to the Snake Deity // Volcanic Counter24 :: Castle Gate [*]Tactical Evolution (TAEV)12 :: Crystal Seer // Rainbow Life21 :: Il Blud // Mormolith // Zombie Master23 :: Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish [*]Gladiator's Assault (GLAS)02 :: Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz03 :: Colosseum - Cage of the Gladiator Beasts // Security Orb04 :: Gladiator Beast Torax // Gladiator's Respite05 :: Evil Hero Malicious Edge [*]Shadow of Infinity (SOI)03 :: Ruin, Queen of Oblivion [*][spoiler=Foiling]This one is VERY difficult. Shuffle around the cards inside the pack until you have the middle middle card (your rare or holo) sticking up from the rest. Scrape the area where the card name should be with tinfoil, or other light foil. The name of the card in pack should show up if done correctly. If no card name shows up, you have yourself a Super Rare. [*][spoiler=Freezing]Place some packs in a freezer for a while, preferably overnight. Packs containing holo cards will puff up, and will seem significantly thicker than regular backs after being frozen. [*][spoiler=Glitch]Look for packs that have any significant printing errors on the front. Although this method is not guaranteed, it does improve your chances of pulling a holo card out of a specific pack. [*][spoiler=Scaling]Using a scale (one that can measure in milligrams is preferable), weigh each of the packs in question. Any packs that contain holo cards will be somewhat heavier than packs that don't. However, you generally cannot identify Ultimate Rares; the embossed card image decreases its weight to about the same as a normal rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.D Star-Storm Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 You Rock Tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiro Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Blister Pack ID? Oooooh, you mean Silencing XD Nice, Tea, +rep. Also, those Card-Pulling Strategies are just smexy o_0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfi Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 awesome tnx tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusofChaos™ Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Doesnt ID only work with certain sets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
「tea.leaf」 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 ^ I'm not really sure, silencerleader wasn't clear on it. Also, different companies make blister packs, so I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegargoylevine Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Meh. I don't like this. When people try to find holos, the little kids who go buy packs hoping for a Flame Wingman get disappointed that they always get the normal rare cards. Beside, most stores keep their packs locked up or in the front. The blister pack number thing sounds interesting though, and it's not really against my morals to look at a number printed directly on the cardboard, and I can always leave the E-Heros and Dinos for kids guarenteed to like the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kale Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 thank you for posting these. ;) i am going to buy a scale now that there will be two rares in some of the packs. that will make it a ton easier to find them. thanks again for posting these. -Kale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
「tea.leaf」 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 ^ A nice pocket-sized one only runs about $30 to $40, so it's not terribly expensive. I'm sure your profits from selling the holo cards and extra packs will offset that cost in no time. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axiom_Nor Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 oh, make sure to post that an Ultimate rare is next to impossible to scale, because of t he embossed holo, it weighs almost the same as a Rare/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
「tea.leaf」 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 oh' date=' make sure to post that an Ultimate rare is next to impossible to scale, because of t he embossed holo, it weighs almost the same as a Rare/[/quote'] Added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silencerleader Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Blister Pack ID? Oooooh' date=' you mean Silencing XD[/quote'] ROFL. I just think that's funny.Anyway.Nice list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 thanks tea leaf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoc711 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 cool the only thing i don't like is that if you had enough time to put the cards in a freezer overnight of bring a scale into the shop then u should just buy the pack.besides it's fun pulling stuff wen u don't know what'll get. Thanks for the info thought and i agree,number 3 is HARD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fh-Fh Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 You forgot smash and grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegargoylevine Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 You forgot smash and grab. Shoplifting too, but if that doesn't go against your morals, then I don't know what does. And you could just trade cards, therefore not spending any extra money than you would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuugiCM Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 What is smash and grab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogg-Saron Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Open the pack fast, look for holos in each pack. Grab 'em. Walk out like nothing happened. It would be funny if they started putting bar codes on the separate cards themselves. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fh-Fh Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 You forgot smash and grab.If that doesn't go against your morals' date=' then I don't know what does.[/quote'] Being nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junk Raver Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Open the pack fast' date=' look for holos in each pack. Grab 'em. Walk out like nothing happened. It would be funny if they started putting bar codes on the separate cards themselves. :lol:[/quote'] Ive done that before, back in the day when Rise of Destiny had just been released, we (me and friends) went to a large store selling them, took some packets, walked round the store and casually opened them, and took any Holo's we found, i managed to get 'the Creator' and some ultimate rare, stealing? who cares lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fh-Fh Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Open the pack fast' date=' look for holos in each pack. Grab 'em. Walk out like nothing happened. It would be funny if they started putting bar codes on the separate cards themselves. :lol:[/quote'] Ive done that before, back in the day when Rise of Destiny had just been released, we (me and friends) went to a large store selling them, took some packets, walked round the store and casually opened them, and took any Holo's we found, i managed to get 'the Creator' and some ultimate rare, stealing? who cares lol Bad Dj :lol: I gotta try that :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinobiDark72 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 The easiest of these methods is looks Bending, I'll have to try it next chance I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 or get X-Ray eyes like superman, way easier =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silencerleader Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 or get X-Ray eyes like superman' date=' way easier =D[/quote'] Or be like me inventing methods to over pass random get and get what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junk Raver Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I used to do the Foil method back in 2004/5. It worked, i obtained many Holo's via that method, i think it was the 4th or 5th card down that was the Shiny. Bending does work fantastically also, i obtained an ultimate rare creator, back in the day, via that method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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