Konami Digital Entertainment will release Maze of Machines, a new Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG booster set, into retail on Friday, March 19, 2027, built around DARK Machine monsters.
Key facts
- Name: Maze of Machines
- Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
- Release: Friday, March 19, 2027
- Set size: 153 cards
- Packs: 7 cards per pack (1 foil card, 6 Rare cards)
- Price: Display boxes retail for $107.76 (per ICv2)
- Link: ICv2 announcement
What is in the Maze of Machines set?
The set contains 153 cards. The rarity breakdown is:
| Rarity | Cards |
|---|---|
| Secret Rare | 6 |
| Secret Rare Chibi variant art | 10 |
| Ultra Rare | 14 |
| Super Rare | 21 |
| Rare | 100 |
| Starlight Rare only | 1 |
Fifteen of these cards are also available as Collector’s Rares, and 7 cards are available as extended art in Ultra Rare and Starlight Rare.
Which new cards headline the set?
Rampant Barrel Dragon leads the previews. It is a Level 8 DARK Machine Fusion monster with 3000 ATK, and its Quick Effect flips 3 coins and fires a different barrel effect for each heads result, with no costs or drawbacks. Pendulum Machine of Misery and Slot Machine 777 round out the previewed bosses, backed by the Heavy Metal Spell and Trap line, including Heavy Metal Bandit and Heavy Metal Revenge, and by Ticking Blast Sphere, which turns Special Summons into monster removal.
Which older themes get new support?
Maze of Machines adds new cards for the Cubic, Marincess and Ghostrick themes. Konami notes that Marincess and Ghostrick have waited four years for new cards, and the new Cubic cards mark the 10th anniversary of The Dark Side of Dimensions movie. Our Yu-Gi-Oh! release calendar tracks this set alongside the rest of the 2027 lineup, and our Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist tracker follows the current Forbidden and Limited list.
What is in it for collectors?
The set holds 10 new cards from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, timed with the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX, including Elemental HERO Clay Guardsman and a variant art version of Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder that appears only as a Starlight Rare. Extended art versions of 7 existing cards include Summoned Skull with brand new art. The 10 Chibi variant art cards include Contrast HERO Chaos, Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack, Fire King High Avatar Garunix and Bujintei Susanowo, and chase reprints include Dominus Spark, Fydraulis Harmonia and Fallen of the White Dragon.
When does Maze of Machines release, and how much does it cost?
Maze of Machines releases on Friday, March 19, 2027, and display boxes retail for $107.76, per ICv2. Each booster pack contains 7 cards: 1 foil card and 6 Rare cards. For the current state of the format, see our coverage of the October 2026 Forbidden and Limited list.
Source: ICv2 (release date, set breakdown and pricing) and Konami product details via YGOrganization.
Image credit: Konami
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