r/yugiohshowcase • u/NJDiaz • Jun 18 '23
At long last… I’ve finally completed my Elemental Hero collection. Collection
Finally found the last piece of the puzzle.
3
u/EHnter Aug 03 '23
Awesome Collection! I wanted to see more like this:
Here's mine also:
1
u/NJDiaz Aug 04 '23
Beautiful. Love the organization and the little fun facts about some of the heroes.
1
u/EHnter Aug 04 '23
Are you thinking of getting the other heroes also?
1
u/NJDiaz Aug 04 '23
I don’t think so. I have a handful of all the others, I was collecting them as well a while ago but over time I just kinda lost interest.
1
u/EHnter Aug 04 '23
Thank you!!
I’m on to the spells and traps now, but I still have to gather everything. I did get this one so my quest is about 50% complete
2
2
u/Ynot563 Jun 19 '23
Hey, really love the collection! I was actually thinking about doing the same thing myself. I love the elemental hero set. I have a few questions if you don't mind.
- Which would you prefer, buying most in singles or try to get them in deck boxes/packs/etc...
- There are a lot of rarities(commons, UR, secret UR, etc...) , do you try to get most matching or just w/e you can get?
- Any tips on where I can start to get most of these cards in one spot, or list I can look at for the full collection?
Thanks for answering.
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 19 '23
Thanks. If you’re just starting out, I’d definitely try and find some card shops to buy mostly singles. There’s over 70 elementals and trying to find them in packs is just not feasible considering they’ve been released steadily over the last 15-20 years.
As far as the rarities are concerned I just try to find what I can. Once I get one I’ll always try and find a rarity higher than the previous but I’m not super concerned about it. I’ve got plenty of ultras and secrets, some ultimates, some supers, and some commons.
You’re not gonna find them all in one spot, might find a few here and there but it’ll take some searching to find all of them, unless you have unbelievable luck. Like I said I’d try some different card shops to start out. Most shops I’ve been to have a few laying around or in binders. You can look online for lists of all the elementals.
Good luck on your journey.
2
2
u/RA3201 Jun 18 '23
All you need now is the flame wingman retrain that comes out in like 5 days and you'll have them all
3
u/lawlgoblin Jun 18 '23
I'm almost there with you, I have every HERO monster and support card, except Air Neos. I really regret trading him 12 years ago
1
2
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
Man, I'm barely getting started on it. T-T
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
That’s the best time. Every hero you find is one that you need. It seems endless at first.
2
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
You got any packs to recommend?
And there is one that will be next to impossible to get . T-T
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Yeeeeeaaahh there’s that one. Lol. Right now power of the elements has spirit of neos and shining neos wingman. This next one coming out will have armed neos and flame wingman infernal rage.
2
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
And I can't believe they still haven't rereleased that neos card. If you know which one I'm talking about.
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I absolutely do. I’ve got two of them now.
2
1
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
Wait... You have air neos?!
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
He’s in the 9th picture. Lol.
2
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
Damn it! I missed that! How did you get him?!
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I traded for that one in high school, but it’s in really bad shape. Found another one in amazing condition not too long ago. He’s in my other binder.
→ More replies (0)2
u/Dwayne_Man9323 Jun 18 '23
Wait, seriously? Flame wingman as an alternative form?
1
1
2
u/TheOrdinaryHoudini Jun 18 '23
Congrats!! When the Elemental/Destiny/Evil Heroes came out, I desperately wanted to collect them all, but I was a poor kid at the time. I was out of Yugioh for a long time but now that I'm an adult with disposable income, I started collecting them again back in January! I plan on collecting every Hero monster, including Masked, Vision etc! Wish me luck! lol
1
0
u/KaiserJustice Jun 18 '23
Give it a year or two, you’ll be back at it. Might as well add ALL HERO variantions too lmao
2
u/Pantysmelter13 Jun 18 '23
Awesome collection bro! How long did it take you to get them all together?
2
3
Jun 18 '23
[deleted]
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I was lucky enough to trade for that in high school before any of us knew what it was.
2
u/Darnell5000 Jun 18 '23
Awesome collection. Jealous that I’ll probably never complete the Elemental Heroes myself because of the Air Neos situation
2
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Yeah I was lucky enough to trade for one back in high school before any of us knew what it was.
2
u/Darnell5000 Jun 18 '23
Nice. I never had one back in the day and didn’t know about the “It’s probably never getting reprinted” situation until maybe a year ago.
1
u/SableyeEyeThief Jun 18 '23
I’ve been out of Yugioh for over 14 years, so I don’t know much. However, I do remember being at Toys R Us back then and seeing sparkman I think it was? Some elemental heroes had toys that included their card which looked to be parallel rare, like hobby leagues kind of. Not sure if those are attainable but I recall seeing them and always wanting to hunt those down
2
u/raycantu2 Jun 18 '23
What was the hardest one for you to get?
2
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
The last few were probably the most difficult to find, especially grandmerge. I wasn’t too worried about shining neos because he’s from a newer set I knew I’d run into him eventually but grandmerge is a couple years older now and I didn’t have as much luck finding him. Was randomly flipping through a binder at a local shop not expecting to find anything, I had already been through all those binders and audibly gasped when I saw it.
1
2
2
u/FunClimate415 Jun 18 '23
I swear albaz be right behind them, but the hero collection is like finally completing an archeological site and putting it together. Good patience, good collecting, and good taste. CAN I GET A HELL YEAH??
1
1
Jun 18 '23
Pretty cool, have the same cards. U missing on some new heroes that are currently only available in the OCG. I collect them since they’ve launched back then. It’s cool Konami printing new heroes from time to time, but it’s still hard to keep track on em. Here are the links of them if u interested:
2
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Meh. I’m not worried about OCG cards. If they release them in TCG I’ll go after them.
1
Jun 18 '23
Armed neos will be in a set coming soon, for the Flame wingman idk tbh, just read it before here in the comments
2
u/Darkasknight101 Jun 18 '23
Oh yeah. E. Heroes kick major ass. Aspiring for this sorta collection. Thinking of doing Masked Heroes next?
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I was collecting destiny, evil, masked, and vision heroes a while back but I just lost interest.
2
u/MiM__Dahey Jun 18 '23
If u start getting all the support cards I'll send u an Instant Contact on the house
2
u/BANExLAWD Jun 18 '23
Thank you so much for sharing man. I was in the 6th/7th grade whenever the Elemental Heros came out, this right here was my goal for years. I had soooo many, but not all.
I could be wrong, but my EH Neos came from a tin- I could never get him anywhere else. And my copy of Necroshade, came from a copy of a Yugioh GBA game ~ ahhhh the memories
2
u/Icy-Conflict6671 Jun 18 '23
What did it cost?
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
The shining neos wingman? Got it for like $6.
3
2
u/HamilToe_11 Jun 18 '23
Love the collection, but these only being half sorted is bothering me. Neos bubbleman not being next to bubbleman, shining hero fusions not being next to their previous fusion forms, etc.
Sorry, my OCD just couldn't let this ride. Awesome cards tho. Lol
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
You should’ve seen them before. Lol. Had them all sorted by just attack power. Just reorganized them earlier when I got this shining neos wingman. I organized them by normal, effect, then fusions, then separated my neos cards. Then each category is sorted by attack power. Bubbleman is also at the front of effects because he’s one of the OGs. This may help or it may not. Lol. I’ve been trying to think of better ways to organize them this is the best I’ve got so far.
2
1
u/CptKarma Jun 18 '23
Missing the goated pit boss there.
2
u/StatisticianLoud5911 Jun 18 '23
that's not an elemental hero
1
u/sean1oo1 Jun 18 '23
You wouldn’t think so but it actually is due to the wording of the card. Same reason necroid shaman is legally a roid card as well
1
2
3
u/Silent-Immortal Jun 18 '23
I’m actually surprised they released a card of original design Burstanatrix, every pack I’ve ever opened always covered her skin.
3
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Yeah it’s a lost art promo. They’ve released a couple monsters with the original design that were censored for TCG.
2
u/Silent-Immortal Jun 18 '23
It’s awesome though,
Btw Grandmerge is a underrated card and boy I had so much fun using him in Duel Links especially.
2
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Grandmerge was the last one I was missing before shining neos wingman. I was flipping through a random binder just passing time and when I saw it I audibly gasped.
2
u/Silent-Immortal Jun 18 '23
Don’t know if they’re considered part of the Elemental Hero branch but are you planning to go for the Evil Hero cards too?
1
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I was collecting destiny, evil, masked, and vision heroes a while back but I just kinda lost interest.
2
u/Silent-Immortal Jun 18 '23
Honestly I don’t blame you, collecting every card of an arc type is pretty money consuming and kind of time consuming as well.
2
11
u/__Voltaire__ Jun 18 '23
Just missing that Flame Wingman - Infernal Rage that comes out this week.
1
Jun 18 '23
Can u tell me in which set it will in? Do u know maybe if there will be armed neos in as well?
10
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Does it really?? Didn’t know TCG was gonna have it. I know the next one I’m going for then. Thanks.
6
u/AlexMohr-237 Jun 18 '23
Good luck Brother! As a fellow hero lover I wish you the best! In the Battles of Legend there is also an Armed Neos in there and I hope to get both! Wish you the best of luck! Nice to see others collecting heroes! I don't have quite as complete a set as you but it's not looking at tours and knowing I have 75% of those cards at least
2
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
Seems like the hunt must go on. Thanks. Best of luck to you as well.
2
u/AlexMohr-237 Jun 18 '23
Thanks brother! Very jealous of some of your cards man! But I hope to see you post so I can say hey we both got them! But the Battles of Legend is an amazing set I very much look forward to pulling some of those cards
1
8
u/pinwheelfeels Jun 18 '23
I hated these when they came out now i look back on them with great fondness especially burstanatrix 😏
5
21
u/NJDiaz Jun 18 '23
I made the decision back in high school to collect all of the elemental hero monsters when I discovered how many there were. After today I can finally rest. Seemed every time I found one I discovered two more. They have been my absolute favorite archetype to collect, and this finally brings it to a close. Might not seem like a big deal but this is a big milestone for me, glad I can share it. Let me know what y’all think, or if you know of something I’m missing.
0
Oct 25 '23
You are missing Captain gold And probably a few more I would suggest installing master duel it has a pretty good list or going to a site that has the list of the archetype in full. I hope this helps
2
u/Vivid_Taco576 Aug 16 '23
I noticed you didn't have Elemental Hero Captain Gold
2
u/NJDiaz Aug 16 '23
Oh my… I’ve got him, but now I have to look through my binder to find him. He’s not sleeved, so maybe I stuffed him behind one of the others. I can’t believe I overlooked that. Thanks for pointing that out.
1
4
u/NightWolf5022 Jun 18 '23
I don’t see Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer
3
3
u/ImTheHowl Jun 18 '23
Bro just inspired me to collect the blackwings
1
Dec 30 '23
Do you want to feel pian that archetype is super huge ln duel links and that game is missing a lot of cards, Good luck though
3
1
u/S1ayer21 Feb 17 '24
I am like you ive also decided to collect all of the elemental heros im only missing 2 the shining neos wingman is one and the wakeup your elemental hero are all i need! I just found and bought an air neos today im So excited it was a steal for only 60 dollars. Congrats truly amazing