How to Tell If a Digimon Card Is Rare: Read the Mark Under the Number
A Digimon card shows its rarity in a small circle under the card number, at the end of the name bar. Here is what C, U, R, SR, UR, SEC and P mean.
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Look at the right end of the bar with the card's name, just under the card number. The letters in the small circle are the rarity, and on most cards that bar sits at the bottom, so the mark ends up at the lower right.
This page reads the mark. For which cards earn real money, read are Digimon cards worth money.
Where is the rarity mark?
We read this from Bandai's own image of EX13-014 Jesmon on 3 November 2026. EX13-014 sits at the lower right, and directly below it are UR in a circle and the block icon 06.
The official card list confirms it, because it shows the same card as EX13-014 with rarity UR.
Digi-Egg cards move the bar, not the marks. On EX13-001 Gigimon the name bar sits about two thirds of the way down, and the number, a U in a circle and the 06 are at its right end, with the card's effect printed below.
The Comprehensive Rules, Ver. 4.3 file rarity under "Other Information", which can't be referenced during a game.
Rule 2-13-1-4 calls it "How rare a card is", and that is the entire official definition we found.
The same rules say the block icon shows when a card was released. That number is not a rarity, so do not sort by it.
What does each mark mean?
The list's rarity filter has seven labels. The names come from Bandai's product pages, and the counts come from the Dual Revolution BT-25 page, read on 3 November 2026.
| Mark | Name | Card types in BT-25 |
|---|---|---|
| C | Common | 42 |
| U | Uncommon | 28 |
| R | Rare | 23 |
| SR | Super Rare | 12 |
| UR | Ultimate Rare | 3 |
| SEC | Secret Rare | 2 |
| P | Not spelled out by Bandai | None listed |
The page also lists 5 Special Card types. Its table misprints the tier as "Ultimate Rate", but a heading on the same page says Ultimate Rares are "a new rarity to surpass even Super Rares".
Older products may not have every tier. The Special Booster Ver.2.5 page lists no Ultimate Rare, and it has 5 Secret Rare and 10 SP Card types instead.
Those counts are types of card, not pull rates. Neither page we read gives the odds of pulling a given tier, so we quote none.
What does P mean?
We could not find a Bandai page that spells out the letter. So we only report what the list shows: P-058 Gammamon has a number starting with P and the rarity label P, and the list ties it to the BT08 pre-release event.
If your card shows P, search its number in the list and read which product or event it belongs to.
Why the letter misses alternative art
This is the trap on Digimon cards. The official list gives BT25-103 GraceNovamon three entries, and all three say SEC.
Two of those entries carry the Alternative Art tag. So one letter covers three different looks.
Low rarities work the same way. The list shows RB1-006 Gammamon as R in its standard version and in two Alternative Art versions.
Product pages warn you too. BT-25 says its types also include "alternate art and/or design cards", and it points buyers to a box for an alt-art with a special finish.
Rarer versions the mark will not show
Some versions need more than the circle. Use these checks in order.
- Compare the art. Open the card's number in the official list and match your picture to one entry.
- Do not lean on the number. The list shows BT25-018 Apollomon as BT25-018 and SR in both its standard and its Alternative Art entry.
- Look for a serial number. The Ver.2.5 page says its serial number cards are WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon, printed in limited quantity with a low pull rate.
- Note the language. Bandai lists Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese and Korean versions, and we read English cards only for this guide.
For a general tour of what the small print means in any game, see how to read a trading card.
Rare does not mean expensive
Rarity is not the same as price. Bandai's definition covers how rare a card is, and it stops there.
A plain SEC and an alternative art share the same letter, yet buyers treat them as different cards. So the mark tells you which pile to check first, and it never tells you the price.
Our rarities explainer covers this across games. When you want a number, how much are my trading cards worth has the method.
We quote no card prices on this page, because the mark does not need one.
Sorting a stack in five minutes
- Pull everything marked SR, UR, SEC or P, plus any card whose art looks unfamiliar, whatever its letter.
- Look up those numbers in the official list, and match the art.
- Set aside any Alternative Art match, whatever its letter.
- Sleeve those cards, and check their condition with the condition guide.
If a card looks wrong next to the official image, read how to spot fake trading cards before you buy or sell it.
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FAQ
What is the rarest mark on a Digimon card?
In the BT-25 table, SEC has the fewest types at 2, and the page gives no pull rates. Serial number cards in some products are a separate, limited group.
Is the block icon a rarity?
No. The rules say it indicates the period when the card was released.
Can a Common have alternative art?
We checked R and SEC examples in the official list, and the tag sits beside the base card's letter. Search your own number to see whether a version exists.
Does rarity affect how the card plays?
No. The rules put rarity under information that can't be referenced during a game.
Do two versions with different art count as the same card?
Under rule 2-12-1, cards with matching names and numbers are considered the same card. That is a rules point and says nothing about their price.
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