# What is the best trading card game of all time?

> Cardboard that people build decks, tournaments and collections around. From the game that invented the format to the ones that took it worldwide.

*By YPB Team · Published August 14, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-trading-card-game-of-all-time*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Pokemon Trading Card Game**
   Launched in 1996 and still the best-selling collectible card game; its 30th Celebration set arrives worldwide on 16 September 2026.
2. **Magic: The Gathering**
   Richard Garfield's 1993 game that invented the collectible card game as a format.
3. **Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game**
   The 1999 Konami game built out of a manga about a card game.
4. **Hearthstone**
   Blizzard's 2014 digital-only card game set in the Warcraft universe.
5. **Disney Lorcana**
   Ravensburger's 2023 Disney-licensed game that sold out on launch week.
6. **One Piece Card Game**
   Bandai's 2022 game that became the fastest-growing new card game in years.
7. **Flesh and Blood**
   A 2019 tabletop-first game designed around single-player combat and no digital client.
8. **Digimon Card Game**
   Bandai's 2020 relaunch of the Digimon card line with a memory-gauge system.
9. **Marvel Snap**
   The 2022 digital card game built around 6-turn matches and location effects.
10. **Netrunner**
   Richard Garfield's 1996 asymmetric hacking card game, still played in a community-run form.
11. **Cardfight!! Vanguard**
   Bushiroad's 2011 game with no resource cost system, big in Japan and Southeast Asia.
12. **Star Wars: Unlimited**
   Fantasy Flight's 2024 Star Wars card game with a two-resource system.
13. **Weiss Schwarz**
   Bushiroad's 2007 crossover game that mixes anime franchises in one deck.
14. **KeyForge**
   The 2018 game where every deck is unique and cannot be built or traded into.

Tags: pokemon, tabletop, collectibles, trading card games, magic the gathering