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The Empire Strikes Back

ATK9,448DEF9,999Legendary, attack 9448 (fame), defence 9999 (audience rating)

Film · 1980 · Action, Adventure, Science fiction

The Empire Strikes Back

Legendary card

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

ATK · Fame
9,448
in the top 1% of best-known films
DEF · Rating
9,999
in the top 1% of highest-rated films

ATK comes from the number of votes the film has received on TMDb. It’s what sets the rarity. DEF comes from the audience rating, weighted so that a film with three votes can’t jump ahead. It doesn’t depend on rarity: a Common can excel at it.

Rank
92nd most famous film in the catalogue
TMDb rating
8.4 / 10 from 18,871 votes
In the game
216 Legendary cards among films
Release
20 May 1980

Your odds of drawing The Empire Strikes Back

  • Standard pack1 in 96,000packs, roughly · 5 cards, free
  • Premium booster1 in 12,000boosters, roughly · 10 cards, 150 tickets

In a standard pack, each card has a 0.1% chance of being Legendary; there are 216 Legendary cards among films, and each one is equally likely to come up.

  • At the forge: give three Legendary cards and get another one of at least the same rarity, drawn at random.
  • On the market: players put their cards up for auction, for tickets.
  • Through trades: offer a player one of your cards for theirs.

Its market value

Never sold on the market.

As a benchmark, 11 cards of the same rarity and type have sold in 90 days, at around 1,197 tickets, from 500 to 3,245 depending on the card.

Figures as of 20 October 2026.

The film’s cards

The people and characters of The Empire Strikes Back have their own cards in the game too.

  • Irvin KershnerDirectingSuper rare
  • Mark HamillActing · Luke SkywalkerUltra rare
  • Harrison FordActing · Han SoloLegendary
  • Carrie FisherActing · Princess LeiaUltra rare
  • Billy Dee WilliamsActing · Lando CalrissianSuper rare
  • Anthony DanielsActing · C-3POSuper rare
  • David ProwseActing · Darth VaderRare
  • Lawrence KasdanWritingSuper rare
  • Leigh BrackettWritingRare
  • John WilliamsMusicUltra rare
  • Luke Skywalkerplayed by Mark HamillLegendary
  • Han Soloplayed by Harrison FordLegendary
  • Princesse Leiaplayed by Carrie FisherUltra rare
  • C-3POplayed by Anthony DanielsUltra rare
  • Lando Calrissianplayed by Billy Dee WilliamsUltra rare
  • Chewbaccaplayed by Peter MayhewUltra rare
  • Yodaplayed by Frank OzUltra rare
  • Dark Vadorplayed by David ProwseUltra rare
  • R2-D2played by Kenny BakerUltra rare

Star Wars saga

345 cards to collect to complete the saga.

The whole saga: Star Wars

Same directors, same actors

Also released in 1980

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