Series 3 「第３期シリーズ」 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game covers set releases of the period between May 16, 2002, and May 1, 2004. Its card layout became the standard across all Yu-Gi-Oh! cards released since, including those of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
Series 3 consists of:
- The New Ruler (301) 「新たなる支配者」
- Advent of Union (302) 「ユニオンの降臨」
- Champion of Black Magic (303) 「黒魔導の覇者」
- Power of the Guardian (304) 「ガーディアンの力」
- Threat of the Dark Demon World (305) 「闇魔界の脅威」
- Controller of Chaos (306) 「混沌を制す者」
- Invader of Darkness (307) 「暗黒の侵略者」
- The Sanctuary in the Sky (308) 「天空の聖域」
- Pharaoh's Inheritance (309) 「ファラオの遺産」