Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Pulse: Kharox lit up the market at +1100.0%
Market Mood: NeutralSummary
Kharox (Riftbound) is back in the spotlight, reportedly up another 1100.0 percent, which is what happens when a tiny-print, non-marquee card becomes the speculator-of-the-week. Seller counts on Kharox and its cousin Helm of Suppression, up 250.4 percent, are thinning in classic buyout fashion rather than slow, organic demand. Over in One Piece, Mary Geoise (Alternate Art) is up 413.0 percent and Boodle clocks in at 204.0 percent, with Kalifa (Alternate Art) at 180.7 percent, all pointing to collectors chasing niche characters in low-supply alt arts more than any sudden meta revelation. The buyout sirens are blaring on Fairy King Truesdale (TFK-EN001) and Dancing Fairy in Yu-Gi-Oh!, plus Battlefield Forge in Magic, all flagged with critical severity. These are older, relatively scarce printings where one coordinated sweep can reset prices overnight, and nothing in recent tournament results explains the rush. Broader context: Caller of the Claw quietly climbed 105.4 percent on real Commander demand, while Susanoomon ACE (Textured) in Digimon has a modest -6.3 percent pullback as hype cools. And yes, Pikachu (CoroCoro Grey Star) is still up 266.6 percent, proving that nostalgia does not believe in gravity, only in magazine promos.