📊 Weekly Market Reports

Magic: The Gathering

News: The Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek debut brought mechanics, card previews, booster fun treatments, and headlines about the Borg Cube and spreading Tribbles. Elsewhere, EDHREC covered large life-loss cards for Hela, Mistress of Darkness, and its redesign follow-up, while Magic’s Reality Fracture Secret Lair Bundle faces delays.

Tournament: Commander’s clearest tournament signal is not a dominant pairing but near-universal staples: Sol Ring appears in 97.6% of decks, Gemstone Caverns in 91.3%, and Lotus Petal in 91.1%, while the leading Kraum, Ludevic’s Opus and Tymna the Weaver archetype reaches only 8.4%. Modern is more concentrated by archetype, with Mono-Green at 17.9%, though its most-played cards are fetch lands, led by Flooded Strand at 36.5%. Even cardboard chaos has a mana base.

Metrics: Terror is the sharpest percentage mover, up 388% to $2.44, while Lady Sun rose 130% to $241.14, a rather different scale of excitement. Magister Sphinx climbed 59% in both tracked versions, reaching $4.43 for the Conflux printing and $2.25 for Archenemy, as 27 unusual price spikes pushed the tracked movers’ average gain to 59.9%.

Biggest gainer: Terror: up 388%

Pokémon TCG

News: Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution, Delta Reign launches November 6 with five products, while its rule changes take effect November 20, and the first 2027 release, Flowing Fists, has been revealed. Regulation M-C is reported to reshape the competitive meta around Mega Garchomp Z and Rillaboom, as Kyogre, Groudon, and Giratina promo cards are offered with a purchase, Pokémon TV revisits Ash’s Indigo League race, and Pokémon Video Encyclopedia follows Clobbopus. Pokémon GO still lacks confirmed iPhone Duo optimization at launch.

Tournament: Standard has no runaway archetype: Dragapult leads at 12.6% of decks, with Basic Box at 7.5% and Dhelmise at 6.7%. The more decisive common ground is in the Trainer suite, where Boss's Orders appears in 92.4% of decks and Night Stretcher in 85.8%, proof that competitive variety still comes with a fairly standardized toolbox.

Metrics: Gyarados posted the sharpest move, reaching $129.72, up 271%, while the Cracked Ice Holo Gyarados rose 179% to $50.60. Raikou and Pikachu, both Cracked Ice Holos, climbed 195% to $33.72 and 189% to $26.76, respectively, with Rayquaza up 131% to $75.00; the tracked movers averaged a 92.4% increase, and 19 unusual price spikes were detected. That is less a gentle climb than a staircase missing several steps.

Biggest gainer: Gyarados: up 271%

One Piece TCG

News: Bandai and OnePiece.gg reported an apology and revisions to card effect text for the Extra Booster, One Piece Heroines Edition vol.2, while OnePiece.gg also announced its card list. The headlines also cover a fourth anniversary event tied to the OP-18 release, Double Pack Set Vol.13, Official Card Sleeves 17, and a TCGPlayer article recommending cards ahead of Heroines Edition vol.2, which is quite a lot of stationery and paperwork for a pirate card game.

Tournament: Rocks.D.Xebec leads the Standard field at 17.1%, ahead of Monkey.D.Luffy at 13.3%, making it the clearest competitive signal in this tournament snapshot. At the card level, Mamaragan appears in 20.7% of decks, narrowly ahead of Borsalino at 19.8%, while Gloriosa reaches 18.9%, a reminder that the format’s most visible story is not just which Leader wins, but which tools keep turning up across the room.

Metrics: Lucky.Roux posted the sharpest move, rising 69% to $22.50, while Monkey.D.Luffy climbed 46% to $17.53. Kyros reached $529 after a 9% increase, the largest dollar move among the tracked cards, and seven unusual price spikes were detected; the tracked movers averaged an 18.8% rise.

Biggest gainer: Lucky.Roux: up 69%

Yu-Gi-Oh!

News: The final October TCG Forbidden & Limited List update is out, with TCGPlayer calling it the biggest Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist ever. Other headlines announce a major change to the World Championship 2027 and to Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship participation in Duel Links, alongside reveals for Grave Shadow, Beyond The Brave, Premium Pack 2027 artwork, and Master Duel sleeves.

Tournament: Elfnote leads the tournament field in both regions, but its share is far higher in the OCG at 21.4% than in the TCG at 9.3%, suggesting the same archetype is occupying very different competitive space. The hand-trap picture is even less uniform: Maxx “C” appears in 99.5% of OCG decks, while Mulcharmy Fuwalos is the TCG’s most-played card at 60.6%, with Yu-Gi-Oh! continuing its long tradition of agreeing on the problem and disagreeing on the answer.

Metrics: Rose, Warrior of Revenge rose 103% to $4.00, while Adamancipator Risen, Dragite climbed 102% to $6.15, the sharpest moves among the tracked cards; Sky Striker Ace, Azalea reached $7.75 after a 55% increase. The tracked movers averaged a 44.9% gain, with 78 unusual price spikes detected, which is less a tidy trend than the market briefly throwing several dice at once. Buster Blader is listed at $275.74, with renewed interest reportedly following the reveal of a new retrain and fresh support for the strategy.

Biggest gainer: Rose, Warrior of Revenge (Green): up 103%

Final Fantasy TCG

News: The official Final Fantasy TCG feature “Memories of Life” named Yuna as its Card of the Week, highlighting card 30-090L.

Tournament: Earth/Lightning was the clear Standard leader, accounting for 40% of the reported archetypes, while Fire and Earth/Water each reached 20%. Cloud, Lightning, and Wuk Lamat appeared in 42.9% of decks apiece, suggesting a concentrated card core beneath a format with one notably dominant shell.

Metrics: Citra EX posted the largest move, rising 270% to $13.40, while Estinien climbed 35% to $2.69. The Full Arts also moved upward, with Jack Garland at $4.99, Atomos at $9.44, and Ultros at $10.28, and nine unusual price spikes pushed the tracked movers to an average increase of 26.8%, which is a lot of motion for a card game that mostly involves placing cards on a table.

Biggest gainer: Citra EX: up 270%

Flesh and Blood

News: This week’s headlines include Flesh and Blood Official’s “Masterclass: Boltyn,” two editions of “World Tour Weekly,” and a “Living Legend Announcement.” FaBTCG.gg also published a “World Tour Kyoto Wrap Up” and “Living Legend Update, Fai and Mario Gone,” which is a remarkably concise way to describe two heroes leaving the stage.

Tournament: Classic Constructed is unusually spread out at the top, with Levia, Shadowborn Abomination at 9 percent, Fang, Dracai of Blades at 8.1 percent, and Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn at 7.6 percent, rather than one deck pulling away. Living Legend is similarly divided between Prism, Awakener of Sol and Dash I/O at 8.7 percent each, while Fyendal's Spring Tunic and Shelter From The Storm each appear in 65 percent of decks across the reported formats, a reminder that the field may disagree about heroes while agreeing on equipment.

Metrics: Comet Storm // Shock posted the sharpest move, up 240% to $2.99, while Immobilizing Shot rose 167% to $2.24 and Humble (Red) climbed 80% to $3.50. Across the tracked movers, the average increase was 41.0%, with 23 unusual price spikes detected, which is enough market drama for one spreadsheet, though not evidence of a shared cause.

Biggest gainer: Comet Storm // Shock: up 240%

Grand Archive

News: Grand Archive’s listed stories include “Cosplay Contest Participation” and “Interlude: Aiss Yustera.” The news also includes a “Ban & Restricted” announcement dated November 2, 2026.

Tournament: Standard’s leading archetype was Water Fractals Diao Chan at 8.6%, followed by Fire Coup Ciel at 7.1% and Wind Crux Spirit Ruler Lorraine at 6.7%. That is a spread-out top tier rather than one champion ruling the format, although Diao Chan gets to wear the small crown this time.

Metrics: Into the Fray posted the largest move, up 150% to $99.99, while Umbra Sight reached $200 after rising 23%, making this a week of expensive headlines rather than just bulk-card arithmetic. Across the tracked movers, the average increase was 47.4%, with 28 unusual price spikes detected, so the numbers are dramatic, even if the data supplies no story for them yet.

Biggest gainer: Into the Fray: up 150%

Sorcery: Contested Realm

News: Sorcery TCG published an Artist Spotlight on Lindsey Crummett’s Slag Slug.

Tournament: Fire Necromancer leads the Constructed field at 10.4%, narrowly ahead of Fire Pathfinder at 9.5%, while Earth Geomancer follows at 8.9%. It is a close spread at the top, less a runaway metagame than three archetypes sharing the spotlight, which is about as dramatic as a spreadsheet gets.

Metrics: Heat Ray posted the sharpest move, rising 30% to $12.95, while Hyperparasite climbed 12% to $25.95 and Faith Incarnate reached $11.90 after a 11% increase. The tracked cards averaged an 8.8% gain, with Rubble up 7% to $11.98 and Greater Blood Demon up 7% to $13.76, a tidy little parade of green numbers with no single standout story beyond Heat Ray.

Biggest gainer: Heat Ray (Foil): up 30%

Shadowverse Evolve

Tournament: Abysscraft led the reported Constructed field at 20.6%, narrowly ahead of Swordcraft at 19.3%, while Runecraft followed at 12.5%. That makes Abysscraft the format’s clearest presence in this snapshot, though the margin over Swordcraft is hardly a landslide, more photo finish than imperial procession.

Metrics: Lounes, Levin Apprentice climbed 123% to $2.03, while Inauspicious Puppeteer rose 53% to $2.47, the largest percentage moves among the tracked cards. XXI. Zelgenea, The World remains the standout by price, reaching $67.85 after a 22% increase, with 14 unusual price spikes detected and the tracked movers averaging a 20.6% rise.

Biggest gainer: Lounes, Levin Apprentice (Evolved): up 123%

Riftbound

News: This week’s headlines center on Riftbound’s Radiance meta, including Day 1 best decks, a meta report, and the most buffed Legends, alongside guidance on start-of-game sequencing after the 2026 rules changes. Riot and Riftbound.gg also outlined drawings for the K/DA Collection, the T1 2025 Worlds Champion Player Bundle, the 2026 Worlds Bundle, Gift of the Rift, and the Worlds 2026 Edition, while Koko Lopez was banned from competitive Riftbound until January 1, 2029, for cheating.

Tournament: Constructed’s leading archetype is Kennen, Heart of the Tempest at 9.7%, followed by Irelia, Blade Dancer at 7% and Rengar, Pridestalker at 6.2%, a spread that looks more like a field than a tyrant. At the card level, Chaos Rune and Calm Rune appear in 39.4% and 39.2% of decks respectively, while Defy reaches 37.8%, suggesting the format’s clearest common ground is in staples rather than one runaway strategy.

Metrics: Baron Nashor posted the most consequential move among the tracked cards, rising 61% to $32.19, while Icathian Rain climbed 67% to $2.27, a larger percentage jump from a much smaller price. Chaos Rune reached $7.78 after an 11% increase, bringing the average move among these cards to 46.4%, which is a lot of motion for three pieces of cardboard and not, by itself, an explanation.

Biggest gainer: Icathian Rain: up 67%

Disney Lorcana

Metrics: Cinderella, Unintentional Icon rose 17% to $994.00, while Ursula, Deceiver of All climbed 58% to $110.42, putting premium cards at the serious-money end of this movement. Don Karnage, Debonair Pirate posted the largest percentage gain, 151%, but reached only $5.01, a useful reminder that percentage fireworks can come from a small base; the tracked movers averaged a 41.8% increase.

Biggest gainer: Don Karnage - Debonair Pirate: up 151%

Digimon Card Game

Tournament: Olympos XII was the clear tournament leader, appearing in 25.3% of Standard decks, while Time Strangers followed at 10.7%. Among individual cards, Aegiomon appeared in 19.6% of decks, just ahead of Asuna Shiroki at 19.3%, showing the format’s center of gravity is concentrated around the leading strategy and its core pieces.

Metrics: Reina Sakuya led the tracked movers, rising 76% to $10.51, followed by Bearcatmon // Penetrate Blow at $11.97, up 55%, and Kyaromon at $6.00, up 50%. Kazemon reached $2.12 after a 46% increase, while KingEtemon rose 43% to $5.00, amid 33 unusual price spikes, because apparently the market prefers making one clean signal out of several noisy ones.

Biggest gainer: Reina Sakuya (Alternate Art): up 76%

Star Wars: Unlimited

News: StarWarsUnlimited.gg published a piece titled “Iconic Musings.”

Tournament: Premier’s leading archetypes are tightly clustered, with Ahsoka Tano | Trust in the Force at 13%, Director Krennic | Amidst My Achievement at 11%, and Darth Maul | Sith Revealed at 10%, a field without a single deck eating the tournament table. The common ground is clearer in the card data, where Koska Reeves | Warrior of Mandalore appears in 45.5% of decks, followed by Aggressive Negotiations at 43.5% and Chimaera | A Frightening Reality at 43%, suggesting a broad competitive shell beneath varied leaders.

Metrics: Moralo Eval, Infamous Murderer rose 6% to $8.48, while Teebo, Striped Hunter reached $3.99 and Captain Vaughn, Search the Tunnels reached $2.85, with each also up 6%. The tracked movers averaged a 5.9% increase, alongside six unusual price spikes, which is enough to note, if not yet enough to write a detective novel.

Biggest gainer: Teebo - Striped Hunter (Prestige Foil): up 6%

Gundam Card Game

News: This week’s headlines covered Unicorn Awakening [ST15], Cosmic Crisis [EB02], and the Heavy Dominion [ST14] Starter Deck Guide, alongside the Gundam Card Game Meta Tier List for GD05. The calendar also featured the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 26-27 REGIONAL FINALS and Official Card Sleeves EX 02 [EVX10], proving even the sleeves got a headline.

Tournament: Standard’s leading archetypes are remarkably close, with Shining Gundam, Master Gundam at 16.2% and Strike Freedom Gundam, Victory Gundam at 15.2%, a field that looks competitive rather than ruled by one deck. At the card level, Overflowing Affection appeared in 54.5% of decks and A Show of Resolve in 51.1%, while Kira Yamato reached 46%, suggesting broad staples are doing more of the common work than any single archetype.

Metrics: Hyaku-Shiki posted the sharpest percentage gain among the tracked movers, rising 15% to $12.91, while Akatsuki (Oowashi) reached $13.41 after an 8% increase. Kshatriya remains the most expensive of the group at $34.67, also up 8%, with the tracked movers averaging a 10.4% rise.

Biggest gainer: Hyaku-Shiki (R+): up 15%