Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026
Weekly TCG Market Report
Executive Summary
Magic: The Gathering grabs the headlines with new Borderless versions of Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, and Human Torch debuting at $49.98 each, signaling strong early interest in the latest premium treatments. Competitive and meta driven movement shows up most clearly in Yu Gi Oh, where Tearlaments Kashtira has climbed 408 percent to $3.81, a price level that usually reflects real play demand rather than casual bulk. On the collector side, Pokémon continues its long running nostalgia kick, with Blastoise ex jumping 303 percent to $399.38 and vintage era evolutions like Nidorina and Omastar up 363 percent and 259 percent respectively, suggesting older holo slots are still being quietly hunted. Outside of that, One Piece’s Roronoa Zoro from the Premium Card Collection Live Action Edition is up 410 percent to $56.94, a move that looks more like fandom driven scarcity than any shift in gameplay.
Chase Card of the Week
Invisible Woman (Borderless) (mtg)
Game-by-Game Breakdown
Pokémon TCG
Competitive play did not see any major reported shifts this week, so the story is mostly in the market data rather than tournament results. Several older cards with relatively thin supply, including Nidorina at 363 percent to 41.02 dollars, Blastoise ex at 303 percent to 399.38 dollars, Omastar at 259 percent to 55.63 dollars, Zekrom 39/116 Cosmos Holo at 240 percent to 11.16 dollars, and Armaldo Delta Species at 210 percent to 31.41 dollars, all posted sharp percentage gains that look more like low-liquidity spikes or targeted buyouts than broad organic demand. With 45 unusual price spikes flagged in the same window, this pattern suggests coordinated or speculative activity in older and special-print cards rather than a meta driven rush on new tech.
Biggest gainer: Nidorina: up 363% this week
Magic: The Gathering
Standard and competitive results are quiet in the data this week, but the market is not, with 131 unusual price spikes flagged that look much more like a wave of speculation than a response to tournament play or banlist news. Sedgemoor Witch jumping 192 percent to about $3.50 and Sacred Ground up 207 percent to just under $3 are classic examples of low to mid tier cards where a few concentrated purchases can reset the average, especially without any clear new deck or recent event to point to. Three Wishes, Cactus Preserve (Extended Art), and Mirelurk Queen (Extended Art, Surge Foil) all climbing around 150 to 160 percent into the three dollar range show the same pattern, while the new Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, and Human Torch borderless cards debut near $50 as typical high-end presales, a price point that historically softens once real supply and actual play patterns show up.
Biggest gainer: Sacred Ground: up 207% this week
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Competitive attention is clearly drifting back toward Tearlaments, with Tearlaments Kashtira up 408 percent to about 4 dollars and Primeval Planet Perlereino (Quarter Century Secret Rare) up 154 percent to just over 5, a pattern that usually follows renewed testing or strong finishes rather than random speculation. Sea Monster of Theseus jumping 144 percent to around 8.50 and Sea Kamen climbing 193 percent to about 20.50 both point to some new Extra Deck or combo line getting adopted, although without event data it is hard to tell if this is regional success or just coordinated buying. Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Aramasa rising 86 percent to roughly 4.75 fits the same story, several combo pieces and engine cards moving together, which is typically a sign of real deck exploration rather than a single rogue buyout.
Biggest gainer: Tearlaments Kashtira: up 408% this week
Disney Lorcana
Competitive play continues to lean on Amber based midrange and control shells, and this week the data quietly backs that up, with staples like Ohana Means Family and Four Dozen Eggs climbing over 30 percent, suggesting steady organic demand rather than a one day buyout. Both Elsa variants, Snow Queen and Concerned Sister, are up sharply as well, consistent with increased play in Amethyst control lists that want flexible lore pressure and interaction. On the market side, Lady Tremaine Imperious Queen Enchanted ticking up over 30 percent looks more like collector driven movement at a still modest price point, while the new releases Boo Energetic Child, Buzz Lightyear On the Way, and Mrs. Incredible Super Stretchy are posting typical early preorder style pricing that will likely need real tournament results to justify staying there.
Biggest gainer: Elsa - Snow Queen (Epic): up 33% this week
One Piece TCG
Tournament results are still the main story this week, with Enel and various Luffy leaders continuing to define the pace of play while Katakuri and Rob Lucci lists fight for space as the preferred aggressive shells. The market side looks a lot noisier than the bracket, with 20 unusual spikes flagged and several niche cards like Gum-Gum Champion Rifle and Bartolomeo OP04-089 Full Art nearly tripling on very low dollar bases, which usually signals thin supply or small buyouts more than a real meta shift. The standout is Roronoa Zoro from the Premium Card Collection Live Action Edition, which jumped over 400 percent to about 57 dollars, a move that looks more like collectors draining a limited product than players suddenly teching it into their leader lineups.
Biggest gainer: Roronoa Zoro (Premium Card Collection -Live Action Edition-): up 410% this week
Digimon Card Game
Regional results are clearly pushing the Machinedramon / Regulusmon package back into the spotlight, with both Machinedramon BT19-065 and Regulusmon climbing hard as players revisit that engine in the current ACE-heavy field. Kurisarimon P-014 and the Pyramidimon alt art look more like low-supply promo and alt art corrections than a new meta pillar, while the Evolution Cup Ragnarok Cannon Top 4 card creeping toward double digits is classic tournament prize behavior, tiny print run plus bragging rights. With 13 unusual spikes flagged, this week reads as a mix of real competitive interest around Machine decks and a handful of thin-market promos getting yanked upward by limited supply rather than broad demand.
Biggest gainer: Kurisarimon - P-014 (Event Pack 3): up 152% this week
Flesh and Blood
Classic Constructed is still being defined by Prism and Kayo at the top, with Dash combo and Nuu control nipping at their heels, and the usual pattern is holding, efficient role players and niche tech are quietly gaining ground while the spotlight stays on the heroes. The notable climbers like Benji, the Piercing Wind and Vambrace of Determination point to growing interest in aggressive and on-hit focused strategies, while Timesnap Potion jumping 50 percent suggests more lists are leaning on action-point efficiency and setup turns, not just raw damage. With 27 unusual price spikes and cards like Phoenix Flame (Marvel) and Calming Breeze (Red) both up over 40 percent, this looks like a mix of organic demand for specific shells plus some thin-market movement on older or lower-supply pieces rather than a single new deck breaking the format.
Biggest gainer: Benji, the Piercing Wind - HER026: up 61% this week
Grand Archive
Competitive play this week looks like it is tilting further toward champion centric and regalia heavy builds, with multiple versions of Arthur, Young Heir and Berserker Plate all moving up together, which usually means players are actually sleeving these, not just talking about them. Incarnate Majesty jumping 83 percent into the low single digits suggests it is being tested as a role player rather than a true chase card, useful but not format defining yet. The cluster of Arthur price points, from about 3 dollars to over 17 dollars, tells us different printings or rarities are all seeing increased demand at once, a classic sign of a growing archetype rather than a single rogue buyout. Berserker Plate rising toward the mid 40s fits the pattern of a key regalia in competitive lists, where supply is thinning first and price is following, one of those six "unusual spikes" that probably has more to do with decklists than speculation.
Biggest gainer: Incarnate Majesty: up 83% this week
Sorcery: Contested Realm
Regional event results this week continued to favor midrange control shells and grindy value engines, which helps explain why The Manor at Daperyll Hill climbed 19 percent to 15.50 as players lean harder into site-centric inevitability. Several death and angel themed tools are quietly gaining traction in those lists, with foil Cherubim up 40 percent to 12.59 and foil Kiss of Death up 30 percent to 2.32, while niche tech pieces like foil Cranky Overseer and foil Necronomiconcert posting 87 percent and 31 percent gains respectively look more like low-supply volatility than a fully established meta shift. With ten unusual spikes flagged overall, this feels less like a single new best deck and more like the market catching up to a cluster of cards that are seeing increased experimentation in competitive builds.
Biggest gainer: Cranky Overseer (Foil): up 87% this week
Shadowverse Evolve
Tournament results this week clearly tilted toward Dragoncraft and Swordcraft, with Jerva, Wyrm Transcendent and Azureflame Dragonewt both climbing more than 50 percent, a pattern that usually means these cards are actually winning games, not just starring in YouTube thumbnails. The standout is Celia, Hope's Strategist // Celia, Despair's Messenger, now over $45, which suggests a real role in top Sword lists, since that kind of price does not hold on theorycraft alone. On the market side, promos like Queen Magnus the Black (P10EN Foil) and Mark of the Unkilling (P06EN Foil) posting 60 to 90 percent gains, along with 72 total spike flags, point to a mix of thin promo supply and some speculative sweeping, so we will need another week of results to see which of these moves are grounded in the evolving meta and which are just someone testing how high the ceiling is.
Biggest gainer: Queen Magnus the Black - P10EN (Foil): up 91% this week
Riftbound
Riftbound’s early constructed scene is tilting further toward aggressive shells this week, with Miss Fortune, Bounty Hunter and Annie, Stubborn both climbing sharply after seeing more play in low-to-the-ground lists that punish slower control builds. Unchecked Power jumping 55 percent to 38.62 looks like real competitive demand rather than a meme, since it slots cleanly into those same decks as a finisher, while the alternate arts for Ahri and Darius rising into the 10 dollar range likely reflect players upgrading staples they are already sleeving. New releases like Baron Nashor debuting at 100 dollars alongside Lillia, Bashful Bloom and Kha'Zix, Voidreaver in the low single digits give us a familiar pattern for a launch week, one clear chase card and a couple of pieces waiting for the meta to decide if they are real or just very shiny draft chaff.
Biggest gainer: Miss Fortune - Bounty Hunter: up 73% this week
Final Fantasy TCG
Regionals results this week are clearly pushing some specific tech, with Lulu and Hope both more than doubling in price, a pattern that usually tracks with a new spell-heavy control or combo shell quietly putting up numbers. Full Art versions of Zack, Y'shtola, and Snow & Lightning are also up 50 to 70 percent, which looks less like a one-off buyout and more like players upgrading into premium copies once the core lists are established. With 21 unusual price spikes flagged, this is one of those weeks where competitive demand and collector interest are pulling in the same direction, and the market is adjusting fast rather than drifting.
Biggest gainer: Lulu: up 170% this week
Notable Price Spikes
Cards with unusual price movement this week. May indicate buyout activity or organic demand.