Jul 20 - Jul 26, 2026
Weekly TCG Market Report
Executive Summary
Magic: The Gathering headlines the week with new premium releases, as Chandra, Chill of Compliance debuts at $48 and Bloodline Recollector lands at $89.98, with its Extended Art version opening even higher at $109.99, signaling strong early demand for these chase mythics while supply is still fresh. Competitive signals are still forming around these cards, so the real test will be whether they translate from preorder darlings into actual staples once event results start rolling in. On the broader market, multi-game price jumps are showing up in niche but notable pieces, with Titamon + SkullBaluchimon in Digimon up 579 percent to $4.55 and Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Firewall Dragon and Ghostrick Angel of Mischief Quarter Century Secret Rares up 495 percent and 338 percent respectively, moves that look more like thin supply and targeted buying than a sea change in their formats. Even outside the big three, collectors are poking at overlooked foils, with Metang (Cosmos Holo) in Pokémon up 172 percent to $4.16 and Lorcana's Omnidroid V.9 foil up 166 percent to $5.31, a reminder that low dollar cards with low supply can post loud percentage moves with relatively little real-world volume.
Chase Card of the Week
Chandra, Chill of Compliance (mtg)
Game-by-Game Breakdown
Pokémon TCG
Metagame news first, and there is not much to report this week, no major tournament breakthroughs or clear new archetypes showing up in the data, so the competitive picture for decks like Dragapult ex and Charizard ex looks steady. Most of the action is in the odd-price-movement department, with cards like Metang 114/162 (Cosmos Holo) up 172 percent to about 4 dollars, Fearow jumping 61 percent to around 40 dollars, and several low-power commons such as Drowzee 74a, Rowlet, and Eevee 13 all posting big percentage gains. With 18 unusual spikes flagged and no corresponding tournament or format shift, this looks more like thin supply and possible targeted buyouts than organic demand from players.
Biggest gainer: Metang - 114/162 (Cosmos Holo): up 172% this week
Magic: The Gathering
Tournament results are still filtering in slowly this week, so instead of a clear new boogeyman deck we are seeing a cluster of niche cards quietly climbing as players test and tune. The biggest gainers like Will of the Jeskai, Cyberdrive Awakener (Borderless), Panther Robot (Extended Art), and Toski, Bearer of Secrets all look like organic Commander driven moves, with relatively low absolute prices and percentage jumps that suggest increased play rather than a single high profile event. On the market side, the premium Night's Whisper (1937) Rainbow Foil rising to the mid teens and the note of 16 unusual price spikes both point to thin supply variants reacting quickly to small bursts of demand, a pattern you expect when collectors and Commander players chase specific printings. Meanwhile, new releases like Chandra, Chill of Compliance and the two versions of Bloodline Recollector are debuting at high price points, which typically drift down once real supply hits and we find out whether they are actual staples or just this month's presale darlings.
Biggest gainer: Will of the Jeskai: up 79% this week
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Snake-Eye and Tenpai are still the format’s headline acts, but this week’s data quietly spotlights some very different stories, especially around Quarter Century Secrets. Firewall Dragon and Ghostrick Angel of Mischief both posting massive percentage gains at low-to-mid single digit prices suggests coordinated buying in a still-printed rarity tier, not a sudden competitive breakout, while Djinn Demolisher of Rituals climbing over 140 percent into the low double digits points more toward speculative combo interest than proven top-cut results. Needle Worm jumping over 100 percent to north of $60 and Green Kuriboh doubling into the low single digits look like thin-supply, nostalgia-driven moves, and with 97 unusual spikes flagged overall, this week reads more like a wave of targeted buyouts than a reflection of actual tournament play.
Biggest gainer: Firewall Dragon (Quarter Century Secret Rare): up 495% this week
Disney Lorcana
Illumineer's Quest: The Great Hunny Rescue landed this week at a premium price point, and while it is too early to see full competitive impact, cooperative products like this usually lean more casual than top table. On the constructed side, several control and value tools are clearly getting more attention, with Circle of Life up 94 percent to about $25 and Ohana Means Family up 47 percent to roughly $23, a pattern that fits increased play in slower Amber shells rather than a random buyout, since multiple staples are moving together. Lower tier climbers like Omnidroid V.9 foil, Elinor Renowned Diplomat, and Cheshire Cat Inexplicable are all up 59 to 166 percent into the 4 to 9 dollar range, which looks like players and content creators probing new midrange and board control options more than a single card spike, a reminder that in Lorcana, when the control tools rise in unison, the meta is usually tightening up.
Biggest gainer: Omnidroid - V.9 (Foil): up 166% this week
One Piece TCG
Tournament season is clearly in full swing, with prize and participation cards doing the heavy lifting this week. The big story is competitive and organized play rewards: the Pre-Release Tournament Winner Monkey.D.Luffy climbing 44 percent to about $456 and Monet from the CS 2024 Event Pack jumping 76 percent to around $11 both look like classic low-supply, event-only cards responding to renewed demand rather than casual binder interest. On the meta-adjacent side, Nami, Koby, and the Parallel Smoker all posting 30 percent plus gains suggests players are tuning lists around established leaders, while the debut of Shanks and Edward.Newgate Alternate Arts at roughly $300 each is your standard high opening for chase variants that usually softens once more copies hit the market, especially with 20 separate price spikes flagging this as a noisy, volatility-heavy week rather than a stable new baseline.
Biggest gainer: Monet (CS 2024 Event Pack): up 76% this week
Digimon Card Game
Regional results this week are still favoring established shells like Numemon control and RagnaLoardmon aggro, but the price sheet is hinting that players are quietly tinkering around the edges, especially with tech and engine pieces. Regulusmon jumping 70 percent to about 10 dollars and the Titamon plus SkullBaluchimon package spiking nearly 580 percent into the mid single digits look like classic cases of combo or recursion shells getting renewed attention, while the Analog Youth reprint climbing 77 percent suggests broader demand for generic memory and draw support rather than a one deck wonder. Leopardmon Alternate Art and Tentomon creeping up in the 30 to 50 percent range reads more like organic collector and nostalgia pressure, but with seven unusual spikes flagged in one week this feels less like a single buyout and more like the market reacting to multiple brewing lists at once.
Biggest gainer: Titamon + SkullBaluchimon: up 579% this week
Flesh and Blood
Rosetta events continue to shape the competitive picture, with shadow-centric strategies quietly picking up share while Prism and Kayo still headline the format. The notable climbers this week, Painful Passage, Unwinding Finality, Shadowrealm Horror, and both versions of Call to the Grave, all point in the same direction, more players testing or tuning shadow shells that lean on graveyard recursion and efficient finishers. On the market side, these are sharp week over week moves, 38 to 88 percent, across multiple related cards, which usually signals real competitive experimentation rather than a single random buyout, although the note about 17 unusual spikes suggests at least some speculative activity layered on top.
Biggest gainer: Painful Passage: up 88% this week
Grand Archive
Competitive play continues to reward interaction and flexible threats, with control and tempo shells quietly tightening their grip on the format even without a headline-grabbing event this week. Burst Asunder climbing 13 percent to 57.49 and Crux Sight UR up 9 percent to 169.14 both point to increased demand for efficient answers and card selection, a pattern that usually tracks with refined lists rather than a one-off spike. On the market side, Polaris, Twinkling Cauldron, Jianyu, Fate's Premonition, and Aella, Zephyr's Hand CSR all ticking up in the 9 to 14 percent range, plus eight separate unusual spikes, suggest a mix of organic tuning and some speculative activity rather than a single clear catalyst. When this many cards move at once, the safe read is that players are converging on a few core tools and the market is still figuring out what "staple" means in Grand Archive this month.
Biggest gainer: Polaris, Twinkling Cauldron: up 14% this week
Sorcery: Contested Realm
Tournament chatter this week is all about value engines and flexible removal, with foil Apply Alkahest and Hyperparasite showing up more often in spell heavy control shells that want repeatable answers and grindy board states. Aggro and tempo lists are quietly adapting too, with Wild Fanatic and Autumn Bloom foils ticking up as players lean into efficient threats and scalable board pressure, while Zephyranne Airship foils doubling to 4 dollars looks more like a thin market getting poked than a true meta breakout. In all five cases prices are rising alongside play interest in established archetypes, not a sudden buyout pattern, which suggests the market is just catching up to cards that are actually making 60 card lists.
Biggest gainer: Zephyranne Airship (Foil): up 100% this week
Shadowverse Evolve
Tournament data is still doing the heavy lifting this week, with incremental shifts rather than any single breakout deck grabbing headlines. Midrange and control shells that lean on efficient removal and flexible finishers look to be gaining ground, which lines up with Disdainful Rending P27 Foil climbing 23 percent to 4 dollars and Duramente up 11 percent to just under 4 dollars, both likely reflecting steady competitive demand rather than a flashy buyout. On the higher end, Arcus, Spirited Manager U ticking up 15 percent to about 41.43 dollars and Blaster Dark Evolved SL rising 7 percent to 8.41 dollars suggest players are consolidating around established core pieces instead of chasing the 52 scattered spikes the system flagged, a pattern that usually means the market is feeling its way toward a stable top tier rather than a new fad.
Biggest gainer: Disdainful Rending - P27 (Foil): up 23% this week
Riftbound
Regional results this week leaned hard into blue white control shells, with Lux, Illuminated and Seal of Unity showing up as the stabilizing core rather than the cute tech people assumed at launch, which goes a long way toward explaining their 40 percent and 33 percent climbs to about 11 and 25 dollars respectively. On the other side of the table, Garen, Might of Demacia and Stellacorn Herder are quietly becoming the backbone of midrange aggro lists trying to keep up, each rising around 30 percent as players lock in full playsets, while Yasuo, Unforgiven continues to track upward as the premium finisher in those shells at a bit over 26 dollars. The new Ahri, Inquisitive release landing at a lofty 468 dollars, with Akali, Deadly Weapon at 30 and its Alternate Art at 70, looks like classic early Riftbound presale behavior, high first edition premiums that will only make sense if these actually stick in top tier lists once the meta has more than a week of data behind it.
Biggest gainer: Lux - Illuminated: up 40% this week
Final Fantasy TCG
Regional results continue to lean toward slower Ice and Water shells, but this week we saw more lists splashing Earth and Lightning, which helps explain cards like Gosetsu EX climbing 21 percent to 9.70 dollars as players tune their Backup bases for grindy mirrors. The meta is still defined by control and midrange, and the uptick in cards like Prishe Full Art, up 24 percent to 28.54 dollars, and utility pieces such as Sazh Full Art and Fat Chocobo, suggests players are revisiting older toolkits rather than chasing entirely new archetypes. On the market side, Aerith Full Art Reprint jumping 15 percent to just under 130 dollars and 11 unusual spikes overall look more like a mix of thin supply and targeted buying than a broad shift, classic pattern where a few coordinated orders move prices faster than the actual metagame does.
Biggest gainer: Prishe (Full Art): up 24% this week
Notable Price Spikes
Cards with unusual price movement this week. May indicate buyout activity or organic demand.