Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2026
Weekly TCG Market Report
Executive Summary
Competitive attention is centered on Magic, with new cards like Chandra, Chill of Compliance debuting at $48 and Bloodline Recollector already commanding $89.98, $109.99 in extended art, early signals that these are being treated as chase mythics rather than bulk presales. No clear meta reshuffle shows up in the data yet, but the concentration of value in a few new cards suggests players and collectors are both bracing for these to matter in constructed once results start coming in. In the broader market, Djinn Demolisher of Rituals in Yu-Gi-Oh is up 1622 percent to $10.85 and Titamon + SkullBaluchimon in Digimon is up 523 percent to $4.55, both sharp moves that look more like sudden demand or thin supply than slow organic growth. Rounding out the week, Maestroke the Symphony Djinn (Starfoil) is up 311 percent to $2.96, Metang Cosmos Holo is up 105 percent to $4.16, and Zephyranne Airship (Foil) has doubled to $4, all notable jumps but still sitting in the mid to low single digit price range.
Chase Card of the Week
Chandra, Chill of Compliance (mtg)
Game-by-Game Breakdown
Magic: The Gathering
Competitive news is light this week, with no clear tournament results or new archetypes in the data, so most of what we are seeing looks like market movement rather than metagame pressure. Several cards posted sizable percentage gains, but at low absolute prices, Will of the Jeskai, Vindictive Lich, and Rishkar's Expertise (Retro Frame) all sit in the $2 to $2.5 range, which suggests either small, possibly coordinated buyouts or Commander driven organic demand in a thin market rather than a Standard or Modern breakout. At the top end, new releases like Chandra, Chill of Compliance at $48 and Bloodline Recollector at roughly $90 to $110 are in the usual presale honeymoon phase, and with 11 unusual spikes flagged overall, this looks more like a week of speculative probing than a fundamental shift in the competitive landscape.
Biggest gainer: Will of the Jeskai: up 79% this week
Pokémon TCG
Standard play stayed relatively quiet this week, with no major reported tournament results or new archetypes breaking into the meta from this data alone. The notable movement is on older and low-play cards like Metang (Cosmos Holo), Rowlet, Eevee (13), Grotle from Diamond & Pearl, and Azelf, all posting large percentage gains that look more like thin-market adjustments or targeted buyouts than a response to competitive demand. With 12 unusual spikes flagged and no clear tournament or ban list catalyst attached, this is one of those weeks where the market is loud, but the gameplay story is basically unchanged.
Biggest gainer: Metang - 114/162 (Cosmos Holo): up 105% this week
One Piece TCG
Tournament promos are clearly setting the pace this week, with the Monkey.D.Luffy Pre-Release Tournament Winner card jumping 44 percent to $456.14, a move that fits a tiny supply, winner-only distribution and likely recent competitive spotlight rather than everyday player demand. On the meta side, Monet from the CS 2024 Event Pack and Nami both climbing sharply suggest increased play in current lists, while Megalo Alternate Art and Shanks Event Pack Vol. 6 look more like collector or promo driven moves than core-deck staples. The new Shanks 020 and Edward.Newgate 001 Alternate Arts launching at just under $300 signal a high-end ceiling for chase variants, and with 16 unusual spikes flagged overall, this is a week where price velocity is real but mostly concentrated in low-supply promo and alt art territory rather than broad format shifts.
Biggest gainer: Monet (CS 2024 Event Pack): up 62% this week
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Djinn Demolisher of Rituals and Maestroke the Symphony Djinn (Starfoil) both posted huge percentage gains this week, which strongly suggests a coordinated push on older Djinn cards rather than a sudden competitive breakthrough, especially with no major tournament results or decklists in the data to back it up. Needle Worm and Stardust Dragon climbing, along with Dark Magician (Purple), point more toward collector and nostalgia driven buying on legacy cards, where thin supply means a few higher sales can reset prices dramatically. With 52 unusual spikes flagged overall, this looks like a week where the market moved more on speculation and low supply than on actual meta shifts.
Biggest gainer: Djinn Demolisher of Rituals: up 1622% this week
Final Fantasy TCG
Regional results this week continued to highlight Ice/Water control and Fire/Earth aggro, with players leaning harder on efficient Forwards and Backups that grind value over long games. In that context, utility pieces and recognizable names ticked up across the board, with Prishe Full Art up 24 percent to 28.54 and Gosetsu EX up 21 percent to 9.70, suggesting organic demand from lists that want resilient bodies and reliable backup lines rather than a one-off buyout. On the market side, Aerith Full Art Reprint climbed 15 percent to 129.97 while Sazh Full Art and Alexander saw smaller gains, and with ten unusual spikes flagged overall, the pattern looks like broad interest and some speculative probing rather than a single coordinated push on any one card.
Biggest gainer: Prishe (Full Art): up 24% this week
Flesh and Blood
Rosetta season is clearly pushing the assassin and warrior tables, with Unwinding Finality and Call to the Grave both jumping on the back of Nuu and Kayo builds refining their endgame plans in Classic Constructed. Beckon Steel (Blue) and Eloquent Eulogy ticking up in tandem suggests more players testing heavy red-line brute and graveyard centric shells, while Prized Galea’s LGS promo version inching up looks like simple prize support filtering into local play rather than a meta-defining shift. With 16 unusual spikes flagged, this week’s market feels more like broad experimentation across new lists than a single dominant deck causing a focused run on any one card.
Biggest gainer: Unwinding Finality: up 77% this week
Grand Archive
Tournament results this week point to air and water champions continuing to matter, with control and tempo lists leaning harder on efficient interaction. Jianyu, Fate's Premonition and Dissuading Halt both climbed on the back of increased play as flexible tools in those shells, their prices up 12 percent and 10 percent respectively in what looks like organic demand rather than a sudden buyout. At the higher end, Aella, Zephyr's Hand CSR and Safeguard Amulet ticked up 9 percent and 8 percent, a small but noticeable move that likely reflects steady collector and competitive interest rather than any single spike sale.
Biggest gainer: Jianyu, Fate's Premonition: up 12% this week
Sorcery: Contested Realm
Competitive play took center stage this week, with air and earth based midrange and control shells quietly tightening their grip on the meta as more lists lean on efficient removal and resilient sites. Cards like Apply Alkahest (Foil) and Wild Fanatic (Foil) are seeing broader adoption in spell heavy control and aggressive minion builds, and the continued use of Mount Ussar Sanctuary in site control strategies is keeping that card relevant at the top tables. On the market side, Zephyranne Airship (Foil) doubling to 4 dollars looks like a low base price magnifying a small uptick in demand, while Autumn Bloom (Foil), Apply Alkahest (Foil), Wild Fanatic (Foil), and Mount Ussar Sanctuary all posted modest gains in what appears to be organic movement tied to increased competitive play rather than a coordinated buyout.
Biggest gainer: Zephyranne Airship (Foil): up 100% this week
Shadowverse Evolve
Tournament data is thin this week, but the two cards inching up tell a familiar story for anyone who has actually sleeved a Shadowverse Evolve deck. Arcus, Spirited Manager (U) climbing about 15 percent to a little over 41 dollars suggests ongoing organic demand for Spiritcraft lists that lean on Arcus as a core engine, not a sudden buyout, since we are not seeing a sharp supply collapse in the data provided. Disdainful Rending P27 Foil ticking up roughly 23 percent to around 4 dollars looks more like a playable foil catching up to its actual usage rate, and with 40 minor spikes flagged overall this week, most of the movement appears to be low level noise rather than a coordinated market event.
Biggest gainer: Disdainful Rending - P27 (Foil): up 23% this week
Riftbound
Aggro lists built around Lux and Garen continue to define early Riftbound constructed play, with Lux, Illuminated and both Garen variants showing clear upticks in demand that look like organic adoption rather than a sudden buyout. Stellacorn Herder’s rise suggests midrange shells are leaning harder on efficient board presence, a small but noticeable meta shift away from pure low curve aggression. On the market side, Lux and Garen’s 30 to 40 percent climbs are typical of cards that just proved themselves in competitive decks, while the eye watering presale on Ahri, Inquisitive and the premium on Akali, Deadly Weapon’s Alternate Art fit the usual pattern where early chase and alt treatments command a first adopter premium before reality sets in.
Biggest gainer: Lux - Illuminated: up 40% this week
Disney Lorcana
Organized Play data this week points to Amber decks leaning harder into Lilo and Stitch shells, with Ohana Means Family up 47 percent to 23.51 and Angel, Experiment 624 nudging up 10 percent to 34.01, both consistent with real competitive demand rather than a flashy buyout. Elinor, Renowned Diplomat and Omnidroid V.9 Foil, each up 75 percent but still under 10 dollars, look more like emerging role players in control lists, gradual price movement with no clear sign of manipulation. At the top end, I2I Enchanted creeping 9 percent to 529.99 is typical of ultra rare Lorcana staples, while Illumineer's Quest, The Great Hunny Rescue landing around 96 dollars is now the sealed product to watch for how much cooperative play actually translates into sustained demand.
Biggest gainer: Elinor - Renowned Diplomat: up 75% this week
Digimon Card Game
Titamon plus SkullBaluchimon jumping over 500 percent into the mid tier price range signals a real meta experiment with that package, likely in Numemon style mill or a broader control shell, rather than just a stray sale on a bulk rare. Regulusmon climbing about 44 percent toward the ten dollar mark and the reprint of Analog Youth rising roughly 77 percent both point to increased combo and memory support demand, which fits with ongoing Alphamon and ACE centric builds looking for efficient setup pieces. The 20 percent moves on limited foil Guardromon and Cho Hakkaimon look more like thin supply on older premium printings than a competitive breakout, so among the seven detected spikes the Titamon package and Regulusmon are the ones that actually line up with plausible play pattern shifts.
Biggest gainer: Titamon + SkullBaluchimon: up 523% this week
Notable Price Spikes
Cards with unusual price movement this week. May indicate buyout activity or organic demand.