📊 Weekly Market Reports

Magic: The Gathering

News: Reality Fracture dominates the week’s reading, with Commander, typal, and Limited reviews, though one Wargamer verdict calls the set strong for Commander and its precon decidedly less enchanting. Elsewhere, EDHREC turns its attention to Lyra, Tolarian Archangel, Ms. Bumbleflower, and Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, while Wargamer previews an unusually odd Secret Lair deck and a ghostly-dragon combo built to draw an indecent number of cards, because apparently “enough cards” remains a theoretical concept.

Tournament: Commander remains a familiar cEDH arms race, with Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy leading at 7.9%, followed by Kraum and Tymna at 6.6% and Sisay at 4.9%, while Sol Ring appears in 97.3% of decks, ahead of Lotus Petal and Gemstone Caverns. Modern is more evenly split, as Overlord of the Balemurk with Witch Enchanter and Badgermole Cub with Delighted Halfling share the lead at 9.2%, with Atraxa and Goryo's Vengeance at 7.9%; Steam Vents, Flooded Strand, and Wooded Foothills are the format's most common cards, because apparently fetching for the right shock land is still a plan.

Metrics: Onslaught’s Words of Worship surged 295% to $15.15 over three days, reportedly following new Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel combo interest from Reality Fracture, a real catalyst even if the market is moving with the subtlety of a fire alarm. Elsewhere, the reasons are unconfirmed: Commander Masters Foil Etched Divergent Transformations rose 123% to $2.50, The Hobbit: Eternal-Legal Stern Scolding gained 98% to $4.13, and Double Masters 2022 Foil Etched Mizzix of the Izmagnus climbed 62% to $4.45, all over the same three-day stretch.

Biggest gainer: Words of Worship: up 295% this week

Pokémon TCG

News: The next Pokémon TCG expansion drew attention for a notably eerie sea-urchin illustration, while Pikachu is headed to space on a new line of TCG accessories, because apparently terrestrial merchandising had exhausted its options. On the organized-play side, the 2027 Frankfurt Regional Championships are underway across Pokémon TCG, VGC, and Pokémon GO, with official livestreams available.

Tournament: Standard remains a fairly open room, with Dragapult leading at 10.2% of reported decks ahead of Basic Box at 7.1% and Alakazam Dudunsparce at 6.4%. Boss's Orders appears in 91.1% of lists, while Night Stretcher and Ultra Ball clear 82%, which is less a metagame surprise than the familiar ritual of every deck needing to find things and then retrieve them. In Expanded, Regidrago leads at 8.3%, with Slowking and Gardevoir tied at 5.6%, while Guzma, VS Seeker, and Hisuian Heavy Ball are the format's most common utility pieces.

Metrics: Several older and premium printings posted sharp three-day moves, led by Classic Collection Uxie at $6.99, up 133%, and Skyridge Meowth at $129.99, up 86%. Plasma Storm’s Full Art Lugia EX, Team Plasma, reached $938.50 after a 79% rise, while 30th Celebration Jirachi ex hit $117.70 and EX Crystal Guardians Blaziken ex $175.00, each up 67%; with 21 unusual spikes flagged and no verified catalyst, the reason remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Uxie: up 133% this week

One Piece TCG

News: Bandai has announced banned and restricted cards effective October 12, 2026, the sort of notice that sends deckbuilders back to the binder with a small sigh. Elsewhere, OP-18, The Dominance of God, has been announced, while a One Piece Top Decks review examines KeyLlua's Red Ace list for the post-ban OP17 format without Mihawk. Bandai TCG+ also posted an update concerning residential addresses.

Tournament: Dracule Mihawk is the clear Standard leader at 22.6% of reported decks, with Nico Robin at 12.9% and Sabo at 11.6%, a sizable gap before the field even gets to make its case. The most common inclusions, You Can Be My Samurai!! at 23.6%, Shanks at 23.1%, and Perona at 23%, track almost perfectly with that concentration, which is not subtle, but then neither is a sword.

Metrics: The World's Strongest Warriors Release Event copy of Withdraw Now and Allow Me to Save Face climbed 235% to $6.69 over three days, while the set's Benn.Beckman alternate art rose 220% to $18.50 and Shanks alternate art doubled to $49.98. Elsewhere, Royal Blood's Smoker parallel gained 101% to $31.78 over the same period, part of an average 78.1% move across 13 unusual spikes, though the reason for this particular little stampede remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Withdraw Now and Allow Me to Save Face: up 235% this week

Yu-Gi-Oh!

News: YGOrganization’s week included IMPH reveals for Bunnillin and The Secret Crane Princess Who Returns A Favor, alongside Rush Duel’s RD/CA01 additions, Lostream Cards and Koumori Dragon the Magical Dragon. Elsewhere, Chronicles Episode 2 arrived, Duel Links marked its 10th Anniversary Campaign with bonus stamps and gifts, and SimOrg collected its August and September patch notes, because even digital birds require paperwork.

Tournament: Elfnote led the reported TCG field at 10.7%, followed by Blitzclique at 9.4% and Kewl Tune at 7.4%, a fairly spread-out top table rather than one archetype swallowing the room whole. Mulcharmy Fuwalos appeared in 62.3% of decks, with Ash Blossom and Droll and Lock Bird at 58.2% and 51.4%, respectively, so the format’s most reliable common language remains hand traps, as it often does when everyone is politely trying to prevent everyone else from playing Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Metrics: Mind Castlin from 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors led the three-day movers, climbing 351% to $7.90, while Legendary Modern Decks 2026 Secret Rare Mitsurugi Prayers rose 79% to $7.59 and Quarter Century Bonanza’s Quarter Century Secret Rare XX-Saber Gottoms gained 63% to $9.19. Burst Protocol Exosister Karmael reached $3.50 after a 59% three-day increase, matching the 59% rise of Quarter Century Bonanza Platinum Secret Rare Destiny HERO, Malicious to $7.74, amid 58 unusual spikes, though this data establishes the moves, not a reason for them.

Biggest gainer: Mind Castlin: up 351% this week

Final Fantasy TCG

Tournament: Fire/Ice/Lightning led the reported Standard field at 22.2%, with Fire/Earth and Wind/Earth tied behind it at 11.1% each, so the format has a front-runner but not yet a coronation. Amaterasu appeared in 63.6% of decks, while Zack and Cloud each reached 54.5%, a familiar reminder that efficient Fire staples tend to find work wherever the elements will have them.

Metrics: Cloud Full Art from Crystal Dominion climbed 52% to $7.59 over three days, the largest move in a week that averaged 14.3%, while Rebellion's Call Tiamat EX Full Art rose 29% to $6.33. Opus XII Krile reached $3.00 after a 20% gain, and the Noir Promo Barret and PR-156 Zack increased 15% and 12% to $34.19 and $4.54, respectively, over the same period, though the reason for these jumps remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Cloud (Full Art): up 52% this week

Flesh and Blood

News: Official coverage this week spans a Pro Draft Guide for Usurp the Shadow Throne, a Rules Update, and a Scheduled Banned and Restricted Announcement, the sort of administrative trio that can make a card game feel briefly like municipal government. There are also Zero to Eighty features for Viserai, Levia, and Malice, alongside World Tour Weekly and an update to XP and Player Rankings.

Tournament: Classic Constructed is led by Levia, Shadowborn Abomination at 14.9%, followed by Malice, Domina of the Dead at 12.2% and Viserai, the Forsaken at 10.3%, while Living Legend puts Oscilio, Constella Intelligence at 17.6% ahead of Bravo, Star of the Show at 15.7%. Across both formats, Fyendal's Spring Tunic, Shelter From The Storm, and Sigil Of Solace each appear in 65% of decks, which is less a metagame surprise than the usual reminder that efficient generics have a way of showing up wherever players are allowed to sleeve cards.

Metrics: Fiddlers Green (Red) from the Compendium of Rathe Antiquity Pack rose 164% to $2.61 over three days, while the High Seas Fiddler's Green (Red) climbed 72% to $2.55, a suspiciously tidy pair of movements with no confirmed cause. Usurp the Shadow Throne's Extended Art Channel Stormgarden reached $47.00, up 57% in three days, and Blessing of Suraya gained 56% to $8.23, as the market logged 19 unusual spikes, including War Cry of Bellona at $5.63, up 25%; for now, the explanation remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Fiddlers Green (Red) (ANQ037): up 164% this week

Grand Archive

News: Grand Archive published Ban & Restricted updates dated October 16 and November 2, 2026. The headlines do not identify the affected cards or formats, so for now the concrete news is simply that the rules ledger has been revised twice, which is rarely where anyone goes looking for a relaxing read.

Tournament: Standard is led by Water Fractals Diao Chan at 9.4% of the field, with Fire Coup Ciel at 7.6% and Wind Crux Spirit Ruler Lorraine at 6.5%. That is a lead, not a coronation, the three decks remain close enough that Standard has not yet handed anyone the keys to the Regalia cabinet.

Metrics: Grand Archive’s largest three day move was Supporter Pack 2 Razorvine, up 20% to $3.05, while Phantom Monarchs Event Pack Safeguard Amulet rose 16% to $194.21 and Beseech the Winds gained 14% to $4.05. Abyssal Heaven Fabled Emerald Fatestone // Byakko, White Tiger reached $36.51, up 11% over three days, and Alchemical Revolution Neos Elemental climbed 9% to $3.49, with the cause of these moves unconfirmed, because sometimes the market offers a plot twist but neglects the plot.

Biggest gainer: Razorvine: up 20% this week

Sorcery: Contested Realm

News: Sorcery TCG Official introduced a new Trap mechanic in “It’s a Trap!,” adding another wrinkle to the game’s already busy dance between Avatars, Sites, and ambushes. The headline offers no further rules detail yet, so for now players can simply note that the realm has found one more way to make a confident advance feel regrettable.

Tournament: Earth Archimago led the reported Constructed field at 11.4 percent, followed closely by Fire Pathfinder at 10.2 percent, with Air Avatar of Air at 8.9 percent. That is a spread rather than a coronation, three elemental approaches occupying the front of the room, which is about as close as Sorcery gets to a polite argument over who brought the larger fireball.

Metrics: Alpha foil Astral Alcazar rose 71% to $37.50 over three days, while Alpha foil Cave-In climbed 49% to $34.17, two sharp moves with no confirmed cause yet attached. Gothic foils were steadier, with Boulevard of Bones at $41.29, up 12%, Shrike Orchard at $7.87, up 9%, and City of Plenty at $163.86, up 8%, all over the same three-day window, against a market average gain of 14.1%.

Biggest gainer: Astral Alcazar (Foil): up 71% this week

Shadowverse Evolve

Tournament: Abysscraft led the constructed field at 20.6%, with Swordcraft close behind at 19.3%, making this a two-craft race before Runecraft enters at 12.5%. That is a meaningful gap, though not quite a coronation, the sort of metagame where everyone has brought a plan and several people have brought the same plan.

Metrics: Over the past three days, BP09 foil Vayle, Mysterian Summoner rose 55% to $2.25, while foil Mysterian Whitewyrm // Mysterian Blackwyrm climbed 48% to $5.43. Belphomet, Worldreaver reached $4.77, up 31%, with Marwynn, Repose of Despair at $3.47, up 26%, and Guide to Glory’s Penguin Wizard at $3.00, up 20%; all outpaced the market’s 18.5% average move, though the reason for this little parade remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Vayle, Mysterian Summoner - P18 (Foil): up 55% this week

Riftbound

News: Riot published a Radiance overview and announced the first locations and dates for early 2027 Riftbound Regionals and a Continental, giving organized play at least a few pins on the map. Elsewhere, coverage turned to the post-ban Vendetta environment, including Kennen’s prospects and results from CCS Riftbound Qualifier #5, while judges received their own reminder that rules enforcement is, in fact, part of the event.

Tournament: Topdeck.gg’s Constructed results show no single deck running away with the room, with Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman at 9.3% of the field, followed by Irelia, Blade Dancer at 7.5% and Diana, Scorn of the Moon at 6%. Across those varied Legends, Chaos Rune appeared in 41.6% of decks, Calm Rune in 38.6%, and Defy in 38.4%, the sort of staples that quietly do the work while the champions get the posters.

Metrics: Over the past three days, Unleashed Overnumbered cards led the notable moves, with Plundering Poro rising 15% to $199.84 and LeBlanc, Deceiver up 11% to $243.33. Spiritforged alternate-art Ezreal, Prodigy gained 33% to $6.64, while Origins Baited Hook reached $62.05 after a 10% increase; the cause of these short-window changes remains unconfirmed, because apparently even cardboard enjoys keeping its secrets.

Biggest gainer: Ezreal, Prodigy (Alternate Art): up 33% this week

Disney Lorcana

News: TCGPlayer published an Emerald Steel account built around three Disney Lorcana championships and a single trophy, while Wargamer reported reveals of an Illustrious Evil Queen and an Iconic Cinderella for Hyperia City. The latter is reveal news, not yet a metagame verdict, because cardboard has a way of becoming much more complicated once people start actually questing with it.

Metrics: Max Goof, Chart Topper from Fabled rose 168% to $20.57 over three days, a dramatic move in percentage terms, though still a $20 card rather than a new crown jewel. Mickey Mouse, Leader of the Band promo climbed 39% to $6.96, while Into the Inklands Enchanted Ursula, Deceiver of All gained 14% to $93.91; the causes behind these moves remain unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Max Goof - Chart Topper: up 168% this week

Digimon Card Game

News: Bandai TCG+ published an update concerning residential addresses. It is administrative news rather than a new Digimon set, restriction list, or tournament development, which is not exactly the sort of announcement that changes your Memory gauge.

Tournament: Olympos XII is the clear Standard leader at 38.2% of reported decks, far ahead of Time Strangers at 8.2% and Medusa at 7.1%, which is less a triangle than one very large statue casting a long shadow. Its footprint shows in the card counts too, with Asuna Shiroki in 26% of decks and Aegiomon in 25.5%, while Elecmon reaches 21% across the field.

Metrics: Over three days, Time Stranger Minervamon more than doubled to $3.86, while Dual Revolution Bacchusmon reached $4.00 after a 100 percent climb. Limited Card Pack, Another Knight, Alexandrite Memory Boost! rose 89 percent to $3.96, and the two Imperialdramon Dragon Mode printings moved to $8.58 for Across Time Pre-Release copies and $2.72 for Release Special Booster 1.5 alternate arts, up 52 and 51 percent respectively, with 17 unusual spikes detected but no confirmed reason yet.

Biggest gainer: Minervamon: up 104% this week

Star Wars: Unlimited

News: StarWarsUnlimited.gg published a Homeworlds product release update this week, offering the latest word on that release. A product update is not quite a decklist revelation, but it is the sort of administrative bulletin players learn to read closely.

Tournament: Director Krennic, Amidst My Achievement leads Premier at 17.7 percent of reported decks, with Ahsoka Tano, Trust in the Force at 11.1 percent and Lando Calrissian, Full Sabacc at 9.1 percent, a clear lead but not quite a coronation. Across those lists, Koska Reeves, Warrior of Mandalore appears in 49 percent of decks, followed by Chimaera, A Frightening Reality at 45.5 percent and Pre Vizsla, Strong-Willed Ruler at 43.9 percent, suggesting the card pool has a few very familiar faces even while the leader field remains broader.

Metrics: Over three days, Jump to Lightspeed's Victor Leader, Leading from the Front rose 45% to $3.49, while Ashes of the Empire Reforge Hyperspace Foil gained 25% to $6.87. Partisan Hideout // Experience Hyperspace reached $3.68 after a 22% move, with Mando's N-1 Starfighter Prestige Foil at $5.03 and Shin Hati Prestige Foil at $6.33, up 16% and 10% respectively, but the cause behind these short-window repricings remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: Victor Leader - Leading from the Front: up 45% this week

Gundam Card Game

News: This week’s headlines include the Official Damage Counter Dice, Haro, and Special Booster Bundle 01, alongside Bandai TCG+ guidance on updating a residential address. TCGplayer also published “A Life After Bans: What Are The New Top Gundam Decks?”, an editorial look at the post-ban landscape, though a headline is not yet a tournament result, however much we may all want one.

Tournament: Standard is led by Shining Gundam with Master Gundam at 13.6% of reported decks, narrowly ahead of Strike Freedom Gundam with Victory Gundam at 12.4%, while Blue White Control sits back at 8.3%. Across those strategies, Overflowing Affection appears in 53.2% of decks, A Show of Resolve in 50.4%, and Kira Yamato in 46.1%, the sort of staples package that makes deckbuilding feel briefly less like self-expression and more like paperwork.

Metrics: Dual Impact R+ All-Range Attack climbed 38% to $8.99 over three days, matching the three-day gains for Steel Requiem R+ Graham Aker, up 38% to $12.31. Freedom Ascension Gundam Exia Repair rose 30% to $3.25, while Phantom Aria Gundam Kyrios reached $2.34 after a 17% move and Freedom Ascension Darkness Finger hit $3.65, up 14%; the market averaged a 16.7% gain, though the reason for this little parade remains unconfirmed.

Biggest gainer: All-Range Attack (R+): up 38% this week