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Stories

Longer reads on how the card market really works, built on our price data.

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Stories Presale prices are not prices: 13 chase cards from preorder to today Every one of them is cheaper now than its highest price before release. The median card is down 47.5%. By Denis KataevOct 26, 2026

Biggest drops this week

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1 Angler Wyrm (113/167), Radiance — Riftbound card price Angler WyrmRiftbound · Radiance $1.92 −95.0%
2 Mordekaiser, Dominating (137/167), Radiance — Riftbound card price Mordekaiser, DominatingRiftbound · Radiance $1.37 −94.9%
3 Jarvan IV, Martial Paragon (091/167), Radiance — Riftbound card price Jarvan IV, Martial ParagonRiftbound · Radiance $1.11 −92.3%
4 Resplendent Rostrum (046/167), Radiance — Riftbound card price Resplendent RostrumRiftbound · Radiance $2.53 −91.4%
5 Demacian Standard (156/167), Radiance — Riftbound card price Demacian StandardRiftbound · Radiance $3.99 −89.8%

Biggest gains this week

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1 Kinetic Soldier (TFK-EN002) (TFK-EN002), The Falsebound Kingdom — Yu-Gi-Oh! card price Kinetic Soldier (TFK-EN002)Yu-Gi-Oh! · The Falsebound Kingdom $319.76 +1,180.6%
2 Braidwood Cup (126), Urza's Destiny — Magic card price Braidwood CupMagic · Urza's Destiny $14.01 +1,020.8%
3 Exiled Force (LOD-EN023), Legacy of Darkness (Worldwide English) — Yu-Gi-Oh! card price Exiled ForceYu-Gi-Oh! · Legacy of Darkness (Worldwide English) $24.98 +732.7%
4 2nd Yamato-class Battleship, Musashi-Kai (KC/S31-E002 RR), KanColle, 2nd Fleet — Weiß Schwarz card price 2nd Yamato-class Battleship, Musashi-KaiWeiß Schwarz · KanColle, 2nd Fleet $7.33 +633.0%
5 Shellos East Sea (79/111), Rising Rivals — Pokémon card price Shellos East SeaPokémon · Rising Rivals $36.26 +572.7%