Key takeaways
Yu-Gi-Oh! prices were mixed this week: breadth is slightly tilted toward gains over seven days while the top-100 value index was steady. By count, 2,062 cards were up over seven days versus 1,955 down and 10,902 flat, and the median 7‑day change is 0%. The 30‑day picture shows more cards up (4,112) than down (3,376) and a median 30‑day change of 0%, while the top-100 value index moved up 0.3% over 30 days but was unchanged over seven days. The total raw value across all priced cards stands at $647,946 with 72,889 priced cards in the catalog and 828 sets represented; the pool used to measure breadth was 14,933 cards. For collectors tracking market breadth, these counts underline a broad but quiet market: more individual cards rose than fell in the short and medium windows, yet medians and the top-100 index show very little directional pressure.
Standout single-card movers this week are concentrated among low- to mid‑priced raw listings rather than the highest-ticket lots. The three largest 7‑day gainers by percentage are Arianna the Labrynth Servant [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCR-JP045 from Limit Over Collection: Rivals (up 281.4% to $7.59, sales volume 10), Caius the Shadow Monarch SD14-JP001 from Structure Deck: Advent of the Emperor (up 213.3% to $8.71, sales volume 9), and Toon Barrel Dragon DOCS-JP038 from Dimension of Chaos (up 210.3% to $5.12, sales volume 3). On the downside, the biggest 7‑day declines are Chimeratech Overdragon [1st Edition] POTD-EN034 (down 80.3% to $13, sales volume 33), Toon Dark Magician Girl [Secret Rare] QCLP-JP010 (down 73.5% to $6.51, sales volume 29), and Doomkaiser Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN043 (down 68.2% to $86.14, sales volume 14). Over 30 days, significant percentage gains include Infernal Dragon [1st Edition] DP04-EN010 (up 294.1% to $19.98, sales volume 1), Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon 20TH-JPC64 (up 291.8% to $9.99, sales volume 3), and Magician Navigation PAC1-JP050 (up 285.0% to $8.97, sales volume 11). Large 30‑day declines include Gold Sarcophagus SJCS-EN005 (down 97.3% to $22, sales volume 3), Dark Magician Girl [20th Secret Rare] 20TH-JPC55 (down 92.2% to $58.31, sales volume 45), and Tytannial, Princess of Camellias [1st Edition] CSOC-EN029 (down 86.6% to $21.50, sales volume 12). The mover rules applied here exclude percentage changes above 300% as unreliable and only include cards priced at $5 or more with at least three price points.
The market’s highest raw values remain concentrated in a few premium Overframe Grand Master Rare and event pieces. The most valuable raw listings are Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 at $20,699.95 (PSA 10 price $15,100) and Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP001 at $19,000.99, followed by Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 at $15,999.99. For sellers and those considering grading, note that 14,797 cards have both raw and PSA 10 prices and the median PSA 10 price divided by raw price is 16.84; use that ratio as a benchmark when comparing a raw listing to its PSA 10 equivalent. If you hold cards with substantial PSA 10 premiums in mind, remember to factor in a grading fee assumption of $25 when evaluating whether to submit for grading. Collectors chasing flips among the top movers should pay attention to sales volume on the moves listed above—several of the largest percentage moves have low volume—while holders of the highest‑value raw pieces should compare their raw listing prices directly with the specific PSA 10 prices provided for the same cards before deciding to grade or sell.
Market overview
The Yu-Gi-Oh! market this week is large but quiet. There are 72,889 priced cards across 828 sets, with a median card price of $1.15 and a total raw market value of $647,946. Within that universe, 687 cards are priced at $100 or more and 40 cards are priced at $1,000 or more; the top-100 basket alone carries $203,207 of raw value. The market includes 47,811 cards that also exist with PSA10 population entries, so collectors who own high-end raw pieces are looking at a pool where grading is an option against a broad base of lower-price listings. Those numbers underline the scale: most activity sits well under the six-figure tickets, while a concentrated portion of value lives in the upper tiers and the top-100 basket.
Breadth metrics show a market that is largely stable over both weekly and monthly horizons. Of the 14,933 cards in the tracked mover pool, 2,062 rose over seven days while 1,955 fell, leaving 10,902 flat; over 30 days, 4,112 rose, 3,376 fell and 7,306 were flat. The median change for both the 7-day and 30-day windows is 0.0%, indicating that more than half of tracked cards experienced no movement in price in those spans. That pattern—a mix of a modest number of movers and a large number of flats—means most listings are not changing hands or price aggressively in the short term, even as a subset shows directional movement.
The top-100 value index paints a slightly different picture from overall breadth. The top-100 value index was unchanged over seven days (0.0%) and was up 0.3% over 30 days. At $203,207 of raw value in the basket, the top end is not experiencing dramatic volatility: it nudged upward over a month while breadth shows many individual cards are flat. In plain terms, the index’s slight 30-day gain alongside a market where the median change is 0.0% suggests that incremental shifts within high-dollar items—not broad-based rallies across the long tail—are responsible for the index move. Collectors watching high-value names should note that the top-100’s small move does not imply widespread upward pressure across lower tiers.
Price tiers are uniformly calm. The breakdown by tier is 33,118 cards under $1, 24,768 cards in the $1–$5 band, 11,157 in $5–$20, 3,159 in $20–$100, 647 in $100–$1,000, and 40 in the $1,000+ tier. Each tier reports a median 30-day change of 0.0%, reinforcing the stability seen in the median and breadth figures: across price points, the typical card has not shifted in the last month. That evenness matters operationally. For sellers, it signals that price discovery is not moving broadly enough to justify wholesale relisting or repricing in many cases; for buyers, it means opportunities are likely to be selective rather than widespread. For graders, given the grading-fee assumption of $25, the dense middle and long tail under $20 and under $1 contain the majority of items where grading decisions require careful pickiness because the raw market value floor is low and the median tier moves are flat.
Putting breadth versus the index into practical perspective: breadth shows most cards are static—lots of flats and a modest number of modest movers—while the top-100 value index ticked up 0.3% over 30 days. That combination can coexist when a few higher-value cards shift enough to move the value-weighted index while the mass of listings remains unchanged. If you hold items in the $100–$1,000 band or the $1,000+ band, the top-end small lift is the most relevant figure to watch; if you operate in volume with under-$5 or under-$1 cards, the pervasive 0.0% median changes indicate a need for targeted selection rather than broad portfolio actions. Collectors chasing specific high-value names should compare those items to the top-100 basket value of $203,207, and those contemplating grading should weigh the $25 fee against the concentrated value in the upper tiers, because the market’s stability elsewhere means grading will only be a likely value-add when applied to cards that sit in the higher-priced brackets shown above.
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Download CSV| # | Price tier | Cards | Median 30-day change |
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| 1 | Under $1 | 33,118 | 0.0% |
| 2 | $1–$5 | 24,768 | 0.0% |
| 3 | $5–$20 | 11,157 | 0.0% |
| 4 | $20–$100 | 3,159 | 0.0% |
| 5 | $100–$1,000 | 647 | 0.0% |
| 6 | $1,000+ | 40 | 0.0% |
Biggest movers this week
If you hold cards shown here or are deciding whether to buy, sell or grade, consider the interaction between price level, rarity, sales volume and the $25 grading fee assumption. For lower-priced winners that moved into the $5 to $15 band—examples include Arianna the Labrynth Servant [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCR-JP045 at $7.59 up 281.4%, Dark Magician QCDB-JP007 at $7.05 up 170.1%, and Banisher of the Light [1st Edition] MRL-E078 at $7.96 up 169.8%—grading costs could be a meaningful percentage of current market value given the $25 grading fee assumption. For mid-tier cards such as Gravekeeper's Commandant [1st Edition] FOTB-EN015 at $23.59 up 190.2% or Crossout Designator QCDB-JP053 at $12.03 up 118.7%, a single-figure grading fee remains a material consideration against potential grade premium. High-ticket items that moved—Copycat RP01-EN092 at $230.83 up 182.3% and I:P Masquerena [Starlight Rare 1st Edition] CHIM-EN049 at $298.16 up 151.0%—may justify grading more readily given the absolute price level, but remember that Starlight and other premium rarities also appear among the largest declines this week, for example Rainbow Bridge Bifrost [Starlight Rare] MAMO-EN023 down 54.1% to $20.00. Collectors chasing recent movers should weigh current sales volume: where volume is single-digit, the price move could reflect isolated trades and may be less durable; where volume is multi-decade or large, the move may reflect broader activity but still requires caution because single-week reversals can and do occur. The top-100 value index change % over 7 days is 0% and the median 7-day change % is 0%, while there were 2062 cards up over 7 days and 1955 cards down, emphasizing that many items moved but the middle of the market was stable this week.
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Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Rarity | Raw price | Change |
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| 1 | Arianna the Labrynth Servant [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCR-JP045 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Rivals | Prismatic Secret Rare | $7.59 | +281.4% |
| 2 | Caius the Shadow Monarch SD14-JP001 | YuGiOh Japanese Structure Deck: Advent of the Emperor | — | $8.71 | +213.3% |
| 3 | Toon Barrel Dragon DOCS-JP038 | YuGiOh Japanese Dimension of Chaos | — | $5.12 | +210.3% |
| 4 | Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon GP16-JP011 | YuGiOh Japanese Gold Pack 2016 | — | $11.82 | +195.5% |
| 5 | Maiden of White [Secret Rare] 25LP-JP018 | YuGiOh Japanese World Championship 2025 Limited Pack | — | $8.85 | +195.0% |
| 6 | Gravekeeper's Commandant [1st Edition] FOTB-EN015 | YuGiOh Force of the Breaker | — | $23.59 | +190.2% |
| 7 | Copycat RP01-EN092 | YuGiOh Retro Pack | — | $231 | +182.3% |
| 8 | Dark Magician QCDB-JP007 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Duelist Box | — | $7.05 | +170.1% |
| 9 | Banisher of the Light [1st Edition] MRL-E078 | YuGiOh Magic Ruler | — | $7.96 | +169.8% |
| 10 | Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon [Ultra Parallel Rare] 20TH-JPC64 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection | — | $7.81 | +165.6% |
| 11 | Wandering Gryphon Rider [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCH-JP040 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | — | $8.19 | +165.0% |
| 12 | Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 SOD-EN007 | YuGiOh Soul of the Duelist | — | $20.41 | +161.7% |
| 13 | Chimeratech Overdragon [Secret Rare] HC01-JP017 | YuGiOh Japanese History Archive Collection | — | $5.23 | +161.5% |
| 14 | E - Emergency Call PAC1-JP037 | YuGiOh Japanese Prismatic Art Collection | — | $8.30 | +161.0% |
| 15 | White Wing Magician SD31-JP005 | YuGiOh Japanese Structure Deck: Pendulum Evolution | — | $5.34 | +159.2% |
| 16 | Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon [Ultimate Rare] QCCP-JP007 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Chronicle Side:Pride | Ultimate Rare | $6.72 | +153.6% |
| 17 | I:P Masquerena [Starlight Rare 1st Edition] CHIM-EN049 | YuGiOh Chaos Impact | Starlight Rare | $298 | +151.0% |
| 18 | Shien's Smoke Signal STOR-JP048 | YuGiOh Japanese Storm of Ragnarok | — | $9.94 | +151.0% |
| 19 | Witch of the Black Forest [Starfoil Rare] BP01-EN001 | YuGiOh Battle Pack: Epic Dawn | — | $6.18 | +150.2% |
| 20 | Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon [Secret Rare] SHVI-JP049 | YuGiOh Japanese Shining Victories | — | $33.77 | +133.1% |
| 21 | Helpoemer 301-006 | YuGiOh Japanese The New Ruler | — | $15.00 | +128.3% |
| 22 | Red Eyes B. Dragon RP01-EN011 | YuGiOh Retro Pack | — | $115 | +125.5% |
| 23 | Giant Rat PS-28 | YuGiOh Japanese Pharaoh's Servant | — | $7.39 | +121.9% |
| 24 | Exodia the Forbidden One MB01-JP004 | YuGiOh Japanese Millennium Box Gold Edition | — | $22.55 | +120.9% |
| 25 | Crossout Designator QCDB-JP053 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Duelist Box | — | $12.03 | +118.7% |
Top 7-day decliners
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Rarity | Raw price | Change |
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| 1 | Chimeratech Overdragon [1st Edition] POTD-EN034 | YuGiOh Power of the Duelist | — | $13.00 | -80.3% |
| 2 | Toon Dark Magician Girl [Secret Rare] QCLP-JP010 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Limited Pack | Secret Rare | $6.51 | -73.5% |
| 3 | Doomkaiser Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN043 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | Ultimate Rare | $86.14 | -68.2% |
| 4 | Red-Eyes Black Dragon [Ultra Parallel Rare] DL2-050 | YuGiOh Japanese Duelist Legacy Volume 2 | Ultra Parallel Rare | $17.78 | -55.5% |
| 5 | Demise, King of Armageddon [1st Edition] SOI-EN035 | YuGiOh Shadow of Infinity | — | $10.16 | -55.4% |
| 6 | Cyber Dragon CRV-JP015 | YuGiOh Japanese Cybernetic Revolution | — | $15.09 | -55.3% |
| 7 | Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCAC-JP078 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Art Collection | — | $6.80 | -54.7% |
| 8 | Rainbow Bridge Bifrost [Starlight Rare] MAMO-EN023 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | — | $20.00 | -54.1% |
| 9 | Gagagaga Girl DUAD-JP043 | YuGiOh Japanese Duelist's Advance | — | $11.56 | -53.0% |
| 10 | Uria, Lord of Searing Flames [1st Edition] SOI-EN001 | YuGiOh Shadow of Infinity | — | $17.47 | -50.0% |
| 11 | Overload Fusion POTD-EN042 | YuGiOh Power of the Duelist | — | $15.00 | -49.1% |
| 12 | Fiendsmith's Sequence [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCH-JP066 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | Prismatic Secret Rare | $5.62 | -46.6% |
| 13 | Eliminating the League [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] STON-EN052 | YuGiOh Strike of Neos | Ultimate Rare | $9.02 | -46.2% |
| 14 | Blast Sphere RP01-EN091 | YuGiOh Retro Pack | — | $15.15 | -45.2% |
| 15 | Number C101: Silent Honor DARK 20CP-JPF07 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare | — | $8.99 | -45.0% |
| 16 | Blue-Eyes White Dragon [Prismatic Secret Rare] SBC2-ENB02 | YuGiOh Speed Duel: Battle City Finals | Prismatic Secret Rare | $7.99 | -44.8% |
| 17 | Mirror Force [20th Secret Rare] 20CP-JPT01 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare | 20th Secret Rare | $58.88 | -44.5% |
| 18 | Hieracosphinx [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] TLM-EN012 | YuGiOh The Lost Millennium | Ultimate Rare | $13.99 | -44.2% |
| 19 | Sky Striker Ace - Raye [Secret Rare] QCAC-JP008 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Art Collection | Secret Rare | $5.41 | -42.8% |
| 20 | Charcoal Inpachi [1st Edition] SOD-EN001 | YuGiOh Soul of the Duelist | — | $21.05 | -42.3% |
| 21 | Caius the Mega Monarch [Secret Rare] SECE-JP035 | YuGiOh Japanese Secrets of Eternity | — | $6.99 | -41.8% |
| 22 | Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon [Secret Rare] TDPP-JP018 | YuGiOh Japanese Legend of Duelist Quarter Century Premium Pack | Secret Rare | $6.50 | -41.1% |
| 23 | Phoenix Wing Wind Blast FET-EN053 | YuGiOh Flaming Eternity | — | $59.92 | -40.9% |
| 24 | Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon [Ultimate Rare] NECH-JP053 | YuGiOh Japanese The New Challengers | — | $13.72 | -39.5% |
| 25 | Curse of Dragon | YuGiOh Japanese Vol.2 | — | $10.28 | -39.3% |
30-day movers
This 30-day movers section finds a heavy mix of vintage English printings and recent Japanese specialty prints among the biggest gainers and decliners. Overall, 4,112 cards were up over 30 days while 3,376 were down, and the median 30-day change percentage is 0. The top-100 value index moved up 0.3% over the same period. Collectors who follow grading economics should note we used a grading fee assumption of $25 as context for decisions around whether to slab a card that has moved materially in a month. When you look at the raw-price winners, many of the top increases are from Japanese specialty sets or marked first-edition English releases: Infernal Dragon [1st Edition] DP04-EN010 from YuGiOh Duelist Pack: Zane Truesdale rose to $19.98 (up 294.1% from $5.07), Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon 20TH-JPC64 from YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection rose to $9.99 (up 291.8% from $2.55), and Magician Navigation PAC1-JP050 from YuGiOh Japanese Prismatic Art Collection rose to $8.97 (up 285.0% from $2.33). Those specific price points and changes are clear signals of unusually large short-term moves at the individual-card level, not a uniform market shift across every rarity or set.
Several of the biggest percentage gainers are linked to Japanese prismatic or anniversary releases and to first-edition English printings. In the top gainers list you will find Arianna the Labrynth Servant [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCR-JP045 (YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Rivals) at $7.59, up 281.4% from $1.99; Palladium Oracle Mahad 20TH-JPC62 (YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection) at $5.88, up 236.0% from $1.75; and E - Emergency Call PAC1-JP037 (YuGiOh Japanese Prismatic Art Collection) at $8.30, up 224.2% from $2.56. Multiple entries from the Japanese Prismatic/20th Anniversary families suggest cluster behavior by set and print-type among the winners. Sales volumes vary: Magician Navigation and E - Emergency Call show 11 sales apiece, Arianna and Palladium Oracle Mahad show 10 and 3 sales respectively. Those volumes are part of the context for interpreting a large percent change: a card with double-digit sales and a move of this size looks different from a single-sale outlier.
Beyond the prismatic and anniversary clusters, some high-percentage gainers are older English series and first-edition rarities. Granmarg the Rock Monarch [1st Edition] FET-EN009 stands at $25.00, up 257.1% from $7.00, with 38 sales volume. Mobius the Frost Monarch [1st Edition] SOD-EN022 is at $27.33, up 242.9% from $7.97, with 58 sales volume. Rare Value [1st Edition] FOTB-EN033 is at $16.01, up 220.8% from $4.99, with 20 sales volume. These first-edition English cards from Flaming Eternity, Soul of the Duelist and Force of the Breaker appear among the top upside movers and show nontrivial sales counts, which collectors should weigh when deciding to list or to grade. Other notable winners include Red Hypernova Dragon BLZD-JP038 at $12.03 (up 266.8% from $3.28) with 17 sales and Escape from the Dark Dimension PTDN-EN072 at $7.72 (up 227.1% from $2.36) with 52 sales, illustrating that both Japanese specialty prints and some English legacy staples are moving upward.
The decliners list contrasts with a number of pronounced collapses in single-card prices that were previously much higher. The most extreme down-move is Gold Sarcophagus SJCS-EN005 at $22.00, down 97.3% from $800.00, with 3 sales volume. Other steep drops include Dark Magician Girl [20th Secret Rare] 20TH-JPC55 at $58.31, down 92.2% from $750.00, with 45 sales; Tytannial, Princess of Camellias [1st Edition] CSOC-EN029 at $21.50, down 86.6% from $160.00, with 12 sales; and Neo-Spacian Dark Panther POTD-EN005 at $6.94, down 85.5% from $47.89, with 70 sales. These large downturns include high-profile names and high previous price points, and in each case the current raw price is far below the prior-month figure reported. Several of the top losers are Japanese anniversary and secret-rare items as well as older English print rarities, showing that sharp negative moves are not limited to one era or region.
Looking across both sides of the movers, there are observable clusters by set and rarity: Japanese 20th Anniversary and other Japanese special releases appear among both big gainers and big losers. For example, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon 20TH-JPC64 and Palladium Oracle Mahad 20TH-JPC62 are on the gainers list, while Dark Magician Girl [20th Secret Rare] 20TH-JPC55 and Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion 20CP-JPS09 (from YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare) are on the decliners list. Quarter Century Secret Rares also appear on both lists: Trade-In [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCCP-JP192 rose to $6.50, up 226.6% from $1.99, while Chaos Form [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCCP-JP196 fell to $6.09, down 79.7% from $30.00. That pattern suggests set or print family can produce divergent outcomes among different individual cards. Rarity tags show up explicitly in some entries: Arianna the Labrynth Servant is labeled Prismatic Secret Rare and Dark Magician Girl is labeled 20th Secret Rare; first-edition markers appear on several English winners and losers. Sales volumes span a wide range—Medius the Pure DUAD-EN008 shows 260 sales while many single-sale moves appear at extremes—so consider volume when judging reliability of a move.
For collectors deciding whether to buy, sell, or grade, contrast is instructive. The gainers list includes cards that rose from low single-digit raw prices to mid-teens or higher: Infernal Dragon [1st Edition] rose from $5.07 to $19.98 (up 294.1%), Granmarg the Rock Monarch [1st Edition] rose from $7.00 to $25.00 (up 257.1%), and Mobius the Frost Monarch [1st Edition] rose from $7.97 to $27.33 (up 242.9%). Those moves, in some cases backed by double-digit sales counts, could make grading economically worthwhile if you expect a similar price to hold and if the card's condition and the $25 grading fee align with your break-even expectations. On the other hand, the top decliners include previously very high-priced cards now at substantially lower raw prices: Gold Sarcophagus fell from $800.00 to $22.00 (down 97.3%) and Dark Magician Girl [20th Secret Rare] fell from $750.00 to $58.31 (down 92.2%). If you hold a card on the losers list, grading will not change the raw-market reality represented here; raw-price declines of this magnitude mean a different risk calculus for sellers and graders than the movement seen with many of the winners. Remember the mover rules used here only include cards priced at $5 or more with at least 3 price points and exclude changes above 300.0% as unreliable, which frames the scope of cards shown.
To act on these moves, collectors chasing short-term upside should pay attention to sales volume and set clusters. Cards like Magician Navigation PAC1-JP050 and E - Emergency Call PAC1-JP037 each show 11 sales with sharp percent gains, while Escape from the Dark Dimension PTDN-EN072 shows 52 sales with a large percent gain—higher volumes can make a move more meaningful for listing strategy. Conversely, single-sale spikes or falls—such as some items with sales volume of 1 or 2—may be more idiosyncratic. The overall counts—4,112 up and 3,376 down—along with a median change of 0 and a modest top-100 index gain of 0.3% underline that large individual moves sit within a largely stable short-term market. If you hold cards mentioned on either list, factor the card’s sales volume, the set and rarity cluster it sits in, and the assumed $25 grading fee into your sell, hold, or grade decision rather than relying on a single percent move alone.
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Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Rarity | 30 days ago | Raw price | Change |
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| 1 | Infernal Dragon [1st Edition] DP04-EN010 | YuGiOh Duelist Pack: Zane Truesdale | — | $5.07 | $19.98 | +294.1% |
| 2 | Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon 20TH-JPC64 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection | — | $2.55 | $9.99 | +291.8% |
| 3 | Magician Navigation PAC1-JP050 | YuGiOh Japanese Prismatic Art Collection | — | $2.33 | $8.97 | +285.0% |
| 4 | Arianna the Labrynth Servant [Prismatic Secret Rare] LOCR-JP045 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Rivals | Prismatic Secret Rare | $1.99 | $7.59 | +281.4% |
| 5 | Number C39: Utopia Ray Victory [Ultimate Rare] JOTL-JP048 | YuGiOh Japanese Judgment of the Light | — | $3.70 | $13.95 | +277.0% |
| 6 | Ansatsu | YuGiOh Japanese Vol.3 | — | $4.01 | $15.00 | +274.1% |
| 7 | Red Hypernova Dragon BLZD-JP038 | YuGiOh Japanese Blazing Dominion | — | $3.28 | $12.03 | +266.8% |
| 8 | Argostars - Courageous Arion DUAD-JP045 | YuGiOh Japanese Duelist's Advance | — | $1.71 | $6.25 | +265.5% |
| 9 | Executive Privilege SBC2-ENS02 | YuGiOh Speed Duel: Battle City Finals | — | $1.86 | $6.78 | +264.5% |
| 10 | Granmarg the Rock Monarch [1st Edition] FET-EN009 | YuGiOh Flaming Eternity | — | $7.00 | $25.00 | +257.1% |
| 11 | Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes TAEV-JP014 | YuGiOh Japanese Tactical Evolution | — | $3.55 | $12.60 | +254.9% |
| 12 | Mobius the Frost Monarch [1st Edition] SOD-EN022 | YuGiOh Soul of the Duelist | — | $7.97 | $27.33 | +242.9% |
| 13 | Traptrix Dionaea PRIO-JP025 | YuGiOh Japanese Primal Origin | — | $2.71 | $9.17 | +238.4% |
| 14 | Palladium Oracle Mahad 20TH-JPC62 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection | — | $1.75 | $5.88 | +236.0% |
| 15 | Token TKN5-EN001 | YuGiOh Legacy of Destruction | — | $7.00 | $23.05 | +229.3% |
| 16 | Gandora-G the Dragon of Destruction LEDE-JP001 | YuGiOh Japanese Legacy of Destruction | — | $3.09 | $10.15 | +228.5% |
| 17 | Escape from the Dark Dimension PTDN-EN072 | YuGiOh Phantom Darkness | — | $2.36 | $7.72 | +227.1% |
| 18 | Azamina Ilia Silvia [Secret Rare] 25LP-JP010 | YuGiOh Japanese World Championship 2025 Limited Pack | — | $1.99 | $6.51 | +227.1% |
| 19 | Trade-In [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCCP-JP192 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Chronicle Side:Pride | — | $1.99 | $6.50 | +226.6% |
| 20 | The Flute of Summoning Dragon EX-85 | YuGiOh Japanese EX-R Starter Box | — | $1.76 | $5.74 | +226.1% |
| 21 | Clock Tower Prison DR04-EN228 | YuGiOh Dark Revelation Volume 4 | — | $1.94 | $6.30 | +224.7% |
| 22 | E - Emergency Call PAC1-JP037 | YuGiOh Japanese Prismatic Art Collection | — | $2.56 | $8.30 | +224.2% |
| 23 | Rare Value [1st Edition] FOTB-EN033 | YuGiOh Force of the Breaker | — | $4.99 | $16.01 | +220.8% |
| 24 | Cyber Shadow Gardna [1st Edition] CDIP-EN058 | YuGiOh Cyberdark Impact | — | $2.20 | $6.98 | +217.3% |
| 25 | Altergeist Adminia DUNE-JP047 | YuGiOh Japanese Duelist Nexus | — | $1.65 | $5.23 | +217.0% |
Top 30-day decliners
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Rarity | 30 days ago | Raw price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Sarcophagus SJCS-EN005 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship Series | — | $800 | $22.00 | -97.3% |
| 2 | Dark Magician Girl [20th Secret Rare] 20TH-JPC55 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Anniversary Legend Collection | 20th Secret Rare | $750 | $58.31 | -92.2% |
| 3 | Tytannial, Princess of Camellias [1st Edition] CSOC-EN029 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | — | $160 | $21.50 | -86.6% |
| 4 | Neo-Spacian Dark Panther POTD-EN005 | YuGiOh Power of the Duelist | — | $47.89 | $6.94 | -85.5% |
| 5 | Raigeki [Misprint] MGED-EN038 | YuGiOh Maximum Gold: El Dorado | — | $67.05 | $9.99 | -85.1% |
| 6 | Chaos Form [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCCP-JP196 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Chronicle Side:Pride | — | $30.00 | $6.09 | -79.7% |
| 7 | Great Shogun Shien [1st Edition] STON-EN013 | YuGiOh Strike of Neos | — | $27.89 | $6.42 | -77.0% |
| 8 | Dark Magician Girl 15AY-JPB03 | YuGiOh Japanese Memories of the Duel King: Battle City Arc | — | $48.16 | $12.50 | -74.0% |
| 9 | Cursed Fire King Doom Burst VJMP-JP245 | YuGiOh Japanese V Jump | — | $18.02 | $5.00 | -72.3% |
| 10 | Obliterate!!! MB01-JP003 | YuGiOh Japanese Millennium Box Gold Edition | — | $21.62 | $6.61 | -69.4% |
| 11 | Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Destroyer [Ultimate Rare] REDU-JP044 | YuGiOh Japanese Return of the Duelist | — | $23.59 | $7.48 | -68.3% |
| 12 | Firewall Dragon Singularity [Prismatic Secret Rare] CYAC-JP047 | YuGiOh Japanese Cyberstorm Access | — | $21.66 | $6.99 | -67.7% |
| 13 | Evil HERO Malicious Edge [1st Edition] GLAS-EN003 | YuGiOh Gladiator's Assault | — | $120 | $39.70 | -66.9% |
| 14 | Duel Link Dragon, the Duel Dragon [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN012 | YuGiOh Championship Series | Ultra Rare | $3,500 | $1,258 | -64.1% |
| 15 | Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow DL11-EN013 | YuGiOh Duelist League 2 | — | $22.72 | $8.58 | -62.2% |
| 16 | Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion 20CP-JPS09 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare | — | $209 | $81.09 | -61.3% |
| 17 | Exodia the Forbidden One RP01-EN021 | YuGiOh Retro Pack | — | $14.95 | $6.13 | -59.0% |
| 18 | Black Luster Soldier - Envoy Of The Beginning [Secret Rare] 20CP-JPT03 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare | Secret Rare | $36.53 | $15.09 | -58.7% |
| 19 | Warrior of Atlantis [1st Edition] FOTB-EN016 | YuGiOh Force of the Breaker | — | $12.38 | $5.12 | -58.6% |
| 20 | Metaphys Horus [Secret Rare] SECE-JP049 | YuGiOh Japanese Secrets of Eternity | — | $13.69 | $5.99 | -56.2% |
| 21 | Medius the Pure DUAD-EN008 | YuGiOh Duelist's Advance | — | $15.05 | $6.65 | -55.8% |
| 22 | Red-Eyes Black Dragon [Ultra Parallel Rare] DL2-050 | YuGiOh Japanese Duelist Legacy Volume 2 | Ultra Parallel Rare | $39.99 | $17.78 | -55.5% |
| 23 | Ritual Beast Ulti-Gaiapelio [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CROS-EN045 | YuGiOh Crossed Souls | Ultimate Rare | $29.07 | $13.15 | -54.8% |
| 24 | Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls [Quarter Century Secret Rare] QCAC-JP078 | YuGiOh Japanese Quarter Century Art Collection | — | $15.00 | $6.80 | -54.7% |
| 25 | Chaos Angel CYAC-JP044 | YuGiOh Japanese Cyberstorm Access | — | $22.35 | $10.16 | -54.5% |
The most valuable cards
The top of the raw market this week is strongly led by specialty printings and event rarities, with several Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes Overframe Grand Master Rare cards occupying the very highest valuations. Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 sits at $20,699.95 raw, and Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP001 is at $19,000.99 raw. Other Overframe Grand Master Rare printings from that Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes appear lower in the list but still prominently valued, such as Gagaga Magician - Gagaga Magic [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP011 at $4,100 raw and Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 at $3,494.67 raw. Outside the Japanese Overframe releases, high raw prices are occupied by Shonen Jump Championship printings and YuGiOh Championship Series ultra and promo printings: Shrink SJC-EN003 at $7,550.50 raw, Des Volstgalph SJC-EN002 at $7,249.98 raw, Cyber-Stein SJC-EN001 at $4,531.76 raw, and a cluster of YCSW Championship Series cards such as Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 at $15,999.99 raw, Number 106: Giant Hand [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN006 at $11,999.99 raw, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN009 at $10,999.99 raw, and several others. This concentration shows that collectors placing the highest premiums on raw cards are focused on event rarities, ultra-rare championship printings, and specialized Overframe and Grand Master Rare treatments rather than mainstream set rarities alone.
The 30-day movement column highlights a handful of significant movers among the top-valued raw cards. Darklord Superbia YCSW-EN002 has increased by 96.8% to a raw price of $3,990, a near doubling in the reported period. Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 rose by 24.8% to $3,494.67 raw. Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 moved up by 17.8% to $1,624.30 raw. On the downside, Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 declined by 1.6% to $6,040.18 raw and Rainbow Dragon [Misprint] TAEV-EN006 declined by 7.2% to $2,703.93 raw. Many of the highest-dollar entries report zero change over the 30-day window, including Dark Magical Curtain LOCH-JP003, Dark Magician LOCH-JP001, Darklord Asmodeus YCSW-EN001, Number 106: Giant Hand YCSW-EN006, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser YCSW-EN009, Revolution Cyber Dragon LOCR-JP005, and others each listed at their respective unchanged raw prices. When reviewing movement, note that movers were selected under the report’s mover rules: only raw cards priced at $5 or more with at least three price points were considered, and changes above 300% were excluded as unreliable; several top cards show no percent change in the recent 30-day window, indicating either stability at the high end or insufficient short-term variation within the mover-selection rules.
Where PSA 10 comparables are available, the gap between raw and graded can be substantial and varies widely by card and print. Several Shonen Jump Championship pieces have PSA 10 benchmarks listed: Shrink SJC-EN003 has a PSA 10 price of $260,551.93 while its raw near-mint is $7,550.50; Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 lists a PSA 10 at $163,308.78 alongside a $6,040.18 raw price. Cyber-Stein SJC-EN001 shows a PSA 10 of $28,805.50 and a raw price of $4,531.76, and Dark End Dragon SJCS-EN007 shows a PSA 10 of $7,531.54 versus $2,736.84 raw. Several YCSW Championship Series and other top raw items include PSA 10 figures: Number 93: Utopia Kaiser [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN009 has a PSA 10 at $2,000 while its raw is $10,999.99; Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 has a raw price of $15,999.99 but no PSA 10 listed here. Magnificent Monsters entries also include dramatic PSA 10 listings for some variants: Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN005 has a PSA 10 price of $58,304.94 with a raw at $8,266.02, Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 shows a PSA 10 of $23,223.56 alongside $3,494.67 raw, and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Four Heavenly Dragons [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN013 lists a PSA 10 at $14,308.75 with a raw at $2,025.35. When PSA 10 numbers are present they can be orders of magnitude higher than raw prices for certain event and promotional cards; these PSA 10 figures are what graders and high-end buyers reference when valuing grade candidates.
If you hold any of these high-end raw cards and are weighing grading, the report’s grading fee assumption is $25, which you can use alongside the PSA 10 prices shown to evaluate whether submitting makes sense for your particular card. Cards with published PSA 10 benchmarks include Shrink SJC-EN003 ($260,551.93 PSA 10), Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 ($163,308.78 PSA 10), Cyber-Stein SJC-EN001 ($28,805.50 PSA 10), Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN005 ($58,304.94 PSA 10), Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 ($23,223.56 PSA 10), and several YCSW and SJC entries. For sellers chasing immediate liquidity there are multiple raw offerings in the seven-figure cent and five-figure ranges at the top—Dark Magical Curtain LOCH-JP003 at $20,699.95 raw or Dark Magician LOCH-JP001 at $19,000.99 raw—while buyers hunting scarcity-driven PSA 10s will find very different pricing profiles, as highlighted by the PSA 10 premiums on Shonen Jump Championship rarities. Collectors deciding whether to buy, sell or grade should compare the specific raw price for the exact printing they own against the listed PSA 10 for that same printing and factor in the $25 grading fee to inform their next step; the listings above provide concrete anchor points for those comparisons for each named card and printing.
Most valuable raw cards
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Rarity | Raw price | PSA 10 | 30-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | Overframe Grand Master Rare | $20,700 | $15,100 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP001 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | Overframe Grand Master Rare | $19,001 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 | YuGiOh Championship Series | Ultra Rare | $16,000 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Gagaga Girl - Cell Phone Subtraction [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN012 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | — | $13,000 | $0.00 | — |
| 5 | Number 106: Giant Hand [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN006 | YuGiOh Championship Series | Ultra Rare | $12,000 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Number 93: Utopia Kaiser [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN009 | YuGiOh Championship Series | Ultra Rare | $11,000 | $2,000 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Revolution Cyber Dragon [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCR-JP005 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Rivals | Overframe Grand Master Rare | $8,984 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN005 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | — | $8,266 | $58,305 | — |
| 9 | Shrink SJC-EN003 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship | — | $7,551 | $260,552 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Des Volstgalph SJC-EN002 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship | — | $7,250 | $12,500 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship Series | — | $6,040 | $163,309 | -1.6% |
| 12 | Winged Kuriboh Sabatiel LV10 [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN006 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | — | $5,000 | $0.00 | — |
| 13 | Cyber-Stein SJC-EN001 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship | — | $4,532 | $28,806 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Sealed Deck [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Starter Deck: Kaiba | — | $4,500 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Gagaga Magician - Gagaga Magic [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP011 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | Overframe Grand Master Rare | $4,100 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Darklord Superbia YCSW-EN002 | YuGiOh Championship Series | — | $3,990 | $882 | +96.8% |
| 17 | Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | Overframe Grand Master Rare | $3,495 | $23,224 | +24.8% |
| 18 | Summoned Skull [Kid's WB Duelin' Monsters Giveaway] SDY-004 | YuGiOh Structure Deck: Yugi Muto | — | $2,994 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Dark End Dragon SJCS-EN007 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship Series | — | $2,737 | $7,532 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Rainbow Dragon [Misprint] TAEV-EN006 | YuGiOh Tactical Evolution | — | $2,704 | $0.00 | -7.2% |
| 21 | Black Rose Dragon [Misprint] CSOC-EN039 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | — | $2,650 | $6,491 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Four Heavenly Dragons [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN013 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | — | $2,025 | $14,309 | — |
| 23 | Blood Mefist YCSW-EN004 | YuGiOh Championship Series | — | $1,825 | $3,570 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn YCSW-EN008 | YuGiOh Championship Series | — | $1,762 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | Ultimate Rare | $1,624 | $1,546 | +17.8% |
Most traded cards
For this week’s Most traded cards section, the highest-volume items are overwhelmingly from YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters. Kuriboh - Multiply! [Extended Art] MAMO-EN002 is the single most traded card by sales volume with 662 sales at a raw (ungraded near-mint) price of $61.49. Close behind in unit volume are lower-priced cards that trade very frequently: Starjunk Synchron MAMO-EN008 at $2.13 with 641 sales, Dark Magical Curtain [Extended Art] MAMO-EN003 at $185.84 with 641 sales, and a cluster of other Magnificent Monsters entries with sales in the high 500s to low 600s. Examples in that cluster include Gagaga Girl - Cell Phone Subtraction MAMO-EN012 at $2.09 with 639 sales, Cyberse Contract Witch MAMO-EN018 at $2.99 with 639 sales, Favorite HERO Flame Wingman MAMO-EN005 at $2.91 with 638 sales, and Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant MAMO-EN001 at $5.04 with 614 sales. The list continues with cards that have 570–572 sales such as Favorite HERO Shining Flare Wingman MAMO-EN004 at $2.45, Dark Magical Curtain MAMO-EN003 (non-extended-art printing) at $10.00, Stardust Dragon - Victim Sanctuary MAMO-EN007 at $2.48, and Synchro Emergency MAMO-EN009 at $2.81. These figures show a pronounced concentration of trade activity around a set of Magnificent Monsters printings, spanning both very low-dollar, high-unit turnover cards and a few higher-dollar extended-art items that still move in significant volumes.
Collectors and sellers should note a clear separation in the list between thin high-dollar outliers and liquid low-dollar staples. The two highest raw-dollar extended-art entries with substantial unit volume are Dark Magical Curtain [Extended Art] MAMO-EN003 at $185.84 (641 sales) and Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant [Extended Art] MAMO-EN001 at $170.10 (488 sales). Between those extended-art lines and the high-frequency $2–$3 cards, Kuriboh - Multiply! [Extended Art] MAMO-EN002 sits at $61.49 with the single highest sales volume of 662. Lower-price, high-volume items—Starjunk Synchron MAMO-EN008 at $2.13 (641 sales), Favorite HERO Flame Wingman MAMO-EN005 at $2.91 (638), and many others priced around $2–$3—provide the bulk of transaction counts. Also present among high-volume entries are a few notable rarities and alternate rarities at intermediate prices: I:P Masquerena [Secret Rare] MAMO-EN029 at $2.21 with 602 sales and I:P Masquerena [Starlight Rare] MAMO-EN029 at $43.55 with 472 sales, showing the same card can occupy very different price points and still trade frequently depending on the print and rarity variant.
Thirty-day price changes are available for a handful of the most-traded names and are mixed. Kuriboh - Multiply! MAMO-EN002 appears twice in the traded list with two different price points and a reported change of down 83.3% at a $3.00 raw price for a listing with 572 sales; separately, the Extended Art Kuriboh at $61.49 is the top-volume line with 662 sales (no change percent reported for that row). Dark Magician Girl MP24-EN009 from YuGiOh 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors shows a change of down 4.8% at a $15.00 raw price with 533 sales. Ruler of the End of the World MAMO-EN121 has a reported change of down 50.4% at a $2.48 raw price with 495 sales. Where change percentages are present they are large in magnitude for some raw-price entries, but many high-volume cards have no reported change percent in the rows shown. Because mover rules exclude changes above 300% and require at least three price points for inclusion, the changes reported here represent measured short-term moves within the mover criteria; still, the mix of substantial negative changes and stable high-volume lines illustrates that high turnover does not always mean stable or rising price direction over 30 days.
Liquidity matters for anyone deciding whether to buy, sell or grade. Cards that trade in the hundreds of units—Starjunk Synchron MAMO-EN008 (641 sales at $2.13), Kuriboh - Multiply! [Extended Art] MAMO-EN002 (662 sales at $61.49), and Dark Magical Curtain [Extended Art] MAMO-EN003 (641 sales at $185.84)—provide the cleanest market signals because the quoted raw prices reflect repeated, recent transactions. For buyers, that means you can convert holdings to cash more predictably at or near the listed raw prices; for sellers, listing fees and price discovery are more likely to resolve quickly when dozens or hundreds of comparable sold listings exist. Grading decisions should weigh the assumed $25 grading fee against the raw price and the card’s observed volume: for a $2–$3 card that trades hundreds of times, the grading fee is far larger than the raw price, so grading will only make sense in exceptional circumstances; for Extended Art items at $61.49 or $170.10 that also show strong unit counts, grading may be economically meaningful for a subset of collectors because those raw prices are large enough relative to a $25 fee to potentially justify the expense. Thinly traded or low-unit listings with volatile 30-day changes (for example the Kuriboh row reporting down 83.3% at $3.00) are less reliable guides for market direction; by contrast, the many $2–$3 staples and the handful of high-dollar extended-art lines that all show consistent high volume give a more reliable read of current buyer demand and price levels.
Most traded cards by sales volume
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Sales volume | Raw price | 30-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuriboh - Multiply! [Extended Art] MAMO-EN002 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 662 | $61.49 | — |
| 2 | Starjunk Synchron MAMO-EN008 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 641 | $2.13 | — |
| 3 | Dark Magical Curtain [Extended Art] MAMO-EN003 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 641 | $186 | — |
| 4 | Gagaga Girl - Cell Phone Subtraction MAMO-EN012 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 639 | $2.09 | — |
| 5 | Cyberse Contract Witch MAMO-EN018 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 639 | $2.99 | — |
| 6 | Favorite HERO Flame Wingman MAMO-EN005 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 638 | $2.91 | — |
| 7 | Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant MAMO-EN001 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 614 | $5.04 | — |
| 8 | I:P Masquerena [Secret Rare] MAMO-EN029 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 602 | $2.21 | — |
| 9 | Favorite HERO Shining Flare Wingman MAMO-EN004 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 572 | $2.45 | — |
| 10 | Dark Magical Curtain MAMO-EN003 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 572 | $10.00 | — |
| 11 | Stardust Dragon - Victim Sanctuary MAMO-EN007 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 572 | $2.48 | — |
| 12 | Kuriboh - Multiply! MAMO-EN002 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 572 | $3.00 | -83.3% |
| 13 | Winged Kuriboh Sabatiel LV10 MAMO-EN006 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 571 | $2.25 | — |
| 14 | S:P Little Knight [Secret Rare] MAMO-EN030 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 570 | $2.47 | — |
| 15 | Synchro Emergency MAMO-EN009 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 570 | $2.81 | — |
| 16 | Dracotail Arthalion [Secret Rare] 26LP-EN003 | YuGiOh Limited Pack World Championship 2026 | 553 | $2.61 | — |
| 17 | Dark Magician Girl MP24-EN009 | YuGiOh 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Mirrors | 533 | $15.00 | -4.8% |
| 18 | Starjunk Synchron [Extended Art] MAMO-EN008 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 496 | $29.75 | — |
| 19 | Ruler of the End of the World MAMO-EN121 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 495 | $2.48 | -50.4% |
| 20 | Dracotail Faimena [Secret Rare] 26LP-EN002 | YuGiOh Limited Pack World Championship 2026 | 492 | $2.25 | — |
| 21 | Dark Magician, the Pharaoh's Servant [Extended Art] MAMO-EN001 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 488 | $170 | — |
| 22 | Horoscope Sorcerer, the Stargazer Magician MAMO-EN014 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 484 | $2.97 | — |
| 23 | I:P Masquerena [Starlight Rare] MAMO-EN029 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 472 | $43.55 | — |
| 24 | Nightmare-Eyes Restrict MAMO-EN122 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 458 | $2.60 | — |
| 25 | Infernal Strike Fighter [Starlight Rare] MAMO-EN123 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | 442 | $16.22 | — |
Set-by-set breakdown
Collectors and sellers watching set-level concentration should start with the two clear leaders by total raw value: YuGiOh Championship Series tops the list at $52,792 with 18 priced cards and its top card Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 valued at $15,999.99, followed closely by YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes at $50,238 with 294 priced cards and its top card Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 at $20,699.95. Those two sets stand apart from the field on total raw value; the next-highest total is YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters at $36,452 with 212 priced cards and a top card priced $13,000.00. If you rank by total raw value, those three are the market leaders, then there is a steep step down into a midpack led by YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Rivals ($11,884), YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos ($9,702), and YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon ($9,667). When assessing where liquidity is concentrated, note that the top two totals are concentrated in relatively small counts of high-dollar cards (18 priced cards for Championship Series versus 294 priced cards for Limit Over Collection: Heroes).
Median card price gives a different view of where per-card value sits. YuGiOh Championship Series also leads on median card price at $564.10, which tells you that half of its priced cards are above that level. The next-highest medians are Duel Terminal Preview at $125.00 (27 priced cards) and Japanese 20th Secret Rare at $51.51 (44 priced cards). Sets with broad catalogs like Quarter Century Bonanza (968 priced cards) and Quarter Century Stampede (1,022 priced cards) show median card prices of $2.18 and $1.81 respectively, which is representative of extensive pools with many lower-priced listings. For sellers deciding whether to single out individual cards versus offering set lots, the contrast between a high median like $564.10 in Championship Series and the $2-range medians in large anniversary sets is important when setting reserve prices or grading priorities.
Median 30-day change identifies which sets are currently strengthening or softening over the short term. Starter Deck: Kaiba shows the largest recent rise in median at up 7.1% and has a total raw value of $5,395 with 111 priced cards; its top card is Sealed Deck [1st Edition] at $4,500.00. Shadow of Infinity is up 2.7% median with a total raw value of $4,670 and top card Uria, Lord of Searing Flames [Ultimate Rare] SOI-EN001 at $892.47. Other sets posting modest positive medians include Stardust Overdrive up 1.0% (total raw $3,275, top card Majestic Star Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] SOVR-EN040 at $307.50), Quarter Century Bonanza up 0.9% (total raw $7,272, top card Blue-Eyes White Dragon [Quarter Century Secret Rare] RA03-EN079 at $206.84), and Cybernetic Revolution up 0.9% (total raw $4,976, top card Cyber End Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CRV-EN036 at $600.00). By contrast, Battles of Legend: Glorious Gallery is down 1.3% median (total raw $3,610, top card Dragon Master Magia [Starlight Rare] BLGG-EN137 at $1,124.99) and Rarity Collection 5 is down 1.8% (total raw $3,467, top card Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon [Starlight Rare] RA05-EN141 at $534.50). All other sets in the list have medians that are flat over 30 days (0.0%), indicating stability rather than trend.
Putting these three lenses together—total raw value, median card price and recent median change—highlights different leaders. If your priority is aggregate market weight, YuGiOh Championship Series and YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes are the sets to watch because they dominate total raw value. If your focus is per-card price and grading candidates, Championship Series again ranks highest on median card price at $564.10, with Duel Terminal Preview and the Japanese 20th Secret Rare offering much higher per-card medians than the large anniversary sets. If you are tracking short-term momentum, Starter Deck: Kaiba and Shadow of Infinity show the clearest strengthening on a 30-day basis. Each perspective leads to different operational choices: high total raw value sets can suggest deeper liquidity for large lots, high median sets suggest fewer but more valuable items to target for grading, and positive median moves indicate sets where price discovery is active now.
Compare specific cards and what their figures imply for holders: Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 at $15,999.99 anchors the Championship Series total of $52,792 and explains why the set’s median is $564.10 despite only 18 priced cards. Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 in Limit Over Collection: Heroes is the single highest top-card value at $20,699.95 while the set’s median is $2.28 across 294 priced cards, reflecting a broad set with vast price dispersion. Gagaga Girl - Cell Phone Subtraction [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN012 in Magnificent Monsters sits at $13,000.00 and contributes to that set’s $36,452 total raw value, while the set’s median of $1.79 indicates most cards sit far below that top figure. For grading decisions, holders of those multi-thousand-dollar top cards should weigh the $25 grading-fee assumption in light of each card’s raw value; the raw prices for these top singles are explicit and can be compared against grading fees and expected grade uplifts when making choices about submitting for grade.
Smaller sets and specialty printings show meaningful per-card value even if total raw is lower. Duel Terminal Preview with 27 priced cards has a median card price of $125.00 and a total raw value of $7,437 anchored by a $1,446.06 top card (Blue-Eyes White Dragon DTP1-EN001). The Japanese 20th Secret Rare set (44 priced cards) posts a median of $51.51 and total raw $4,264 with Sky Striker Ace - Raye 20CP-JPC02 at $1,075.67. The 25th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set (64 priced cards) shows a median of $11.46 and total raw $3,424 with a sealed briefcase top card at $1,503.71. Collectors chasing high per-card medians will find these smaller or commemorative sets to offer higher median values than many mass-market sets even though their aggregate totals are modest.
Large anniversary and compilation sets illustrate how count affects medians and totals. Quarter Century Bonanza (968 priced cards) has total raw $7,272 and median $2.18 with a 30-day median increase of up 0.9%; Quarter Century Stampede (1,022 priced cards) has total raw $6,281 and median $1.81 with a flat 30-day median. Both have relatively low top-card prices ($206.84 and $170.00 respectively) compared with the specialty or early-era sets. By contrast, classic-era sets like Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (454 priced cards) post a higher median of $2.77 and a top card Blue-Eyes White Dragon [1st Edition] LOB-001 at $1,255.44 but a total raw value of $9,667, which situates that classic set differently from both niche high-median sets and modern mass releases. For someone assembling holdings or deciding whether to break a set, consider whether you prioritize the per-card median or the ability to move high-dollar singles.
Finally, identify where the market is softening and which sets show no change: Rarity Collection 5 is the most notable softener with a median down 1.8% and total raw $3,467; Battles of Legend: Glorious Gallery follows with median down 1.3% and total raw $3,610. The vast majority of sets in this cross-section are flat on the month (median 30-day change 0.0%), including major totals like Championship Series, Limit Over Collection: Heroes, Magnificent Monsters, and several midpack sets. Sets showing short-term strengthening—Starter Deck: Kaiba up 7.1%, Shadow of Infinity up 2.7%, Stardust Overdrive up 1.0%—warrant attention if you prefer to act on recent momentum. For active sellers, listings from sets with positive medians may attract incremental price lift; for buyers, sets with negative medians could present opportunities to negotiate. Across all of this, the leaders are separated by whether value is concentrated in a few very expensive singles (Championship Series, Limit Over Collection: Heroes) versus spread across many low- to mid-priced cards (large anniversary compilations), and by which sets show recent positive versus negative median movement.
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Collectors and sellers who follow rarity tiers will find a clear size gradient across the market. Ultimate Rare is the largest priced tier with 1,605 priced cards and a median card price of $13.95; its top raw is Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 at $1,624.30. Behind it in scale are Quarter Century Secret Rare with 811 priced cards (median $12.24, top Mulcharmy Fuwalos [Quarter Century Secret Rare] ROTA-EN024 at $314.13) and Secret Rare with 596 priced cards (median $2.50, top Exodia the Forbidden One [Secret Rare] 25LP-EN000 at $799.99). Ultra Rare sits mid-pack by count with 217 priced cards but shows an extreme single top raw price: Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 at $15,999.99 and a median of $1.83. The counts and medians show that the market depth and typical price can diverge sharply: some tiers like Ultimate Rare and Quarter Century Secret Rare combine high counts with mid-double-digit medians, while others with smaller populations may still present outsized single-card values.
The distribution continues down the list with several niche or lower-count rarities. Starlight Rare lists 375 priced cards with a comparatively high median card price at $22.97, yet its 30-day median change is down 2.1%. Its top raw is Dragon Master Magia [Starlight Rare] BLGG-EN137 at $1,124.99. Ghost Rare and 20th Secret Rare have much smaller inventories—48 and 61 priced cards respectively—but their medians are notably higher: Ghost Rare median $68.79 with top Stardust Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] TDGS-EN040 at $1,232.42 and 20th Secret Rare median $90.00 with top Sky Striker Ace - Roze [20th Secret Rare] IGAS-JP020 at $1,400.00. These higher medians for small-count tiers indicate a concentration of value within a limited pool of cards rather than broad pricing across many titles.
For sellers contemplating grading, the median price and top raw values in each tier give different signals. Starlight Rare median $22.97 and top raw $1,124.99 could justify grading on specific high-value copies, while Ghost Rare median $68.79 and top raw $1,232.42 similarly point to tier-level potential for returns on high-grade examples. By contrast, tiers with low medians such as Super Rare (median $1.70, top Anotherverse Solaria [Super Rare] YCSW-EN015 at $370.01) or Ultra Rare (median $1.83) suggest careful selection before paying a grading fee assumption of $25. Ultimate Rare and Quarter Century Secret Rare have medians of $13.95 and $12.24 respectively; these medians mean many Ultimate and Quarter Century Secret Rare cards sit at prices where grading could be worthwhile only for clearly premium-condition examples or for known top raw titles like Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 ($1,624.30) and Mulcharmy Fuwalos [Quarter Century Secret Rare] ROTA-EN024 ($314.13).
Short-term momentum differs across rarities and will matter to traders focused on 30-day movement. A cluster of tiers shows zero median 30-day change: Ultimate Rare, Quarter Century Secret Rare, Secret Rare, Collector's Rare, Platinum Secret Rare, Prismatic Secret Rare, Overframe Prismatic Secret Rare, Holographic Rare, Millennium Rare, Ultra Pharaoh's Rare, and several others list 0.0% median change. That flatness contrasts with downticks in Starlight Rare (down 2.1%), Ghost Rare (down 2.2%), Quarter Century Rare (down 1.8%), Super Rare (down 0.7%), and Starfoil Rare (down 0.1%). On the upside, Ultra Parallel Rare is up 3.7%, Super Parallel Rare is up 9.5%, and Millennium Rare reports a stronger median move up 14.1%. These tier-level 30-day medians identify where pricing pressure or buyer interest is concentrated in the recent month: Ultra Parallel Rare and Super Parallel Rare have the largest positive median moves listed, while Starlight Rare and Ghost Rare are among the larger negatives.
Top-card examples in each tier help explain the variance in medians without invoking outside causes. For instance, Ultimate Rare’s top raw Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 at $1,624.30 sits above the Ultimate Rare median of $13.95, illustrating how a single high-value title can coexist with a much lower typical price across 1,605 cards. Similarly, Ultra Rare’s extraordinary top raw Darklord Asmodeus [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN001 at $15,999.99 is far above the Ultra Rare median $1.83 and its 217-card breadth. Conversely, tiers with high medians and small counts—20th Secret Rare (61 priced cards, median $90.00) and Ultra Pharaoh's Rare (17 priced cards, median $91.51, top Dark Magician Girl [Ultra Pharaoh's Rare] MAMA-EN107 at $970.00)—show how fewer, higher-value cards raise the typical price level for the tier. Several rarities centered on modern premium printing variants also appear with middling medians: Overframe Prismatic Secret Rare median $34.02 with a top raw of $560.00, and Prismatic Secret Rare median $8.00 with top Blue-Eyes White Dragon [Prismatic Secret Rare] LPST-JP003 at $396.87.
Language-level comparison is straightforward in this snapshot: English listed cards dominate the priced universe. English (EN) shows 72,889 priced cards, a median card price of $1.15 and a total raw value of $647,946.00. Because the report contains English figures only, direct comparisons to other languages cannot be drawn here; collectors should treat the English pool as the primary measured market in this section. For those trading English cards, the combination of a low median ($1.15) and very large card count means the long tail is deep—many English cards sit at modest prices even while top examples in rarer tiers achieve five-figure raw values. Sellers with English copies of top-tier or top-raw cards named above may find the concentrated demand necessary to move high-dollar pieces, while holders of more common English rarities should set expectations around the $1.15 median and the tier medians when pricing or considering grading given the $25 fee assumption.
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Graded cards and grading ROI
Collectors, when you want a quick baseline for how much grading can change a card’s market value, start with the median multiple between raw near‑mint copies and PSA 10s: the median PSA 10 price divided by the raw price is 16.84. That 16.84× figure is the central reference for the market segment covered here: out of 14,797 cards that have both raw and PSA 10 prices, half of those PSA 10s trade at roughly 16.84× the raw price and half trade below that mark. If you hold raw cards and are deciding whether to pursue a PSA 10 specifically, compare the specific card’s raw price to its PSA 10 price and benchmark that against 16.84× to see whether the card is trading above or below the median graded premium.
When you consider how much of a PSA 10’s value a PSA 9 typically keeps, use the reported share: the median PSA 9 price is 0.29 of the PSA 10 price. That means, on the median card, a PSA 9 sells for 0.29× the PSA 10 price. If your play is to accept a PSA 9 as a partial capture of graded value, know that at the median a PSA 9 is materially smaller than the PSA 10 in dollar terms because it is less than one third of the PSA 10 price. Keep this share in mind when assessing grading risk: if you send a card and it does not reach a 10, the likely market result (at the median) is a card worth 0.29× what a PSA 10 would be.
Comparing grading companies at the median gives useful directional signals: the median CGC 10 price is 0.6 of the PSA 10 price, while the median BGS 10 price is 1.3 of the PSA 10 price. Those shares indicate that, for a typical card, a CGC 10 will trade at 0.6× the PSA 10 price and a BGS 10 will trade at 1.3× the PSA 10 price. For collectors choosing which grading label to pursue or which slabs to compare for listings, these median shares are a starting point. They do not replace card-level checks—some cards buck the median pattern—but they do set expectations: CGC 10s are below PSA 10 at the median, BGS 10s are above PSA 10 at the median, and PSA 9s sit well below PSA 10.
Next, look at the individual cards that show the largest premiums when a PSA 10 is achieved. The top premiums list is dominated by cards where the PSA 10 price divided by the raw price is near 59. Examples include White Horned Dragon (YuGiOh GX Next Generation GXNG-EN001), raw $6.16 with a PSA 10 price of $367.78 and a PSA 10 price divided by raw price of 59.7; Hammer Shot (YuGiOh Soul of the Duelist SOD-EN038), raw $6.50 with PSA 10 $387.17 and PSA 10 price divided by raw price 59.6; and Ring of Destruction [1st Edition] (YuGiOh Pharaonic Guardian PGD-000), raw $42.47 with PSA 10 $2,525 and PSA 10 price divided by raw price 59.5. Other examples carrying the same premium pattern are Dark Magician [Arkana Quarter Century Secret Rare] RA04-EN106 (raw $6.31; PSA 10 $375; 59.4×), Divine Dragon - Excelion [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] SOI-EN033 (raw $7.19; PSA 10 $425; 59.1×), Card of Safe Return SM-28 (raw $9.99; PSA 10 $589.09; 59.0×), Blue‑Eyes White Dragon DTP1-EN001 (raw $1,446.06; PSA 10 $85,248.44; 59.0×), Spellbinding Circle YU-35 (raw $7.50; PSA 10 $442.17; 59.0×), Susa Soldier MA-18 (raw $5.00; PSA 10 $295.22; 59.0×), Dimension Wall CRV-EN059 (raw $5.50; PSA 10 $323.77; 58.9×), Flame Swordsman LOB-003 (raw $7.61; PSA 10 $447.85; 58.9×), and Pumpking the King of Ghosts [1st Edition] MRD-E079 (raw $5.23; PSA 10 $307.62; 58.8×). These entries show that some cards—both inexpensive raws and higher‑priced raws—can exhibit very large PSA 10 premiums relative to their raw values.
If your decision metric is absolute-dollar upside after paying a grading fee, the report lists the cards with the greatest nominal gain where PSA 10 price minus raw price minus the grading fee equals a large positive number. These are the cards that would produce the largest cash gain if the submission reaches PSA 10. At the top of that list is Shrink SJC-EN003 (YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship): raw $7,550.50, PSA 9 $8,600, PSA 10 $260,551.93, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $252,976.43. Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 (YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship Series) follows with raw $6,040.18, PSA 9 $28,737.24, PSA 10 $163,308.78, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $157,243.60. Blue‑Eyes White Dragon DTP1-EN001 (YuGiOh Duel Terminal Preview) appears again with raw $1,446.06, PSA 9 $1,073, PSA 10 $85,248.44, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $83,777.38. These entries illustrate where the nominal upside from achieving a PSA 10 is largest in dollar terms, assuming the card actually grades a 10.
The broader “worth grading” list contains other cards with substantial nominal upside after the $25 grading fee. Examples include Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN005 (YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters) with raw $8,266.02, PSA 9 $41,082.12, PSA 10 $58,304.94, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $50,013.92; Blue‑Eyes White Dragon [1st Edition] LOB-001 (YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon) raw $1,255.44, PSA 9 $7,899.41, PSA 10 $45,000, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $43,719.56; Dark Magician Girl [1st Edition] MFC-000 (YuGiOh Magician's Force) raw $855, PSA 9 $3,316.25, PSA 10 $29,467.50, and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee $28,587.50. Additional entries with significant net upside include Stardust Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] TDGS-EN040, Uria, Lord of Searing Flames [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] SOI-EN001, Black Rose Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039, Cyber‑Stein SJC-EN001, Dark Magician [1st Edition] LOB-005, and Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005, each listed with raw, PSA 9, PSA 10 and PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee values. These illustrate the kinds of single submissions where the dollar payoff from a successful PSA 10 is large relative to the $25 grading fee.
Finally, grading does not always pay. The report flags cards where PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee is negative, meaning the PSA 10 trades for less than the raw price once you account for the $25 fee. Examples include Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 (YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes) where raw $20,699.95 and PSA 10 $15,100 imply PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee -$5,624.95; Number 93: Utopia Kaiser [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN009 (YuGiOh Championship Series) raw $10,999.99 and PSA 10 $2,000 with PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee -$9,024.99; and Darklord Superbia YCSW-EN002 (YuGiOh Championship Series) raw $3,990 and PSA 10 $881.83 with PSA 10 price minus raw price minus grading fee -$3,133.17. Smaller negative examples include Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 raw $1,624.30 and PSA 10 $1,545.50 (net -$103.80), Chamber Dragonmaid [20th Secret Rare] ETCO-JP026 raw $750 and PSA 10 $524.18 (net -$250.82), Darklord Asmodeus YCSW-EN001 raw $607.83 and PSA 10 $586.47 (net -$46.36), Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards raw $575.12 and PSA 10 $255 (net -$345.12), and Dragon Master Lord ALIN-JP000 raw $328.24 and PSA 10 $268.60 (net -$84.64). For holders of these raws, submitting for PSA 10 would, according to these figures and after the $25 grading fee, reduce the nominal dollar value if the card reaches a PSA 10.
Use these findings directly: refer to the median multiple of 16.84× when setting expectations between raw and PSA 10; expect a PSA 9 to represent 0.29× the PSA 10 price at the median; and use the median shares 0.6 for CGC 10 and 1.3 for BGS 10 relative to PSA 10 as initial guides. Then check the card‑level rows above: if the PSA 10 price minus raw price minus a $25 grading fee is strongly positive and you believe the card can legitimately grade a 10, the submission could produce a meaningful nominal gain; if that net is negative, grading to PSA 10 would reduce the nominal dollar value even if a 10 is achieved. These are the figures to carry into any decision about buying, selling or submitting for grading.
Biggest gem-mint upside after a grading fee
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | PSA 10 minus raw and fee |
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| 1 | Shrink SJC-EN003 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship | $7,551 | $8,600 | $260,552 | $252,976 |
| 2 | Doomcaliber Knight SJCS-EN006 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship Series | $6,040 | $28,737 | $163,309 | $157,244 |
| 3 | Blue-Eyes White Dragon DTP1-EN001 | YuGiOh Duel Terminal Preview | $1,446 | $1,073 | $85,248 | $83,777 |
| 4 | Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN005 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | $8,266 | $41,082 | $58,305 | $50,014 |
| 5 | Blue-Eyes White Dragon [1st Edition] LOB-001 | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $1,255 | $7,899 | $45,000 | $43,720 |
| 6 | Dark Magician Girl [1st Edition] MFC-000 | YuGiOh Magician's Force | $855 | $3,316 | $29,468 | $28,588 |
| 7 | Stardust Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] TDGS-EN040 | YuGiOh The Duelist Genesis | $1,232 | $3,051 | $29,500 | $28,243 |
| 8 | Uria, Lord of Searing Flames [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] SOI-EN001 | YuGiOh Shadow of Infinity | $832 | $1,217 | $28,815 | $27,958 |
| 9 | Black Rose Dragon [Ghost Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | $760 | $3,250 | $25,828 | $25,043 |
| 10 | Cyber-Stein SJC-EN001 | YuGiOh Shonen Jump Championship | $4,532 | $10,200 | $28,806 | $24,249 |
| 11 | Dark Magician [1st Edition] LOB-005 | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $466 | $2,316 | $20,600 | $20,110 |
| 12 | Favorite HERO Flame Wingman [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP005 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | $3,495 | $17,369 | $23,224 | $19,704 |
| 13 | Stardust Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] TDGS-EN040 | YuGiOh The Duelist Genesis | $600 | $1,645 | $17,855 | $17,230 |
| 14 | Blue-Eyes White Dragon DDS-001 | YuGiOh Dark Duel Stories | $933 | $5,147 | $17,282 | $16,323 |
| 15 | Cyber Dragon [Ultimate Rare] CRV-EN015 | YuGiOh Cybernetic Revolution | $417 | $2,083 | $15,814 | $15,372 |
| 16 | Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] SOI-EN002 | YuGiOh Shadow of Infinity | $340 | $740 | $15,408 | $15,043 |
| 17 | Needle Worm TP3-001 | YuGiOh Tournament Pack: 3rd Season | $268 | $616 | $15,000 | $14,707 |
| 18 | Trap Dustshoot CP05-EN005 | YuGiOh Champion Pack: Game Five | $477 | $2,370 | $13,959 | $13,457 |
| 19 | Red-Eyes Black Dragon [1st Edition] LOB-070 | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $700 | $3,036 | $13,100 | $12,375 |
| 20 | Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Four Heavenly Dragons [Extended Art Grand Master Rare] MAMO-EN013 | YuGiOh Magnificent Monsters | $2,025 | $10,066 | $14,309 | $12,258 |
| 21 | Exodia the Forbidden One [1st Edition] LOB-124 | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $580 | $2,275 | $12,211 | $11,606 |
| 22 | Stardust Dragon [Ghost Rare] TDGS-EN040 | YuGiOh The Duelist Genesis | $385 | $850 | $11,616 | $11,206 |
| 23 | Deck Devastation Virus [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] FET-EN058 | YuGiOh Flaming Eternity | $277 | $303 | $11,099 | $10,797 |
| 24 | Exodia the Forbidden One [1st Edition] LOB-E101 | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $202 | $477 | $10,008 | $9,781 |
| 25 | Spirit Reaper CP03-EN002 | YuGiOh Champion Pack: Game Three | $272 | $394 | $9,656 | $9,359 |
Valuable cards where a PSA 10 does not cover raw plus the fee
Download CSV| # | Card | Set | Raw | PSA 10 | PSA 10 minus raw and fee |
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| 1 | Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 | YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes | $20,700 | $15,100 | $-5624.95 |
| 2 | Number 93: Utopia Kaiser [Ultra Rare] YCSW-EN009 | YuGiOh Championship Series | $11,000 | $2,000 | $-9024.99 |
| 3 | Darklord Superbia YCSW-EN002 | YuGiOh Championship Series | $3,990 | $882 | $-3133.17 |
| 4 | Black Rose Dragon [Ultimate Rare 1st Edition] CSOC-EN039 | YuGiOh Crossroads of Chaos | $1,624 | $1,546 | $-103.80 |
| 5 | Chamber Dragonmaid [20th Secret Rare] ETCO-JP026 | YuGiOh Japanese Eternity Code | $750 | $524 | $-250.82 |
| 6 | Darklord Asmodeus YCSW-EN001 | YuGiOh Championship Series | $608 | $586 | $-46.36 |
| 7 | Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards | YuGiOh Legendary Collection | $575 | $255 | $-345.12 |
| 8 | Dragon Master Lord ALIN-JP000 | YuGiOh Japanese Alliance Insight | $328 | $269 | $-84.64 |
| 9 | Magicians of Bonds and Unity AGOV-JP000 | YuGiOh Japanese Age of Overlord | $314 | $259 | $-80.00 |
| 10 | Cyber Dragon [20th Secret Rare] 20CP-JPT04 | YuGiOh Japanese 20th Secret Rare | $195 | $140 | $-79.71 |
| 11 | Kaiser Eagle, the Heavens' Mandate 2019-EN001 | YuGiOh World Championship 2019 | $182 | $113 | $-94.42 |
| 12 | Starliege Seyfert [20th Secret Rare] CHIM-JP014 | YuGiOh Japanese Chaos Impact | $170 | $34.46 | $-160.54 |
| 13 | Silent Doom GLAS-EN094 | YuGiOh Gladiator's Assault | $165 | $134 | $-56.00 |
| 14 | Unchained Twins - Aruha [Starlight Rare 1st Edition] CHIM-EN008 | YuGiOh Chaos Impact | $165 | $162 | $-27.38 |
| 15 | Cyber Twin Dragon [1st Edition] CRV-EN035 | YuGiOh Cybernetic Revolution | $136 | $105 | $-55.76 |
Sealed product
Collectors and sellers focused on sealed product should note that the single most valuable item in this list is Booster Box [1st Edition] from YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon at $31,874.75, which is shown as up 52.6% over the 30-day window. That listing sits well above the next-tier sealed boxes: Booster Box [1st Edition] from YuGiOh Phantom Darkness at $7,827.48 (change 0.0%) and Booster Box [1st Edition] from YuGiOh Metal Raiders at $6,812.50, up 56.7%. If you hold one of these ultra-premium first-edition boxes, the headline here is the large absolute price of the Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon box and the strong short-term moves on Metal Raiders and the Legend box. For sellers, the market shows distinct pockets of demand concentrated on these early sets; for buyers, the $31,874.75 price on the Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon box and the $6,812.50 price on Metal Raiders are clear high-water marks to benchmark offers against.
Behind those top three, there is a broad middle tier of sealed product priced between about $4,000 and $2,000. Notable entries include Booster Box for YuGiOh Japanese Spell of Mask at $5,000.00 (change 0.0%), Booster Box [1st Edition] Invasion of Chaos at $4,341.93, up 2.2%, and Booster Box [1st Edition] Light of Destruction at $4,013.00, up 6.2%. Also in this band are Booster Box [1st Edition] Magician's Force at $3,952.00 (change 0.0%), Booster Box [1st Edition] Elemental Energy at $3,065.27, down 8.5%, and Booster Box [1st Edition] Labyrinth of Nightmare at $2,750.00, up 25.3%. Sellers with inventory in this range should weigh the modest positive moves on Light of Destruction, Invasion of Chaos and Labyrinth of Nightmare against a decline on Elemental Energy when setting list prices or staging auctions.
A lower-price group runs from roughly $2,666.87 down to $1,750.00, where short-term moves are small or neutral. Examples include Booster Box for YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon at $2,666.87, down 0.5%; Booster Box [1st Edition] Strike of Neos at $2,281.51, up 0.1%; and Booster Box [1st Edition] Legacy of Darkness at $2,063.00, up 1.1%. Several other first-edition boxes sit near $2,000.00 with little or no 30-day movement: Gladiator's Assault at $2,350.00 (0.0%), Dark Crisis at $2,045.00 (0.0%), Enemy of Justice at $2,000.00 (0.0%), and Japanese Vol.4 at $2,000.00 (0.0%). At the low end, Booster Box [1st Edition] Cybernetic Revolution is $1,935.49, up 6.7%, Booster Box [1st Edition] Duelist Revolution is $1,799.99 (0.0%), and Booster Box Magician's Force is $1,750.00, down 5.4%. If you are considering grading sealed product, apply the grading fee assumption of $25 against the listed raw prices when evaluating whether to submit, keeping these explicit prices and 30-day changes in mind as benchmarks.
Most valuable sealed products
Download CSV| # | Product | Set | Price | 30-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $31,875 | +52.6% |
| 2 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Phantom Darkness | $7,827 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Metal Raiders | $6,813 | +56.7% |
| 4 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Japanese Spell of Mask | $5,000 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Invasion of Chaos | $4,342 | +2.2% |
| 6 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Light of Destruction | $4,013 | +6.2% |
| 7 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Magician's Force | $3,952 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Elemental Energy | $3,065 | -8.5% |
| 9 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Labyrinth of Nightmare | $2,750 | +25.3% |
| 10 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | $2,667 | -0.5% |
| 11 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Gladiator's Assault | $2,350 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Strike of Neos | $2,282 | +0.1% |
| 13 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Japanese Vol.3 | $2,225 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Legacy of Darkness | $2,063 | +1.1% |
| 15 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Dark Crisis | $2,045 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Enemy of Justice | $2,000 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Japanese Vol.4 | $2,000 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Cybernetic Revolution | $1,935 | +6.7% |
| 19 | Booster Box [1st Edition] | YuGiOh Duelist Revolution | $1,800 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Booster Box | YuGiOh Magician's Force | $1,750 | -5.4% |
Methodology
Prices are USD market values from Midpoint’s price database of real sold listings. “Raw” means an ungraded near-mint copy on the card’s primary printing; graded prices are for the stated company and grade. Data is as of September 28, 2026.
Price changes compare the latest price with the price closest to 7 days and 30 days earlier. Where we hold no earlier price of our own, the change reported by our data source is used and no earlier price is shown. Movers include only cards priced at $5.00 or more with at least 3 price points; changes larger than 300% are excluded as unreliable.
To keep single bad listings out, a raw price above 1.5 times the card’s best graded price, or a raw price of $300 or more with no graded price to support it, is excluded for cards priced from live listings.
The top-100 index is value-weighted across the 100 most valuable cards with a 30-day (or 7-day) reading. Grading economics assume a $25.00 grading fee and that the card grades a 10; most cards do not.
Written analysis is generated from these figures and checked automatically so that every number it states appears in the data above. Nothing here is financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the biggest Yu-Gi-Oh! card gainer over the last 30 days?
- Infernal Dragon [1st Edition] DP04-EN010 from YuGiOh Duelist Pack: Zane Truesdale, up +294.1% to $19.98 raw.
- What is the most valuable raw Yu-Gi-Oh! card right now?
- Dark Magical Curtain [Overframe Grand Master Rare] LOCH-JP003 from YuGiOh Japanese Limit Over Collection: Heroes at $20,700 raw, with a PSA 10 at $15,100.
- How much more is a PSA 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! card worth than a raw copy?
- Across 14,797 cards with both prices, the median PSA 10 sells for 16.84 times the raw price.
- Is the Yu-Gi-Oh! card market up or down this month?
- The value-weighted index of the 100 most valuable Yu-Gi-Oh! cards moved +0.3% over 30 days; 4,112 cards rose and 3,376 fell.