Market Watch: All Movie Pack Everything

7/25/2016 11:02:00 AMWelcome back to another Monday, and another Market Watch!

Last week we saw the retail launch of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack. Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, Gold Gadget, Silver Gadget, and Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon made an immediate impact off Monday to Friday pre-sales alone, but those numbers were nothing like what we saw over the weekend.

In the past four days, MVP1 singles have dominated the TCGplayer marketplace in ways we've literally never seen before. For the first time ever, the entire Top 10 roster – every one of the week's bestselling cards – were all from a single set.

With TCG competition on hold until YCS Toronto a month from now, there are very few sources of new information producing trends and sales patterns. Meanwhile, a handful of OCG news releases last week simply couldn't hold a candle to the competitive promise of the new Movie Pack cards, combined with an overwhelming level of nostalgia; not only were new competitive cards popular, but a wealth of new fan-favorites fueled by nostalgia shattered expectations, as Dark Magician Girl cards stood side by side with Championship-level material.

Let's get right to it, kicking off this unprecedented countdown with the Number 10 best-seller of the weekend.

#10: Dark Magic Veil

A fair-costed Monster Reborn for Dark Spellcasters, Dark Magic Veil's a powerful recursion trick that manages to be live in the early game, by also Special Summoning from your hand if there's nothing worthwhile in your graveyard. And while it certainly cries out to be used with Dark Magician, it also works with Dark Magician of Chaos, Gagagas, Ghostricks, Gravekeepers, Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, Night's End Sorcerer, Relinquished, Shaddolls, T.G. Hyper Librarian and more.

Dark Magical Veil's a very solid support card with a ton of fan appeal, as well as some promise in other themes as well. That made it a surprise dark horse pick for countless buyers in the TCGplayer marketplace.

Dark Magic Veil $3.50 $1.74 $0.75

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN019 Type Spell Card Attribute SPELL Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text Pay 1000 LP; Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand or Graveyard.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Mezzick Gaming Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.74 Rock Mountain TCG Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.75 Cape Fear Games Moderately Played 1st Edition 1 $0.84 TWseller Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.92 Cape Fear Games Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $0.94 johns stuff Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.00 FlaremetalTCG Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.00 AngryComics Lightly Played Unlimited 2 $1.03 Lawn Viper Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $1.06 CDDcards Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.08

#9: Palladium Oracle Mahad

Also tremendously popular, Palladium Oracle Mahad's a notable topdeck that can add some punch to casual strategies, and players gave it a strong response over the weekend. Sharing some limited synergy with Chocolate Magician Girl and the upcoming Dark Magical Circle from The Dark Illusion, it's just a free 2500 ATK monster whenever you happen to see it, offering a Level 7 body for Rank 7's and the ability to replace itself with a Dark Magician when your opponent takes it out.

With an effect that can wreak havoc on a number of a big Dark strategies right now, it lacks precision given the randomness of its Special Summon ability, but packs a heckuva punch anyways. It's a very solid card for Dark Magician decks and could wind up seeing play elsewhere as a sort of reverse Gorz some time in the future. It's pretty cool.

Palladium Oracle Mahad $7.95 $3.89 $3.00

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN053 Level 7 Type Effect Monster Monster Spellcaster Attribute LIGHT A / D 2500 / 2100 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text When you draw this card: You can reveal this card; Special Summon it from your hand. If this card battles a DARK monster, its ATK is doubled during the Damage Step only. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Dragons Keep Gaming Moderately Played 1st Edition 1 $2.97 PastelCo Near Mint Unlimited 1 $3.00 Nodocards Near Mint Unlimited 1 $3.00 Beccacaden Gaming Near Mint Unlimited 1 $3.00 Minor CC Near Mint Unlimited 1 $3.00 WeiheDoThat Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $3.15 vanillas dumpster Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $3.15 OGPlayer Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $3.15 Serenity Cards Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $3.18 OblivionGamesTampa Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $3.35

#8: Chaos Form

We talked about Chaos Form last week when Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon made the Top 10, but now the Ritual Spell itself has actually reached the Top 10 as well. Eliminating the need for Ritual Tribute from your field or hand, Chaos Form works in a very simple fashion to mitigate the high costs generally associated with Ritual Summoning, and delivers a fearsome 4000 ATK death machine in return.

Simple text, solving inherent problems that often plague the Ritual mechanic with the currency of our times: card economy. Sometimes good Yu-Gi-Oh! design doesn't have to be complicated.

Chaos Form $5.99 $1.22 $0.44

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN008 Type Spell Card Attribute SPELL Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Chaos" or "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster. You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field, and/or banish "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" or "Dark Magician" from your Graveyard, whose total Levels exactly equal the Level of the "Chaos" or "Black Luster Soldier" Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Mezzick Gaming Near Mint 1st Edition 3 $0.25 Potato TCG Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $0.25 Team Aftermath Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.39 King Clover Cards Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.40 Card Cardtel Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.44 TWseller Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.45 GameOn Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.49 Combo Break Games Lightly Played Unlimited 1 $0.57 Old Box Cardshop Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.58 Hidden Hermit Hero Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.63

#7: Berry Magician Girl

Effectively an Elemental Hero Stratos for the Magician Girl theme, Berry Magician Girl hits the field to search your deck for one of six searchable options: Apple Magician Girl; Chocolate Magician Girl; Kiwi Magician Girl; Lemon Magician Girl; Dark Magician Girl; Dark Magician Girl' rel="/db/WP-CH.asp?CN=Toon Dark Magician Girl">Toon Dark Magician Girl; or even another Berry Magician Girl if you had some reason to want to do that.

On its own that effect would make Berry Magician Girl a 1-for-1 that would expose you to some damage and tease out attacks, in return for helping build your combos. But her second effect is what makes her so good. Your opponent may not target Berry Magician Girl with effects, but they'll probably have to attack her at some point; when they do you'll change her battle position to protect your Life Points, then Special Summon another Magician Girl from your deck to make her a +1 overall and continue advancing your strategy.

That's pretty nuts – in a vacuum, Berry Magician Girl's one of the most impressive search cards in recent memory. Special Summoning Chocolate Magician Girl can create a wall of defenders thanks to Chocolate's Special Summon effect, while Apple Magician Girl can make similar moves from your hand instead of your graveyard, and then load you up with free cards. Berry Magician Girl's an obvious three-of for any Magician Girl deck, and an obvious pick for the bottom half of the Top 10 this week.

Berry Magician Girl $2.00 $1.00 $0.47

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN014 Level 1 Type Effect Monster Monster Spellcaster Attribute EARTH A / D 400 / 400 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text If this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Magician Girl" monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent activates a card or effect that targets this card, or targets this card for an attack: You can change this card's battle position, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Magician Girl" monster from your Deck, except "Berry Magician Girl".

Store Condition Qty Avail Price montoya Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.47 Prodigy Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.47 HipsterHaven Heavily Played 1st Edition 1 $0.59 Big Three Deals Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.72 tgnovac Near Mint 1st Edition 3 $0.75 Pristine Collectors Lightly Played 1st Edition 2 $0.75 tgnovac Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $0.75 Rock Mountain TCG Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.75 yugicollectables Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.79 Phogg-itCards&Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.85

#6: Slifer the Sky Dragon

The original Egyptian God Cards are always popular, and the Movie Pack reprint of Slifer the Sky Dragon is currently the second highest valued card in that set, bested only by the dramatically more valuable Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon.

Which, by the by, clocked in at Number 5 over the weekend.

Slifer the Sky Dragon $4.01 $1.00 $0.10

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN057 Level 10 Type Effect Monster Monster Divine-Beast Attribute DIVINE Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text Requires 3 Tributes to Normal Summon (cannot be Normal Set). This card's Normal Summon cannot be negated. When Normal Summoned, cards and effects cannot be activated. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card was Special Summoned: Send it to the Graveyard. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each card in your hand. If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to your opponent's field in face-up Attack Position: That monster(s) loses 2000 ATK, then if its ATK has been reduced to 0 as a result, destroy it.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Kaiba Card Store Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.10 Cellar Dwellers Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.15 MagesDen Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.20 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.35 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.35 GameOn Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.35 MTGCCG and More Lightly Played Unlimited 1 $0.35 GB Card Exchange Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.38 Limitless Games Near Mint Unlimited 4 $0.40 Team Dollar Menu Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.41

#5: Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon

While several cards from the Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack have competitive potential, and several will make an impact over the coming months once we see more releases, nothing has the immediate it-factor of Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon. For months leading up to the release of the Movie Pack, this is the card everyone wanted to see in the set, finally completing the Blue-Eyes deck that's been so competitive overseas in the OCG. And now that it's here it's been a solid $15 since the set debuted.

It's not often we see such huge numbers from a card above the $10 mark, but now that we've had a few days to see the average Market Price on Alternative White Dragon after its release, the card's doing the kind of sustained numbers we haven't seen since Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal dropped in Infinite Gold.

Beatrice is probably a good comparison here, since it was a similarly rare card that served as the lynchpin for a major strategy, and early marketplace interest forecasted the incredible popularity Beatrice would go on to see as a new competitive mainstay. There's a huge number of players picking up the final pieces of the Blue-Eyes deck, so if you're headed to locals or any big indie tournaments in the next few weeks you definitely want to be prepared for the match-up.

With no big Regionals or sanctioned Championships coming up until the end of August, information will be scarce, and that may work to keep Blue-Eyes immensely popular through to YCS Toronto. The deck's being regarded as viable, and even if it turned out to be a flop, we wouldn't really know for another five weeks. It's just that time of year.

Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon $30.09 $16.99 $12.96

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN046 Level 8 Type Effect Monster Monster Dragon Attribute LIGHT A / D 3000 / 2500 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by revealing "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in your hand. You can only Special Summon "Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon" once per turn this way. This card's name becomes "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" while it is on the field or in the Graveyard. Once per turn: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy it. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Prodigy Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $12.83 Prodigy Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $12.96 Malcolminvestments Near Mint Unlimited 1 $13.04 Carplex Gaming Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $13.08 T1G Lightly Played Unlimited 1 $13.10 Portals Games Lightly Played 1st Edition 3 $13.16 Portals Games Lightly Played 1st Edition 3 $13.16 Grandmaster TCG Near Mint Unlimited 5 $13.22 Andres goods Near Mint Unlimited 2 $13.49 Swan Gaming Near Mint Unlimited 1 $13.50

#4: Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon

Even more popular, Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon is a really flashy boss monster that's pretty easy to Summon, packs big stats, and wins games through defending monsters. It's never seen much real competitive use in the OCG, but the card's definitely not bad and it carries a ton of nostalgia at a much lower price point than Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon. It's easy to see as a top casual pick.

Want to see it in action? Be sure to check out Rerouting this week, because Loukas will be putting Chaos MAX Dragon to work in his latest deck fix.

Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon $4.25 $1.82 $0.76

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN004 Level 8 Type Ritual/Effect Monster Monster Dragon Attribute DARK A / D 4000 / 0 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text You can Ritual Summon this card with "Chaos Form". Must be Ritual Summoned, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Cannot be targeted, or destroyed by, your opponent's card effects. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict double piercing battle damage to your opponent.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price StarlightGamesTCG Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $0.74 Potato TCG Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.75 Prodigy Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.75 Groovy Cards Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.76 Prodigy Games Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.94 last shot cards Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.95 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.95 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.95 Matt's Cavalcade Lightly Played Unlimited 1 $0.95 Matt's Cavalcade Lightly Played Unlimited 1 $0.95

#3: Gold Gadget

Gold Gadget and Silver Gadget clocked in at Number 9 and Number 5 last Friday, but they exploded over the weekend to take the Number 3 and Number 1 spots today. With flexible Special Summon effects that help speed up the traditional Gadget mechanics and bring the theme more into line with the pace of modern competition, the new Gadgets were well designed both as a sequel to the originals, as well as a platform for future Machine strategies like the ABC-Dragon Buster deck.

Once again, despite being three-ofs played together, Silver Gadget outsold Gold Gadget by a notable margin. There are rumors that Silver Gadget may have been slightly short printed, maybe just for technical reasons like balancing the printing sheet. But those rumors are largely based on anecdotes and Yugitube box openings which may or may not be a bit cherry-picked due to confirmation bias, so it's tough to tell.

While both Gold Gadget and Silver Gadget had Market Values of $1.85 last week, it's interesting to note that Silver Gadget has now sunk to $1.69, while Gold Gadget's up a penny to $1.86. Again, the supply for each card seems very similar, despite the slightly higher number of sales for Silver Gadget. It's a really interesting situation.

Gold Gadget $1.99 $0.55 $0.10

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN018 Level 4 Type Effect Monster Monster Machine Attribute LIGHT A / D 1700 / 800 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 Machine-Type monster from your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 "Gadget" monster from your Deck, except "Gold Gadget". You can only use 1 "Gold Gadget" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Kinbrono Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.10 Kinbrono Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.10 WingingIt Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.10 Just Sell Yugioh Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $0.15 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.15 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 2 $0.15 HipsterHaven Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $0.19 Kaiba Card Store Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.19 Chaos MAX Gaming Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.20 JAF Comics Near Mint 1st Edition 1 $0.20

#2: Chocolate Magician Girl

Packing a solid 1600 ATK at Level 4, and an effect that lets you pitch dead Spellcasters to load your graveyard and draw cards, Chocolate Magician Girl's the only new Magician Girl that's cooler than Berry. We mentioned before how they work together to create a defensive wall: once per turn whenever your opponent attacks Chocolate, you can revive any Spellcaster from your graveyard, redirect your opponent's attack to it, and halve the attacking monster's current ATK to doom it to a swift fate.

That works with Berry Magician Girl to set you up for another Special Summon from your deck, potentially another Chocolate Magician Girl. Or use it with Apple Magician Girl for a potential free +2 destroying your opponent's monster, or a +3 retrieving three more Magician Girls from your graveyard. You can even make your opponent thump their monster into Dark Magician of Chaos for a +2, and then score another plus in the End Phase when DMOC fishes a spell card out of your graveyard.

Chocolate Magician Girl; actually pretty awesome. Dark Magician of Chaos would be kinda pricy right now if it hadn't been reprinted eight times over the course of the game's history, but even despite that, foil copies are seven bucks and up as a result.

Chocolate Magician Girl $8.97 $3.00 $1.60

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN052 Level 4 Type Effect Monster Monster Spellcaster Attribute WATER A / D 1600 / 1000 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text Once per turn: You can discard 1 Spellcaster-Type monster; draw 1 card. Once per turn, if this card is targeted for an attack: You can target 1 Spellcaster-Type monster in your Graveyard, except "Chocolate Magician Girl"; Special Summon it, then change the attack target to it, and if you do, the attacking monster's ATK becomes half its current ATK.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Kuros Collection Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.60 Prodigy Games Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.70 LBMP cards Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.72 montoya Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.72 BoolinGaming Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.72 Good Seed Gaming Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.74 Groovy Cards Near Mint Unlimited 1 $1.75 Supercube Moderately Played Unlimited 1 $1.92 AvidityTCG Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $2.00 MTech Cave Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $2.00

#1: Silver Gadget

As noted, Silver Gadget was the best-selling card in the TCGplayer marketplace from Friday to Monday morning. Previously hyped almost solely for their use in the ABC-Dragon Buster deck, it looks like enthusiasm for the new Gadget cards may see them in competitive action long before the TCG release of Structure Deck: Seto Kaiba. People are buying up Gold and Silver by the fistful, and at a Market Price average below $2 nobody's doing it for speculative purposes.

Gold Gadget and Silver Gadget are effectively a perfect storm of competitive potential now, competitive promise later, and a dual element of nostalgia that hits fans of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! tv series and oldschool competitive players. The chance to resuscitate one of the most beloved strategies of all time may actually see Gadget decks… or something like them… back in tournament action sooner than later.

Time will tell, but for now the sheer volume of Gadgets being sold seems to defy expectations.

Silver Gadget $1,000.25 $0.56 $0.08

Set The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack Number MVP1-EN017 Level 4 Type Effect Monster Monster Machine Attribute LIGHT A / D 1500 / 1000 Rarity Ultra Rare Card Text When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 Machine-Type monster from your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 "Gadget" monster from your Deck, except "Silver Gadget". You can only use 1 "Silver Gadget" effect per turn, and only once that turn.

Store Condition Qty Avail Price Noble inc Lightly Played Unlimited 3 $0.08 Noble inc Lightly Played 1st Edition 3 $0.09 T1G Lightly Played 1st Edition 1 $0.10 Psquared Muncie Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $0.11 MegaSpeedyStore Near Mint 1st Edition 2 $0.12 Abrahams Store Near Mint Unlimited 3 $0.15 Just Sell Yugioh Lightly Played 1st Edition 2 $0.15 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 5 $0.15 TWseller Near Mint Unlimited 1 $0.15 Matt's Cavalcade Near Mint Unlimited 5 $0.15

Surprisingly enough, the MVP1 madness didn't stop there.

Looking further down the sales charts, the #11 to #15 spots were all Dark Magician cards from the Movie Pack as well, with Lemon Magician Girl, Kiwi Magician Girl, Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Apple Magician Girl all selling in droves. If you're playing in locals, expect to see a few Magician Girl decks here or there, at least in the early rounds.

From there the rest of the Top 20 was fleshed out with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Magician's Defense, before we finally saw any non-MVP1 cards in the Top 20: Trade-In and Return of the Dragon Lords just barely made the sales charts this week. That's kind of insane, since Return of the Dragon Lords was in the Top 2 for the last several weeks, dominating sales from the day it was released.

Will the Movie Pack hype continue, or will the market settle in the wake of the latest ARGCS in Orlando? We'll find out in Friday, ending the week with another installment of the TCGplayer Market Watch.

-Jason Grabher-Meyer