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Price movers: the week to 5 October 2026

Prices from 28 September 2026 and 5 October 2026 show Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God as the biggest riser, while the fallers were led by Sphinx of False Conclusions, Codie, Ravenous Codex and Verdant Kraken.

Drafted from MagicGuru data with AI, checked by an editor.

Art by Raymond Swanland, from Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God

Prices compared on 28 September 2026 and 5 October 2026 show Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God as the single biggest riser. The War of the Spark (WAR), Non-foil printing moved from $7.88 to $26.28, up 234 percent.

The comparison covers TCGplayer retail prices in US dollars, using one printing and finish per card and the biggest mover. Tokens, art cards and anything under 5 US dollars were left out.

Biggest risers

  • Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, War of the Spark (WAR), Non-foil, moved from $7.88 on 28 September 2026 to $26.28 on 5 October 2026, up 234 percent.
  • Kresh the Bloodbraided, Shards of Alara (ALA), Foil, moved from $30.00 on 28 September 2026 to $75.72 on 5 October 2026, up 152 percent.
  • Sunweb, Seventh Edition (7ED), Foil, moved from $17.34 on 28 September 2026 to $39.99 on 5 October 2026, up 131 percent.
  • Commodore Guff, Commander Masters (CMM), Foil, moved from $15.84 on 28 September 2026 to $35.30 on 5 October 2026, up 123 percent.
  • True Believer, Onslaught (ONS), Foil, moved from $20.10 on 28 September 2026 to $44.58 on 5 October 2026, up 122 percent.
  • Keiga, the Tide Star, Champions of Kamigawa (CHK), Foil, moved from $19.03 on 28 September 2026 to $37.99 on 5 October 2026, up 100 percent.
  • Sol Ring, Foreign Black Border (FBB), Non-foil, moved from $74.99 on 28 September 2026 to $148.88 on 5 October 2026, up 99 percent.
  • Denzilore Fatehold, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $92.00 on 28 September 2026 to $180.92 on 5 October 2026, up 97 percent.
  • Craterclaw Colossus, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $205.63 on 28 September 2026 to $392.19 on 5 October 2026, up 91 percent.
  • Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter, Transformers (BOT), Foil, moved from $105.41 on 28 September 2026 to $199.99 on 5 October 2026, up 90 percent.

Biggest fallers

  • Sphinx of False Conclusions, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $8.28 on 28 September 2026 to $2.49 on 5 October 2026, down 70 percent.
  • Codie, Ravenous Codex, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $10.00 on 28 September 2026 to $3.04 on 5 October 2026, down 70 percent.
  • Verdant Kraken, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $11.18 on 28 September 2026 to $3.40 on 5 October 2026, down 70 percent.
  • Overgrown Farmland, Reality Fracture (FRA), Foil, moved from $5.24 on 28 September 2026 to $1.62 on 5 October 2026, down 69 percent.
  • Return to the Light Realms, Reality Fracture (FRA), Non-foil, moved from $26.60 on 28 September 2026 to $8.59 on 5 October 2026, down 68 percent.

Reading the prices

These figures are TCGplayer retail prices in US dollars on 28 September 2026 and 5 October 2026.

A price moving up or down is not advice to buy or sell.

Cards mentioned

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