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That abundance has kept prices in check relative to sets like Evolving Skies or even the earlier Brilliant Stars, but the best of the best still command meaningful premiums

I've been following the early market closely on TCGPlayer and eBay, and it's clear which cards are leading the packs

With the deck, youre able to put out a lot of monsters onto the board, and a heft amount of negations onto the board to prevent your opponent from interacting with your field

Columns and positioning may be a mainstay of modern-day Yu-Gi-Oh, but it wasn't always that way

Rare cards can hold, or sharply increase, in value as global demand rises and influencers bring more attention to the hobby, he notes

Chris Frey is a sports cards and memorabilia collector based in Long Island, New York