Thursday, July 9, 2026
Pulse: Nocturne - Horrifying led the tape at +505.1%
Market Mood: NeutralSummary
Nocturne, Horrifying from Riftbound is back on top at +505.1%, basically reprising its role from yesterday as the poster child for what happens when an old, out-of-print card meets a couple of determined buyers in a very thin market. Geargiano Mk-II (Red) in Yu-Gi-Oh at +221.1% and Will-o'-the-Wisp in Magic at +194.9% both look more like organic repricing than fresh hype, with no big new decklists driving them. The Winged Dragon of Ra, Sphere Mode at +106.1% has long-standing niche competitive demand, so this jump is more "meta staple catching up" than a revelation, while the DON!! Card (Manga) in One Piece at +103.4% fits the usual limited-promo pattern: tiny supply, a few collectors, and suddenly the chart looks very excited. The real drama is in Yu-Gi-Oh buyout alerts, where Leogun, Nuvia the Wicked, and Brotherhood of the Fire Fist, Dragon (Blue) all ping at critical severity, classic signs of targeted sweeping on older, low-supply cards rather than a secret new tier-one strategy. Across games, Aurorus 092/088 in Pokémon is up 83.3% on the usual nostalgia-plus-alt-number appeal, Will-o'-the-Wisp is still climbing in Magic, and Disney Lorcana's Aladdin, Barreling Through (Epic) is up 80.9%, likely on collector demand more than gameplay. The prediction spotlight on Emet-Selch of the Third Seat (Borderless, Chocobo Track Foil) at a projected +27.3% fits the broader trend: premium variants quietly edging up while the headline spikes grab all the attention and then usually come back down to earth.