TCG Terminal

Riftbound Unleashed preview week 1 done. 50+ creators, 5 days of reveals. Jhin, LeBlanc, Diana, Hwei, Pyke, Kha Zix all confirmed. Week 2 starts Monday with IGN, Polygon, and Screen Rant. Set drops May 8 but the hype cycle is already building sealed demand. #Riftbound

OP16 Time of Battle confirmed 3 Admiral Manga Rares. Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru all getting the manga treatment. OP-13 Manga Luffy is already an $8,000 card. If these hit anywhere close to that, OP16 boxes will be gone on day one. June 12 release. #OPTCG

Destined Rivals weekly check. Team Rocket Mewtwo ex SIR climbed another $70 to $484. Psyduck IR quietly up $15 to $57. Moltres SIR dropped $30 to $88. The nostalgia premium on Gen 1 villain cards keeps widening. Rotation in 3 weeks will shake everything. #PokemonTCG

Perfect Order drops March 27. Prereleases are running now and the chase card is Mega Zygarde ex Gold (124/088). Meowth SIR is the #2 since it is one of the best draw cards in format. Rotation hits PTCGL March 26, in-person April 10. Eight days to position. #PokemonTCG

Riftbound Unleashed Day 4 is the biggest preview drop yet. 16 creators revealing cards today including Travis Gafford, 5up, and TechRaptor. LeBlanc already sparking rules debates with her copy mechanic blocking Temporary triggers. Preview season runs through March 27. #Riftbound

The first Gundam Card Game World Champion has been crowned. Jay took it 2-1 over Fijieee in a Blue/Purple mirror at the Grand Final in Tokyo, March 15. WCS 26-27 Regionals Season 1 kicks off next month. This game is growing fast and quietly. #GundamCardGame

Bandai just opened the Premium lottery for OP-13 and EB-03 reprints. 1,000 booster boxes each set. 8,000 Heroines Special Sets. For context, OP-13 Manga Rare Luffy is sitting at $8,000+. That announcement hit 170K views in hours. Demand is real. #OPTCG

Ascended Heroes is 7 weeks old. Top 5 chase cards: Mega Gengar ex SIR: $1,080 Mega Dragonite ex SIR: $641 Pikachu ex SIR: $575 Mega Charizard Y MHR: $480 Team Rocket Mewtwo SIR: $312 Gengar alone is worth more than a sealed booster box case. #PokemonTCG

Diana, Scorn of the Moon Overnumbered Legend revealed for Riftbound Unleashed. Art by Lisha Du. Scarra got the honor on stream. 474 likes and 55K views on the reveal. Preview season is day 3 of 12. More cards daily through March 27. h/t RiftboundReport #Riftbound

Riftbound Unleashed preview season is live. 40+ creators revealing cards through March 27. New XP mechanic changes everything. Kha'Zix gains XP from combat wins. Master Yi scales with Level, at 16 he dodges all enemy targeting. h/t Grapplr for early coverage #Riftbound

OP16 The Time of Battle. Full Paramount War set. June 12 release. 6 leaders revealed: Luffy, Ace, Buggy, Sengoku, Yamato, Blackbeard. All with alt arts. Yamato gives rush from trash. Blackbeard plays characters from opponent's trash. Both look format-warping. #OPTCG

Pokemon rotation hits PTCG Live March 26. In-person April 10. G-mark cards are done. Meanwhile 151 is going parabolic. Charizard ex SIR at $443, up 27% this week. Blastoise SIR doubled to $216. Venusaur climbing too. Post-rotation singles will move. #PokemonTCG

BGS 10 Black Label Pikachu ex SIR from Ascended Heroes sold for $12,611 on eBay. Pop 1. PSA 10 copy of the same card moved at $1,525. Saint West is now buying BGS 10 Hidden Fates Shiny Charizards at shows. Celebrity money keeps entering graded cards.

OP Worlds is done. Wasinhaa won it all with Imu Black. BO1 format, mostly unstreamed. Community frustrated with Bandai's handling of their own flagship event. Ban list dropped: Pudding banned, 6 unbans including Jinbe and Kingdom Come. April 1. #OPTCG