Est. 1993 · Invented the TCG · Reserved List, Commander, Universes Beyond · five years or longer
This is the card manufacturers entry for Wizards of the Coast (MTG) — one of 75 card types rated on appreciation, liquidity, accessibility and risk instead of being given one vague grade.
Both of the upside numbers are strong here — appreciation 90, liquidity 78. That pairing is rare enough to be the reason this entry exists, and rare enough that the price normally reflects it.
Accessibility of 45 means you'll pay somewhat over the sensible number but not absurdly so. Worth watching, because this score moves faster than any of the other three.
Set against the 8 manufacturer card types scored here, its appreciation of 90 ranks 5th of 8, liquidity 78 ranks 6th, accessibility 45 ranks 8th, and risk 12 is the 1st-lowest. The closest thing to it on the numbers is Upper Deck, which scores 85 and 80 on the same two axes — if you're weighing one against the other, the difference is in the reasoning rather than the scores.
Five years or more is a patience bet. Over that span the specific reasoning below matters less than whether the underlying thing stays desirable, and the honest position is that nobody knows what the hobby looks like in 2031. Size it accordingly.
At 12, this is one of the calmer entries in here. Read that as relative: the floor under any card is whatever the next person will pay, and that number can move a long way in a month.
Every entry gets four separate scores instead of one grade, because a single grade hides the thing you needed. Full explanation in the guide: what Kabooms, Downtowns and Color Blasts are worth.
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