TCGplayer's latest monthly report on MTG cards rising in price, published Nov. 4, 2026 by Peter Day, is mostly a list of one-month movers. Three entries are different. The One Ring Borderless Poster foil, the Ms. Bumbleflower Borderless Raised Foil and the Y'shtola, Night's Blessed Borderless Surge Foil all gained again in October, and TCGplayer says each has been rising month after month: The One Ring since December 2024, Bumbleflower since August 2025 and Y'shtola since December 2025.
A streak tells you direction. It doesn't tell you how many copies changed hands, how many are listed, or how large the earlier monthly gains were, and the report doesn't give those numbers. If you're deciding whether to buy, hold or sell one of these cards, that missing information matters more than the streak.
The numbers
TCGplayer states its method plainly: "This report only considers Near Mint copies of cards with at least ten sales between September 30 and October 29, 2026." So ten sales over a month is the minimum to make the list. That's enough to produce a Market Price, but it's thin for cards trading above $1,000.
| Card | Set | Treatment | Rank (over $50) | October gain | Market Price | Streak began | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The One Ring | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth | Borderless Poster, Foil | #4 | +$63.56 | $1,816.62 | December 2024 | | Ms. Bumbleflower | Commander: Bloomburrow | Borderless Raised Foil | #2 | +$88.08 | $1,510.47 | August 2025 | | Y'shtola, Night's Blessed | Commander: FINAL FANTASY | Borderless Surge Foil | #3 | +$73.53 | $1,298.36 | December 2025 |
In TCGplayer's words, "This version of the One Ring has gone up literally every month since December 2024." On Bumbleflower: "Ms. Bumbleflower's streak began in August 2025." On Y'shtola: "Similarly, this Y'shtola has been on an unbroken streak of positive months since December 2025."
The other two cards in the over-$50 list were shorter-term moves. Twinflame Tyrant (Foundations, Showcase Fracture Foil) took the #1 spot with a $108.74 gain to $585.68. Mana Confluence (Edge of Eternities, Borderless Galaxy Foil) was #5, up $51.44 to $450.26, and has been rising since March.
What Market Price can and can't tell you
The report's own note on Twinflame Tyrant is the clearest warning in it: "Twinflame Tyrant actually spiked more recently, after a smattering of sales that cleared out all of its listings under $700." TCGplayer adds that the card's Market Price may lag. In practice, the reported figure was $585.68 while the cheapest copy you could buy was apparently above $700.
TCGplayer doesn't flag the same problem for The One Ring, Bumbleflower or Y'shtola. It also doesn't give listing counts or sales volume for any of them, so the report alone can't tell you whether their Market Prices match what you'd pay today.
For Y'shtola, a second retailer offers a rough check. Card Kingdom's listing for the 0215 Borderless Surge Foil showed a top price of $1,299.99 when checked in November 2026, close to TCGplayer's $1,298.36. One number is a retailer's asking price and the other is TCGplayer's Market Price, so they agree without confirming each other. It does suggest the TCGplayer figure isn't far off what the market is charging for that card.
Where these printings come from
The supply side is where the public record runs thin. The official product information is below.
Bumbleflower. Wizards' Collecting Bloomburrow guide (July 9, 2024) says Bloomburrow Collector Boosters contain 21 raised foil cards, including four Commander face cards, and that "Raised foil anime cards appear in 3.66% of boosters." Raised foils were a Collector Booster-only treatment, and only a small share of packs contained one.
Y'shtola. Wizards' Final Fantasy Commander decklists (May 12, 2025) name Y'shtola, Night's Blessed as a commander of the Scions & Spellcraft deck and state that "Collector's Edition Commander decks feature the surge foil treatment across all 100 cards." Card Kingdom listed the Scions & Spellcraft Collector's Edition deck at $299.99 when checked. Because more than one surge foil Y'shtola exists, match the treatment and collector number on any copy you're offered to the one you're pricing before you pay $1,300 for it.
The One Ring. Wizards' Tales of Middle-earth collecting guide (Sept. 22, 2023) says 20 main-set mythic rares received the Borderless Poster treatment, found in Special Edition Collector Boosters in non-foil, traditional foil and serialized versions. The serialized and non-foil versions are separate products with separate prices, so check exactly which version a seller has. The only thing TCGplayer says about this card's supply is that the poster foil is "not getting any less scarce."
None of the sources give a current listing count for any of the three cards. Rarity at the time of printing gives you a starting point, but it doesn't tell you how many Near Mint copies are for sale today.
A buyout and a grind on the same name
Bumbleflower shows two very different ways a price can move. On May 31, 2026, MTG Rocks (Allie Atkin) reported a buyout-driven spike in the cheap foil from the Peace Offering precon: roughly $0.70 to $8.99, about 1,184%. The outlet reported more than 3,300 Near Mint foil copies sold on TCGplayer in the prior month, with 44 foil listings left. It also noted that the raised foil, then about $1,279, did not spike.
By TCGplayer's November report, the raised foil's Market Price stood at $1,510.47. That's roughly $230 over about five months, gained alongside a monthly streak rather than in one jump. Our reading, not TCGplayer's, is that this looks like a slow grind rather than a buyout. The two figures may not be measured the same way (MTG Rocks' $1,279 and TCGplayer's Market Price), and neither source explains why the raised foil rose. Use the comparison to see two shapes of price movement. It doesn't explain the cause of either.
The practical difference matters. A buyout wipes out listings in days, and prices often drift back once copies return to the market. A grind that comes with ongoing sales is harder to read, because it could reflect real collector demand or a supply that is slowly running out, and the public data here can't tell you which.
TCGplayer's explanation for October
The report credits most of the month's increases to demand around the Reality Fracture release and Jace/Tam combo decks, plus low supply of rare foils. It doesn't tie those reasons to the three streak cards specifically, and it doesn't discuss reprints or buyouts. Its line on Mana Confluence is the most candid explanation in the piece: "These cards don't need any particular reason to spike, they just grow with the rest of the market."
Take that at face value. A card that rises because the whole premium-foil market is rising can also fall when the market cools, and a monthly streak doesn't protect against that.
What to check before you act
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Listing depth against Market Price. Count the Near Mint copies listed near the reported figure. If there are only a handful, the next sale may print well above it, as happened with Twinflame Tyrant.
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Sold comps against asking prices. Asking prices are what sellers hope to get. Completed sales of the exact printing and condition are the closer guide to value.
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The gap to the next listing. If the cheapest copy sits at Market Price and the second-cheapest is several hundred dollars higher, the real price to buy is the second number.
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Reprint or new-printing announcements. A new version of the same card with a different treatment can split demand. Watch Wizards' product announcements for any of these names.
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How the streak is distributed. A streak of positive months can hide one big month and many tiny ones. The report gives only October's gain, so check a price history before assuming the climb has been steady.
What to do if you own, want or are selling one
If you hold one: nothing in this report forces a decision. Record the exact printing and condition, and track sold comps for that version instead of the headline Market Price, which can lag.
If you're thinking of buying because of the streak: set your limit from recent completed sales, not from the streak. Compare the cheapest Near Mint listing to Market Price. If it's well above, you're paying for the next available copy, and the reported figure no longer describes your purchase.
If you're selling: price against recent sales and the next-lowest competing listing, then subtract marketplace fees and insured shipping, which matter at these prices. If you're weighing whether to grade first, our card grading break-even calculator compares the extra net proceeds from selling graded against selling raw, using costs you enter. It doesn't predict grades, current prices or returns, so bring your own comps.
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Sources
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Price Trends: Magic: The Gathering Cards Climbing in Price, 11/04/2026 (TCGplayer Seller Blog, Peter Day)
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Feared MTG Bloomburrow Commander Spikes 1184% Out of Nowhere (MTG Rocks, May 31, 2026)
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Collecting Bloomburrow (Wizards of the Coast, July 9, 2024)
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Final Fantasy Commander Decklists (Wizards of the Coast, May 12, 2025)
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Final Fantasy Collector's Edition Commander Deck - Scions & Spellcraft (Card Kingdom)
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Y'shtola, Night's Blessed (0215 - Borderless Surge Foil) (Card Kingdom)
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Collecting The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (Wizards of the Coast, Sept. 22, 2023)
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