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Defender

Defender

Base · #80 · Uncommon · Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi · 1999
Market insight
The first-edition Defender is the strongest performer, trading at $19.84 with a one-year gain of 35.4%, while the shadowless and standard printings have appreciated more modestly at 28% and 31.4% respectively. First-edition has also maintained the tightest price range ($13.09–$20.50), suggesting more consistent market valuation compared to the standard printing's wider $0.58–$4.25 range. The standard printing notably declined 14.1% over the past month, signaling short-term weakness in the lower-tier copies.
PrintingPrice30d90d1yRange
first-edition · normal$19.84 0.8% 1.7% 35.4%$13.09$20.5
shadowless · normal$2.97 0.7% 5.3% 28%$1.66$4.05
standard · normal$1.34 14.1% 5.5% 31.4%$0.58$4.25

Current listings — first-edition · normal

$15.99
Lowest ask
$22.48
TCGplayer Direct
$19.84
Market price

The lowest current asking price is 19.4% under the market price. Market price is TCGplayer’s smoothed sale-based estimate; asks are what sellers are listing at right now.

Price history — TCGplayer market, daily