The Grand Archive Collector Cliff: where all the value hides
We took the market price of 3,641 Grand Archive cards across 47 sets and found the median for each rarity. The ladder rises gently, and then, at one tier, it falls off a cliff.
A gentle ladder, then a cliff
From Common ($0.20) up to Ultra Rare ($8.73), Grand Archive prices climb the way you would expect, a smooth ladder. Then the Collector Super Rare leaps to a median $302, about 35× the Ultra Rare and 862× the typical card, in a single step. 94% of Collector Super Rares clear $100. Almost all of the game’s high-end value lives in this one tier.
The rarity ladder
Median market price by rarity tier, low to high.
On a single price scale the base tiers barely register; the Collector Super Rare bar is the whole chart. That is the cliff.
The most valuable Grand Archive cards
| Card | Market price |
|---|---|
| Beseech the WindsPromo | $2,000 |
| Fragmented Spirit of FireCollector Super Rare | $1,500 |
| Arthur, Young HeirCollector Super Rare | $900 |
| Merlin, Brilliant VestigeCollector Super Rare | $800 |
| Jin, Undying ResolveCollector Super Rare | $800 |
Method & sources
- We pulled every priced Grand Archive card (3,641 across 47 sets) via the open tcgcsv.com dataset (TCGplayer market price).
- Per card we used the Normal printing’s price, or the Foil price where that is the only one listed; then the median per rarity tier, robust to a few four-figure chases.
- TCGplayer market price via the open tcgcsv.com dataset. Valued 2026-07-05. Reference estimates for raw cards, not sold or graded records; prices move. Reproducible from the open dataset.
FAQ
Are Grand Archive Collector Super Rares worth money?
Almost all of them. The Collector Super Rare (CSR) is Grand Archive's alt-art chase tier, and across 3,641 cards its median is $302 — 94% of CSRs clear $100. That is about 862× the typical card and 35× the Ultra Rare directly below it. If you pull a CSR, it is almost certainly the most valuable card in the pack.
How big is the jump from Ultra Rare to Collector Super Rare?
It is a cliff, not a step. The ladder rises gently, Common $0.20, up to Ultra Rare $8.73, and then the Collector Super Rare leaps to a median $302, roughly 35× in a single tier. Nearly all of Grand Archive's high-end value sits in the Collector tier; everything below it is comparatively affordable.
What is the most valuable Grand Archive card?
The ceiling is Beseech the Winds, a promo, around $2,000. Among pack-pullable cards, the top Collector Super Rare, Fragmented Spirit of Fire, runs about $1,500. Character CSRs (Arthur, Merlin, Jin) fill out the top of the market.
Where does this data come from, and is it reliable?
We took the TCGplayer market price of every Grand Archive card (Normal printing, or Foil where that is the only one listed) via the open tcgcsv.com dataset, then the median per rarity tier (TCGplayer market price via the open tcgcsv.com dataset, valued 2026-07-05). These are reference estimates for raw cards, not sold or graded records, and prices move. We never scrape marketplaces and never invent a number; the figures are reproducible from the open dataset.
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