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Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 YU-GI-OH

Common · #SDY-003

Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 #SDY-003 (Starter Deck: Yugi) is worth about $0.52 today for an Unlimited copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 5% over 30 days. 1st Edition copies are $11.64.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Unlimited $0.52 (this page), 1st Edition $11.64 (on this page's chart).

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 #SDY-003 is trending down: $0.52 today, down 5% in 30 days and 5% below its high of $0.55 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), but near its low of $0.52 (2026-10-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$0.52
▼ 5.5% · 30d
Unlimited · TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.10
lowest listing · market $0.52
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$6.99
asking floor · 10 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
graded asks from $45.00
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$0.52
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $0.52 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $0.52 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $6.99, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet · 1 outlier ask excluded
TCGplayer market$0.52verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.10
eBay delivered floor (scanned 31d ago)$6.99the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($0.10) and the eBay floor ($6.99). 6 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Across every game TickerMint tracks, cards 3-15% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 50% of the time in our archive since 2024 (7,742 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
ATTACK
1400
DEFENSE
1200
ATTRIBUTE
WIND
CARD TYPE
Normal Monster
DESCRIPTION
A dragon commonly found guarding mountain fortresses. Its signature attack is a sweeping dive from out of the blue.
MONSTERTYPE
Dragon

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PRICE FAQ

Why does Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 #SDY-003 have two prices?

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Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 #SDY-003 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: 1st Edition $11.64; Unlimited $0.52 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.

What is Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 (Starter Deck: Yugi) worth today?

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Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $0.52 as of 2026-10-28. 1st Edition copies are $11.64.

Is Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 going up or down in price?

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Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 #SDY-003 is trending down: $0.52 today, down 5% in 30 days and 5% below its high of $0.55 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), but near its low of $0.52 (2026-10-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days.

What is the all-time high price for Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2026-09-16), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since September 2026), the TCGplayer market price for Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $0.55 (2026-09-16) and bottomed at $0.52 (2026-10-08).

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