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Caius the Shadow Monarch YU-GI-OH

Ultra Rare · #SDDE-EN001

Caius the Shadow Monarch #SDDE-EN001 (Structure Deck: The Dark Emperor) is worth about $18.66 today for an Unlimited copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, flat over 30 days. 1st Edition copies are $16.93.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Unlimited $18.66 (this page), 1st Edition $16.93 (on this page's chart).

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

Caius the Shadow Monarch #SDDE-EN001 is holding steady: $18.66 today, flat over 30 days and under 1% below its high of $18.80 (2026-10-10), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $17.38 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$18.66
▼ 0.3% · 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
$18.80
lowest listing · market $18.66
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eBay · raw
$18.66
asking floor · 4 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$18.66
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $18.66 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$18.66verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$18.80
eBay delivered floor (scanned 21d ago)$18.66the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($18.66) and the eBay floor ($18.66). 2 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $13.06 cash · $14.93 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
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 at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (59,497 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
2400
DEFENSE
1000
ATTRIBUTE
DARK
CARD TYPE
Effect Monster
DESCRIPTION
When this card is Tribute Summoned, remove from play 1 card on the field. If it was a DARK Monster Card, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
MONSTERTYPE
Fiend

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Caius the Shadow Monarch?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $18.66 market price that is roughly $13.06 cash or $14.93 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Caius the Shadow Monarch (Structure Deck: The Dark Emperor) worth today?

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Caius the Shadow Monarch [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $18.66 as of 2026-10-27. 1st Edition copies are $16.93.

Is Caius the Shadow Monarch going up or down in price?

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Caius the Shadow Monarch #SDDE-EN001 is holding steady: $18.66 today, flat over 30 days and under 1% below its high of $18.80 (2026-10-10), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $17.38 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: down 0.7% over 7 days.

What is the all-time high price for Caius the Shadow Monarch?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Caius the Shadow Monarch 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 Caius the Shadow Monarch [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $18.80 (2026-10-10) and bottomed at $17.38 (2026-09-16).

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