Constructed Meta Snapshot — Gundam Card Game
The constructed format is still being dominated by Edition Beta chase cards, with Wing Gundam LR+ holding its throne at nearly $5k. We're seeing some interesting movement in the mid-tier cards this week, with older promotional cards starting to climb while some newer LR++ cards are cooling off.
Top Staples
Wing Gundam (LR+) - $4,999.99: Still the undisputed king of the format. This card defines entire deck archetypes and there's just no replacement for what it does in competitive play.
Overflowing Affection (U+) - $3,166.66: The most expensive uncommon in the game for good reason. This support card enables so many combos that it's basically mandatory in any serious deck build.
Gundam Aerial (R+) - $1,975.00: The backbone of Aerial-based strategies that have been crushing tournaments lately. Its versatility makes it a four-of in multiple top-tier decks.
Gundam (LR+) - $1,744.66: The original powerhouse is still putting up results. Players keep finding new ways to abuse this card's abilities, keeping demand sky-high.
Heero Yuy (Championship Finalist) - $1,450.00: Limited tournament promo that's become essential in Wing-based decks. The supply is tiny and demand keeps growing as the deck performs well.
Movers This Week
The biggest story is Char's Zaku II (R+) jumping 19.6% to $1,083.83 alongside Char Aznable (C+) gaining 7.1% to $750.00. Looks like Zeon strategies got some major tournament wins this weekend, driving up demand for the core pieces. Edition Beta boxes also climbed 8.0% to $1,496.65 as people chase these Zeon cards.
On the flip side, we're seeing a correction in some newer cards. Suletta Mercury (C+) dropped 19.3% to $789.79 and Banagher Links (U+) fell 17.9% to $704.78. The hype around these characters is cooling off as players realize they're not as format-defining as initially thought. Several LR++ cards from recent sets also took hits, with Gundam Barbatos 1st Form down 12.5% and Gundam Aerial Rebuild dropping 11.3%.
Weirdly, some Steel Requiem cards like Kampfer and Messala completely tanked by 98%+. This looks like a data correction or reprints hitting the market rather than actual meta shifts.
What to Watch
Keep an eye on Zeon cards next week - if this tournament performance wasn't a fluke, we could see more Char-related cards spike. Also watch for any announcements about Edition Beta reprints, since those boxes hitting $1,500 is getting pretty wild even for this game's standards.