MTG Singles Price Spikes May 2026 | Some of the Biggest Market Movers

The biggest MTG singles price spikes of May 2026 came almost entirely from one Sunday afternoon. The May 18 banlist update detonated Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy in the same announcement, sending unbanned cards up by four-digit percentages and tanking format-defining staples overnight. Add Goblin Storm hitting Secret Lair on May 18 and the Secrets of Strixhaven market settling into clear winners, and you get every major May 2026 MTG market mover organized by price tier with th

Yu-Gi-Oh Genesys format just had its first full-scale North American YCS main event at Columbus on May 23-24, 2026, with Stanley Huang taking down the tournament running Red Dragon Archfiend. The format strips out Pendulum and Link Monsters, throws out the Forbidden and Limited List, and uses a 100-point deck construction system instead. We break down exactly how Genesys works, why Konami built it, what won Columbus, and whether this is the future of competitive Yu-Gi-Oh.

Power-up is the marquee new keyword mechanic in MTG Marvel Super Heroes, releasing June 26, 2026. It's a once-per-game activated ability whose cost is reduced by the creature's mana value if used the same turn the creature entered. The result is a kicker-style ability that rewards you for casting threats and then triggering their ultimate power immediately. We break down exactly how Power-up works, why it's stronger than Exhaust, and which decks it changes.