This particular moment of time for the Pokmon TCG though eclipses both of those moments by far as witnessed by the data shown by Google Trends: Compared to the other two previous times of higher interest with special consideration for the pandemic years which were considered already to be a pinnacle for the card game then, these last few months have blown both of those out of the water and have understandably led to the confusion and hysteria from long-time fans and collectors in the market that we are seeing today
Nostalgia helps drive demand and market values, and 1994 Antiquities Mishras Workshop is riding the current market wave
You can see all the chocobo track foil basic lands in the set's card image gallery
Ultimately, the lessons the Final Fantasy set has to teach communicate some important truths about what Magic: The Gathering players want to see from IP crossovers
Basically, if you miss out, its not a huge loss
This set barely flirted with the $130 mark during the early portion of 2024, but slowly began moving up in the latter stages of 2024, culminating in a giant leap toward the upper end of the $100s in 2025
