1)      Dark Strike Fighter (Crimson Crisis – Super Rare)

-          Undoubtedly the hottest card on the market right now.  Utilized by anyone who has it, as it doesn’t hurt to have it in the extra deck for security situations.  Gives ability for SynCat and Blackwings to OTK.  This card maintains value until the end of summer.

2)      Blackwing Armor Master (Crimson Crisis – Ultra/Ultimate Rare)

-          Blackwings came second at Canadian Nationals.  Throughout the day there was countless mirror matches, and most of them came down to whoever was able to summon Armor Master first.  Expect this card to go up in value.

3)      Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner (Championship Pack 8 – Super Rare)

-          Lightsworn is the most played deck at major events right now.  With CP08 being short-released, you can be sure that this card will maintain its high value for as long as Lightsworns stay competitive.

4)      Book of Moon (Championship Pack 1 – Super Rare)

-          One of the more popular tech choices right now.  Having been out of print for several years, the scarcity of this card is ridiculous, and obtaining it at a reasonable value is more difficult than anything else.  Unless the next banlist puts it at 1 or 2, this card maintains its high value.

5)       Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind (Crimson Crisis – Rare)

-          Quite possibly the hardest Blackwing card to obtain.  This short print rare is worth more than holos in the set.  Also being splashable in SynCat, it maintains a high value for even a rare.  Expect this card to go up in value.

6)      X-Saber Airbellum (5Ds Structure Deck 2 – Common)

-          Without this card, SynCat is not possible.  Many people are buying the 5Ds2 deck just to get their hands on copy of this.  Expect to actually “trade” for this card instead of getting it as a throw-in to seal a deal.

7)      Crush Card Virus (Gold Series 1 – Gold Rare)

-          One of the most powerful cards in the game right now.  Even with speculation of its reprint in the near future, this card remains a hot commodity that can fetch $170-$250.  Until closer to the end of summer, this card maintains value.

8)      Honest (Light of Destruction – Secret/Ghost Rare)

-          Aside from Judgment Dragon, most players will agree that Honest is the card that makes Lightsworns so good.  Coming from a set with 8 secret rares, and the playability of Lightsworn in the current format, don’t expect Honest to drop in value until the next banlist.

9)      Arcanite Magician (Crimson Crisis – Super Rare)

-          The other synchro monster that sees a lot of play in SynCat.  Arcanite opens ways for the OTK to happen by wiping out your opponent’s field.  Depending on the success of SynCat at US Nationals, expect this card to maintain value, or go up.

10)   Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (Shonen Jump Subscription – Promo)

-          A DragOTK took Toronto Regionals by storm back in May, by going undefeated to Top-8.  It made waves again at Canada Nationals, going 6-0 before it tasted defeat.  The engine behind this deck, makes it one of the most feared decks to play against.  This card will maintain value.