Talon Gates of Madara Falls in Paper and on MTGO as Stardates Copies Reach the Market

Talon Gates of Madara fell from $32.23 to $17.92 in paper between November 2 and November 9, 2026, while its recorded MTGO price dropped from 24.9 tix to 12 tix over the same dates in Scryfall’s price history. Cheaper Stardates copies are trading, but the sharpest daily lows were followed by substantial rebounds.

The accompanying declines for Phyrexian Tower and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse also coincide with new Star Trek versions. We read these primarily as cheaper reprints reaching the market, rather than older copies losing value uniformly: some existing versions remain far above the new prices. Paper prices slipped only 0.2% in the week ending November 9, while MTGO prices lost 0.9%, both ordinary weekly moves.

Talon Gates of Madara Rebounds From Its Lowest Readings

The endpoints conceal a volatile week. Talon Gates of Madara reached $7.24 in paper on November 5 before recovering to $17.92 on November 9. On MTGO, it briefly registered 2 tix on November 7, then returned to 12 tix on November 8 and held there on November 9. Neither trough describes the latest price.

SpellBook Finance’s sales record reports 32 nonfoil Stardates copies sold from November 7 through November 9, at $14.75 to $29.99. That is completed trading across multiple copies, rather than a single cheap listing. Its November 10 TCGplayer market reference was $18.19.

The same source reports a unit-weighted $11.86 across 145 priced copies in its November 4 through November 9 buckets. That figure includes 113 copies in the earlier bucket, sold between $3.00 and $24.98; it is a different measure from the latest daily market reference. The rebound matters when interpreting a headline-sized decline.

The digital comparison has less transaction detail. MyMTGO’s October 30 reference, using GoatBots prices, put the cheapest printing at 20.99 tix. Scryfall subsequently records 12 tix, but supplies no completed-trade count for that reading or the temporary 2-tix low.

Phyrexian Tower’s Cheaper Version Has Recorded Sales

Phyrexian Tower’s TCGplayer price moved from $29.06 on November 2 to $15.29 on November 9, below its $28.81 to $29.06 range over the preceding month. Its new Stardates version has supporting sold-price records: TCGMeta reports recent sales from $10.26 on November 6 to $13.76 on November 8.

The Urza’s Saga version tells a different story. MyTCGValue’s market estimate, based on TCGplayer sales, held at $57.63 from November 5 through November 10, after rising from $56.89 on November 4. The cheaper Stardates price therefore does not describe a comparable fall in that older printing.

Modern demand was steady in a small sample: Phyrexian Tower appeared in 5 of 443 published decks in the week of November 2, against 5 of 436 the previous week. Those counts offer no sudden change in play to explain the price cut.

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Has Listings Near $60

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse moved from $80.84 in paper on November 3 to $59.81 on November 8, then recovered to $65.80 on November 9. For the Stardates version, TCGMeta’s sold-data estimate was $59.20 on November 8. Separately, TCGplayer’s search listing showed 62 normal listings starting at $59.50, so that asking-price range extends beyond one seller.

The sales sources differ in coverage. ValueMyCard’s recorded-sales section runs from October 4 through November 2 and contains one normal near-mint transaction, at $199.99 on October 16. Its $65.18 market reference on November 9 is not a November completed sale.

Older treatments still command much higher prices. ValueMyCard’s Concept Praetor sales history records 2 units across 2 transactions at $147.69 on November 10. Meanwhile, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse appeared in only 3 of 443 published Modern decks in the week of November 2, with its tracked appearances concentrated in Necrodominance.

November 13 Brings the Tabletop Release

Wizards’ Star Trek collecting guide puts nonfoil Stardates cards in both Play Boosters and Collector Boosters. Prerelease began on November 6, ahead of the November 13 tabletop release. That gives these cheaper versions another source of copies as the release proceeds, although Wizards gives no individual print-run total. The next price comparison is whether the current rebounds survive that wider booster availability.