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Intelligence History

Smaug the Magnificent Intelligence History

A chronological record of reviewed Trend Intelligence reports that connected Smaug the Magnificent to deckbuilding, product, supply, pricing, or market changes.

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History Summary

What the durable links show

Reports
21 reviewed reports
First referenced
Jul 18, 2026
Latest mention
Sep 3, 2026
Signal types
7 signal types
Linked cards
35 linked cards

Recurring Signals

Repeated report patterns

3 shown

Recurring signal with changing conditions

12 reports from to

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Referenced in 12 reviewed reports across 43 days. Reports from Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 5 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingConfirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Recurring signal with changing conditions

11 reports from to

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Referenced in 11 reviewed reports across 43 days. Reports from Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 5 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingConfirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Printing-specific: this recurring signal applies to the identified version, not every printing.

Recurring signal with changing conditions

11 reports from to

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Referenced in 11 reviewed reports across 41 days. Reports from Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026 repeated 5 signal types around the same canonical context.

Commander brewingConfirmed market signalMarketplace disagreementPlayer and decklist movementPrice movement

Reviewed Reports

Intelligence History

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2026

Confirmed market signal

A Gleaming Gold Smaug has now sold for $24,000, giving the roughly 500-copy headliner its first widely documented high-dollar secondary-market comp. One sale still does not make a liquid $24,000 market, especially for a card this scarce.

This commander was named in the trend.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.

Confirmed market signal

Weftstalker Ardent made TCGplayer's latest bestseller list, but the regular card still has 530 listings and a $1.28 Market Price. This is real transaction demand with deep ordinary supply, not a card disappearing from the market.

This commander was named in the trend.

Version-specific: compare the exact set, collector number, finish, treatment, and product source before trusting the move.