Daily Trend Intelligence

Baleful Strix Enters Pauper Today — October Review Looms

Baleful Strix is legal in tabletop Pauper today after hundreds of cheap U.S. copies reportedly sold following the Zeta ruling. The move is real, but the current sources still disagree on price and Wizards has already warned that Strix could be revisited on October 12.

Signal: MARKETPLACE DISAGREEMENT
Confidence: VERSION REVIEW REQUIRED
Updated: 9/7/2026
NeoPrice movement: +14.5%7-day follow-through · Now $4.58

Primary · #1 · MARKETPLACE DISAGREEMENT

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Source checkedTrend report sourcesReport updatedSep 7, 2026, 5:24 PM

Summary

Baleful Strix becomes tabletop Pauper legal on September 7 after Wizards reversed The Zeta Set ruling. A September 6 report says 435 Near Mint Commander: FINAL FANTASY copies sold on TCGplayer on September 4 and the cheapest Near Mint copy reached $6.05. Current Cardmarket and CardTrader references remain materially different, and Wizards has already named Baleful Strix as one of four cards it may revisit on October 12.

Cards to Watch- 4 from this trend4 daily cards / 4 with change data

Top mover: +41.4%Tracked: 4

Card	Price
Baleful StrixPC2 / #82 / Nonfoil PC2 / #82 / Nonfoil / $2.75 -> $2.79 / +$0.04 / +1.5%	$2.75 -> $2.79+$0.04 / +1.5%
VandalblastVOC / #152 / Nonfoil After this signal7dPrice +14.5%Supply +71.0% VOC / #152 / Nonfoil / $4.00 -> $4.49 / +$0.49 / +12.3%	$4.00 -> $4.49+$0.49 / +12.3%
DispatchFIC / #241 / Nonfoil After this signal7dPrice +24.1%Supply +12.0%Outlier risk FIC / #241 / Nonfoil / $0.29 -> $0.41 / +$0.12 / +41.4%	$0.29 -> $0.41+$0.12 / +41.4%
Cut DownDMU / #89 / Nonfoil After this signal7dPrice 0.0%Supply +372.7%Outlier risk DMU / #89 / Nonfoil / $0.40 -> $0.40 / $0.00 / 0.0%	$0.40 -> $0.40$0.00 / 0.0%