Terrorking Archfiend #DCR-072

Terrorking Archfiend #DCR-072 collector guide

About Terrorking Archfiend

Terrorking Archfiend is an Effect Monster, printed as DCR-072 in Dark Crisis (2003) as a Super Rare. It is a Level 4 DARK Fiend monster with 2,000 ATK and 1,500 DEF. Dark Crisis closed out 2003 with cards such as Exodia Necross, Vampire Lord and Skull Archfiend of Lightning. Ungraded, this printing ranks 53rd of the 216 Dark Crisis cards we track. The top card is Contract with the Abyss at €53.55.

Character and collecting appeal

Fiends are one of the largest Types in the game, home to many of its darker and more unusual designs. In play, it is a card for negating cards and effects, destroying cards and luck, with a coin toss or a dice roll. It cannot be Normal Summoned, so it has to be brought out by its own conditions. Checkmate and Desrook Archfiend mention Terrorking Archfiend in their text, which keeps it relevant.

Version and identification

This guide covers the Unlimited printing, without the "1st Edition" text below the artwork. 1st Edition copies of the same card have their own, usually higher, prices. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read DCR-072. The code DCR-072, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as DCR-E072, and are priced separately. It is the Super Rare version. Super Rares have holographic artwork and a plain name. Dark Crisis has one other printing of Terrorking Archfiend: DCR-072 1st Edition (€4.46). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €2.29, a PSA 9 for €10.70 and a PSA 10 for €128.02. Our monthly prices for it go back to October 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are down 14%, and up 8% in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €4.45 in January 2024, 49% above today. PSA 10 copies have moved up 452% over the same 12 months. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.9× the Unlimited printing (€4.46 against €2.29).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 55.9× the ungraded price and 12× a PSA 9. That gap is big enough that grading a sharp, well-centred copy can pay for itself. Early English Yu-Gi-Oh! cards often have off-centre cuts and wear on the dark brown back borders, which is why high grades are hard to reach.

Investment potential

In its favour: a price well below its January 2024 peak, which some collectors see as room to recover; it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; an active market (36 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Against it: falling prices, down 14% in a year. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €2.29 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €10.70. Ask the seller to show the code DCR-072, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Super Rare finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2003 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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