Chosen One [1st Edition] #LON-014

Chosen One [1st Edition] #LON-014 collector guide

About Chosen One

Chosen One is a Normal Spell Card, printed as LON-014 in Labyrinth of Nightmare (2003) as a Short Print. Labyrinth of Nightmare arrived in early 2003 and is best remembered for Torrential Tribute, Magic Cylinder, Gemini Elf and Dark Necrofear. Ungraded, this printing ranks 243rd of the 331 Labyrinth of Nightmare cards we track. The top card is Torrential Tribute at €92.89.

Character and collecting appeal

Its effect centres on Special Summoning and sending cards to the Graveyard.

Version and identification

This guide covers the 1st Edition printing. The words "1st Edition" are printed below the artwork on the left; copies without them are the Unlimited printing and usually sell for less. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read LON-014. The code LON-014, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as LON-E014, and are priced separately. It is the Short Print version. Short Prints look like Commons but were printed in smaller numbers. Labyrinth of Nightmare has 4 other printings of Chosen One: LON-014 (€0.59), LON-E014, LON-E014 1st Edition and LON-EN014. 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 €0.60. Our monthly prices for it go back to October 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are down 79%, and flat in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €3.56 in October 2021, 83% above today. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1× the Unlimited printing (€0.60 against €0.59).

Investment potential

In its favour: a price well below its October 2021 peak, which some collectors see as room to recover; it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again; an active market (25 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Against it: falling prices, down 79% in a year. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €0.60 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LON-014, the "1st Edition" text and the Short Print 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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