Smoke Grenade of the Thief [1st Edition] #LOD-080

Smoke Grenade of the Thief [1st Edition] #LOD-080 collector guide

About Smoke Grenade of the Thief

Smoke Grenade of the Thief is an Equip Spell Card, printed as LOD-080 in Legacy of Darkness (2003) as a Short Print. Legacy of Darkness was a smaller 2003 set with a wave of Spirit monsters, including Yata-Garasu, alongside Injection Fairy Lily and Airknight Parshath. Ungraded, this printing ranks 58th of the 206 Legacy of Darkness cards we track. The top card is Yata-Garasu at €78.25.

Character and collecting appeal

Its text is about destroying cards and discarding.

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 LOD-080. The code LOD-080, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as LOD-E080, and are priced separately. It is the Short Print version. Short Prints look like Commons but were printed in smaller numbers. Legacy of Darkness has one other printing of Smoke Grenade of the Thief: LOD-080 (€1.52). 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 €1.77, a PSA 9 for €8.82 and a PSA 10 for €109.64. Our monthly prices for it go back to April 2022. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are down 34%, and flat in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €3.86 in April 2024, 54% above today. PSA 10 copies have moved down 2% over the same 12 months. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.2× the Unlimited printing (€1.77 against €1.52).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 61.9× the ungraded price and 12.4× a PSA 9. That gap is big enough that grading a sharp, well-centred copy can pay for itself. On cards from the early 2000s, the dark brown backs show every scuff and white edge, so top grades are scarce.

Investment potential

In its favour: a price well below its April 2024 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 34% in a year. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €1.77 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €8.82. Ask the seller to show the code LOD-080, 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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