Change of Heart #SDY-E030

Change of Heart #SDY-E030 collector guide

About Change of Heart

Change of Heart is a Normal Spell Card, printed as SDY-E030 in Starter Deck: Yugi (2002) as a Common. Starter Deck: Yugi was one of the two pre-built decks that launched the English game in 2002, built around the cards Yugi Muto plays in the anime, with Dark Magician at its centre. Ungraded, this printing ranks 56th of the 162 Starter Deck: Yugi cards we track. The top card is Castle Walls at €356.09.

Character and collecting appeal

Change of Heart takes control of an opponent's monster for a turn. It was strong enough to spend years on the Forbidden list. Its effect centres on taking control of an opponent's monster.

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 SDY-E030. The E in SDY-E030 marks the European English printing. The North American printing uses a code without the letter, sometimes with a different card number, and has its own prices. It is the Common version. Commons have a plain name and no foil. Starter Deck: Yugi has 3 other printings of Change of Heart: SDY-032 (€0.54), SDY-032 1st Edition (€3.75) and SDY-E030 1st Edition. Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Metal Raiders and 25th Anniversary Rarity Collection, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €2.71. Our monthly prices for it go back to May 2022. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 19%, and flat in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €4.42 in March 2023, 39% above today. Of the 14 printings of Change of Heart we track, this one ranks 10th by ungraded value. The most valuable is Metal Raiders MRD-060 1st Edition at €80.26.

Investment potential

In its favour: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 19% in a year; it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; lasting fame from the anime or the competitive game; it is the original printing, which reprints rarely replace for collectors; an active market (24 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €2.71 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code SDY-E030, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Common finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2002 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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