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Nightmare Apprentice

Attribute: DarkDarkEffectIllusion·Unlimited

ATK2000DEF1700Level6

Ultra Rare Starlight Rare Quarter Century Secret Rare

You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 card. You can only Special Summon "Nightmare Apprentice" once per turn this way. If this card battles a monster, neither can be destroyed by that battle. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Illusion monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Nightmare Apprentice". You can only use this effect of "Nightmare Apprentice" once per turn.

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Retail market · this card family

Range across every indexed printing. Currency is never converted.

TCGPlayer prices are temporarily stale. Last source update: 11 Sept.

USD retail range

$2to$9USD

7 printings · 3 rarities

Editions in this family

1st EditionUnlimited / Unspecified

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Graded market · edition / variant unspecified

These graded observations apply to the wider Nightmare Apprentice card family. The source data does not identify which physical edition / finish / language the slabs came from - they are shown here for context and never attributed to a specific printing.

PSA10

42.23USD

vol 176

BGS10

55USD

vol 176

CGC10

25USD

vol 176

SGC10

25USD

vol 176

ANY9.5

10USD

vol 176

ANY9

9.1USD

vol 176

ANY8

9.08USD

vol 176

ANY7

2.71USD

vol 176

Graded price history · card family

Card-scoped attribution - not tied to any specific printing.

Snapshot depth: 18 distinct days

Series

Raw (USD)$3.15+26.5%Grade 9.5 · any (USD)$51+70.0%

Available: 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-18.

All printings (7)

Every distinct set × rarity × edition combination. Click a set to open that printing’s page with its own pricing.

Set	Card #	Rarity	Edition	Finish / lang	USD	EUR
Rarity Collection 52026	RA05-EN135	Starlight Rare	1st Edition	EN	$1.56	€1.56
2025 Mega-Pack Tin2025	MP25-EN004	Starlight Rare	1st Edition	EN	$2.28	€2.28
Legacy of Destruction2024	LEDE-EN029	Quarter Century Secret Rare	1st Edition	EN	$4.06	€4.06
Winner's Pack 2026-20272026	WI26-EN007	Ultra Rare	Unlimited / Unspecified	nonfoil · EN	-	-
Rarity Collection 52026	RA05-EN135	Starlight Rare	Unlimited / Unspecified	nonfoil · EN	$2.3	€2.3
2025 Mega-Pack Tin2025	MP25-EN004	Starlight Rare	Unlimited / Unspecified	nonfoil · EN	$2.13	€2.13
Legacy of Destruction2024	LEDE-EN029	Quarter Century Secret Rare	Unlimited / Unspecified	nonfoil · EN	$9.08	€9.08

Rarity Collection 5RA05-EN135·2026Starlight Rare1st Edition·EN
$1.56€1.56
2025 Mega-Pack TinMP25-EN004·2025Starlight Rare1st Edition·EN
$2.28€2.28
Legacy of DestructionLEDE-EN029·2024Quarter Century Secret Rare1st Edition·EN
$4.06€4.06
Winner's Pack 2026-2027WI26-EN007·2026Ultra RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
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Rarity Collection 5RA05-EN135·2026Starlight RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
$2.3€2.3
2025 Mega-Pack TinMP25-EN004·2025Starlight RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
$2.13€2.13
Legacy of DestructionLEDE-EN029·2024Quarter Century Secret RareUnlimited / Unspecified·nonfoil · EN
$9.08€9.08

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How many printings of Nightmare Apprentice are there?

We currently track 7 printings of Nightmare Apprentice across 3 rarities. Each printing (set × rarity × edition × language) is priced separately.

How much is Nightmare Apprentice worth?

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