Mega Darkrai ex SAR Price Watch: Abyss Eye M5 Data (July 2026)

Nearly eight weeks after launch, the Mega Darkrai ex SAR (114/081) from Abyss Eye (M5) is telling two different stories at once. Its TCGplayer market price has cooled to US$345 (July 15) — down 41% from the post-launch peak — while attention keeps building: product-page views in our store rose 54% over the last two weeks, making it the second most-viewed card in our entire store. With the English Pitch Black set launching July 17, here is what our first-party data says about the Japanese first print.

A quick note on how we report: this article deliberately combines two lenses — demand signals from our own store (what collectors search for and view at JariseStore) and market-wide prices and sales volumes that we track daily across the wider market. One shop’s data alone can mislead; together, the two views give you a much more reliable picture.

What is Mega Darkrai ex SAR 114/081?

Abyss Eye (M5) hit Japanese shelves on May 22, 2026, and Mega Darkrai ex is its face card — the Special Art Rare everyone hopes to pull. The SAR artwork is by Akira Egawa, whose dense, painterly style has produced some of the most sought-after alternate arts of the modern era — including the Charizard ex SAR from Shiny Treasure ex that we track separately. The card itself leans into the set’s namesake attack: Abyss Eye knocks out the opponent’s Active Pokémon outright if it’s affected by a Special Condition — flavor and function in one. If you are working through the rest of the set, our Abyss Eye secret rare checklist lists all 37 cards from 082/081 to 118/081 with current prices.

Card profile

Field	Value
Card	Mega Darkrai ex
Number / Rarity	114/081 · SAR (Special Art Rare)
Set	Abyss Eye — M5 (Japanese)
Release	May 22, 2026 (Japan)
Illustrator	Akira Egawa
English counterpart	Pitch Black (July 17, 2026)

Our own tracking caught the launch frenzy in real time: within the first week, Near Mint copies were trading around US$590 on the international market — the kind of opening spike that top-chase SARs typically see before supply catches up. What matters for a buyer today is what happened next, and that’s where the rest of our data comes in.

What our store data shows: attention is still climbing

We sell Japanese single cards to collectors worldwide, and we track (anonymously and in aggregate — never at the level of individual customers) which cards people search for and view. For Mega Darkrai ex SAR, the demand curve has pointed one way since we listed the card in early June.

Weekly product-page views of our Mega Darkrai ex SAR listing

Label	Value
Jun 8	9
Jun 15	15
Jun 22	25
Jun 29	33
Jul 6	32
Jul 13*	22

Views grew from 9 in our first tracked week to the low 30s per week by late June — and the final bar covers just three days (July 13–15), yet already sits at 22. Over the last two weeks this was the second most-viewed single card in our entire store, and unlike the current #1 (a promo card whose views fell 27% versus the prior two weeks), Mega Darkrai’s curve is still rising. It also sits at #1 on our weekly cards-to-watch list.

Search behavior points the same way: “darkrai” was typed into our store search 24 times between June 1 and July 15, and the abbreviation “sar” appeared as a new search term in the last two weeks. One honest caveat: all those views have produced just one add-to-cart so far — at this price point, collectors clearly research first and move slowly. That’s exactly the audience this report is written for.

Mega Darkrai ex SAR market price: −41% from the launch spike

We track this exact card — the Japanese printing, not the upcoming English version — daily, logging TCGplayer market price and eBay sold data. Here is the full Near Mint price curve since the first week of release:

Mega Darkrai ex SAR — TCGplayer market price (Near Mint, Japanese)

Label	JPY	USD
May 29	¥94,020	US$590
Jun 5	¥89,973	US$562
Jun 12	¥81,461	US$508
Jun 19	¥73,565	US$456
Jun 26	¥69,527	US$430
Jul 3	¥66,005	US$409
Jul 10	¥57,275	US$355
Jul 15	¥55,975	US$345

The shape is a classic post-launch correction: US$589.99 at the May 29 peak → US$345.36 on July 15, a 41% decline that has been steady rather than panicked — roughly −12% in the most recent 10 days. Sales haven’t dried up along the way: our tracking logged 44 Near Mint sales on TCGplayer across the window (the tracker’s windowed count in the table below is 43), a pace of just under one sale per day for a US$300+ Japanese single.

Where the SAR sits among Darkrai chase cards (Near Mint, Japanese, July 15, 2026)

Card	TCGplayer market	Tracked sales (window)	Monthly price change
Mega Darkrai ex SAR 114/081 (M5)	US$345.36	43 (49 days)	−0.6%/mo
Mega Darkrai ex SR 099/081 (M5)	US$17.72	83 (50 days)	−0.8%/mo
Darkrai VSTAR SAR 228/172 (s12a)	US$58.54	117 (90 days)	−0.3%/mo

The gap speaks for itself: the SAR trades at roughly 19× the SR from the same set. As with most modern sets, the full-art chase card is where both the value and the volatility concentrate. For how this launch-cycle pattern compares with an older, appreciating Japanese card, see our Gengar & Mimikyu GX price watch. For the set’s other Mega — trading at a fraction of this one — see our Mega Zeraora ex SAR 112/081 price report.

Raw vs graded: PSA 10 supply is arriving fast

The graded market for this card is barely seven weeks old, and it’s moving quickly. Our eBay sold-listing tracking shows PSA 10 copies changing hands at a median of US$758, but the volume curve is the more interesting chart:

eBay PSA 10 sold listings per week — Mega Darkrai ex SAR

Label	Value
Jun 8	16
Jun 15	6
Jun 22	6
Jun 29	13
Jul 6	27

27 PSA 10 sales in the week of July 6 alone — more than the previous three weeks combined. The first grading waves from May boxes are hitting the market, and median PSA 10 prices have adjusted accordingly (from around US$1,100 in early July to US$758 by mid-month). Here’s the full grade picture from our tracking:

eBay sold prices by grade (as of July 13, 2026 tracking snapshot)

Grade	Median sold	Recent 7-day estimate	Tracked sales
Raw (ungraded)	US$405	US$280	19
PSA 9	US$400	US$362 (14-day)	3
PSA 10	US$758	US$608	71
CGC 10	US$922	—	1

Two things stand out. First, a PSA 9 currently sells for about the same as a raw copy — the grading premium lives almost entirely in the 10. Second, raw eBay copies have recently sold below the TCGplayer market figure, a reminder that “market price” is a reference point, not a guarantee: actual sale prices vary widely with condition, photos, and seller reputation.

The Pitch Black factor: what July 17 could change

The English-language counterpart set, Pitch Black, launches July 17, 2026 — the day after this report’s data cutoff. We won’t predict prices, but two patterns from past English-set launches are worth knowing when you look at the charts above:

• Attention tends to spill over. An English launch puts the set’s chase artwork in front of a much larger audience, and some of that attention historically lands on the Japanese original — the first printing of the artwork. The +54% view growth in our store over the past two weeks is consistent with that pattern already starting, though we can’t isolate the cause.
• Japanese first-print supply doesn’t grow with it. The English print run answers English demand; it doesn’t add Japanese SAR copies to the market. At this stage of past cycles, Japanese first-print supply has tended to stay flat — though reprints of Japanese sets do happen and can change that.

Whether those two forces outweigh the ongoing price correction is exactly the question the market is about to answer. What the data shows today: the price has come down 41% while interest keeps building — a setup worth watching closely, whichever way it resolves.

Mega Darkrai ex SAR 114/081 (Abyss Eye M5)

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Why condition matters at this price point

On a US$300+ card, the difference between a true Near Mint copy and a Lightly Played one is real money — our tracking shows LP copies of this card trading around US$288 versus US$345.36 for NM on TCGplayer as of July 15, 2026. And if you’re buying with grading in mind, surface quality on Egawa’s dark, ink-heavy artwork is unforgiving: printing lines and surface scratches show more readily on black backgrounds than on light ones. If a submission is the plan, our step-by-step PSA grading guide covers the raking-light self-check and the declared-value math.

That’s why every single card we sell is photographed individually — the exact copy, front and back, with any flaw visible — and inspected by our staff and sorted into four condition categories (NM / LP / MP / HP). There are no stock photos in our listings: what you see is the card you receive. For a card like this one, we’d rather show you a flaw than have you discover it.

FAQ

Is Mega Darkrai ex SAR going up in value?

We don’t make price predictions. Here’s what the data shows as of July 15, 2026: the TCGplayer market price is down 41% from its May 29 peak and still declining (−12% over the last 10 days), while sales volume has stayed steady at about one NM copy per day and attention metrics (our store views, +54% in two weeks) keep rising. Both the downward price trend and the rising interest are real — how they resolve after the English set launches is unknown.

Japanese Abyss Eye vs English Pitch Black — which should collectors buy?

The Japanese M5 card is the first printing of Egawa’s artwork and has been on the market since May 22; the English version arrives July 17 with its own, typically larger, print run. Japanese cards are also known for consistent print quality, which matters if grading is your goal. Neither is “correct” — first-print collectors and set-completion collectors simply want different things.

What price should I expect to pay for a Near Mint copy?

As of July 15, 2026, the TCGplayer market price for a Near Mint Japanese copy is US$345.36, while recent raw eBay sales have ranged lower (7-day estimate around US$280). Retail listing prices vary with condition verification, sourcing, and photos — treat the market figure as a reference point and check live listings for the actual number.

Is it worth grading Mega Darkrai ex SAR?

The numbers, as of mid-July: PSA 10 copies sell at a median of US$758 versus about US$405 for raw eBay sales — roughly a 1.9× premium. But PSA 10 supply is arriving fast (27 sold in the week of July 6 alone) and the 7-day PSA 10 estimate has already slipped to about US$608, so that premium is a moving target. Factor in grading fees, turnaround time, and the risk of a 9 (which currently sells for about raw price) before deciding — and start from a copy with a genuinely clean surface.

How do I buy Japanese singles from Japan?

Order directly from our store — every card is individually photographed and condition-checked, and orders ship from Japan within 2 business days with tracking. Estimated transit: approximately 1–3 weeks after dispatch; please allow up to 4 weeks.

Prices and trends shown reflect data available as of July 16, 2026 and can change quickly in the trading card market. This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Pokémon and all card names are trademarks of their respective owners; JariseStore is an independent reseller and is not affiliated with The Pokémon Company.