It’s time to Digivolve your wallet – as we take a look at the most expensive Digimon cards!
Though many gamers still deride it as a Pokemon clone, Digimon – short for Digital Monsters, just as Pokemon was initially short for Pocket Monsters – has endured for almost as long as Nintendo’s powerhouse franchise.
If you are one of these naysayers, you probably don’t even realise that Digimon wasn’t even created as a video game or an anime – at least not initially.
Creators Bandai first brought Digimon to market as a more ‘masculine’ alternative to their Tamagotchi virtual pet range.
The first Digimon video game and anime adaptation weren’t even released until 1999!
The Digimon Collectible Card Game was first released in 1997, however.
Since then – and, in stark contrast to games such as Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering – numerous different versions of the game have been released, with different mechanics and card backs.
The latest incarnation of the game was released in 2020, but even though it’s a very recent addition to the crowded tabletop card game market, the Digimon name has already secured it a place at the table!
Also, despite being a more recent design and release, there’s a surprising number of Digimon cards that can sell for ridiculously high amounts.
We’ve taken a look at the current listings on Cardmarket.com to find the priciest Digimon cards that are currently available.
Which are the ones that cost the most, though?
Let’s find out, as we check out the most expensive Digimon cards!
1. Alphamon (BT6-111)
After looking at the most expensive MTG cards, it was a surprise that Digimon cards could reach such a high level of value, considering how new the game is.
In MTG, quite often the cards which are valued in the thousands are near enough three decades old!
So it’s strange to see this card from 2022 at the top end of the scale of the most expensive Digimon cards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, however, it is a promotional card – from the 2022 Digimon Card Game Championship – so availability is very limited.
This does, of course, make it much more desirable – and therefore expensive – to Digimon card collectors.
Alphamon is available in other, significantly cheaper variants – the most cost effective version being the Double Diamond Alphamon, which can be purchased for less than £3 on Cardmarket’s website.
At the time of writing, just one copy of the 2022 Digimon Card Game Championship variant is available for sale – at the frankly jaw-dropping price of £89,774.80; just shy of £90k!
With the other versions of Alphamon being exactly the same in terms of game functionality, this specific variant is a card for the true Digimon collectors out there!
2. WarGreymon (ST1-11) (V.3)
It’s clear that Championship Promo cards are highly sought after among Digimon collectors, because this WarGreymon card in the number two spot also fits that category.
This particular version of WarGreymon is a card variant from the 2021 Digimon Card Game Championship.
As with Alphamon, the WarGreymon is available in variants which are far easier on the wallet than this particular version.
In fact, if all you’re interested in is what WarGreymon brings to the tabletop in terms of its abilities, then you can pick up a version of this card that does exactly the same thing, for just a few pennies.
This specific variant – with its strikingly stark, monochrome illustration – will set you back a little over £26,000, however.
Just as is the case with Alphamon, this is a card that would be pride of place in any Digimon card collection – though you might have to sell some internal organs* to be able to afford it.
*Note that Card Gamer do not encourage or condone the buying or selling of internal organs, as tempting as it may be as a fundraising exercise.
3. Dorugoramon (BT7-065)
Listed between £18,000-£32,000, Dorugoramon is the first card on our list that has more than one copy up for grabs!
It’s also another card variant from the 2022 Digimon Card Game Championship, just as Alphamon is too.
With three versions of Dorugoramon available, this is of course the most expensive – but variants starting at just £0.22 are being sold on the Cardmarket site.
The promo, Championship variant is beautifully metallic, with a golden design – it really is a gorgeous card.
Beautiful enough to justify the asking price? If you’re a collector, is any price too high for a sought after card?
Besides, it’s not like this particular version is your only option – other variants are available, with prices starting at around £0.20!
4. DoruGreymon (BT7-064)
Yet another 2022 Digimon Card Game Championship promo card, the DoruGreymon is also a further card with a wonderfully minimalist, silver and black aesthetic.
There’s quite a few versions of this specific DoruGreymon available, with some available for just a few pence – even the most expensive variant (aside from the 2022 Championship promo of course) will only set you back a few pounds.
The 2022 Championship DoruGreymon is priced at a little under £9,000, however – making it undoubtedly one of the most expensive Digimon cards currently available.
5. Gallantmon Crimson Mode (EX2-073)
Beginning to sense a pattern when it comes to expensive Digimon cards?
Another card from a tournament, the Gallantmon Crimson Mode card is a promo release from the Digimon Card Game Ultimate Cup.
It depicts the Gallantmon in a majestic manner; the art on this card is phenomenal!
Though variants do exist, this card is one that’s obviously held in high esteem – as you’ll still need to pay nearly £25, for even the lowest cost version of the Gallantmon Crimson Mode!
The Ultimate Cup version’s cost though?
It’ll set you back close to £4,500 – which makes it clear why this particular card has made it to the halfway mark on the most expensive Digimon cards list!
6. Omnimon (BT1-084) (V.1)
The Omnimon card version we’re looking at here is a promo card, from the Digimon Card Game’s Evolution Cup.
Unlike many other cards on this list, it does seem to be available from a number of sellers on Cardmarket’s website, though this hasn’t brought the price down – it’ll set you back at least £3.5k!
At the highest end of the pricing scale for this specific card, you’re looking at paying close to £9,000 – but of course, other versions are available which do exactly the same thing in-game as this particular variant right?
If you do want to have the abilities of this card without that massive outlay, versions are currently on offer for less than £3 – so, checking my notes here, that’s over a thousand times cheaper than buying the most expensive version!
7. Imperialdramon Paladin Mode (BT8-112)
Another Digimon Ultimate Cup card variant, the Imperialdramon Paladin Mode – which is a bit of a mouthful – is a card that tends to be on sale between £3,000-£4,500.
It’s a beautifully painted card, in stark contrast to the more stylised variants on the list of the most expensive Digimon cards available.
Of course, though this is a particularly costly card, we can take a look at what it’ll set you back for the exact same creature and abilities.
We here at Card Gamer know that art is subjective, but the more cartoony, anime-esque illustrations on ther other versions of Imperialdramon Paladin Mode are arguably not as eye-catching as the most expensive variant.
Then again, they’re definitely not going to cost you vast amounts of cash either – with prices ranging between around £4-£7, you might not have the prettiest cards at the table, but you’ll hopefully still have some money left in your savings!
8. Omnimon (BT1-084) (V.2)
Clearly a card that is highly sought after, this Omnimon (BT1-084) is the second version of the card that appears in the most expensive Digimon cards list!
That’s right – this is the exact same card, from a functionality point of view, as our number six entry.
So, what are the differences between the two versions of the card?
Beyond the colours and the borderless text on this version – not to mention the fact that it’s a Digimon Card Game Ultimate Cup promo card, rather than being from the Evolution Cup – there’s very little to distinguish the two cards.
They both have the same Digivolving and Attack abilities, yet if you want to get hold of this specific version, the cost starts at a slightly more reasonable £3,000, as opposed to the £3.5k that the other version of the card starts at.
9. Lilithmon (BT3-091) (V.2)
The Digimon Card Game Fest Winner’s card, this Lilithmon variant card is listed for sale on Cardmarket’s site at close to £2,500, with one certified and listed for a sky high £7.5k!
As is so often the case with these Digimon cards, the costly, rare promo versions do have substitutes – so if the most expensive cards are way out of your league (and, let’s face it, that’s the case for most of us!), you should still be able to pick up a variant of the card that does everything you need.
In the case of Lilithmon, two of its variants are on offer for a little over £4, which is far more palatable than a few grand, for sure!
10. Omnimon Alter-S (BT3-112)
As we fly towards the end of the most expensive Digimon cards list, we’re back to the 2021 Championships!
The Omnimon Alter-S is one of the most vibrantly colourful cards on the entire list – and it’s a third Omnimon too, albeit in an alternate form.
Relatively speaking at least, prices do drop quite a bit from this point on, once we’re past the top 10 of the most expensive cards – but what will you be looking to pay for this particular Digimon card?
Despite the fact that we’re a long way from the cost of the most expensive Digimon card, we’re still talking a price in excess of £2,000 – which of course is still a huge amount of money to pay for a single card.
Should that £2k price still be too expensive for you – and, let’s face it, it probably is unless you’re a very wealthy collector – the Omnimon Alter-S does have cheaper variants available.
Though not available for pennies – you’ll still be stumping up a reasonable amount for a single card in this instance – Omnimon certainly holds a certain amount of value even in its cheapest form.
Even the lowest price Omnimon Alter-S is priced at nearly £7 – but, as I have no doubt you’ll agree, this is certainly a less bitter pill to swallow than the £2,000 cost of its most expensive variant!
