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Magic the Gathering

Magic the Gathering shows a $22.1M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look

Top 15% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +9 vs the category median of 46

Market size 100Growth 33Conversion 18Competition 76Returns 95Price range 18Avg price 80Brand share 0Review moat 74Quality gap 35
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Magic the Gathering profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Magic the Gathering is a $22.1M/yr Amazon United States market (17.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Magic the Gathering: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +6.3% over the last 90 days and 1.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$22.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr300K
Search volume / yr+6.3%17.7M
Conversion rate1.5%
Avg price$85.35

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 161
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market0%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 49 products

Sponsored placement45%
New entrants (1y)26· 25 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews526

Top Magic the Gathering products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$884K$1.8M$2.7M$3.5M1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

161

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

0%

  • Magic: The Gathering84%
  • Bioworld14%
  • Four Knights1%
  • INTIMO1%
  • 6AGames1%

Magic the Gathering demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume17.7MCVR1.5%Products49Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate3.9%Rating4.5★Reviews526Avg BSR#2,432
800K600KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Sep '25Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26May '26

Top Magic the Gathering search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • magic the gathering7.3M/yr
  • mtg3.2M/yr
  • mtg commander deck1.8M/yr
  • magic the gathering commander deck941K/yr
  • mtg booster box928K/yr
  • commander deck561K/yr
  • magic the gathering booster box360K/yr
  • mtg precon252K/yr
  • magic the gathering cards296K/yr
  • mtg collector booster box232K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Magic the Gathering

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Value For Money21%

Excellent value

Fun/Entertainment Experience16%

Fun set

Collectibles16%

Easy collection

Quality-Overall14%

In good quality cards

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

As described

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Value For Money38%

A little on pricey side

Quality-Overall16%

Horrible Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

Misleading description

Print Quality4%

as with recent sets the card print quality is not great

Color3%

the cards were faded cut wrong with terrible coloring

Magic the Gathering return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.9%

Return rate

37%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Value For Money
40%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
34%
3Print Quality
5%
4Product Condition
5%
5Quality-Overall
5%

Common Magic the Gathering questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Magic the Gathering 55/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $22.1M/yr across 49 tracked products. 25 of 26 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +6.3% over the last 90 days.
Magic the Gathering buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.9%.