As of today, "El Shaddoll Winda" is the hottest card in Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh!--Duelist Alliance set, as measured by total dollar amount sold through the TCGplayer.com website.  Duelist Alliance added the new monster type 'Wyrms,' introduced more Pendulum monsters (see "Pendulum Monsters in Summer 'YGO TCG' Releases"), and provided an infusion of excitement to the tournament scene with Shaddolls.
 

Top 10 'Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist Alliance' Cards by Dollar Volume
$ Vol. Rank	Card Name	Average Price
1	El Shaddoll Winda	$34.76
2	Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss	$30.55
3	Sinister Shadow Games	$26.80
4	Yang Zing Path	$23.95
5	El Shaddoll Construct	$22.77
6	Satellarknight Deneb	$22.58
7	Time-Space Trap Hole	$22.06
8	Shaddoll Fusion	$21.84
9	Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon	$21.51
10	Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing	$13.31

The set's marquee themes are at the top of the list, with "Sinister Shadow Games" and "Yang Zing Path" joining "El Shaddoll Winda" at the top.  "Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss" has steadily increased in popularity since the set’s release
 
Another of the set's featured additions, "Stellarknights," hold a few spots just outside of the top 10 with cards like "Stellarnova Alpha" and Stellarknight Delteros " joining the sixth most popular card from the set, "Satellarknight Deneb."
 
These trends give us an idea of what cards players are considering for upcoming events.
 
--Ray Moore is a writer for TCGPlayer.com, the largest collectible card marketplace on the web, with hundreds of brick and mortar sellers listed.
 
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