Market Analysis: Most Valuable Cards from “Mask of Change!” Dragapult ex?
Mask of Change released in Japan on Friday!
I’ve gathered the average card prices from Mercari, a popular auction website. These prices give us a clue of the initial interest in these cards. These prices are current as of today.
These are the most valuable secret rares from the set:
- Carmine (SIR): 15,000 yen ($96)
- Buddy-Buddy Poffin (HR): 7,500 yen ($48)
- Kieran (SIR): 6,200 yen ($40)
- Dragapult ex (UR): 2,800 yen ($18)
- Carmine (UR): 2,200 yen ($14)
- Kieran (UR): 2,000 yen ($13)
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex (SIR): 2,000 yen ($13)
- Teal Mask Ogerpon ex (SIR): 2,000 yen ($13)
- Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex (SIR): 1,900 yen ($12)
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex (SIR): 1,700 yen ($11)
- Enhanced Hammer (HR): 1,500 yen ($10)
- Teal Mask Ogerpon ex (HR): 1,300 yen ($8)
- Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex (UR): 700 yen ($5)
- Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex (UR): 700 yen ($5)
- Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex (UR): 600 yen ($4)
To no one’s surprise, Carmine’s Special Illustration Rare is the most expensive card in the set. This is typical of female characters with special artwork. Her brother Kieran is the #3 most expensive card. However, he’s beat out by Buddy-Buddy Poffin, which sees more usage in decks.
Dragapult ex’s Ultra Rare is the #4 most expensive card in the set because it’s expected to see a lot of play.
Dragapult ex – Dragon – HP320
Stage 2 – Evolves from DrakloakTera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s).
[C] Jet Headbutt: 70 damage.
[R][P] Phantom Dive: 200 damage. Put 6 damage counters on your opponent’s Benched Pokemon in any way you like.
Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: none
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
In terms of Illustration Rares, Tatsugiri is 10x more valuable than the cheapest Illustration Rare. This is probably due to its playability. It costs 300 yen. Chansey costs 100 yen, Dipplin and Froslass cost 50 yen, and the rest cost 30 yen.
In terms of non-secret rares:
Legacy Energy is the most valuable ACE SPEC at 700 yen. Scoop Up Cyclone costs 200 yen and Secret Box costs 50 yen.
Dragapult ex is the most valuable Double Rare ex, costing 900 yen. It costs more than some of the secret rares, again due to its playability. Teal Mask Ogerpon ex is the #2 Double Rare at 100 yen, probably due to collectors wanting it. The rest of the Pokemon ex cost between 10 and 50 yen.
We will get most of the cards from Mask of Change in our Twilight Masquerade set next month.