Darkness Ablaze chase cards

The top 10 Darkness Ablaze chase cards

1. 

   #1 Butterfree VMAX – Rare Rainbow

   190/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Butterfree VMAX shows the Gigantamax form head-on, its huge patterned wings spread wide while glowing, caterpillar-like scale shapes drift overhead, all washed in the soft rainbow foil that runs across the full card. Art by aky CG Works, the clean CG rendering keeps the big eyes and wing shapes crisp under the pastel sheen. As a secret Rainbow Rare from Darkness Ablaze, it draws fans of the original Kanto bug and Rainbow Rare collectors alike.

   Ungraded

   $17.10

   PSA 10

   $68.10

   Gem rate

   83%

   The most valuable chase card in Darkness Ablaze ungraded; a PSA 10 copy sells for 4.0× that ($68.10), and 83% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10. Its ungraded price is down 8.7% over four weeks.

2. 

   #2 Salamence VMAX – Rare Rainbow

   194/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Salamence VMAX fills the frame in its Dynamax form, jaws wide and fangs bared, its huge body and crescent wings washed in a rainbow gradient that runs from red and orange through green, blue and violet. The rainbow foil, art by 5ban Graphics, turns the dragon into a sweep of color. As a secret rare from Darkness Ablaze, it draws Salamence fans and rainbow rare set chasers alike.

   Ungraded

   $14.00

   PSA 10

   $70.00

   Gem rate

   83%

   Number 2 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 5.0× that ($70.00), and 83% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.

3. 

   #3 Scizor VMAX – Rare Rainbow

   193/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Scizor VMAX shows the Dynamax Scizor looming over the frame from a low angle, its huge claws flung wide and its insect wings spread behind it, all washed in the rainbow foil gradient of red, yellow, green and blue. Art by 5ban Graphics gives it a smooth, glossy CG look. As a Rare Rainbow secret card from Darkness Ablaze, it draws Scizor fans and rainbow set chasers alike.

   Ungraded

   $12.80

   PSA 10

   $70.80

   Gem rate

   84%

   Number 3 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 5.5× that ($70.80), and 84% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.

4. 

   #4 Eternatus VMAX – Rare Rainbow

   192/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Eternatus VMAX in its Eternamax form fills this card as a jagged storm of crystalline spikes, every shard washed in the rainbow gradient that defines the Rainbow Rare treatment, with a glowing core burst at the center. Art by 5ban Graphics keeps it graphic and abstract. As a secret rare chase from Darkness Ablaze featuring the Galar region's Legendary, it draws both set completers and Eternatus fans.

   Ungraded

   $12.70

   PSA 10

   $53.40

   Gem rate

   85%

   Number 4 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 4.2× that ($53.40), and 85% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10. Its ungraded price is down 16% over four weeks.

5. 

   #5 Rillaboom – Rare Secret

   197/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Rillaboom hunches over its tree stump drum in this gold secret rare, the 3D-style render by 5ban Graphics catching the leafy mane and drumsticks mid-beat against a field of starbursts and sparkle. Collectors chase it as the gold version of Galar's Grass starter in Darkness Ablaze, and its Voltage Beat Ability made Rillaboom a familiar sight in Grass decks of the Sword & Shield era.

   Ungraded

   $7.52

   PSA 10

   $60.40

   Gem rate

   73%

   Number 5 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 8.0× that ($60.40), and 73% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.

6. 

   #6 Centiskorch VMAX – Rare Rainbow

   191/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Centiskorch VMAX fills the frame with its Gigantamax form, a towering coiled body curling down and around the card while its glowing eyes and lightning-like fiery whiskers stare out from the center. Art by 5ban Graphics renders the whole scene in the Rainbow Rare treatment, washing the 3D model in shifting pastel colors. As a secret rare from Darkness Ablaze, it draws Sword & Shield set completers.

   Ungraded

   $6.59

   PSA 10

   $42.00

   Gem rate

   82%

   Number 6 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 6.4× that ($42.00), and 82% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10. Its ungraded price is down 5.0% over four weeks.

7. 

   #7 Houndoom V – Rare Ultra

   178/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   This full art Houndoom V from Darkness Ablaze shows the Dark Pokémon lunging toward you out of a rainbow burst of pink, teal and gold rays, its curled horns, bony ridges and arrow-tipped tail rendered in a smooth, glossy style, art by Ayaka Yoshida. Collectors like it for the textured full art treatment and for giving Houndoom fans a striking Ultra Rare from the Sword & Shield era.

   Ungraded

   $6.49

   PSA 10

   $31.20

   Gem rate

   65%

   Number 7 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 4.8× that ($31.20), and 65% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10. Its ungraded price is up 9.0% over four weeks.

8. 

   #8 Butterfree V – Rare Ultra

   177/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Butterfree V fills this full art card with its wide white wings, the purple body angled toward you and the pink eyes catching a glossy shine against a swirling orange background with sparkles. Art by Saki Hayashiro, it uses clean outlines and flat shading that suit the Sword & Shield full art look. Fans of this original bug pick it up as a cheerful Ultra Rare from Darkness Ablaze.

   Ungraded

   $5.72

   PSA 10

   $80.00

   Gem rate

   68%

   Number 8 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 14× that ($80.00), and 68% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.

9. 

   #9 Coalossal – Rare Secret

   198/189 · Darkness Ablaze

   Coalossal fills this gold secret rare as a hulking stack of gray stone blocks, each one outlined in gold, with its glowing coal heap smoldering red on top and a toothy grin under a single sideways eye. The rendered, almost sculpted look stands out against the sparkling gold field. Gold secret rares from Darkness Ablaze draw set completionists, and the Tar Generator ability gave Coalossal real play appeal too. Art by Planeta Tsuji.

   Ungraded

   $5.21

   PSA 10

   $56.50

   Gem rate

   69%

   Number 9 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 11× that ($56.50), and 69% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.

10. 

    #10 Scizor V – Rare Ultra

    183/189 · Darkness Ablaze

    Scizor V fills the whole frame here, a glossy red bug-steel fighter leaning forward with one pincer thrust toward you and the other cocked back, wings fanned out against a burst of rainbow light rays. The smooth, polished rendering, art by Satoshi Shirai, gives it a sleek toy-like sheen. Scizor has a loyal following, and this full art Ultra Rare is a natural chase from Darkness Ablaze.

    Ungraded

    $4.34

    PSA 10

    $87.10

    Gem rate

    68%

    Number 10 in Darkness Ablaze by ungraded value; a PSA 10 copy sells for 20× that ($87.10), and 68% of PSA-graded copies have come back a 10.