Brilliant Stars Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Brilliant Stars card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

Brilliant Stars is a contemporary Sword & Shield-series set from 2022 with 172 printed cards; this report tracks 24 of them with live market data.

Released 2022/02/25172 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$12.95

Tracked total

$658.43

Cost to complete

$557.59

cheapest printings

Top card

$266.93

Charizard V

By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

Overview

About the Brilliant Stars set

Released on 2022/02/25, Brilliant Stars anchors the Sword & Shield series with 172 printed cards. The most valuable card is Charizard V #154, worth $266.93 (Ultra Rare).

This report prices 24 of the 24 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $12.95 and an average of $27.43.

Market

Brilliant Stars value distribution

How market value is spread across the set's tracked cards.

Set value index

5 days tracked · -3.8%

2026-10-13 · $684.45▼ 3.8% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $658.43

Index change

-3.8%

over 5 days

Off recorded high

-3.8%

Max drawdown

-3.8%

Daily volatility

0.6%

The index sums the live market value of every priced card in the set, built from our own daily snapshots.

The set's value is concentrated at the top: Charizard V alone is worth $266.93, and the five most valuable cards — Charizard V #154 ($266.93), Arceus V #166 ($59.54), Charizard VSTAR #174 ($58.87), Charizard V #153 ($30.78), Pikachu V #157 ($25.08) — carry the bulk of the $658.43 tracked total.

The median card value is $12.95 versus an average of $27.43 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $25.08 are the ones worth sleeving; the rest of the set is affordable to complete raw.

Checklist

Rarity & price distribution

The tracked checklist breaks down by rarity as: 10 Ultra Rare, 10 Secret Rare, 2 Rare Holo VSTAR, 1 Rare Holo VMAX, 1 Rare Holo V. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 18 cards $5–$20, 5 cards $20–$100, 1 cards $100+. 1 cards trade above $100.

Charizard V is the standout chase at $266.93; the next tier down (Arceus V, Charizard VSTAR) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2018 cards · 75%

$20–$1005 cards · 21%

$100+1 cards · 4%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Brilliant Stars

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked Brilliant Stars card, broken down by rarity tier.

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Ultra Rare	10	$387.36	69%	$13.34
Secret Rare	10	$142.19	26%	$14.53
Rare Holo VSTAR	2	$13.90	2%	$9.31
Rare Holo VMAX	1	$8.26	1%	$12.78
Rare Holo V	1	$5.88	1%	$7.83

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$261.00

Priciest 10% (the tail)$296.59

Total to complete raw$557.59

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 53% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Brilliant Stars cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Charizard V #154	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$266.93	$266.93
2	Arceus V #166	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$59.54	$59.54
3	Charizard VSTAR #174	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$58.87	$58.87
4	Charizard V #153	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$30.78	$30.78
5	Pikachu V #157	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$25.08	$25.08
6	Galarian Moltres V #183	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$21.42	$21.42
7	Arceus VSTAR #184	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$18.55	$18.55
8	Galarian Zapdos V #182	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$15.45	$15.45
9	Lumineon V #156	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$14.89	$14.89
10	Arceus VSTAR #176	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$14.67	$14.67
11	Ultra Ball #186	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$14.39	$14.39
12	Galarian Articuno V #181	Secret Rare	Holofoil	$13.12	$13.12

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Price movement

Heating up in Brilliant Stars

Cards in this set trading furthest above their 30-day average (7-day momentum).

Raichu V #158$6.08▲ 54.9%
Arceus VSTAR #184$18.55▲ 31.4%
Mimikyu VMAX #69$12.78▲ 12.6%
Arceus V #165$9.56▲ 9.3%
Charizard V #17$7.83▲ 7.7%
Arceus VSTAR #176$14.67▲ 7.1%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Brilliant Stars

Cards in this set trading furthest below their 30-day average — potential value windows.

Charizard V #154$266.93▼ 17.9%
Charizard VSTAR #174$58.87▼ 7.0%
Charizard V #153$30.78▼ 5.8%
Charizard VSTAR #18$12.28▼ 3.7%
Shaymin VSTAR #173$6.61▼ 2.8%
Honchkrow V #162$11.79▼ 2.0%

FAQ

Brilliant Stars questions

What is the most valuable card in Brilliant Stars?

Charizard V #154 is the set's top card, valued at $266.93 (Ultra Rare). It ranks #1 of 24 priced Brilliant Stars cards.

How many cards are in Brilliant Stars?

Brilliant Stars contains 172 printed cards in the Sword & Shield series, released 2022/02/25. This report tracks 24 of them, 24 with live prices.

What is the average Brilliant Stars card worth?

The median tracked value is $12.95 and the average is $27.43. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Should I collect Brilliant Stars?

As a contemporary Sword & Shield-series set, Brilliant Stars remains in active demand driven by playability and collector interest. Completing it raw is affordable at a $12.95 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Brilliant Stars cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Charizard V #154 ($266.93), Arceus V #166 ($59.54), Charizard VSTAR #174 ($58.87), Charizard V #153 ($30.78), Pikachu V #157 ($25.08). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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