Dragon Card Values & Price Guide
Dragon (EX, 2003) contains 97 cards; the set's tracked market value totals $6,135.24 across 94 priced cards.
By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
About the Dragon set
Released on 2003/11/24, Dragon anchors the EX series with 97 printed cards. The most valuable card is Rayquaza ex #97, worth $595.55 (Rare).
This report prices 94 of the 94 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $24.28 and an average of $65.27.
Dragon value distribution
How market value is spread across the set's tracked cards.
Set value index
5 days tracked · +9.0%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: Rayquaza ex alone is worth $595.55, and the five most valuable cards — Rayquaza ex #97 ($595.55), Charizard #100 ($550.00), Dragonite ex #90 ($524.89), Charmander #98 ($327.19), Salamence #10 ($326.99) — carry the bulk of the $6,135.24 tracked total.
The median card value is $24.28 versus an average of $65.27 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.
For collectors, the 5 cards above $326.99 are the ones worth sleeving; the rest of the set is affordable to complete raw.
Rarity & price distribution
The tracked checklist breaks down by rarity as: 34 Rare, 33 Common, 27 Uncommon. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.
By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 42 cards $5–$20, 39 cards $20–$100, 13 cards $100+. 13 cards trade above $100.
Rayquaza ex is the standout chase at $595.55; the next tier down (Charizard, Dragonite ex) forms the mid-set value layer.
Price bands
What it costs to complete Dragon
Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked Dragon card, broken down by rarity tier.
Affordable core vs tail
Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 77% of the total.
Most valuable Dragon cards
Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).
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Biggest gaps
- Rayquaza ex #97$595.55
- Charizard #100$550.00
- Dragonite ex #90$524.89
- Charmander #98$327.19
- Salamence #10$326.99
- Latios ex #94$273.06
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Heating up in Dragon
Cards in this set trading furthest above their 30-day average (7-day momentum).
- Charmander #98$327.19▲ 120.8%
- Golem #5$55.66▲ 114.5%
- Salamence #19$37.63▲ 99.9%
- Altaria #2$62.81▲ 97.2%
- Kingdra ex #92$82.99▲ 84.4%
- Rayquaza ex #97$595.55▲ 81.4%
Cooling off in Dragon
Cards in this set trading furthest below their 30-day average — potential value windows.
- Bagon #50$16.43▼ 82.2%
- Latios ex #94$273.06▼ 66.2%
- Gyarados #32$140.00▼ 54.7%
- Girafarig #16$8.45▼ 48.7%
- Charmeleon #99$118.18▼ 43.8%
- Trapinch #78$33.13▼ 43.7%
Dragon questions
What is the most valuable card in Dragon?
Rayquaza ex #97 is the set's top card, valued at $595.55 (Rare). It ranks #1 of 94 priced Dragon cards.
How many cards are in Dragon?
Dragon contains 97 printed cards in the EX series, released 2003/11/24. This report tracks 94 of them, 94 with live prices.
What is the average Dragon card worth?
The median tracked value is $24.28 and the average is $65.27. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.
Is Dragon worth collecting?
As a classic-era EX-series set, Dragon has fixed, finite supply that supports long-term collector value. Completing it raw is affordable at a $24.28 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.
What are the top Dragon cards to buy?
The highest-value cards are Rayquaza ex #97 ($595.55), Charizard #100 ($550.00), Dragonite ex #90 ($524.89), Charmander #98 ($327.19), Salamence #10 ($326.99). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.
All Dragon cards
Showing 40 of 94 tracked cards with live market values, with the complete checklist below.
Rayquaza ex
$595.55Dragon
Charizard
$550.00Dragon
Dragonite ex
$524.89Dragon
Charmander
$327.19Dragon
Salamence
$326.99Dragon
Latios ex
$273.06Dragon
Ampharos ex
$245.62Dragon
Latias ex
$219.06Dragon
Absol
$169.99Dragon
Gyarados
$140.00Dragon
Muk ex
$119.01Dragon
Charmeleon
$118.18Dragon
Minun
$109.25Dragon
Plusle
$94.51Dragon
Torkoal
$86.03Dragon
Houndoom
$85.89Dragon
Magcargo ex
$85.79Dragon
Dratini
$85.00Dragon
Mudkip
$83.00Dragon
Kingdra ex
$82.99Dragon
Shuppet
$79.99Dragon
Golem ex
$79.35Dragon
Magikarp
$69.65Dragon
Flygon
$69.24Dragon
Shedinja
$67.08Dragon
Dragonair
$63.75Dragon
Altaria
$62.81Dragon
Golem
$55.66Dragon
Grimer
$47.39Dragon
Corphish
$46.76Dragon
Torchic
$40.57Dragon
Magnemite
$40.00Dragon
Magneton
$39.99Dragon
Skarmory
$39.37Dragon
Treecko
$37.68Dragon
Salamence
$37.63Dragon
Trapinch
$33.13Dragon
Numel
$32.49Dragon
Horsea
$30.99Dragon
Roselia
$29.66Dragon
Complete Dragon checklist (94)
- Rayquaza ex #97$595.55
- Charizard #100$550.00
- Dragonite ex #90$524.89
- Charmander #98$327.19
- Salamence #10$326.99
- Latios ex #94$273.06
- Ampharos ex #89$245.62
- Latias ex #93$219.06
- Absol #1$169.99
- Gyarados #32$140.00
- Muk ex #96$119.01
- Charmeleon #99$118.18
- Minun #7$109.25
- Plusle #8$94.51
- Torkoal #12$86.03
- Houndoom #34$85.89
- Magcargo ex #95$85.79
- Dratini #26$85.00
- Mudkip #65$83.00
- Kingdra ex #92$82.99
- Shuppet #43$79.99
- Golem ex #91$79.35
- Magikarp #60$69.65
- Flygon #4$69.24
- Shedinja #11$67.08
- Dragonair #14$63.75
- Altaria #2$62.81
- Golem #5$55.66
- Grimer #57$47.39
- Corphish #54$46.76
- Torchic #77$40.57
- Magnemite #61$40.00
- Magneton #17$39.99
- Skarmory #21$39.37
- Treecko #80$37.68
- Salamence #19$37.63
- Trapinch #78$33.13
- Numel #70$32.49
- Horsea #58$30.99
- Roselia #9$29.66
- Flygon #15$28.53
- Magneton #35$28.53
- Grovyle #31$28.13
- Marshtomp #36$27.87
- Shelgon #41$26.25
- Snorunt #44$25.56
- Vibrava #46$24.60
- Mareep #64$23.96
- Seadra #39$22.86
- Whiscash #48$21.82
- Flaaffy #27$20.69
- Forretress #28$20.00
- Ninjask #18$19.82
- Magnemite #63$19.78
- Vibrava #22$19.16
- Houndour #59$18.43
- Grumpig #6$18.15
- Mr. Briney's Compassion #87$17.48
- Bagon #23$16.82
- Bagon #50$16.43
- Swellow #45$14.94
- Slugma #72$13.87
- Swablu #75$13.41
- Seadra #40$13.40
- Bagon #49$13.40
- Horsea #33$13.36
- Corphish #52$13.18
- Numel #69$13.09
- Magnemite #62$12.97
- Taillow #76$12.97
- Graveler #30$12.36
- Graveler #29$12.27
- Crawdaunt #3$12.22
- Spoink #74$12.13
- Vibrava #47$11.99
- Spoink #73$11.32
- Combusken #25$10.91
- Trapinch #79$10.81
- Shelgon #20$10.71
- Barboach #51$10.65
- Crawdaunt #13$10.59
- Camerupt #24$9.81
- Ninjask #38$9.80
- Corphish #53$9.49
- Meditite #37$9.37
- Nincada #68$9.34
- Shelgon #42$8.51
- Girafarig #16$8.45
- Geodude #55$8.24
- Geodude #56$8.00
- Wurmple #81$6.75
- Pineco #71$6.57
- Nincada #66$5.22
- Nincada #67$5.08