Obsidian Flames Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Obsidian Flames card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

Obsidian Flames (Scarlet & Violet, 2023) contains 197 cards; the set's tracked market value totals $321.71 across 15 priced cards.

Released 2023/08/11197 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$13.06

Tracked total

$321.71

Cost to complete

$239.84

cheapest printings

Top card

$89.04

Charizard ex

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

Overview

About the Obsidian Flames set

Obsidian Flames launched 2023/08/11 and contains 197 printed cards in the Scarlet & Violet series. The most valuable card is Charizard ex #223, worth $89.04 (Special Illustration Rare).

This report prices 15 of the 15 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $13.06 and an average of $21.45.

Market

Obsidian Flames value distribution

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

Set value index

5 days tracked · -0.5%

2026-10-13 · $323.47▼ 0.5% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $321.71

Index change

-0.5%

over 5 days

Off recorded high

-1.2%

Max drawdown

-1.3%

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 ex alone is worth $89.04, and the five most valuable cards — Charizard ex #223 ($89.04), Charizard ex #228 ($35.45), Cleffa #202 ($34.78), Ninetales #199 ($34.22), Charizard ex #215 ($21.45) — carry the bulk of the $321.71 tracked total.

The median card value is $13.06 versus an average of $21.45 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $21.45 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: 9 Illustration Rare, 3 Special Illustration Rare, 1 Hyper Rare, 1 Ultra Rare, 1 Double Rare. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 10 cards $5–$20, 5 cards $20–$100, 0 cards $100+. Few cards exceed $100.

Charizard ex is the standout chase at $89.04; the next tier down (Charizard ex, Cleffa) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2010 cards · 67%

$20–$1005 cards · 33%

$100+0 cards · 0%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Obsidian Flames

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

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Illustration Rare	9	$106.48	44%	$11.19
Special Illustration Rare	3	$85.88	36%	$15.32
Hyper Rare	1	$27.42	11%	$35.45
Ultra Rare	1	$16.68	7%	$21.45
Double Rare	1	$3.38	1%	$5.95

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$170.47

Priciest 10% (the tail)$69.37

Total to complete raw$239.84

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 29% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Obsidian Flames cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Charizard ex #223	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$89.04	$89.04
2	Charizard ex #228	Hyper Rare	Holofoil	$35.45	$35.45
3	Cleffa #202	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$34.78	$34.78
4	Ninetales #199	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$34.22	$34.22
5	Charizard ex #215	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$21.45	$21.45
6	Gloom #198	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$17.69	$17.69
7	Pidgeot ex #225	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$15.32	$15.32
8	Scizor #205	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$13.06	$13.06
9	Lechonk #209	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$11.19	$11.19
10	Pidgey #207	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$11.05	$11.05
11	Houndour #204	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$11.04	$11.04
12	Pidgeotto #208	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$9.97	$9.97

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Price movement

Heating up in Obsidian Flames

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

Ninetales #199$34.22▲ 20.2%
Charizard ex #228$35.45▲ 16.7%
Charizard ex #223$89.04▲ 11.3%
Houndour #204$11.04▲ 4.0%
Charizard ex #125$5.95▲ 3.4%
Lechonk #209$11.19▲ 2.7%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Obsidian Flames

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

Scizor #205$13.06▼ 28.5%
Pidgeotto #208$9.97▼ 19.3%
Cleffa #202$34.78▼ 17.2%
Charizard ex #215$21.45▼ 12.3%
Pidgeot ex #225$15.32▼ 10.5%
Larvitar #203$5.61▼ 7.8%

FAQ

Obsidian Flames questions

What is the most valuable card in Obsidian Flames?

Charizard ex #223 is the set's top card, valued at $89.04 (Special Illustration Rare). It ranks #1 of 15 priced Obsidian Flames cards.

How many cards are in Obsidian Flames?

Obsidian Flames contains 197 printed cards in the Scarlet & Violet series, released 2023/08/11. This report tracks 15 of them, 15 with live prices.

What is the average Obsidian Flames card worth?

The median tracked value is $13.06 and the average is $21.45. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Is Obsidian Flames worth collecting?

As a contemporary Scarlet & Violet-series set, Obsidian Flames remains in active demand driven by playability and collector interest. Completing it raw is affordable at a $13.06 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Obsidian Flames cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Charizard ex #223 ($89.04), Charizard ex #228 ($35.45), Cleffa #202 ($34.78), Ninetales #199 ($34.22), Charizard ex #215 ($21.45). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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