Eiscue ex
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 222/197 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
222/197
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Eiscue ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Eiscue ex in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #222/197 of the SV03: Obsidian Flames set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Eiscue ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Eiscue ex (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #222/197) changes hands at roughly $4.80, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.80, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.85. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.80, Lightly Played $4.54, Moderately Played $3.98, Heavily Played $3.12, Damaged $2.85 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Eiscue ex is valued near $56.00 — about 12x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Eiscue ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Eiscue ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Eiscue ex sits around $56.00 — roughly 12x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $16.99, CGC 10 $21.99, CGC 9.5 $24.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | SGC 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 2 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.55 | $4.55 | $4.55 | 5 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $6.49 | $5.99 | $6.99 | 154 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $38.20 | $38.20 | $38.20 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 3 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $10.69 | $10.69 | $10.69 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | 34 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $9.55 | $9.55 | $9.55 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | 26 |
| ebay | SGC 8 5 | $4.56 | $4.56 | $4.56 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 7 5 | $6.07 | $6.07 | $6.07 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.85 | $2.85 | $2.85 | 20 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.12 | $3.12 | $3.12 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.54 | $3.75 | $6.96 | 824 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.98 | $4.57 | $4.57 | 83 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.80 | $3.68 | $6.82 | 5,288 |
Collector Outlook for Eiscue ex
As an Ultra Rare, Eiscue ex carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Eiscue ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
