Pokémon · Black & White
White Kyurem
BW Black Star Promos · #BW59 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$24.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW59 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 646
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How White Kyurem plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Cold Fire) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat White Kyurem
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around White Kyurem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals."
RCDamage Rush — 20×
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
RWCCCold Fire — 80+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage.
Weakness:N×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where White Kyurem was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $13.12 | $24.20 | $263.10 | $24.16 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €34.99 |
| 7-day average | €17.53 |
| 30-day average | €12.14 |
| Low | €5.89 |
| Trend price | €20.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €34.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.56 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my White Kyurem is real?
White Kyurem is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is White Kyurem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for White Kyurem is $24.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is White Kyurem from?
White Kyurem is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is White Kyurem?
White Kyurem is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other White Kyurem printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
