Pokémon · Black & White
Haxorus
Dragon Vault · #16 · Rare Holo · 2012
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Market reference
$3.87
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 21
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Fraxure
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Eske Yoshinob
- Pokédex #
- 612
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Haxorus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Dragon Pulse) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting / Metal 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 ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Fraxure first).
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Haxorus
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 312 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.7%
- +1.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Eske Yoshinob
This card was illustrated by Eske Yoshinob.
Building around Haxorus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They are kind but can be relentless when defending territory. They challenge foes with tusks that can cut steel."
CCAxe Slugger — 60+
If the Defending Pokémon is a Colorless Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage.
FMCCDragon Pulse — 100
Discard the top card of your deck.
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 Haxorus was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Haxorus has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Haxorus — Black Bolt
Played in 33 recent decks
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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.24 | $3.82 | $41.86 | $3.87 | $4.77 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.00 |
| 7-day average | €4.43 |
| 30-day average | €4.32 |
| Low | €0.29 |
| Trend price | €5.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.80 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Haxorus is real?
Haxorus 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 Haxorus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Haxorus is $3.87; 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 Haxorus from?
Haxorus is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Vault" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Haxorus?
Haxorus is a Rare Holo card in the Dragon Vault set.
Other Haxorus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
