Pokémon · Black & White
Kyurem
Dragon Vault · #21 · 2012
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Market reference
$74.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 21
- Release year
- 2012
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 646
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 22.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How 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 (Blizzard) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water / Psychic 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.
- Seen in 5% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Kyurem
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 5% of decks
- 1.94 copies on average · 2701 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.9%
- +2.7 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Kyurem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can produce ultracold air. Its body is frozen."
CCCDragon Claw — 60
WPCCBlizzard — 90
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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 Kyurem was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Kyurem has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Kyurem — Shrouded Fable
Played in 985 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 | $69.15 | $102.16 | $679.80 | $74.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €74.95 |
| 7-day average | €67.03 |
| 30-day average | €49.06 |
| Low | €18.00 |
| Trend price | €55.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €47.89 |
| Reverse holo low | €70.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €30.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €48.85 |
| averageSellPrice | €70.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €37.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €43.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kyurem is real?
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 Kyurem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kyurem is $74.73; 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 Kyurem from?
Kyurem is from the Pokémon set "Dragon Vault" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
Other Kyurem printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
