Pokémon · E-Card
Magmar
Expedition Base Set · #86 · Uncommon · 2002
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$7.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 86 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magmortar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 126
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Magmar 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Thrash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥30 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 Magmar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.83 copies on average · 23 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.1%
- -11.1 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 Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Magmar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RCFlaming Punch — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
RCCThrash — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Magmar does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.56 | $7.75 | $58.10 | $7.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.99 | $49.34 | $55.45 | $46.93 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.46 |
| 30-day average | €1.91 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €2.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.60 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Magmar is real?
Magmar 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 Magmar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Magmar is $7.06; 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 Magmar from?
Magmar is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Magmar?
Magmar is a Uncommon card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Magmar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
