Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Magmar
Brilliant Stars · #19 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magmortar
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Shinji Kanda
- Pokédex #
- 126
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 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.
- Its main attack (Fiery Punch) 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 ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Magmar
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.23 copies on average · 35 decks
- Match win rate
- 31.3%
- -15.8 pts vs the 47.0% 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.
Magmortar
in 100% of decks · 38 seen
Salandit
in 50% of decks · 19 seen
Salazzle ex
in 50% of decks · 19 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 29% of decks · 11 seen
Perilous Jungle
in 45% of decks · 17 seen
Roxie's Performance
in 26% of decks · 10 seen
Blowtorch
in 26% of decks · 10 seen
Volcanion ex
in 39% of decks · 15 seen
More by Shinji Kanda
This card was illustrated by Shinji Kanda.
Building around Magmar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Magmar dispatches its prey with fire. But it regrets this habit once it realizes that it has burned its intended prey to a charred crisp."
CCLow Kick — 20
RRCFiery Punch — 70
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Magmar or Brilliant Stars.
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Oct 11, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Magmar was legal.
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today
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today
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today
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today
Small Prize Tourney #3
today
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $1,000.00 | $0.18 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.39 | $50.00 | $0.35 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/05| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.37 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.40 |
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 $0.18; 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 "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Magmar?
Magmar is a Common card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Magmar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
