Pokémon · EX
Magmar
Legend Maker · #21 · Rare · 2006
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From
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Market reference
$3.20
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 93
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magmortar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 126
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 (Burning Sensation) 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 ≥35 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 — ≥35 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
- 1.77 copies on average · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.4%
- -12.8 pts vs the 47.3% 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 Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Magmar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Stages of Evolution
As long as Magmar is an Evolved Pokémon, all Energy attached to Magmar are Fire Energy instead of their usual types.
CLinear Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
RRRBurning Sensation — 40
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.28 | $3.27 | $38.50 | $3.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $55.00 | $94.22 | $505.49 | $98.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.85 |
| 7-day average | €1.67 |
| 30-day average | €2.40 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €2.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €6.36 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.98 |
| reverseHoloSell | €16.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.02 |
| Reverse holo trend | €22.94 |
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 $3.20; 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 "Legend Maker" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Magmar?
Magmar is a Rare card in the Legend Maker set.
Other Magmar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
