Eiscue ex #222 value & price
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Eiscue ex #222 is one of those special illustration rares that stops you mid-scroll, that wide-eyed penguin rendered by Toshinao Aoki with a softness you don't always get in the Pokemon TCG. It comes from Obsidian Flames, the 2023 set that's given collectors plenty to chase, and if you're trying to nail down Eiscue ex value right now, the raw card sits at $8. Not a headline chase card, but a genuinely lovely one, and worth understanding before you buy, sell, or send one off to grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $7.99, up 38% over the past year, with an all-time high of $8.21 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Eiscue ex
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Eiscue ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,115 graded, only 986 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $96 | 986 | 783 / 203 |
| PSA 9 | $18 | 1,504 | 1,240 / 264 |
| PSA 8 | $17 | 523 | 375 / 148 |
| PSA 7 | $12 | 74 | 59 / 15 |
| PSA 6 | $6.50 | 20 | 17 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $7.16 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 222 of 230
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 210
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Toshinao Aoki
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- Scalding Block160Water · Water · Water
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't attack.
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The collector's take on Eiscue ex
Is Eiscue ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $8, a Grade 9 gets you to $18, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $96, which works out to about 12.2 times what the raw card sells for. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on illustration rares like this one, corners and edges show every flaw under grading lights, and once you factor in grading fees plus the wait time, a card that comes back as a 9 instead of a 10 can leave you barely breaking even, or worse. If you've got a copy that already looks sharp in hand under good light, corners clean, centering even, it's a reasonable gamble. If it's just a decent-looking pack pull, it might be smarter to enjoy it raw or sell as is rather than roll the dice on grading fees.
How rare is it?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 3,100 copies of Eiscue ex on record, and of those, 983 have come back a perfect PSA 10. That's actually a healthy chunk making it to gem mint, which tells you the card isn't impossibly hard to grade well, but it's far from guaranteed either. With population numbers like these, PSA 10 copies carry real weight in the market because roughly two out of every three graded copies fall short of that top grade, and that scarcity at the very top is exactly why the price gap between raw and PSA 10 is what it is.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep, because we don't just quote a price guide, we track real pulls across real pack sites. Eiscue ex has been pulled 58 times across platforms we monitor, including courtyard, lastpack, collector-crypt, and packs, and we've seen it show up in products like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, explorer, starter, and rookie style packs. The biggest single pull we've recorded for this card hit $909, which is a nice reminder that pack odds can occasionally hand you something well above typical market value. That said, opening packs is still gambling in the end, most rips don't come out ahead, and if you specifically want this card, buying a known raw or graded copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier path.
Questions people ask
How much is Eiscue ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Eiscue ex typically sells for $8. Once graded, the value climbs, with a Grade 9 landing around $18 and a PSA 10 reaching $96, so condition and certification make a real difference to what you'll get.
Is Eiscue ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 12.2 times the raw price. But gem mint isn't guaranteed, and grading costs and turnaround time are worth weighing before you send a copy in, especially if it isn't already in sharp, clean condition.
What set is Eiscue ex from?+
Eiscue ex #222 comes from Obsidian Flames, released in 2023. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by Toshinao Aoki, which is why it stands out visually even though it's not one of the set's headline chase cards.
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