# What is the most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze?

> The most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze is Charizard VMAX (#20) at about $54.31.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/most-valuable-card-in-darkness-ablaze — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**The most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze is Charizard VMAX (#20) at about $54.31.**

## The most valuable Darkness Ablaze card

Charizard VMAX (#20, Rare Holo VMAX) tops Darkness Ablaze on the secondary market, trading around $54.31. It's the card that anchors the set's value; prices move constantly with supply and hype, so treat this as a snapshot rather than a quote.

## What else holds value in Darkness Ablaze

Below Charizard VMAX, the next tier of Darkness Ablaze value by recent market price:

- [Butterfree VMAX (#190)](/card/swsh3-190) — Rare Rainbow (~$24.05)
- [Salamence VMAX (#194)](/card/swsh3-194) — Rare Rainbow (~$15.88)
- [Scizor VMAX (#193)](/card/swsh3-193) — Rare Rainbow (~$13.33)
- [Eternatus VMAX (#192)](/card/swsh3-192) — Rare Rainbow (~$11.25)
- [Charizard V (#19)](/card/swsh3-19) — Rare Holo V (~$10.28)

## Star Pokémon driving Darkness Ablaze's prices

These are the headline Pokémon whose cards carry the set, listed with their prints:

- **Butterfree** — Butterfree V (#177), Butterfree VMAX (#190)
- **Salamence** — Salamence V (#185), Salamence VMAX (#194)
- **Scizor** — Scizor V (#183), Scizor VMAX (#193)
- **Eternatus** — Eternatus VMAX (#192)
- **Rillaboom** — Rillaboom (#197)

## Most valuable isn't always rarest

Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Darkness Ablaze is Salamence VMAX (#194), a Rare Rainbow, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.

## Buying smart in Darkness Ablaze

Charizard VMAX anchors the high end, but Darkness Ablaze has 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 12 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Charizard VMAX is out of budget, the runners-up above give you the same set at a fraction of the cost — and prices shift, so check a current sold-listings page before you buy or sell.

Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.