Set overview
Ancient Origins is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Ancient Origins from the XY series, released on 2015-08-12, includes 98 official cards and 101 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: XY series, released 2015-08-12, 98 official cards, 101 total cards listed.
- M Rayquaza EX #98 - Secret Rare, Colorless, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Primal Kyogre EX #96 - Secret Rare, Water, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Lugia EX #94 - Ultra Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
- Giratina EX #93 - Ultra Rare, Dragon, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
- Lugia EX #68 - Ultra Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Eske Yoshinob
- Giratina EX #57 - Ultra Rare, Dragon, illustrated by PLANETA
- Eevee #63 - Common, Colorless, illustrated by Kouki Saitou
- Gardevoir #54 - Rare, Fairy, illustrated by TOKIYA
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Secret Rare, Ultra Rare, Common and Rare; where type data is available, cards include Colorless, Water, Dragon and Fairy. Illustrator data such as 5ban Graphics, Ryo Ueda and Eske Yoshinob gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- M Rayquaza EX #98
- Primal Kyogre EX #96
- Lugia EX #94
- Giratina EX #93
- Lugia EX #68
- Giratina EX #57
- Eevee #63
- Gardevoir #54
What to analyze
A set page should help users spot top raw cards, top graded cards, best ROI candidates and low-pop or scarcity candidates once live pricing is connected in the Kardive app.
- Raw value leaders
- PSA 10 upside candidates
- Cards that still work in PSA 9
- Cards to track before grading
How this connects to the app
In the full app, users can move from Ancient Origins research to card detail, run an ROI calculation, save a scenario, create a watchlist item or add an owned position to portfolio.
- Open card detail
- Run ROI
- Save scenario
- Track in watchlist
User intent captured
People searching for Ancient Origins grading ideas are usually weighing popularity against financial upside. Kardive keeps those separate, so a popular card still has to pass the fee and risk test.
