Set overview
Darkness Ablaze is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Darkness Ablaze from the Sword & Shield series, released on 2020-08-14, includes 189 official cards and 201 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Sword & Shield series, released 2020-08-14, 189 official cards, 201 total cards listed.
- Charizard VMAX #20 - Holo Rare VMAX, Fire, illustrated by aky CG Works
- Salamence VMAX #194 - Secret Rare, Colorless, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Scizor VMAX #193 - Secret Rare, Metal, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Eternatus VMAX #192 - Secret Rare, Darkness, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Centiskorch VMAX #191 - Secret Rare, Fire, illustrated by 5ban Graphics
- Butterfree VMAX #190 - Secret Rare, Grass, illustrated by aky CG Works
- Lugia #140 - Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Hasuno
- Darkrai #105 - Holo Rare, Darkness, illustrated by nagimiso
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Holo Rare VMAX, Secret Rare, Rare and Holo Rare; where type data is available, cards include Fire, Colorless, Metal and Darkness. Illustrator data such as aky CG Works, 5ban Graphics and Hasuno gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- Charizard VMAX #20
- Salamence VMAX #194
- Scizor VMAX #193
- Eternatus VMAX #192
- Centiskorch VMAX #191
- Butterfree VMAX #190
- Lugia #140
- Darkrai #105
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 Darkness Ablaze 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 Darkness Ablaze 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.
