Expedition Base Set Master Set Checklist & Cost

Variants in the Expedition Base Set master set

The largest family in the Expedition Base Set master set is Reverse Holo at 165 slots, followed by Normal at 133 and Holo at 32. Reverse holos appear across Common, Uncommon, Rare and Holo Rare cards, so nearly every card in the checklist gains a second slot. A reverse holo is a standard card with the holographic foil moved to the surrounding frame rather than the art. The remaining slots are small special families: Normal prints credited to Chris Fulop, Reed Weichler and Kevin Nguyen, Reverse Holo Jumbo cards and Normal prints with a Japanese back.

Where the Expedition Base Set master set's cost sits

As of October 24, 2026, 333 of the 344 slots carry a price. Value sits heavily in the reverse holo finish at 59 percent of the master set total, ahead of holos at 28 percent and normal prints at 13 percent. The ten most valuable slots hold 25 percent, so the top is less concentrated than in many sets. The lower-value half of priced slots holds only 8 percent between them. Condition matters too: the Lightly Played and up total sits 24 percent below the Near Mint total, and the Moderately Played and up total sits 37 percent below it.

Written from market data as of October 24, 2026; the tables update live.

• Top 10 slots24%
• Reverse holo slots60%
• Holo slots27%
• Normal slots13%
• Lower-value half8.7%

Shares of the master set’s priced value, from the slot prices in the checklist above.

Hardest Expedition Base Set master set slots

The hardest slots in the Expedition Base Set master set lead with the Dragonite holo, followed by the Charizard holo, and the Gengar holo ranks 4th. Between them sit two variant slots: the Dragonite reverse holo in 3rd place and the Mewtwo reverse holo in 5th. Every one of these is a Holo Rare. The Dragonite reverse holo is a variant rather than the card's main print, and it outranks the Gengar holo. Together these five slots hold 15 percent of the master set's total value.

Most valuable slots

1. 1Charizard · Holo · Holo Rare$875.00
2. 2Dragonite · Holo · Holo Rare$799.69
3. 3Mewtwo · Reverse Holo · Holo Rare$750.48
4. 4Gengar · Holo · Holo Rare$700.00
5. 5Dragonite · Reverse Holo · Holo Rare$699.85
6. 6Bulbasaur · Reverse Holo · Common$600.00
7. 7Gengar · Reverse Holo · Holo Rare$600.00
8. 8Mew · Holo · Holo Rare$525.00
9. 9Blastoise · Reverse Holo · Holo Rare$499.95
10. 10Mewtwo · Holo · Holo Rare$479.53

How the Expedition Base Set master set compares

At 344 slots, the Expedition Base Set master set is about 1.5 times the WOTC era median of 226 slots. By master set value it ranks 4th among the 16 comparable sets of its era. Its neighbours bracket it in size: Legendary Collection comes to 225 slots and holds a lower-value master set, while Aquapolis, at 349 slots, holds a higher-value one. Expedition is therefore a larger undertaking than the set before it and close in slot count to the one after, though Aquapolis carries more total value.