Fossil Master Set Checklist & Cost

Variants in the Fossil master set

The Fossil master set is built from eight variant families, and the largest are Normal 1999 2000 Copyright at 47 slots, Normal 1st Edition Foil Galaxy at 46, Normal Foil Galaxy at 46, and the Normal 1st Edition and Normal Unlimited prints at 32 each. The holo cards repeat across three further families of 15 slots apiece, including Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy. A 1st Edition print carries the edition stamp, while Unlimited is the standard run without it. The Foil Galaxy families are separate slots a master set collector must fill in addition to the plain prints.

Where the Fossil master set's cost sits

In the Fossil master set, value is concentrated heavily at the top. The ten most valuable slots hold 54 percent of the total, while the lower-value half of the priced slots holds just 3 percent, so most of the checklist is a small part of the cost. Holo finishes account for 79 percent of the master set cost and normal finishes for 21 percent. Of the 269 slots, 154 carry a price, as of October 24, 2026. The value therefore sits in a short list of holo slots, not in the bulk of the binder.

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

• Top 10 slots52%
• Holo slots79%
• Normal slots21%
• Lower-value half2.3%

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

Hardest Fossil master set slots

The hardest slots in the Fossil master set are mostly variants, not main prints. The Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy versions of Dragonite, Gengar and Haunter, all Rare, rank first through third by value. Gengar's Holo Foil Galaxy variant follows in fourth, and the Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy Lapras, also Rare, takes fifth. Together these five slots hold 36 percent of the master set's total value. A collector who owns the standard holo of each card has not covered these slots, which is where Foil Galaxy completion often catches people out.

Most valuable slots

1. 1Dragonite · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$570.71
2. 2Gengar · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$350.00
3. 3Gengar · Holo Foil Galaxy · Rare$218.48
4. 4Lapras · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$205.58
5. 5Articuno · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$200.81
6. 6Moltres · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$188.49
7. 7Dragonite · Holo Foil Galaxy · Rare$186.52
8. 8Haunter · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$175.73
9. 9Zapdos · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$172.40
10. 10Ditto · Holo 1st Edition Foil Galaxy · Rare$139.17

How the Fossil master set compares

At 269 slots, the Fossil master set is about 1.2 times the era median of 226, so it is somewhat larger than a typical WOTC-era set. By master set value it ranks 16th of 16 comparable sets in its era, the lowest of the group. The set before it, Jungle, has 150 slots, and its master set holds higher value. The set after it, Base Set 2, has 130 slots and also holds higher value. Fossil asks for more slots than both neighbours while holding less total value.