# Aegislash #85/146 — XY

## Summary

Aegislash is the Kalos Stage 2 that fans of the sword-and-shield line adopted early, and the Stance Change swap built into this printing gave it a distinctive, playable identity. A plain Rare in the base set, it sits as a mid-tier pull, with 5ban Graphics supplying its art. A $0.67 modelled guide, up 8% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, says bulk, with 727 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $42, 62 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY |
| Number | 85/146 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Doublade |
| HP | 140 |
| Types | Metal |
| Ability: Stance Change | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch this Pokémon with an Aegislash in your hand. (Any cards attached to this Pokémon, damage counters, Special Conditions, turns in play, and any other effects remain on the new Pokémon.) |
| Attack: Buster Swing | cost Metal/Metal/Colorless/Colorless — damage 120 — This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Aegislash #681](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/aegislash) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.67** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-11-07T15:39:09.423Z
- Quant score: 74/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T15:39:09.423Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T19:09:41.550Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T01:56:32.333Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T19:09:41.549Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/aegislash-85)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-85%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)