Ariados · Silver Tempest, what to know.
About the Ariados card
Ariados is card 4 of 217 in Silver Tempest, released in November 2022, a Rare Holo. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 90 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Spinarak, which places Ariados deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Tika Matsuno.
The card's flavor text gives Ariados a line of lore: "It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively."
What is Ariados worth?
Ariados is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Silver Tempest's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Silver Tempest holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Ariados before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Grading Ariados comes down to the holo surface and the borders. The era's foil scratches easily, so even a pack-fresh Ariados can drop from a 10 to a 9 on a single hairline. Inspect the window at an angle and the corners against the frame.
If you are collecting Ariados
Buying Ariados well means pricing the exact print and grade, not the card name. Match the rarity tier to the comp before you buy. Always see the holo surface in good light first.
