Steam Siege

Released
2016-08-03
Base set
114$287.75
Full set
116$432.37
Master set
209$514.82
Code
STS
Symbol

The master set counts 93 Reverse Holofoil, 84 Normal and 32 Holofoil. It leaves out 5 League Stamp, 3 Jesper Eriksen, 2 Cody Walinski, 2 Cosmos Holofoil and 15 more in 11 other printings.

XY—Steam Siege combines industrial machinery, volcanic power, and the conflict surrounding the mythical Volcanion. Steel- and Fire-type Pokémon feature prominently, joined by Magearna, Xerneas, Yveltal, and several creatures associated with gears, armour, or ancient technology. The artwork moves between factories, castles, and wild landscapes, giving the set a steampunk-like atmosphere. Its card pool combines Japan’s Fever-Burst Fighter and Cruel Traitor into one larger English expansion.

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Dual-type Pokémon return for the first time since the EX era, with cards such as shiny Azumarill and Volcanion-EX carrying two type identities. Mega Steelix-EX and Mega Gardevoir-EX provide the Mega Evolution highlights, while BREAK cards for Xerneas, Yveltal, Talonflame, and others continue the series’ late mechanic. Full-art Professor Sycamore and secret rare versions of Volcanion and Gardevoir add collector interest. Steam Siege is distinctive because it mixes several ideas that rarely appear together: shiny Pokémon, dual types, industrial imagery, and legendary conflict. Although positioned near the end of XY, it has a strong standalone personality and serves as an energetic final original expansion before the nostalgic finale of Evolutions.

116 cards · 209 unique printings in master set

116 cards · 209 unique printings in master set