Sandstorm · #1 · 2003
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more.
$21.97
Steady · 28dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 11, 2026
Set rank: Where this card's market price ranks among the priced cards in its set — #1 is the set's most valuable card. in Sandstorm
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Armaldo sits at $21.97 on TCGplayer today for the Holofoil printing.
Inside Sandstorm, that ranks 22nd out of 100 priced cards. The set's top card is Raichu ex at $343. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $9.39 then, $21.97 now (up 134%). A year ago it sat around $11.24; today's $21.97 is 95.5% higher. Over the last 90 days it's up 13.2%, from $19.40. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $22.88 (September 2026) and as low as $8.73 (April 2025). Its 30-day range runs from $21.05 up to $22.88. The Holofoil printing is the headline number here; the Reverse Holofoil at $23.69 prices separately. Across the Atlantic, the European prints list around €4.09 on Cardmarket.
By Printing
By printing: Holo: The artwork shines with a foil pattern. A separate printing from the plain card, and in vintage sets often worth many times more. $21.97 · Reverse holo: Everything except the artwork is foil — the reverse of a normal holo. It's a separate printing and prices on its own. $23.69
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Holofoil printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Poké-Body Primal Veil
As long as Armaldo is your Active Pokémon, each player can't play any Supporter Cards.
Blade Arms60
Cost: Fighting, Fighting, Colorless
About $21.97 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Holofoil printing, updated Oct 11, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 13% over the last 3 months — from $19.40 to $21.97 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 96%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $22.88 — that was September 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
The European printings list around €4.09 on Cardmarket — they share one price there, because Cardmarket prices the physical card across languages. This English print trades at $21.97 on TCGplayer. Two marketplaces, two currencies — so watch both numbers instead of converting one into the other.
eBay is the easiest place — this page links straight to the live listings for Armaldo (Sandstorm #1). Check the photos and the seller's rating first. That's the rule.
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