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Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Preorder Guide: Where to Buy ETBs, Booster Boxes, and More

The next big expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game has been steadily gearing up. Phantasmal Flames lands on 14 November 2025, and collectors are already scrambling to secure their favourite sealed products before the inevitable shortages.

With headliners like Mega Charizard X ex taking centre stage, demand is set to run hot across every major retailer. Whether you’re chasing bulk booster packs, prefer the organisation of an Elite Trainer Box, or just want a quick dip with blister packs, here’s the full breakdown of where you can preorder Phantasmal Flames, and at what price, before current stock vanishes.

Elite Trainer Box (ETB)

The Elite Trainer Box is the marquee product for each set, and Phantasmal Flames is no different. Packed with nine booster packs, a 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Charcadet, themed sleeves, dice, and all the accessories needed for play.

For Phantasmal collectors and Pokémon TCG fans in general, it’s the best way to get started.

  • TCGplayer: The only place with standard Phantasmal Flames ETB stock readily available. However, these Elite Trainer Boxes are listed for around $174.56, while the Pokémon Center-exclusive version is an eye-watering $2000 at the lowest.
  • Best Buy: Listed at $49.99, making Best Buy the only retailer selling these at MSRP. No stock is currently available, and we expect any units that do pop up to sell instantly
  • Pokémon Center: Listings are slightly higher at $59.99 each, but are still completely sold out. We’d also expect any stock to sell instantly, so it’s important to keep an eye out.

Booster Box (36 packs)

For players who want the biggest bang for their buck, Booster Boxes are the classic choice.

  • TCGplayer: Phantasmal Flames Booster Boxes are twice the MSRP with an 100%+ markup, but it is the only marketplace with stock available for Pokémon TCG collectors at the moment.
  • Best Buy: Listed at $160.99, but is regularly cycling between “Coming Soon” and “Sold Out” with no regular stock available yet
    phantasmal flames – Best Buy
  • Pokémon Center: MSRP $161.64, but is also currently sold out at the time of writing

Booster Bundle (6 packs)

Positioned between a blister and an ETB, bundles are great for smaller sessions.

  • TCGplayer: Preselling at nearly $90 each, which is a huge price hike, but is currently the only way to get one guaranteed
  • Best Buy: Priced at $26.94, but marked as “Coming Soon”, with no stock available
  • Pokémon Center: Also listed at $26.94 MSRP but marked as sold out.

3-Pack Blisters & Single Blisters

These casual-friendly packs usually come with a promo card and coin, perfect for a stocking stuffer or a starter collection.

  • TCGplayer: Singles are currently out of stock, but the 3-Pack Blister is available for $49.99; the Weavile Blister is slightly higher at $50.97
  • Best Buy: Listing a “Styles May Vary” SKU at $13.99 each (meaning you’d get Sneasel’s or Weavile’s at random), but it is currently out of stock

Standard Boosters & Sleeved Booster Packs

Individual boosters are intended to be the cheapest entry point, with an MSRP of around $4.49 MSRP in the US, containing 10 random cards each.

Build & Battle Boxes

Perfect for prerelease events, these contain four booster packs and a ready-to-play 40-card deck.

  • TCGplayer: The only live option at the moment are cases of 10 Build & Battle boxes. While each being worth around $65 is still a high price, this is likely the beat deal we’ll see around Phantasmal Flames’ release period.

Is Phantasmal Flames Up for Preorder at Amazon & Walmart?

At other major retailers who normally sell Pokémon TCG sets, like Amazon, Walmart, and Target, Phantasmal Flames is currently not available to preorder.

This can be for any number of reasons, but it is usually due to these online stores simply not receiving stock allocation from the wholesaler, yet.

There’s also the element of the ongoing Pokémon card shortage happening in the industry right now. Because of the continuous concern over scalpers and bots taking advantage, some stores take longer to prepare contingencies than others — like Amazon UK introducing invitational lotteries for Pokémon TCG ETBs.

If you’re determined to get Phantasmal Flames products at fair pricing, timing is everything. Be ready to refresh Best Buy at odd hours, and don’t sleep on bundle or blister preorders. For those who’d rather lock it in, TCGplayer guarantees stock at a premium.

Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.

Demi and the Fractured Dream looks like a good fit for Breath of the Wild haters that miss the old 3D Zeldas

Despite many others disagreeing with this stance, I am of the opinion that it’s completely fine that we’ll likely never get a “classic” 3D Zelda game again. By that I mean, the whole Breath of the Wild/ Tears of the Kingdom format is definitely the direction Nintendo will continue to go in, they’ve just been too popular. However, I understand the desire for such an experience all the same, and I think Demi and the Fractured Dream might be able to scratch that itch.

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Diablo 4 Tier Lists and Planner Updated for Season 10

Blizzard has just released Diablo 4 Season 10 — the Season of Infernal Chaos — featuring the new Chaos Armor feature along with adjustments to the endgame loop. Additionally, the Infernal Hordes mechanic has been reworked, and players will face a new ladder boss: Bartuc, Lord of Chaos. To help you come to grips with all the changes and take on Bartuc, check out this massive Season 10 Compendium our friends at Maxroll have put together!

Chaos Armor

Chaos Armor is a special tier of item above Ancestral. These items can contain effects which are not normally found on the item slot.

This opens up more options for buildcraft as you gain access to effects that were otherwise mutually exclusive. Learn more with Maxroll’s Seasonal Guide.

D4Planner Update

If you want to get theorcrafting, check out Maxroll’s Diablo 4 Planner (updated for Season 10). You can plan out your equipment, skills, paragon, and mercenary. Plus select the new Chaos Armor and Chaos Perk effects.

Tier Lists for Season 10

Season 10 brought a big change to the build meta, with a lot of builds gaining significant amounts of power from the Chaos Unique items. As a result Maxroll has updated all of their Diablo 4 Tier Lists.

  • Get started with leveling builds, ranked on their ability to take you from level 1 to 60 quickly and efficiently.
  • On the other hand if you want to farm resources and clear quickly, check out the Speedfarming Tier List. As usual, the Sorcerer class dominates S tier thanks to their ability to teleport with ease.
  • The Overall Endgame Tier List is a list of builds recommended by Maxroll creators, of builds that perform well across a wide variety of content including Bosses, Pit, Speedfarming and more.
  • Pit Push focuses on builds that excel in the Pit of Artificers, pushing into higher tier content and scaling well with gear. This season, Spiritborn and Druid builds are particularly well suited to pit pushing.
  • The Bossing Builds Tier List focuses on single target damage output and ability to kill T4 Bosses quickly and efficiently.

On the other hand, if you’re dead set on playing a specific class, check out our Class tier lists to find out how each build performs relative to the others available for that class.

Barbarian

Druid

Necromancer

Rogue

Sorcerer

Spiritborn

More on Maxroll

If you’re new to Diablo 4, our Game Help Alliance partners at Maxroll have an extensive section catered to beginners, going over many of the game’s mechanics and systems. In addition to the above, Maxroll has tons of Diablo 4 guides and resources freshly updated for Season 10. Their Build Guides section has over 100 builds covering leveling and endgame across all of Diablo 4’s classes. If you want to be up to date on the most efficient farming and pushing strategies, head over to the Meta Section. The Boss Section includes guides on how to take down Diablo 4’s most challenging foes, along with the rewards you can earn for beating them. Learn more with Maxroll’s Season 10 Guide Compendium.

Written by: IGN staff with help from the Maxroll Diablo 4 Team

Deals For Today: TCGPlayer Is Destroying Amazons Pokémon TCG Pricing Right Now

Did you manage to get some of my hot deals on games and amiibo yesterday? Don’t worry if you’ve missed it, i’ve got them here so you don’t need to shuffle pages. There’s some gems here, with Gamestop bringing the heat with some (very) cheap legacy amiibo figures to fill the holes in your collection and Woot delivering some absolute bargains on first party Nintendo Switch games, Xbox and PS5 game bargains and more peripherals than Tokyo Game Show on offer. But today’s deals are sharply focused on Pokémon TCG sealed product, and there’s plenty of deals to catch today.

TL;DR: Deals for Today

The battle against big box retailers overcharging is still very real in what i’m calling Pokémania 2025, and things won’t be slowing down thanks to the new era of Mega Evolution base set and it’s first expansion, Phantasmal Flames. From sleeved boosters to Elite Trainer Boxes, there’s something here for every budget, and even then i’ve found the best prices. Let’s get into it:

Pokémon TCG Price Watch

There’s some serious price gaps in today’s price watch for Pokémon TCG, so let’s go over some highlights. Destined Rivals Three Booster Blister Pack is cheaper by nearly $7 on TCGplayer vs Amazon, so that’s a nice cheap pickup. Want to rip more packs? How about the White Flare Booster Bundle coming in at $11.99 cheaper on TCGPlayer? That’s a big difference to put towards more boosters instead of lining Amazons deep pockets. Need some more Prismatic Evolutions in your life? Well the Mini Tins are just over $10 cheaper on TCGPlayer too, and these savings all add up when you’re after ripping as many packs as possible.

Batman Blu-Ray Sale

Who’s your favorite Batman? I’m not going to start an all-out comments war on that one, but every Batman movie worth watching is here, not to mention Batamn: The Animated series and the animated feature of the fan-favourite “Hush” graphic novel. You can even get a 4K film collection for under $35, so if you’re looking to beef up your Bat Cave, now’s the time.

Woot! Gaming Sale

Majority of mainline Pokémong Switch 1 games? Check. Every Mario game you need for your collection? Yes. How about Kirby? Yep, here’s here too. Not only is Woot smashing it when it comes to adding to your Ninty games library, but they’re also bulking up on peripherals, cases and more games for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. It’s worth looking through, did I mention you can get up to 87% off?

Amiibo Switch 1 Sale

Late to the game building an ammibo collection? Gamestop have your back today with a tonne of legacy ammibo at just $5.99 each, down from $19.99. They’ve even thrown in Charizard, Pikachu and their exclusive Mr. Game and Watch amiibo. It would be rude to not pick up atleast four.

Amiibo Switch 2 Sale

Gamestop are even slashing prices on newer amiibo, including the new Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo from DKs latest outing on Nintendo Switch 2. There’s also Minecraft, Street Fighter 6, LoZ: Tears of the Kindom and Monster Hunter amiibo on sale. Just over $14 off $30 amiibo? Yes please.

Save Up to $130 Off Brand New PlayStation 5 Slim Deals

If you’re looking for the least expensive brand new PlayStation 5 console you can get your hands on, AliExpress is going to be your best bet. Right now they’re offering an imported Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition gaming console for just $369.73 after $80 off coupon code “AEUS80“. Alternatively, the PlayStation 5 Disc Edition is down to $425.16 after an even bigger $100 off coupon code “USDEAL100“. Shipping is free. These are brand new and retail boxed products that are stocked in a US warehouse and qualify for local delivery. This PlayStation console is imported from another country, however all PS5 consoles are region unlocked and so it will play in the US without any modifications. Keep in mind that imported consoles have an overseas warranty that won’t be honored here in the United States.

Chrono Trigger (Steam)

We called this remaster of Chrono Trigger a masterpiece and slapped a 10/10 on it back in 2011, and we’re standing by it. Serving as the foundation of “New Game +” modes and sporting the late great Akira Toriyama’s artwork, Chrono Trigger is JRPG nostalgia bottled, and still tastes great 30 years later. It’s a great chance to grab one of the best games ever made, complete with new animé cutscenes, for an absolute steal.

JSAUX Carrying Case for Nintendo Switch 2

Jsaux have been making cases, screen protectors and the like for longer than I can remember, and it’s quality gear. I’ve been personally using this case for my Nintendo Switch 2 when i’m out and about, and it’s great having that extra bit a tough protection for when I inevitably drop it on the pavement. It’s not going to make you get more banannas in DK, but it’s a good carry case for under $18.

Duo of Justice Capcom Game Bundle (Steam)

I object to anyone not grabbing this bundle, and i’ll never apologise for that Ace Attorney reference either. There’s some brilliant games here:

Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of “Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior”. Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.

Arc Raiders’ devs would you like you to slam its servers with one last, open to all tech test next month

With Marathon having received an indefinite delay back in June, that just leaves one game to test whether extraction shooters can make it mainstream: Arc Raiders. While this one has been cooking for a while now, it actually has a release date, October 30th. There’s been a few tests along the way, and it turns out the devs have one last one in them!

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Rematch season 1 will let you play with your console buddies, adds in a new mode, and has some nice quality of live improvements

Fancy a kickabout? After launching in the much warmer June (why is it already so cold, it’s only bloody September), Rematch has finally received its first proper season, elevating it into a true, blue live service game. This comes with, as you may have guessed, a season pass, which comes with a pair of themes for your football stadium, one being iceberg oriented, the other providing a volcanic atmosphere, alongside some new cosmetics too.

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This Rare Infinity Stone Card Has Already Sold for $10,000 Before Magic’s Spider-Man Set is Even Out

Marvel’s Spider-Man set for Magic: The Gathering launches this week, and it could be about to kick off a major new theme for the long-running card game.

We’ve seen the One Ring and Final Fantasy’s crystals, but now the infamous Infinity Stones are coming to Magic: The Gathering across multiple sets, including a cosmic foil variant that’s already sold for $10,000.

With the Soul Stone already in the Spidey set, here’s all we currently know about where the other stones could appear, and how to find them.

Magic: The Gathering’s Infinity Stones Explained

If you’ve kept up with Marvel comics or even the MCU, you’ll no doubt know all about the Infinity Stones. All six of them contain untold power, but bringing them all together is Thanos’ mission as he looks to wipe out half of all life in the universe.

That means they’re likely to be powerful in cardboard form, too. The Soul Stone has been revealed so far in various designs, and it’s running a high price already because of its ability to exile a creature in return to bring cards back from your graveyard every turn. So, what can we expect from the others?

The Soul Stone is a black legendary artifact, and the other Infinity Stones will almost definitely come in Red, Blue, Green, and White versions. That leaves one missing, so we eventually expect to see a colorless one as well to complete the six: Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Time, and Soul.

Since we’ve only seen one Infinity Stone so far, it’s hard to see if there’s a pattern, but given it comes in Cosmic Foil, we reckon there’s a solid chance that theme continues.

While the Borderless version is up for $4,000 on TCGPlayer right now, the Cosmic Foil variant has already sold for $10,000, with estimates suggesting there are fewer than the serialized Traveling Chocobos from Final Fantasy (as a reminder, those were limited to just 77).

If you’re looking to go chase these rare cards without wanting to pay the big bucks, then unfortunately you might just be out of luck. Collector’s boosters are the best chance at scoring these rare finds, and they’re sold out completely expect for resellers (who are charging upwards of $1000 for just 12 Packs).

For more on the Spidey set, check out the ten cards everyone is after in the build up to release day, September 26, 2025, including the borderless Spectacular Spider-Man, villains aplenty in Electro, Carnage, and Hob Goblin, and a whole lot more.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest hotfix brings some good news for those of you on Steam Deck

Another day, another Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix, this one being number 34, or version 4.1.1.6931813 of the game if you really want to be specific. There’s a number of fixes we’ll get to in a minute, but first the thing you’re probably most excited to hear: it has a native Steam Deck build now! Developer Larian Studios shared word of this change in a Steam news post today, and what exactly it means for you.

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Review: Agatha Christie – Death On The Nile (Switch) – Monsieur Poirot Shimmies Into The ’70s In Style

Pyramid scheme.

Isn’t it comforting to settle in with a good book that you already know? Microids certainly seem to hope so, as their Studio Lyon is snuggling yet another Christie classic right into your Switch.

A follow-up to 2023’s Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile may not be as big as that choo-choo colossus, but it nearly is. So, Studio Lyon has brought the same challenge upon itself: how can a classic this classic be made to feel fresh? And how can you make a mystery game when so many of the audience are already expecting the solution? Luckily, the devs hit upon a formula for it last time, and now it’s back with bells and whistles.

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Designing The Krasue: Dead by Daylight Brings Thai Folklore into the Fog

Designing The Krasue: Dead by Daylight Brings Thai Folklore into the Fog

  • Mitch Findlay, Senior Copywriter, Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight: Sinister Grace features a gruesome new Killer: The Krause.

Some may be familiar with the Krasue, a grotesque creature originating from Thai culture. For the unaware, a Krasue is a woman cursed with a terrible fate, doomed to spend her nights as a horrifying disembodied head. She floats through the air, entrails dragging beneath her, as she hunts to feed on its next victim.

There’s a haunting sense of duality surrounding The Krasue. For all you know, she could be walking among you, waiting to transform when the sun goes down. Such is the tragic nature of the curse, and it’s one of many aspects that initially drew the Dead by Daylight team down this folkloric rabbit hole.

Enter the Sinister Grace Chapter, which brings the fearsome yet fascinating creature into The Fog as a Killer. By day, Burong Sukapat was a beautiful and talented opera performer. By night, The Krasue’s curse awakened, plunging her into a nightmare of torn flesh, sopping blood, and insatiable hunger.

When the Killer Design team first learned they would be bringing The Krasue to life, Game Designer Louis Langlet got to work.

“I really like mythology and folklore in general, so I enjoyed researching the Krasue,” he explains.  “What a horrifying creature.”

Maintaining the horror of her appearance was a pivotal part of the design process. In other words, the gore bar was about to be raised.

“We dedicated a lot of efforts to meeting the gore standard we wanted with this Chapter,” says Langlet. “The flesh shredding, the guts unrolling, the husk of your body taking a few last steps as it melts into blood. Elements were polished to really make the character feel disgusting. Not to mention that while in Head Form, you’ll have a great view of your fluttering organs.”

When you load into a Trial as The Krasue, you’ll be able to swap between two Forms to pursue your prey. Human Form – which can fire projectiles that infect and curse Survivors, slowing them down – and Floating Head form. While using the latter, you’ll move faster and gain the ability to strike with your appropriately named Intestinal Whip.

Having access to both forms, with the ability to freely swap between them, grants players freedom to approach the hunt in different ways, raising the skill ceiling and flexibility.

“When we begin the design process, we try to make it fun and engaging for Killer players without making it feel completely oppressive for Survivors,” he explains. “We realized early on that we wanted The Krasue to infect Survivors with a projectile, to create the feeling of a curse. We also wanted to ensure that using the Power felt dynamic, so we could avoid repetition for both sides. Of course, giving a Killer multiple abilities can present balance challenges, so we had to be careful.”

Dead by Daylight The Krasue screenshot
The Krasue fires a Leeching Gland at Vee Boonyasak, Sinister Grace’s new Survivor.

The team worked hard to ensure that both forms synergized effectively as a well-oiled machine, eventually finding the sweet spot. “One of her most effective tools is the Head Form’s mobility, which was balanced by adding a cooldown,” explains Langlet. “For instance, we didn’t want you to traverse in Head Form and instantly switch back to Body Form to attack a Survivor. It would have been too strong, and you’d never need to use the Intestine Whip. Everything has been tested and iterated at length.”

“While you ultimately have to hit a Survivor multiple times to down them, you have access to several tools that make that process feel intuitive and engaging.”

Beyond her forms, The Krasue can create pressure by forcing Survivors to engage with a unique side-objective: curing their infections with Glowing Fungus.

“The Fungus is an important piece of the balance puzzle,” says Langlet. “Survivors tend to beeline straight for Generators, so Killers can sometimes need an additional source of pressure. Ideally, an infected Survivor will feel the need to seek out Fungus rather than doing a Generator.”

As for newcomers looking to step into the nightmare as The Krasue, Langlet has a few tips to get you started.

“Think of the Body Form as a setup and use it to curse as many Survivors as you can. Remember, your projectile will splatter on the walls, which is the most efficient way to infect. Once Survivors are infected, you can really go wild in Head Form, using your mobility to catch up and damage them with your Intestinal Whip.”

Dead by Daylight: Sinister Grace is available today on Xbox, featuring the gruesome Krasue and energetic Vee Boonyasak.


Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight

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Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming’s best asymmetrical multiplayer.

Choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of 4 Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. Each character has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your personal strategy. Work together to escape, or stalk and sacrifice every Survivor.

This Edition of Dead by Daylight gives you access to a roster of 7 Killers (The Trapper, The Hillbilly, The Wraith, The Nurse, The Hag, The Huntress and The Doctor) and 9 Survivors (Meg Thomas, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Dwight Fairfield, Ace Visconti, Nea Karlsson, Bill Overbeck, Feng Min and David King). It also includes two cosmetic add-ons packed with outfits for various characters.

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