Sword & Shield set guide

Darkness Ablaze binder guide

Darkness Ablaze (DAA) released on August 14, 2020. It has 189 cards in the main set and 201 once you add the 12 secret rares. Here's how much binder space it takes and a template you can open in one click.

189Main set
201With secret rares
358Master set
239-pocket pages

How many binder pages do you need?

A page is one side of a binder sheet. Each sheet holds two pages, front and back.

Binder pages needed by pocket layout
Collection4-pocket9-pocket12-pocket
Main set (1–189)189 cards48 pages24 sheets21 pages11 sheets16 pages8 sheets
Full set with secret rares201 cards51 pages26 sheets23 pages12 sheets17 pages9 sheets
Master set (adds reverse holos)358 cards90 pages45 sheets40 pages20 sheets30 pages15 sheets

The full 201-card set fits in one standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binder, and the 358-card master set fits in one standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binder. Want to plan for a different layout or leave room for art? Use the binder calculator.

About the master set count. It adds the 157 reverse holo versions TCGdex lists for this set. Promos and stamped variants aren't included.

Cards to look for

A few of the standout secret rares in Darkness Ablaze. Card images and rarities from TCGdex.

Salamence VMAX, Darkness Ablaze 194
Salamence VMAX194/189 · Secret RareIllus. 5ban Graphics
Scizor VMAX, Darkness Ablaze 193
Scizor VMAX193/189 · Secret RareIllus. 5ban Graphics
Eternatus VMAX, Darkness Ablaze 192
Eternatus VMAX192/189 · Secret RareIllus. 5ban Graphics
Centiskorch VMAX, Darkness Ablaze 191
Centiskorch VMAX191/189 · Secret RareIllus. 5ban Graphics
Butterfree VMAX, Darkness Ablaze 190
Butterfree VMAX190/189 · Secret RareIllus. aky CG Works
Coalossal, Darkness Ablaze 198
Coalossal198/189 · Secret RareIllus. PLANETA Tsuji

Secret rares by rarity

Cards numbered above 189:

  • 12 Secret Rare
Darkness Ablaze printable checklistEvery card with its number and rarity. Tick what you own and print it for card shows.
Open checklist

Start from a template

Open Darkness Ablaze as a new binder with every card in number order, secret rares included. Then tick ✓ the cards you own. The faded ones are your want list, and you can print or export it before a card show.

Adds a new binder to your workspace. Nothing you already have is changed.

Planning tips for Darkness Ablaze

  • Give secret rares their own pages. Cards 190–201 fill 2 9-pocket pages, which makes a great spread to end the binder on.
  • Decide where reverse holos go. Put them on the facing page next to the regular version, or keep them in a second binder so the main one stays tidy.
  • Start numbering on a right-hand page. Turn on "Start with page 1 by itself" in binder.studio so card 1 lands where you open the binder.
  • Leave a pocket for the set logo. An art insert or a code card as page one makes the binder easy to find on a shelf. See binder art inserts.

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