Lugia BREAK 79 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Lugia BREAK 79
Brand: Pokémon
Author: 5ban Graphics

This card has 150 HP and a top attack printed at 150 damage.

Colorless · BREAK · Fates Collide · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Lugia BREAK 79 do in a game?

Lugia BREAK 79 is a Colorless Pokémon card with 150 HP, printed as BREAK.

Its strongest attack, Flash of Destruction, is printed at 150 damage for 4 Energy — 38 damage per Energy card.

Colorless BREAK Rare BREAK Unlimited and Expanded #249 Lugia BREAK

Lugia BREAK 79Fates Collide

150 HP · Colorless · BREAK · retreat 0

Top printed damage15038 per Energy Flash of Destruction150 damage for 4 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points150 HP15.5% of 17,290 in the 130~180 band

Printed damage1509.0% of 16,246 in the 130~180 band

Retreat cost0 Energy5.3% of 17,240 in the 0 band

Energy efficiencyAbove typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 38 · typical 27.8
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 4

Price trackRare BREAKFates Collide43 printsranked among BREAK cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classBREAK

RarityRare BREAK

SetFates Collide

Card number79

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$28.36Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Turns of setup4 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Other prints of this name43 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line34 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #249 Where it can be playedUnlimited and ExpandedRead from the official format list

How Lugia BREAK 79 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Retreat lightness — top 0.1% of the archive. Weakest on Attack cost lightness — bottom 2.7%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Lugia BREAK 79 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	79.6%	150 HP
Top printed damage	90.0%	150 damage
Energy efficiency	80.8%	38 per Energy
Retreat lightness	100.0%	0 Energy
Attack cost lightness	2.7%	4 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

4EFlash of Destruction38 damage per Energy card · has printed text150damage

1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 3,166of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 3,166 at 150 HP.

Colorless cardsNo. 278of 2,171 by printed HP BREAK cardsNo. 14of 35 by printed HP

This cardLugia BREAK 79Fates Collide150 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 230 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Lugia BREAK 79

Hit points 150 HP puts it in the 130~180 band, where 15.5% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 38 damage per Energy card against 27.8 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 4.
Legality 7 of the 36 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Lugia BREAK 79 at a glance

What it is. A Colorless Pokémon card with 150 HP printed as BREAK, printed in Fates Collide.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 150 damage for 4 Energy.
What it costs to move. 0 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Expanded only.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Lugia BREAK 79 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 4 Energy and returns 150 damage, which is 38 damage for every Energy card attached.

Lugia BREAK 79 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Flash of Destruction	4 Colorless	4	150	38	Discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon.

This card has no retreat cost at all, so it can leave the active spot without discarding any Energy — the only limit is that retreating happens once a turn.

Flash of Destruction4 Energy cards

The Energy this attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Flash of Destruction 4 Energy150 damage for 4 Energy — 38 per Energy card150

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (150).

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How does Lugia BREAK 79 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Lugia BREAK 79 — Fates Collide — Lugia BREAKFates Collide 79

No.3,166by HP in the archive

Lugia BREAK 79 prints 150 HP, which puts it at number 3,166 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

90% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 18%Where it sits on printed HP

This card150 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest BREAK card190 HP
Strongest Lugia BREAK printed150 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 150 HP, which is 40% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~180 — this card15.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~3302.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 150 HP.

Cards in the 130~180 band typically print 104 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180 — this card	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~180 — this card9.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 150.

Cards in the 130~180 band typically have 198 HP and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180 — this card	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

154.4%9,392 cards

226.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

4 — this card2.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 4 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 4 typically have 157 HP and print 111 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4 — this card	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

0 — this card5.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

228.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 0 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 0 typically have 103 HP and print 61 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0 — this card	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 278of 2,171

That is where Lugia BREAK 79 stands highest on HP — number 278 of 2,171 cards in Colorless cards. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 3,166 of 17,290 by HP · No. 1,351 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 8% on damage
Colorless cards — 2,173 cards No. 278 of 2,171 by HP · No. 104 of 2,018 by damage · top by HP: Slaking ex, 340

top 5% on damage
BREAK cards — 35 cards No. 14 of 35 by HP · No. 5 of 22 by damage · top by HP: Chesnaught BREAK, 190

top 18% on damage
Fates Collide — 129 cards No. 26 of 100 by HP · No. 2 of 88 by damage · top by HP: M Audino-EX, 220

top 1% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 150 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 150
Top printed damage 150 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 150

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as BREAK

35 on record

Cards in the same HP band

2,679 of 17,290 (15.5%)

Cards with this much printed damage

1,461 of 16,246 (9.0%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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Is Lugia BREAK 79 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 150 damage attack that needs 4 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Lugia BREAK 79 — this card38.0150 damage for 4 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 4 typically return 27.8 damage per Energy card. This card returns 38.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Lugia BREAK 79 — this card	38.0	150 damage for 4 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsFlash of Destruction 150 / 4

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Lugia BREAK 79.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Flash of Destruction	—	38	—

This card, per Energy card

38 damage

Typical for a 4 Energy attack

27.8 damage

Difference

+10.3 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 150 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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What does being a Colorless card do for Lugia BREAK 79?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorless — this cardmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless — this card	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

What being a Colorless card is worth

No group in the archive most often prints a Colorless weakness, so this type gains nothing automatic from the weakness rule.

Every energy type in the archive

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What is Lugia BREAK as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Lugia BREAK 79 is one print of Lugia BREAK. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Lugia BREAK has been printed 43 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Lugia BREAK cards ever printedPokédex #249Prints on record 43Toughest print 280 HPThis card 150 HP

43prints

Legal in Standard7Older prints, not in Standard36

Every Lugia BREAK print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

The toughest Lugia BREAK printed is 280 HP, and this card is 53.6% of it

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Lugia VSTAR 202/195the toughest Lugia BREAK ever printedSWSH12: Silver Tempest280 HP
Lugia BREAK 79against that record53.6% of the record150 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Lugia BREAK print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Lugia BREAK 79 can be?

Lugia BREAK evolves from Lugia, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Lugia BREAK line, oldest stage firstPokédex #249

Lugia14 prints on record · Aquapolis

+20 HP

Lugia BREAK1 prints on record · XY - Fates Collide

Lugia → Lugia BREAK

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Lugia.
The line runs 2 stages, so the first card has to be in play 1 turn before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 249.

1LugiaHardest attack printed at this stage: 250 damage130 HP
2Lugia BREAKHardest attack printed at this stage: 150 damage. Evolving here adds 20 HP over the stage before it150 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (150 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Lugia BREAK print, and can the older ones still be played?

43 prints carry this name in the archive, and 36 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (280 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

36 rows are shown of the 43 prints counted under this name.

Lugia BREAK prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Lugia VSTAR 202/195	SWSH12: Silver Tempest	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia VSTAR 211/195	SWSH12: Silver Tempest	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia VSTAR 139/195	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia V 186/195	SWSH12: Silver Tempest	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia V 138/195	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia V 185/195	SWSH12: Silver Tempest	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Lugia ex 082/131	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Lugia-GX 227/214	SM - Lost Thunder	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-GX 207/214	SM - Lost Thunder	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-GX 159/214	SM - Lost Thunder	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX 134/135	Plasma Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX 108/135	Plasma Storm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX BW83	Black and White Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX 102/113	Legendary Treasures	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX 94/98	XY - Ancient Origins	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia-EX 68/98	XY - Ancient Origins	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia BREAK 79/124	XY - Fates Collide	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia LEGEND 113/123	HeartGold SoulSilver	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia LEGEND 114/123	HeartGold SoulSilver	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia SWSH069	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Shining Lugia SM82	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 131/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 140/189	SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 132/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 022/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Lugia XY156	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 078/124	Deck Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia SL7	Call of Legends	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 15/95	Call of Legends	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 009/111	Neo Genesis	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 14/132	Secret Wonders	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 20/64	Neo Revelation	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia HGSS02	HGSS Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 149/147	Aquapolis	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lugia 002/017	POP Series 5	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Team Magma's Poochyena 017/034	Trading Card Game Classic	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

7 of the 36 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Lugia BREAK 79?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Lugia BREAK 79
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Noctowl BREAK	XY Black Star Promos	130	60	0
Raticate BREAK	BREAKpoint	110	0	0

This card itself is 150 HP, 150 top damage and 0 retreat, and every card here is Colorless like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Lugia BREAK 79 in Fates Collide?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #79 in Fates Collide. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Lugia BREAK 79, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

The rule printed on this card

“BREAK Evolution Rule: Lugia BREAK retains the attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance, and Retreat Cost of its previous Evolution.”

Rulebook clauses that apply to Lugia BREAK 79
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Lugia BREAK 79 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Expanded	Legal	Can be played in this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play. It was released on May 2, 2016.

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Lugia BREAK 79 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Flash of Destruction, needs 4 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 4 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 38 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs no Energy at all.
It cannot start the game in play — Lugia has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 3,166 of 17,290

Colorless cardsNo. 278 of 2,171

BREAK cardsNo. 14 of 35

Fates CollideNo. 26 of 100

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Lugia BREAK 79 card record

Lugia BREAK 79 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	150 HP	Type	Colorless
Retreat cost	0 Energy	Evolves from	Lugia
Card type	BREAK	Pokédex number	#249
Set	Fates Collide	Card number	79 of 124
Series	XY	Released	May 2, 2016
Rarity	Rare BREAK	Illustrator	5ban Graphics
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Expanded only
Printed rule	BREAK Evolution Rule: Lugia BREAK retains the attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance, and Retreat Cost of its previous Evolution.

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Lugia BREAK 79 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$28.36

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August 14, 2026

One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Lugia BREAK 79 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Lugia BREAK 79 — frequently asked questions

What is the strongest attack on Lugia BREAK 79?

Flash of Destruction, printed at 150 damage for 4 Energy — 38 damage per Energy card. Discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon.

What is the retreat cost of Lugia BREAK 79?

None. Lugia BREAK 79 carries a printed retreat cost of zero, so it can move out of the active spot without discarding any Energy. The once-a-turn limit on retreating still applies.

Can an older Lugia BREAK print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 36 prints listed on this page, 7 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

What does Lugia BREAK evolve from?

Lugia. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Lugia BREAK 79 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

What does the rule on Lugia BREAK 79 mean?

The card reads “BREAK Evolution Rule: Lugia BREAK retains the attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance, and Retreat Cost of its previous Evolution.” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Lugia BREAK 79 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Lugia BREAK 79 — what does this card actually do?

What does Lugia BREAK 79 do in a game?

Lugia BREAK 79 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Lugia BREAK 79 at a glance

What do the attacks on Lugia BREAK 79 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Lugia BREAK 79 compare with every other card?

Is Lugia BREAK 79 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

What does being a Colorless card do for Lugia BREAK 79?

What is Lugia BREAK as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Lugia BREAK 79 can be?

Is this the strongest Lugia BREAK print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Lugia BREAK 79?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Lugia BREAK 79?

What was printed next to Lugia BREAK 79 in Fates Collide?

Which rules apply to Lugia BREAK 79, and where can it be played?

Lugia BREAK 79 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Lugia BREAK 79 card record

What does Lugia BREAK 79 cost?

Lugia BREAK 79 — frequently asked questions

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