Author: Evan Butler
Skylander figurines come in all different shapes and colors but they are not all worth the same. Which Skylander figures are the rarest and the most expensive?
E3 2011 Spyro
E3 2011 Gil Grunt
E3 2011 Trigger Happy
Price: $750 | See Current PricesThe rarest of all Skylander Figures are the three figures given away before E3 in 2011. Privately they have sold for $750. No public sales have occurred at this time.
In 2011, before Skylanders launched, Activision sent figures to different media people to hype the release. Each figure had a sticker asking the person to bring the figure to E3 in 2011 and try the game. All three figures are extremely rare.
Fire Kraken - Gold Developer Edition
Price: $300 | See Current PricesIn December 2013, Activision gave a limited edition gold colored Fire Kraken to all the developers who worked on Skylander's Swap Force. The exact number produced is unknown but this version should be more rare than the Employee Edition from 2012 because it was given to a smaller subset of Activision employees.
Pearl Hex
Price: $250 | See Current PricesPearl Hex is a paint variant of the normal Hex and functions the same in game. The only difference is the coloration. Given away or sold at the 2012 Nuremberg Toy Fair, they are very limited and hard to obtain. It has a brilliant luster using pearlescent white paint.
Green Chop Chop
Green Riptide
Green Scorp
Price: $ 230 Each | See Current PricesThe first rare figures for Skylanders: Swap Force, these green figures are fetching premium prices. The green figures play the same as the normal colored figures. Most people who own them will never take them out of the box though because they are meant for collectors and taking them out of the box cuts the price in half.
Purple Metallic Cynder
Price: $230 | See Current PricesMetallic Cynder is a paint variant of the normal Cynder and functions the same in game. The only difference is the coloration. Given away or sold at the 2012 Nuremberg Toy Fair, they are very limited and hard to obtain.
Prism Break - Gold Employee Version
Price: $200 | See Current PricesAt the end of 2012 Activision gave all of their employees a limited edition Skylanders figure - the Gold Prism Break. There are estimated to be about 8,000 of these in existence, which makes it one of the rarest figures. With a value of $300 it turned into a very generous present for the employees.
Silver Dino-Rang
Silver Eruptor
Silver Boomer
Price: $190 Each | See Current PricesThe Dino-Rang, Eruptor, and Boomer figurines also come in a metallic silver variant that is easy to fake. Activision learned their lesson from this mistake and does not ship solid color variants anymore. These figurines are as rare as the gold variants but people often overlook them.
Crystal Clear Stealth Elf
Crystal Clear Cynder
Crystal Clear Wham-Shell
Price: $ 180 Each | See Current PricesThe Stealth Elf, Cynder, and Wham-Shell figurines also come in a clear variant. They function the same in game as the normal version but they glow which is a neat addition. These are part of a new approach by the publisher to prevent knock-offs. Creating translucent figurines requires a mold and impressive skills working with resin and is much harder than simply repainting the figurines.
Glow-in-the-Dark Zap
Glow-in-the-Dark Warnado
Glow-in-the-Dark Wrecking Ball
Price: $140 Each | See Current PricesThe Zap, Warnado, and Wrecking Ball figurines also come in a glow-in-the-dark paint variant. They function the same in game as the normal version but they glow which is a neat addition. These are part of a new approach by the publisher to prevent knock-offs as the glow process is harder to replicate than simply repainting the figurines. This is part of the newer wave of releases and for the time being they are more sought-after, driving prices up.
Metallic Purple Eye Brawl
Metallic Purple Lightning Rod
Metallic Purple Wrecking Ball
Price: $120 Each | See Current PricesEye Brawl, Lightning Rod, and Wrecking Ball were made in a chase variant of Metallic Purple. The figures have a metallic sheen on them. They come in random boxes from Activision and have identical packaging to the normal variations. Only 1,500 were made of each figure.
Gold Chop Chop
Gold Flamslinger
Gold Drill Sergeant
Price: $90 Each | See Current PricesThe Chop Chop, Flameslinger, and Drill Sergeant figurines also come in a metallic gold variant that is easy to fake. Buyer beware, these variants were part of the first wave of figures and the publishers have learned from their mistakes when it comes to paint variants. Bootlegged versions are fairly easy to find.
Flocked Stump Smash
Price: $45 | See Current PricesThis figurine is a unique variant of Stump Smash covered in felt. It was released as part of a Frito Lay promotion and only 7,334 were made. Prices for this figure could skyrocket due to its rarity.
Volcanic Vault
Price: $45 The Volcanic Vault is an interesting piece. This figurine opens up a new Multiplayer arena. The level is just a recolor of the Aquaduct but it is interesting just the same. This is a really unique piece and was part of a few promotions in stores such as Best Buy in the US and GAME in the UK. I see this piece getting harder to come by as it falls further into obscurity.
Blue Bash
Price: $27 | See Current PricesThe official Skylanders Facebook page held a fan poll of what Bash variant they wanted. The choices were translucent red, blue, or green. Even though Bash is an Earth element, blue won the contest and as such translucent blue Bashes were released to the public. They are relatively common but do fetch notable prices.
Dark Spyro
Price: $24 | See Current PricesDark Spyro is a variant of Spyro but it actually functions differently in game. This piece is easy to find as it is bundled with the 3DS version of the game but that means that you have to buy that version to get it. It was sold in a single pack in the UK and may one day be brought to the US in the same fashion but it is hard to find for cheap.
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