Legend Maker
Set Details
Every Legend Has a Beginning…
What secrets does Mew hide that Pokémon trainers have been waiting to learn? In EX Legend Maker™, you’ll unravel the truth behind the most mysterious Pokémon of all! With powerful ancient Pokémon to find, amazing new Stadiums to master, and a mythic Pokémon that every trainer wants to catch, this is the stuff legends are made of!
Launched on February 13 2006, the EX Legend Maker Pokémon set whisked players into Hoenn’s elusive Mirage Forest, a myth‑shrouded biome said to hide the playful Mew and other long‑lost species. Adapted from Japan’s Mirage Forest expansion, this twelfth chapter of the EX Series delivers 93 cards (92 in the main list plus one dazzling secret rare) wrapped in deep‑green booster art that practically glows on a shelf. It also debuted a hypnotic cosmic reverse‑holo pattern—tiny stars that swirl across the entire card face—making even common pulls sparkle like a wish upon Jirachi.
The set reshaped deck building with a fossil‑centric toolkit and some of the most versatile tech cards of 2006. Mew ex (LM 88/92) became a meta powerhouse thanks to its “Versatile” Poké‑Power, letting it copy attacks from any Pokémon in play—nightmarish for slower Stage‑2 strategies. Pair that with React Energy, a special Energy unique to this expansion that unlocks hidden effects on several Fossil Pokémon, and you had the backbone of the infamous Mew‑tric and LM Fossils archetypes that ruled early‑season City Championships. Trainer standouts like Holon Lake (easy setup) and Cursed Stone (passive damage to Poké‑Powers) forced competitors to rethink their bench sizes overnight.
Collectors chase the set for its lore‑rich Easter eggs. The secret‑rare Mew ☆ (Gold Star 93/92) breaks the art frame with a shimmering blue palette inspired by Mirage Forest’s moonlit ponds—a design that consistently fetches four‑figure prices in PSA 10. Early print runs feature a faint “LM” watermark hidden in the cosmic reverse‑holo foil, visible only under UV light. And if you look closely at Gengar (14/92), you’ll spot a silhouette of Mew tucked inside the spectral swirl—a nod to the legend that the forest’s ghosts help hide the Mythical Pokémon from prying eyes. Whether you’re a tournament competitor or a meticulous binder curator, the EX Legend Maker Pokémon set lives up to its name by forging legends—from gameplay breakthroughs to collector grails—every time a pack is cracked.
Legend Maker Set Cards
