Shrouded Fable

Xerosic's Machinations

SFA64· Uncommon
Xerosic's Machinations SFA 64

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
H
Number
64/64
Set
Shrouded FableSFASet guide
Illustrated by
GOSSAN
Your opponent discards cards from their hand until they have 3 cards in their hand.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Crustle runs it in 71 of the 74 lists we have read, seen across 61 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Crustle71 of 7461SFA 64
Mega Chandelure ex29 of 3626SFA 64
Iron Thorns ex25 of 2922SFA 64
Mega Starmie ex21 of 3820SFA 64
Sylveon18 of 2218SFA 64
Mega Froslass ex12 of 2912SFA 64
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant11 of 3910SFA 64
Mega Venusaur ex11 of 3811SFA 64
Dudunsparce10 of 2910SFA 64
Beedrill ex8 of 328SFA 64
Hydreigon ex8 of 468SFA 64
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik8 of 378SFA 64
Mega Camerupt ex7 of 377SFA 64
Mega Zygarde ex7 of 267SFA 64
Palafin ex7 of 367SFA 64
N's Zoroark ex6 of 446SFA 64
Sinistcha / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex6 of 266SFA 64
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce5 of 425SFA 64
Gengar ex5 of 385SFA 64
Mega Abomasnow ex5 of 335SFA 64
Mega Manectric ex5 of 85SFA 64
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium5 of 335SFA 64
Steven's Metagross ex5 of 415SFA 64
Blaziken ex4 of 214SFA 64
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir4 of 384SFA 64
Doublade4 of 274SFA 64
Flareon ex / Noctowl4 of 314SFA 64
Iono's Bellibolt ex4 of 314SFA 64
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium / Hydrapple ex4 of 444SFA 64
Okidogi / Barbaracle4 of 374SFA 64
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex3 of 583SFA 64
Bronzong3 of 273SFA 64
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex3 of 413SFA 64
Dragapult ex / Froslass3 of 323SFA 64
Eelektrik3 of 283SFA 64
Luxray ex3 of 63SFA 64
Mega Charizard X ex3 of 403SFA 64
Metagross3 of 363SFA 64
Scizor ex3 of 133SFA 64
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet3 of 63SFA 64
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone3 of 333SFA 64
Dragapult ex2 of 402SFA 64
Ethan's Magcargo2 of 252SFA 64
Mega Absol ex2 of 222SFA 64
Mega Darkrai ex2 of 282SFA 64
Mega Feraligatr ex2 of 262SFA 64
Wailord ex2 of 312SFA 64
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle2 of 62SFA 64
Archaludon ex1 of 281SFA 64
Blissey ex1 of 201SFA 64
Cinderace ex1 of 61SFA 64
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 421SFA 64
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex1 of 351SFA 64
Froslass / Munkidori1 of 321SFA 64
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass1 of 311SFA 64
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 391SFA 64
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir1 of 271SFA 64
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce1 of 661SFA 64
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama1 of 501SFA 64
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex1 of 371SFA 64
Mega Diancie ex1 of 91SFA 64
Mega Excadrill ex1 of 301SFA 64
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce1 of 301SFA 64
Mega Latias ex1 of 81SFA 64
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 211SFA 64
Mega Lucario ex1 of 381SFA 64
Misty's Gyarados1 of 171SFA 64
Paldean Tauros1 of 241SFA 64
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity1 of 701SFA 64
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom1 of 301SFA 64
Terapagos ex / Noctowl1 of 191SFA 64
Toucannon1 of 251SFA 64
Yanmega ex1 of 271SFA 64
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle1 of 211SFA 64

When it came out

Shrouded Fable landed here on 2 August 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 7 June 2024, under the code SV6a. That is 56 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates