- Based on information available from wizards and mtg.wtf
- Only uses tcgplayer (low, mid, market) prices (current page is: tcgmid)
- All values <$1 are assumed to be 0
- Token/Ad/DFC Helper cards are not taken into account
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Play Booster Box (36 packs):
Total EV: $146.72 based on tcgmid
Actual Price: $118.01 tcglow, $151.17 tcgmid, $127.05 tcgmarket
Sample EV distribution (2024-08-05, tcgmarket, 100000 pack test)
- This section ONLY uses tcgmarket and is static (doesn't update)
- Median Box price of $133.12 and Average Box price of $136.58 (compared to a calculated EV of $136.50 on the same day)
How the slots contribute:
Slot 1-7: Commons
0 / 81 + List > $1 = $1.23 per slot, $8.6 for all (0.84% of total, 5.86% for all slots)
- 1.5% of Play Boosters contain a card from The List (Special Guests cards): 10 / 10 > $1 = $8.6 (works out to ~41.96 % chance of hitting at least one in a box)
Slot 8-10: Uncommons
3 / 100 > $1 = $5.13 per slot, $15.39 for all (3.5% of total, 10.49% for all slots)
Slot 11: Wildcard (any rarity)
85 / 322 > $1 = $12.06 for the slot (8.22% of total)
Slot 12: Rare or Mythic Rare
82 / 141 > $1 = $89.32 for the slot (60.88% of total)
Slot 13: Traditional Foil (any rarity)
98 / 322 > $1 = $20.54 for the slot (14% of total)
Slot 14: Full-Art Basic Land
4 / 20 > $1 = $0.8 for the slot (0.55% of total)
- Spring 40% (non-foil 32%, traditional foil 8%) = $0
- Summer 30% (non-foil 24%, traditional foil 6%) = $0
- Autumn 20% (non-foil 16%, traditional foil 4%) = $0
- Winter 10% (non-foil 8%, traditional foil 2%) = $0.8
Slot 15: Non-foil Token or Art card (not currently taken into account)
25 / 138 > $1 = $10.71 for the slot (not contributing to total)
- 65% chance for a Ad/Token card = $9.6
- 30% chance for a Art Card = $0
- 5% chance for a Signature Art card = $1.1
