- Based on information available from wizards and mtg.wtf
- Only uses tcgplayer (low, mid, market) prices (current page is: tcgmarket)
- 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: $148.13 based on tcgmarket
Actual Price: $140.01 tcglow, $154.73 tcgmid, $145.88 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 = $1.15 per slot, $8.04 for all (0.78% of total, 5.43% for all slots)
- 1.5% of Play Boosters contain a card from The List (Special Guests cards): 10 / 10 > $1 = $8.04 (works out to ~41.96 % chance of hitting at least one in a box)
Slot 8-10: Uncommons
5 / 100 > $1 = $5.18 per slot, $15.53 for all (3.49% of total, 10.48% for all slots)
Slot 11: Wildcard (any rarity)
84 / 322 > $1 = $12.21 for the slot (8.24% of total)
Slot 12: Rare or Mythic Rare
79 / 141 > $1 = $90.44 for the slot (61.05% of total)
Slot 13: Traditional Foil (any rarity)
102 / 322 > $1 = $20.9 for the slot (14.11% of total)
Slot 14: Full-Art Basic Land
5 / 20 > $1 = $1.01 for the slot (0.68% 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%) = $1.01
Slot 15: Non-foil Token or Art card (not currently taken into account)
23 / 138 > $1 = $8.94 for the slot (not contributing to total)
- 65% chance for a Ad/Token card = $7.92
- 30% chance for a Art Card = $0
- 5% chance for a Signature Art card = $1.02
