What the EV actually means
Calculating expected value from the latest available daily prices…
EV by card family
| Family | Avg. cards | EV |
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EV by pack slot
| Slot | EV |
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Approximate special-card frequency
Modeled from the published Play Booster sheets. “Any special” means journey land, scene, Dragon Hoard, or book-cover printing; multiple specials can occur in one pack.
Complete photo checklist
All 55 Play-Booster special printings are included. The valuable-main-set group is recalculated from the latest daily prices.
Box topper: separate from pack EV
A sealed Play Booster box contains 30 packs plus one traditional-foil Middle-earth classic artist Box Topper. It is not pullable from an individual pack, so the loose-pack EV excludes it.
| Average Box Topper value | … |
|---|---|
| Spread over 30 packs | … |
| Gross box-equivalent EV | … |
| Equivalent MSRP (30 × $6.99) | $209.70 |
Special cards that are not in regular Play Boosters
These six groups use the same characters and worlds, but their listed treatments come from Collector Boosters, Box Toppers, Prerelease Packs, Bundles, or Gift Bundles. They are not included in the loose-pack EV above.
Complete gallery of the six treatments above
113 visual entries cover 157 collector-numbered printings and all 234 finish-specific values. Alternate finishes with identical artwork are grouped on one card.
Method and sources
EV is recalculated card by card from the two Play-Booster configurations (80% nonfoil land, 20% foil land), the exact card weights on each sheet, and Scryfall daily USD market estimates last refreshed when this page loaded. All 14 Magic card slots are included. The token/marker/ad card is excluded because a priced distribution was not published. The one-million-pack model uses the same weighted sheets and samples without replacement within the multi-card common and uncommon draws; physical collation can still make the exact median and hit rates differ slightly.
Official contents and treatment availability: Wizards of the Coast collecting guide · Pack sheets and weights: MTGJSON · Daily prices and images: Scryfall pricing methodology, HOB, and HOC. Scryfall’s USD estimate reflects TCGplayer Market data; stores determine final checkout prices.