Box EV Calculation Using the slot-based approach with March 2026 JPN market prices: Slot 5 (Rare slot) Expected Value: Slot 4 (Reverse/Mirror slot) Expected Value: Per Pack EV : 443 + 204 = 647 Per Box EV (20 packs) : 647 20 = 12,940 God Pack bonus (1/35 boxes ~15,000): +429 Total Box EV : ~13,369 (~$91) Box Market Price : ~41,500 (~$283) EV Ratio : ~32% An EV ratio of 32% is lower than many modern JPN sets (typically 50-80%), reflecting the extreme value concentration in a few top pulls
Understanding Magic: The Gathering Rarities By Collin Stiles Wizards of the Coast set a precedent for trading card games when it established the use of rarities in Magic: The Gathering
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P Retreat 2 Other Printings POP Series 5 #002/017 Rare $95.15 Celebrations #022/025 Holo Rare $0.68 Vivid Voltage #132/185 Holo Rare $1.71 Darkness Ablaze #140/189 Rare $0.54 SM - Team Up #131/181 Holo Rare $16.46 XY - Fates Collide #78/124 Rare $2.02 XY Promos #XY156 Promo $45.46 Call of Legends #15/95 Holo Rare $116.31 Price History Hover the chart for exact dates and prices
