What is Expected Value (EV) for sealed TCG products?
EV is the statistical average total value of cards you would open if you cracked a box. It multiplies each rarity's average market price by how often that rarity appears per pack, then scales up to a full box. An EV ratio above 1.0 means the contents are worth more than the retail price on average — but remember, any single box can vary significantly from the average.
How are pull rates calculated?
Pull rates are approximate values based on publicly known pack structures for each TCG (e.g., 1 rare per pack, 1 mythic per 8 packs). They are not official rates released by publishers. Actual pull rates may vary by set, printing run, and box configuration.
Why might EV seem high?
EV calculations assume you pull exactly the average rate for every rarity slot. In practice, variance is high — especially for rare and mythic slots. A single expensive pull can dramatically skew a box's value. EV is a long-run average across many boxes, not a guarantee for any individual box.
Are the card prices live?
Card prices reflect the latest near-mint market values from our daily price sync. Prices update every 24 hours. Sealed product retail prices are also updated daily from our price tracking pipeline.
How often is this data updated?
Card prices update daily as part of our automated pipeline. Sealed product prices update daily after the 08:30 UTC sealed sync. ISR caches this page for up to 1 hour.
EV is estimated using approximate pull rates based on publicly known pack structures. Actual pull rates and box contents vary. This is a statistical average across many boxes — individual results will differ. Card prices update daily.
