Simulated from published collation. Most boxes land below average; chase cards pull the mean up.
The average box ($230) is $98.35 above a typical box ($132) — 43%of the EV comes from above-median outcomes you probably won't see.
Below box cost
97%
lose money on resale
At or above cost
3%
break even or profit
Monte Carlo distribution of total card value per box. Green bars are at or above sealed cost; rose bars are below.
Lorwyn Eclipsed collector boosterbox TCG low $429, expected value $230, median box $132, 3% break-even, −46% vs sealed. Methodology · JSON
Daily snapshots after release · box EV vs sealed price
EV −$9.35 (-3.9%) · Box +$59.01 (15.9%) over 3m · ROI −11.1%
Sealed vs singles and pack vs box economics for this set.
Should you buy a sealed box or individual packs? EV per pack is the same either way; the question is what you pay per pack.
Standalone packs list at $35.54 vs $35.75 implied from the box. Packs look cheaper per slot, but EV is still $19.19/pack (−46% return either way).
Compare chasing a card by opening boxes vs buying it outright at today's price.
You'd spend about $12,441 opening boxes for a coin-flip at Bitterbloom Bearer, vs $3,780 to buy it now.
Treatment odds from corrected collation. Tap a row for card-level detail.
Expected cards per box and the odds of pulling at least one, by Booster Fun treatment. “1 in N” is per box, not a percentage.
| Treatment | Expected / box | P(≥1 / box) | 1 in N boxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 114.53 cards | 100.0% | Every time |
| Showcase | 32.97 cards | 100.0% | Every time |
| Extended art | 23.60 cards | 100.0% | Every time |
| Borderless | 8.78 cards | 100.0% | 1 in 2 |
| Fracture foil | 0.120 cards | 11.3% | 1 in 9 |
| Serialized | 0.024 cards | 2.4% | 1 in 42 |
All chase pull rates · Tap a treatment for odds and top cards in this set.
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