Shown with one Booster Pack $7.09 per pack at the box price

Dark Ascension Sealed · Booster display

Is Dark Ascension - Booster Box Worth Opening?

36 packsDark AscensionDKA

TCGplayer market · Nov 9, 2026 $255.15

1-year range $185.52$255.15 At the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of box price SKIP

0.22×

EV $55.18, $199.97 less card value than the box costs.

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Dark Ascension - Booster Box Expected Value by Slot

Expected card value of one box at today’s market prices, built up slot by slot: $55.18, or 0.22× the $255.15 the box costs, drawn as the dashed line.

EV per pack $1.53 vs $7.09 paid per pack

Wildcard and foil, per pack $0.38 of the $1.53 in each pack

Break-even sell-through 462.4% of market value covers the box

Card value below price −$199.97 before fees and shipping

$0$100$200$300

$13.72 24.9%

$34.74 63.0%

$2.86 5.2%

$0.00 0.0%

$3.85 7.0%

$55.18 100%

−$199.97 card value below the box price

Box price$255.15

Wildcard / Treatment36 slots per box

Rare / Mythic36 slots per box

Commons & Uncommons396 slots per box

Lands36 slots per box

Dfc36 slots per box

Box EVSum of every slot

Box price $255.15

Wildcard / Treatment$13.72 · 24.9%

Rare / Mythic$34.74 · 63.0%

Commons & Uncommons$2.86 · 5.2%

Lands$0.00 · 0.0%

Dfc$3.85 · 7.0%

Box EV$55.18

$199.97 under price

About Dark Ascension - Booster Box

Dark Ascension - Booster Box contains 36 packs. At $255.15 it trades near the top of its one-year range of $185.52 to $255.15.

What’s in the box

15 slots per pack that carry card value, averaged across pack configurations

Common 8 per pack

288 per box

Uncommon 3 per pack

108 per box

Rare or Mythic 1 per pack

36 per box

Wildcard 0.8 per pack

27.9 per box

Traditional Foil 0.2 per pack

8.1 per box

Land 1 per pack

36 per box

Dfc 1 per pack

36 per box

Common8 per pack

288per box

Uncommon3 per pack

108per box

Rare or Mythic1 per pack

36per box

Wildcard0.8 per pack

27.9per box

Traditional Foil0.2 per pack

8.1per box

Land1 per pack

36per box

Dfc1 per pack

36per box

Valued slots15 per pack · 540 per box

15 slots per pack carry card value. Counts are averaged across pack configurations, so some products show fractions.

Where your value comes from

The 540.0 cards that carry value, priced at market. The commons and uncommons in each pack are worth about $0.01 apiece.

Slot	Cards	EV per box	Per card	Share of box EV
Wildcard / TreatmentWildcard and traditional foil slots	36.0	$13.72	$0.38	24.9%
Rare / MythicOne per pack	36	$34.74	$0.96	63.0%
Commons & UncommonsEleven per pack	396	$2.86	$0.01	5.2%
LandsBasic or showcase land	36	$0.00	$0.00	0.0%
Bonus sheetNo bonus sheet value in this product	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
Dfc	36	$3.85	$0.11	7.0%
Box total, 540.0 cards	540.0	$55.18	$0.10	100%

Wildcard / Treatment$13.72
24.9%
36.0 cards per box · $0.38 per card · Wildcard and traditional foil slots
Rare / Mythic$34.74
63.0%
36 cards per box · $0.96 per card · One per pack
Commons & Uncommons$2.86
5.2%
396 cards per box · $0.01 per card · Eleven per pack
Lands$0.00
0.0%
36 cards per box · $0.00 per card · Basic or showcase land
Bonus sheet$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per box · n/a per card · No bonus sheet value in this product
Dfc$3.85
7.0%
36 cards per box · $0.11 per card
Box total, 540.0 cards$55.18

Outcome rangeOne box

Likely range for one box

The middle half of modeled outcomes for a single box at today’s market prices. EV is the average; this is the spread around it.

Mean$55.18Equals the box EV

Middle half spans$27.94High end minus low end

Modeled from pull rates and market prices. Selling fees and shipping are not included.

The bounds are estimated P25 and P75 values, normal-approximation estimates rather than percentiles measured from opened boxes.

How we price a box

Middle half of modeled outcomes

$41.21 to $69.15

Middle half, estimated 25th to 75th percentile
Mean
Box price

Best Pulls in Dark Ascension - Booster Box

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is the best pull at $23.22. Pulls are expected copies per box; EV is pulls times market price.

All Dark Ascension prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Mikaeus, the UnhallowedMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #70	Mythic	$23.22	0.45	1 in 2 boxes	$10.45	18.9%
2	Grafdigger's CageMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #149	Rare	$3.62	0.90		$3.26	5.9%
3	Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar UnboundMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #147	Mythic	$6.17	0.45	1 in 2 boxes	$2.78	5.0%
4	Increasing AmbitionMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #69	Rare	$2.39	0.90		$2.15	3.9%
5	Havengul LichMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #139	Mythic	$4.67	0.45	1 in 2 boxes	$2.10	3.8%
6	Geralf's MessengerMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #63	Rare	$2.29	0.90		$2.06	3.7%
7	Curse of BloodlettingMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #85	Rare	$2.13	0.90		$1.92	3.5%
8	GravecrawlerMain set · Nonfoil · DKA #64	Rare	$1.89	0.90		$1.70	3.1%
These eight together		$26.42, 47.9% of box EV. The other $28.76 comes from the rest of the set.

Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound — The three mythics, $23.22, $6.17 and $4.67. Each turns up about once in two boxes.

#1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

DKA #70

Nonfoil

$23.22

EV $10.45 · 1 in 2 boxes

#2 Grafdigger's Cage

DKA #149

Nonfoil

$3.62

EV $3.26 · 0.90 per box

#3 Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound

DKA #147

Nonfoil

$6.17

EV $2.78 · 1 in 2 boxes

#4 Increasing Ambition

DKA #69

Nonfoil

$2.39

EV $2.15 · 0.90 per box

#5 Havengul Lich

DKA #139

Nonfoil

$4.67

EV $2.10 · 1 in 2 boxes

#6 Geralf's Messenger

DKA #63

Nonfoil

$2.29

EV $2.06 · 0.90 per box

#7 Curse of Bloodletting

DKA #85

Nonfoil

$2.13

EV $1.92 · 0.90 per box

#8 Gravecrawler

DKA #64

Nonfoil

$1.89

EV $1.70 · 0.90 per box

1
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
DKA #70Nonfoil
$23.22 market · 0.45 per box · 1 in 2 boxes
$10.4518.9% of EV
2
Grafdigger's Cage
DKA #149Nonfoil
$3.62 market · 0.90 per box
$3.265.9% of EV
3
Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound
DKA #147Nonfoil
$6.17 market · 0.45 per box · 1 in 2 boxes
$2.785.0% of EV
4
Increasing Ambition
DKA #69Nonfoil
$2.39 market · 0.90 per box
$2.153.9% of EV
5
Havengul Lich
DKA #139Nonfoil
$4.67 market · 0.45 per box · 1 in 2 boxes
$2.103.8% of EV
6
Geralf's Messenger
DKA #63Nonfoil
$2.29 market · 0.90 per box
$2.063.7% of EV
7
Curse of Bloodletting
DKA #85Nonfoil
$2.13 market · 0.90 per box
$1.923.5% of EV
8
Gravecrawler
DKA #64Nonfoil
$1.89 market · 0.90 per box
$1.703.1% of EV

These eight together$26.42, 47.9% of box EV

All Dark Ascension prices

Dark Ascension - Booster Box Price History

TCGplayer market price for the sealed box, past 12 months, against its crack EV.

$-0$100$200$300Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovBox price$255.15Crack EV$55.18Mana Pool$333.001Y low $185.52

Mana Pool lowest listing · USD, before shipping · last observed Nov 9, 2026

Crack EV has held below box price for 238 days.

Now: $255.15; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $255.15; At the 1-year high
1-year low: $185.52; Today is 37.5% higher

The Dark Ascension lineup

Every Dark Ascension product we track, ranked by card value per dollar of sealed price.

Sealed screener

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EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.22×

The Dark Ascension - Booster Box sells for $255.15 and carries $55.18 in expected card value at market, a 0.22× ratio and $199.97 less than the box costs.

Five-tier verdictEV ratio

Crack 1.10× and up Open it.

Favored 1.00× to 1.10× Slight crack.

Neutral 0.90× to 1.00× Coin flip.

Hold 0.75× to 0.90× Keep it sealed.

Skip under 0.75× This box, 0.22×

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