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Is Planar Chaos - Booster Box Worth Opening?

36 packsPlanar ChaosPLC

TCGplayer market · Nov 9, 2026 $814.97

1-year range $758.33$931.34 12.5% below the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of box price SKIP

0.50×

EV $404.72, $410.25 less card value than the box costs.

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Planar Chaos - Booster Box Expected Value by Slot

Expected card value of one box at today’s market prices, built up slot by slot: $404.72, or 0.50× the $814.97 the box costs, drawn as the dashed line.

EV per pack $11.24 vs $22.64 paid per pack

Wildcard and foil, per pack $2.13 of the $11.24 in each pack

Break-even sell-through 201.4% of market value covers the box

Card value below price −$410.25 before fees and shipping

$0$200$400$600$800$1,000

$76.65 18.9%

$143.14 35.4%

$184.94 45.7%

$0.00 0.0%

$404.72 100%

−$410.25 card value below the box price

Box price$814.97

Wildcard / Treatment36 slots per box

Rare / Mythic36 slots per box

Commons & Uncommons468 slots per box

LandsBasic or showcase land

Box EVSum of every slot

Box price $814.97

Wildcard / Treatment$76.65 · 18.9%

Rare / Mythic$143.14 · 35.4%

Commons & Uncommons$184.94 · 45.7%

Lands$0.00 · 0.0%

Box EV$404.72

$410.25 under price

About Planar Chaos - Booster Box

Planar Chaos - Booster Box contains 36 packs. At $814.97 it trades in the middle of its one-year range of $758.33 to $931.34.

What’s in the box

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

Common 10 per pack

360 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

Common10 per pack

360per 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

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 $0.40 apiece.

Slot	Cards	EV per box	Per card	Share of box EV
Wildcard / TreatmentWildcard and traditional foil slots	36.0	$76.65	$2.13	18.9%
Rare / MythicOne per pack	36	$143.14	$3.98	35.4%
Commons & UncommonsThirteen per pack	468	$184.94	$0.40	45.7%
LandsBasic or showcase land	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
Bonus sheetNo bonus sheet value in this product	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
Box total, 540.0 cards	540.0	$404.72	$0.75	100%

Wildcard / Treatment$76.65
18.9%
36.0 cards per box · $2.13 per card · Wildcard and traditional foil slots
Rare / Mythic$143.14
35.4%
36 cards per box · $3.98 per card · One per pack
Commons & Uncommons$184.94
45.7%
468 cards per box · $0.40 per card · Thirteen per pack
Lands$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per box · n/a 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
Box total, 540.0 cards$404.72

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$404.72Equals the box EV

Middle half spans$134.61High 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

$337.42 to $472.03

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

Best Pulls in Planar Chaos - Booster Box

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth is the best pull at $58.82. Pulls are expected copies per box; EV is pulls times market price.

All Planar Chaos prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	EV	Share of EV
1	Urborg, Tomb of YawgmothMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #165	Rare	$58.82	0.90	$52.94	13.1%
2	Essence WardenMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #145	Common	$8.74	5.40	$47.20	11.7%
3	Temporal ExtortionMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #81	Rare	$30.57	0.90	$27.51	6.8%
4	PyrohemiaMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #119	Uncommon	$12.91	1.80	$23.24	5.7%
5	Simian Spirit GuideMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #122	Common	$3.88	5.40	$20.95	5.2%
6	DamnationMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #85	Rare	$21.74	0.90	$19.57	4.8%
7	RetetherMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #13	Rare	$18.03	0.90	$16.23	4.0%
8	Vampiric LinkMain set · Nonfoil · PLC #92	Common	$2.50	5.40	$13.50	3.3%
These eight together		$221.14, 54.6% of box EV. The other $183.58 comes from the rest of the set.

Temporal Extortion — The three rares, $58.82, $30.57 and $21.74. Each turns up about once in one boxes.

#1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

PLC #165

Nonfoil

$58.82

EV $52.94 · 0.90 per box

#2 Essence Warden

PLC #145

Nonfoil

$8.74

EV $47.20 · 5.40 per box

#3 Temporal Extortion

PLC #81

Nonfoil

$30.57

EV $27.51 · 0.90 per box

#4 Pyrohemia

PLC #119

Nonfoil

$12.91

EV $23.24 · 1.80 per box

#5 Simian Spirit Guide

PLC #122

Nonfoil

$3.88

EV $20.95 · 5.40 per box

#6 Damnation

PLC #85

Nonfoil

$21.74

EV $19.57 · 0.90 per box

#7 Retether

PLC #13

Nonfoil

$18.03

EV $16.23 · 0.90 per box

#8 Vampiric Link

PLC #92

Nonfoil

$2.50

EV $13.50 · 5.40 per box

1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
PLC #165Nonfoil
$58.82 market · 0.90 per box
$52.9413.1% of EV
2
Essence Warden
PLC #145Nonfoil
$8.74 market · 5.40 per box
$47.2011.7% of EV
3
Temporal Extortion
PLC #81Nonfoil
$30.57 market · 0.90 per box
$27.516.8% of EV
4
Pyrohemia
PLC #119Nonfoil
$12.91 market · 1.80 per box
$23.245.7% of EV
5
Simian Spirit Guide
PLC #122Nonfoil
$3.88 market · 5.40 per box
$20.955.2% of EV
6
Damnation
PLC #85Nonfoil
$21.74 market · 0.90 per box
$19.574.8% of EV
7
Retether
PLC #13Nonfoil
$18.03 market · 0.90 per box
$16.234.0% of EV
8
Vampiric Link
PLC #92Nonfoil
$2.50 market · 5.40 per box
$13.503.3% of EV

These eight together$221.14, 54.6% of box EV

All Planar Chaos prices

Planar Chaos - Booster Box Price History

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

$250$500$750$1,000Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovBox price$814.97Crack EV$404.72Mana Pool$949.971Y high $931.341Y low $758.33

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

Crack EV has held below box price for 227 days.

Now: $814.97; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $931.34; 14.3% above today
1-year low: $758.33; Today is 7.5% higher

The Planar Chaos lineup

Every Planar Chaos product we track, ranked by card value per dollar of sealed price.

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.50×

The Planar Chaos - Booster Box sells for $814.97 and carries $404.72 in expected card value at market, a 0.50× ratio and $410.25 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, 0.50×

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