Shards of Alara Sealed · Booster pack

Is Shards of Alara - Premium Foil Booster Pack Worth Opening?

Shards of AlaraALA

TCGplayer market · Nov 10, 2026 $61.42

1-year range $56.32$61.42 At the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price SKIP

0.38×

EV $23.45, $37.97 less card value than the pack costs.

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The slot-by-slot breakdown is not available for this pack yet. Its EV and verdict are unaffected.

About Shards of Alara - Premium Foil Booster Pack

At $61.42 it trades near the top of its one-year range of $56.32 to $61.42.

Outcome rangeOne pack

Likely range for one pack

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

Mean$23.45Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$29.15High 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 packs.

How we price a pack

Middle half of modeled outcomes

$8.88 to $38.03

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

Best Pulls in Shards of Alara - Premium Foil Booster Pack

Ad Nauseam is the best pull at $181.99. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All Shards of Alara prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Ad NauseamMain set · Foil · ALA #63	Rare	$181.99	0.01	1 in 140 packs	$1.30	5.5%
2	PlainsMain set · Foil · ALA #233	Common	$17.41	0.05	1 in 20 packs	$0.87	3.7%
3	Violent OutburstMain set · Foil · ARB #63	Common	$18.38	0.05	1 in 22 packs	$0.83	3.5%
4	WargateMain set · Foil · ARB #129	Rare	$80.42	0.01	1 in 140 packs	$0.57	2.4%
5	Relic of ProgenitusMain set · Foil · ALA #218	Common	$11.04	0.05	1 in 22 packs	$0.50	2.1%
6	Exotic OrchardMain set · Foil · CON #142	Rare	$60.95	0.01	1 in 140 packs	$0.43	1.8%
7	Etherium SculptorMain set · Foil · ALA #42	Common	$8.86	0.05	1 in 22 packs	$0.40	1.7%
8	Noble HierarchMain set · Foil · CON #87	Rare	$50.35	0.01	1 in 140 packs	$0.36	1.5%
These eight together		$5.26, 22.4% of pack EV. The other $18.19 comes from the rest of the set.

Wargate — The three rares, $181.99, $80.42 and $60.95. Each turns up about once in 140 packs.

#1 Ad Nauseam

ALA #63

Foil

$181.99

EV $1.30 · 1 in 140 packs

#2 Plains

ALA #233

Foil

$17.41

EV $0.87 · 1 in 20 packs

#3 Violent Outburst

ARB #63

Foil

$18.38

EV $0.83 · 1 in 22 packs

#4 Wargate

ARB #129

Foil

$80.42

EV $0.57 · 1 in 140 packs

#5 Relic of Progenitus

ALA #218

Foil

$11.04

EV $0.50 · 1 in 22 packs

#6 Exotic Orchard

CON #142

Foil

$60.95

EV $0.43 · 1 in 140 packs

#7 Etherium Sculptor

ALA #42

Foil

$8.86

EV $0.40 · 1 in 22 packs

#8 Noble Hierarch

CON #87

Foil

$50.35

EV $0.36 · 1 in 140 packs

1
Ad Nauseam
ALA #63Foil
$181.99 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 140 packs
$1.305.5% of EV
2
Plains
ALA #233Foil
$17.41 market · 0.05 per pack · 1 in 20 packs
$0.873.7% of EV
3
Violent Outburst
ARB #63Foil
$18.38 market · 0.05 per pack · 1 in 22 packs
$0.833.5% of EV
4
Wargate
ARB #129Foil
$80.42 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 140 packs
$0.572.4% of EV
5
Relic of Progenitus
ALA #218Foil
$11.04 market · 0.05 per pack · 1 in 22 packs
$0.502.1% of EV
6
Exotic Orchard
CON #142Foil
$60.95 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 140 packs
$0.431.8% of EV
7
Etherium Sculptor
ALA #42Foil
$8.86 market · 0.05 per pack · 1 in 22 packs
$0.401.7% of EV
8
Noble Hierarch
CON #87Foil
$50.35 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 140 packs
$0.361.5% of EV

These eight together$5.26, 22.4% of pack EV

All Shards of Alara prices

Shards of Alara - Premium Foil Booster Pack Price History

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

$20$40$60Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$61.42Crack EV$23.45Mana Pool$63.05Crack EV tracked since Oct 71Y low $56.32

Mana Pool lowest listing · USD, before shipping · last observed Nov 10, 2026

Crack EV has held below pack price for 35 days.

Now: $61.42; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $61.42; At the 1-year high
1-year low: $56.32; Today is 9.1% higher

The Shards of Alara lineup

Every Shards of Alara product we track, ranked by card value per dollar of sealed price.

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.38×

The Shards of Alara - Premium Foil Booster Pack sells for $61.42 and carries $23.45 in expected card value at market, a 0.38× ratio and $37.97 less than the pack 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 pack, 0.38×

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