The Dark Sealed · Booster pack

Is The Dark - Booster Pack Worth Opening?

The DarkDRK

TCGplayer market · Nov 9, 2026 $85.19

1-year range $72.84$85.19 At the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price SKIP

0.21×

EV $17.47, $67.72 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 The Dark - Booster Pack

At $85.19 it trades near the top of its one-year range of $72.84 to $85.19.

What’s in the pack

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

Common 6 per pack

Uncommon 2 per pack

Common6 per pack

Uncommon2 per pack

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

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$17.47Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$28.95High 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

$3.00 to $31.95

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

Best Pulls in The Dark - Booster Pack

Maze of Ith is the best pull at $36.11. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All The Dark prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Maze of IthMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #117	Uncommon	$36.11	0.05	1 in 19 packs	$1.87	10.7%
2	Dust to DustMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #5	Common	$11.15	0.15	1 in 7 packs	$1.66	9.5%
3	Goblin WizardMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #69	Rare	$96.43	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$1.60	9.2%
4	City of ShadowsMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #116	Rare	$70.69	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$1.17	6.7%
5	Blood MoonMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #58	Rare	$69.11	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$1.15	6.6%
6	Tormod's CryptMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #112	Uncommon	$30.63	0.03	1 in 30 packs	$1.01	5.8%
7	Ball LightningMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #57	Rare	$50.41	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$0.84	4.8%
8	Elves of Deep ShadowMain set · Nonfoil · DRK #76	Uncommon	$21.06	0.03	1 in 30 packs	$0.70	4.0%
These eight together		$10.00, 57.2% of pack EV. The other $7.47 comes from the rest of the set.

City of Shadows — The three rares, $96.43, $70.69 and $69.11. Each turns up about once in 60 packs.

Goblin Wizard — The three rares, $96.43, $70.69 and $69.11. Each turns up about once in 60 packs.

#1 Maze of Ith

DRK #117

Nonfoil

$36.11

EV $1.87 · 1 in 19 packs

#2 Dust to Dust

DRK #5

Nonfoil

$11.15

EV $1.66 · 1 in 7 packs

#3 Goblin Wizard

DRK #69

Nonfoil

$96.43

EV $1.60 · 1 in 60 packs

#4 City of Shadows

DRK #116

Nonfoil

$70.69

EV $1.17 · 1 in 60 packs

#5 Blood Moon

DRK #58

Nonfoil

$69.11

EV $1.15 · 1 in 60 packs

#6 Tormod's Crypt

DRK #112

Nonfoil

$30.63

EV $1.01 · 1 in 30 packs

#7 Ball Lightning

DRK #57

Nonfoil

$50.41

EV $0.84 · 1 in 60 packs

#8 Elves of Deep Shadow

DRK #76

Nonfoil

$21.06

EV $0.70 · 1 in 30 packs

1
Maze of Ith
DRK #117Nonfoil
$36.11 market · 0.05 per pack · 1 in 19 packs
$1.8710.7% of EV
2
Dust to Dust
DRK #5Nonfoil
$11.15 market · 0.15 per pack · 1 in 7 packs
$1.669.5% of EV
3
Goblin Wizard
DRK #69Nonfoil
$96.43 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$1.609.2% of EV
4
City of Shadows
DRK #116Nonfoil
$70.69 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$1.176.7% of EV
5
Blood Moon
DRK #58Nonfoil
$69.11 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$1.156.6% of EV
6
Tormod's Crypt
DRK #112Nonfoil
$30.63 market · 0.03 per pack · 1 in 30 packs
$1.015.8% of EV
7
Ball Lightning
DRK #57Nonfoil
$50.41 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$0.844.8% of EV
8
Elves of Deep Shadow
DRK #76Nonfoil
$21.06 market · 0.03 per pack · 1 in 30 packs
$0.704.0% of EV

These eight together$10.00, 57.2% of pack EV

All The Dark prices

The Dark - Booster Pack Price History

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

$-0$100$200$300Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$85.19Crack EV$17.47Mana Pool$86.001Y low $72.84

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

Crack EV has held below pack price for 238 days.

Now: $85.19; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $85.19; At the 1-year high
1-year low: $72.84; Today is 17.0% higher

The The Dark lineup

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

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.21×

The The Dark - Booster Pack sells for $85.19 and carries $17.47 in expected card value at market, a 0.21× ratio and $67.72 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, 0.21×

The Dark - Booster Pack FAQ