The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Sealed · Booster pack

Is The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack Worth Opening?

The Lost Caverns of IxalanLCI

TCGplayer market · Nov 10, 2026 $9.35

1-year range $3.91$9.73 3.9% below the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price SKIP

0.68×

EV $6.37, $2.98 less card value than the pack costs.

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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack Expected Value by Slot

Expected card value of one pack at today’s market prices, built up slot by slot: $6.37, or 0.68× the $9.35 the pack costs, drawn as the dashed line.

EV per pack $6.37 vs $9.35 paid per pack

Wildcard and foil, per pack $0.18 of the $6.37 in each pack

Break-even sell-through 146.9% of market value covers the pack

Card value below price −$2.98 before fees and shipping

$0$2$4$6$8$10

$0.18 2.8%

$6.19 97.2%

$0.00 0.0%

$6.37 100%

−$2.98 card value below the pack price

Pack price$9.35

Wildcard / Treatment1 slots per pack

Rare / Mythic1 slots per pack

Commons & Uncommons

LandsBasic or showcase land

Pack EVSum of every slot

Pack price $9.35

Wildcard / Treatment$0.18 · 2.8%

Rare / Mythic$6.19 · 97.2%

Commons & Uncommons$0.00 · 0.0%

Lands$0.00 · 0.0%

Pack EV$6.37

$2.98 under price

About The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack

At $9.35 it trades near the top of its one-year range of $3.91 to $9.73.

What’s in the pack

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

Rare or Mythic 1 per pack

Traditional Foil 1 per pack

Rare or Mythic1 per pack

Traditional Foil1 per pack

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

Where your value comes from

The 2 cards that carry value, priced at market.

Slot	Cards	EV per pack	Per card	Share of pack EV
Wildcard / TreatmentWildcard and traditional foil slots	1	$0.18	$0.18	2.8%
Rare / MythicOne per pack	1	$6.19	$6.19	97.2%
Commons & Uncommons	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
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%
Pack total, 2 cards	2	$6.37	$3.18	100%

Wildcard / Treatment$0.18
2.8%
1 card per pack · $0.18 per card · Wildcard and traditional foil slots
Rare / Mythic$6.19
97.2%
1 card per pack · $6.19 per card · One per pack
Commons & Uncommons$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per pack · n/a per card
Lands$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per pack · n/a per card · Basic or showcase land
Bonus sheet$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per pack · n/a per card · No bonus sheet value in this product
Pack total, 2 cards$6.37

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$6.37Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$14.87High 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

$0.00 to $14.87

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

Best Pulls in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack

Roaming Throne (Borderless) is the best pull at $47.77. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All The Lost Caverns of Ixalan prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Roaming ThroneBorderless · Nonfoil · LCI #344	Rare	$47.77	0.02	1 in 54 packs	$0.88	13.8%
2	Roaming ThroneBorderless · Foil · LCI #344	Rare	$50.85	0.01	1 in 108 packs	$0.47	7.4%
3	Cavern of SoulsBorderless · Nonfoil · LCI #345	Mythic	$50.77	0.01	1 in 108 packs	$0.47	7.4%
4	Ghalta, Stampede TyrantBorderless · Nonfoil · LCI #326	Mythic	$39.27	0.01	1 in 108 packs	$0.36	5.7%
5	Bloodletter of AclazotzBorderless · Nonfoil · LCI #336	Mythic	$34.38	0.01	1 in 108 packs	$0.32	5.0%
6	Cavern of SoulsBorderless · Foil · LCI #345	Mythic	$64.55	0.00	1 in 216 packs	$0.30	4.7%
7	Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of CivilizationShowcase · Nonfoil · LCI #314	Mythic	$31.44	0.01	1 in 108 packs	$0.29	4.6%
8	Ghalta, Stampede TyrantBorderless · Foil · LCI #326	Mythic	$48.70	0.00	1 in 216 packs	$0.23	3.6%
These eight together		$3.32, 52.1% of pack EV. The other $3.05 comes from the rest of the set.

#1 Roaming Throne

LCI #344

Nonfoil

$47.77

Borderless

EV $0.88 · 1 in 54 packs

#2 Roaming Throne

LCI #344

Foil

$50.85

Borderless

EV $0.47 · 1 in 108 packs

#3 Cavern of Souls

LCI #345

Nonfoil

$50.77

Borderless

EV $0.47 · 1 in 108 packs

#4 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant

LCI #326

Nonfoil

$39.27

Borderless

EV $0.36 · 1 in 108 packs

#5 Bloodletter of Aclazotz

LCI #336

Nonfoil

$34.38

Borderless

EV $0.32 · 1 in 108 packs

#6 Cavern of Souls

LCI #345

Foil

$64.55

Borderless

EV $0.30 · 1 in 216 packs

#7 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization

LCI #314

Nonfoil

$31.44

Showcase

EV $0.29 · 1 in 108 packs

#8 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant

LCI #326

Foil

$48.70

Borderless

EV $0.23 · 1 in 216 packs

1
Roaming Throne
LCI #344NonfoilBorderless
$47.77 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 54 packs
$0.8813.8% of EV
2
Roaming Throne
LCI #344FoilBorderless
$50.85 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 108 packs
$0.477.4% of EV
3
Cavern of Souls
LCI #345NonfoilBorderless
$50.77 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 108 packs
$0.477.4% of EV
4
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
LCI #326NonfoilBorderless
$39.27 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 108 packs
$0.365.7% of EV
5
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
LCI #336NonfoilBorderless
$34.38 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 108 packs
$0.325.0% of EV
6
Cavern of Souls
LCI #345FoilBorderless
$64.55 market · 0.00 per pack · 1 in 216 packs
$0.304.7% of EV
7
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
LCI #314NonfoilShowcase
$31.44 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 108 packs
$0.294.6% of EV
8
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
LCI #326FoilBorderless
$48.70 market · 0.00 per pack · 1 in 216 packs
$0.233.6% of EV

These eight together$3.32, 52.1% of pack EV

All The Lost Caverns of Ixalan prices

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack Price History

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

$2.50$5$7.50$10Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$9.35Crack EV$6.37Mana Pool$5.81Crack EV tracked since Jul 201Y high $9.731Y low $3.91

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

Crack EV has held below pack price for 114 days.

Now: $9.35; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $9.73; 4.1% above today
1-year low: $3.91; Today is 139.1% higher

The The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lineup

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

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.68×

The The Lost Caverns of Ixalan - Collector Booster Sample Pack sells for $9.35 and carries $6.37 in expected card value at market, a 0.68× ratio and $2.98 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, 0.68×

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