Unstable Sealed · Booster pack

Is Unstable - Booster Pack Worth Opening?

UnstableUST

TCGplayer market · Nov 9, 2026 $8.25

1-year range $6.40$8.29 0.5% below the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price SKIP

0.61×

EV $5.06, $3.19 less card value than the pack costs.

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Unstable - Booster Pack Expected Value by Slot

Expected card value of one pack at today’s market prices, built up slot by slot: $5.06, or 0.61× the $8.25 the pack costs, drawn as the dashed line.

EV per pack $5.06 vs $8.25 paid per pack

Wildcard and foil, per pack $0.36 of the $5.06 in each pack

Break-even sell-through 163.1% of market value covers the pack

Card value below price −$3.19 before fees and shipping

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

$0.36 7.1%

$0.31 6.1%

$0.02 0.4%

$4.37 86.4%

$5.06 100%

−$3.19 card value below the pack price

Pack price$8.25

Wildcard / Treatment1 slots per pack

Rare / Mythic1 slots per pack

Commons & Uncommons10 slots per pack

Lands1 slots per pack

Pack EVSum of every slot

Pack price $8.25

Wildcard / Treatment$0.36 · 7.1%

Rare / Mythic$0.31 · 6.1%

Commons & Uncommons$0.02 · 0.4%

Lands$4.37 · 86.4%

Pack EV$5.06

$3.19 under price

About Unstable - Booster Pack

At $8.25 it trades near the top of its one-year range of $6.40 to $8.29.

What’s in the pack

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

Common 7 per pack

Uncommon 3 per pack

Rare or Mythic 1 per pack

Wildcard 0.8 per pack

Traditional Foil 0.3 per pack

Land 1 per pack

Common7 per pack

Uncommon3 per pack

Rare or Mythic1 per pack

Wildcard0.8 per pack

Traditional Foil0.3 per pack

Land1 per pack

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

Where your value comes from

The 13.1 cards that carry value, priced at market. The commons and uncommons in each pack are worth about $0.00 apiece.

Slot	Cards	EV per pack	Per card	Share of pack EV
Wildcard / TreatmentWildcard and traditional foil slots	1.1	$0.36	$0.34	7.1%
Rare / MythicOne per pack	1	$0.31	$0.31	6.1%
Commons & UncommonsTen per pack	10	$0.02	$0.00	0.4%
LandsBasic or showcase land	1	$4.37	$4.37	86.4%
Bonus sheetNo bonus sheet value in this product	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
Pack total, 13.1 cards	13.1	$5.06	$0.39	100%

Wildcard / Treatment$0.36
7.1%
1.1 cards per pack · $0.34 per card · Wildcard and traditional foil slots
Rare / Mythic$0.31
6.1%
1 card per pack · $0.31 per card · One per pack
Commons & Uncommons$0.02
0.4%
10 cards per pack · $0.00 per card · Ten per pack
Lands$4.37
86.4%
1 card per pack · $4.37 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, 13.1 cards$5.06

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$5.06Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$10.94High 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 packs.

How we price a pack

Middle half of modeled outcomes

$0.00 to $10.94

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

Best Pulls in Unstable - Booster Pack

Island (Borderless) is the best pull at $3.66. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All Unstable prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	IslandBorderless · Nonfoil · UST #213	Common	$3.66	0.19	1 in 5 packs	$0.71	14.0%
2	SwampBorderless · Nonfoil · UST #214	Common	$3.61	0.19	1 in 5 packs	$0.70	13.8%
3	ForestBorderless · Nonfoil · UST #216	Common	$3.58	0.19	1 in 5 packs	$0.69	13.6%
4	MountainBorderless · Nonfoil · UST #215	Common	$2.61	0.19	1 in 5 packs	$0.50	9.9%
5	IslandBorderless · Foil · UST #213	Common	$86.24	0.00	1 in 202 packs	$0.43	8.5%
6	PlainsBorderless · Nonfoil · UST #212	Common	$1.96	0.19	1 in 5 packs	$0.38	7.5%
7	ForestBorderless · Foil · UST #216	Common	$50.41	0.00	1 in 202 packs	$0.25	4.9%
8	PlainsBorderless · Foil · UST #212	Common	$49.69	0.00	1 in 202 packs	$0.25	4.9%
These eight together		$3.91, 77.3% of pack EV. The other $1.15 comes from the rest of the set.

Forest, borderless — The three borderless commons, $86.24, $50.41 and $49.69. Each turns up about once in 202 packs.

Island, borderless — The three borderless commons, $86.24, $50.41 and $49.69. Each turns up about once in 202 packs.

#1 Island

UST #213

Nonfoil

$3.66

Borderless

EV $0.71 · 1 in 5 packs

#2 Swamp

UST #214

Nonfoil

$3.61

Borderless

EV $0.70 · 1 in 5 packs

#3 Forest

UST #216

Nonfoil

$3.58

Borderless

EV $0.69 · 1 in 5 packs

#4 Mountain

UST #215

Nonfoil

$2.61

Borderless

EV $0.50 · 1 in 5 packs

#5 Island

UST #213

Foil

$86.24

Borderless

EV $0.43 · 1 in 202 packs

#6 Plains

UST #212

Nonfoil

$1.96

Borderless

EV $0.38 · 1 in 5 packs

#7 Forest

UST #216

Foil

$50.41

Borderless

EV $0.25 · 1 in 202 packs

#8 Plains

UST #212

Foil

$49.69

Borderless

EV $0.25 · 1 in 202 packs

1
Island
UST #213NonfoilBorderless
$3.66 market · 0.19 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.7114.0% of EV
2
Swamp
UST #214NonfoilBorderless
$3.61 market · 0.19 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.7013.8% of EV
3
Forest
UST #216NonfoilBorderless
$3.58 market · 0.19 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.6913.6% of EV
4
Mountain
UST #215NonfoilBorderless
$2.61 market · 0.19 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.509.9% of EV
5
Island
UST #213FoilBorderless
$86.24 market · 0.00 per pack · 1 in 202 packs
$0.438.5% of EV
6
Plains
UST #212NonfoilBorderless
$1.96 market · 0.19 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.387.5% of EV
7
Forest
UST #216FoilBorderless
$50.41 market · 0.00 per pack · 1 in 202 packs
$0.254.9% of EV
8
Plains
UST #212FoilBorderless
$49.69 market · 0.00 per pack · 1 in 202 packs
$0.254.9% of EV

These eight together$3.91, 77.3% of pack EV

All Unstable prices

Unstable - Booster Pack Price History

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

$5$10Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$8.25Crack EV$5.06Mana Pool$7.621Y low $6.40

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

Crack EV has held below pack price for 228 days.

Now: $8.25; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $8.29; 0.5% above today
1-year low: $6.40; Today is 28.9% higher

The Unstable lineup

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

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.61×

The Unstable - Booster Pack sells for $8.25 and carries $5.06 in expected card value at market, a 0.61× ratio and $3.19 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, 0.61×

Unstable - Booster Pack FAQ