Is War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black] Worth Opening?

War of the SparkWAR

TCGplayer market · Oct 27, 2026 $12.99

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About War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black]

War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black] currently sells for $12.99 at market, flat over 30 days and flat over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $18.98 (2024-12-19); low: $6.99 (2021-11-11).

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$6.82Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$7.61High 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 packs.

How we price a pack

Middle half of modeled outcomes

$3.02 to $10.63

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

Best Pulls in War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black]

Bolas's Citadel is the best pull at $14.80. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All War of the Spark prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Bolas's CitadelMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #79	Rare	$14.80	0.11	1 in 9 packs	$1.69	24.8%
2	Kaya's GhostformMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #94	Common	$1.44	1.10		$1.58	23.2%
3	Ashiok, Dream RenderMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #228	Uncommon	$1.18	0.81		$0.95	13.9%
4	Emergence ZoneMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #245	Uncommon	$4.21	0.20	1 in 5 packs	$0.85	12.5%
5	Liliana, Dreadhorde GeneralMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #97	Mythic	$11.02	0.06	1 in 17 packs	$0.63	9.2%
6	Ob Nixilis, the Hate-TwistedMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #100	Uncommon	$0.56	0.81		$0.45	6.6%
7	God-Pharaoh's StatueMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #238	Uncommon	$0.86	0.20	1 in 5 packs	$0.17	2.5%
8	Karn's BastionMain set · Nonfoil · WAR #248	Rare	$3.58	0.03	1 in 35 packs	$0.10	1.5%
These eight together		$6.42, 94.1% of pack EV. The other $0.40 comes from the rest of the set.

#1 Bolas's Citadel

WAR #79

Nonfoil

$14.80

EV $1.69 · 1 in 9 packs

#2 Kaya's Ghostform

WAR #94

Nonfoil

$1.44

EV $1.58 · 1.10 per pack

#3 Ashiok, Dream Render

WAR #228

Nonfoil

$1.18

EV $0.95 · 0.81 per pack

#4 Emergence Zone

WAR #245

Nonfoil

$4.21

EV $0.85 · 1 in 5 packs

#5 Liliana, Dreadhorde General

WAR #97

Nonfoil

$11.02

EV $0.63 · 1 in 17 packs

#6 Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted

WAR #100

Nonfoil

$0.56

EV $0.45 · 0.81 per pack

#7 God-Pharaoh's Statue

WAR #238

Nonfoil

$0.86

EV $0.17 · 1 in 5 packs

#8 Karn's Bastion

WAR #248

Nonfoil

$3.58

EV $0.10 · 1 in 35 packs

1
Bolas's Citadel
WAR #79Nonfoil
$14.80 market · 0.11 per pack · 1 in 9 packs
$1.6924.8% of EV
2
Kaya's Ghostform
WAR #94Nonfoil
$1.44 market · 1.10 per pack
$1.5823.2% of EV
3
Ashiok, Dream Render
WAR #228Nonfoil
$1.18 market · 0.81 per pack
$0.9513.9% of EV
4
Emergence Zone
WAR #245Nonfoil
$4.21 market · 0.20 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.8512.5% of EV
5
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
WAR #97Nonfoil
$11.02 market · 0.06 per pack · 1 in 17 packs
$0.639.2% of EV
6
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
WAR #100Nonfoil
$0.56 market · 0.81 per pack
$0.456.6% of EV
7
God-Pharaoh's Statue
WAR #238Nonfoil
$0.86 market · 0.20 per pack · 1 in 5 packs
$0.172.5% of EV
8
Karn's Bastion
WAR #248Nonfoil
$3.58 market · 0.03 per pack · 1 in 35 packs
$0.101.5% of EV

These eight together$6.42, 94.1% of pack EV

All War of the Spark prices

War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black] Price History

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

$8$10$12Oct 2025Jan 2026MayAugNovPack price$12.99Crack EV$6.82Crack EV tracked since Oct 7

Crack EV has held below pack price for 33 days.

Now: $12.99; TCGplayer market

The War of the Spark lineup

Every War of the Spark product we track, ranked by card value per dollar of sealed price.

Sealed screener

War of the Spark - Theme Booster Pack [Black] FAQ